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Polycom VVX Expansion Module Administrator’s Guide Addendum UC Software 4.1.6
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On some call servers, enabling Presence for an active Favorites contact displays that contact’s status on
the favorite’s line key label. For information on how to enable Lync Presence for contacts, see Configure
Lync Presence.
Configuring the Favorites Feature
Central Provisioning Server ..................................................................................................................... template
Enter a favorites index number in the <sd>x</sd> element in the <MAC address>-directory.xml file to display a
contact directory entry as a Favorites key on the phone. Favorites are assigned to unused line keys and to entries
in the phone’s Favorites list in numerical order.
The template contact directory file ............................................................................ 000000000000-directory~.xml
Local Phone User Interface
New directory entries are assigned to the Favorites Index in numerical order. To assign a Favorites index to a
contact, navigate go to the Contact Directory, highlight the contact, press the Edit soft key, and specify a
Favorites Index.
Power Tip: Quick Access to the Favorites List
To access the Favorites list quickly, press the phone’s Up arrow key from the idle display.
The Favorites’ configuration is explained briefly in the following table. To set up Favorites, use the table
Local Directory Parameters for Setting Up Favorites Contacts, which identifies the parameters you need
to set up your favorites.
Local Directory Parameters for Setting Up Favorites Contacts
Element
Definition
Permitted Values
fn
First Name
UTF-8 encoded string of up to 40 bytes
1
The contact’s first name.
ln
Last Name
UTF-8 encoded string of up to 40 bytes
1
The contact’s last name.
ct
Contact
UTF-8 encoded string containing digits (the user part of a
SIP URL) or a string that constitutes a valid SIP URL
Used by the phone to address a remote party in the same way that a string of digits or a SIP URL are dialed
manually by the user. This element is also used to associate incoming callers with a particular directory entry.
The maximum field length is 128 characters. Note: This field cannot be Null or duplicated.
sd
Favorites Index
Null, 1 to 9999
Associates a particular entry with a Favorites key for one-touch dialing or dialing from the Favorites menu.