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Polycom VVX Expansion Module Administrator’s Guide Addendum UC Software 4.1.6
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Element
Definition
Permitted Values
lb
Label
UTF-8 encoded string of up to 40 bytes
1
The label for the contact. Note: The label of a contact directory item is by default the label attribute of the item. If
the label attribute does not exist or is Null, then the first and last names form the label. A space is added between
first and last names.
pt
Protocol
SIP, H323, or Unspecified
The protocol to use when placing a call to this contact.
rt
Ring Tone
Null, 1 to 21
When incoming calls match a directory entry, this field specifies the ringtone used.
dc
Divert Contact
UTF-8 encoded string containing digits (the user part of a
SIP URL) or a string that constitutes a valid SIP URL
The address to forward calls to if the Auto Divert feature is enabled.
ad
Auto Divert
0 or 1
If set to 1, callers that match the directory entry are diverted to the address specified for the divert contact
element. Note: If Auto Divert is enabled, it has precedence over Auto Reject.
ar
Auto Reject
0 or 1
If set to 1, callers that match the directory entry specified for the Auto Reject element are rejected. Note: If Auto
Divert is also enabled, it has precedence over Auto Reject.
bw
Buddy Watching
0 or 1
If set to 1, this contact is added to the list of watched phones.
bb
Buddy Block
0 or 1
If set to 1, this contact is blocked from watching this phone.
1
In some cases, this is less than 40 characters due to UTF-8’s variable bit length encoding.
Example Favorites Configuration
The first time you deploy and reboot the phones with UC software, a template contact directory file named
00000000000-directory~.xml is loaded to the provisioning server. You can edit and use this template file
as a global contact directory for a group of phones, or you can create your own per-phone directory file.
To create a global directory, locate the 00000000000-directory~.xml template in your UC Software files
and remove the tilde (~) from the file name. When you reboot the phone, the phone substitutes the global
file with its own <MACaddress>-directory.xml, which is uploaded to the server. If you want to create a
per-phone directory, replace <000000000000> in the global file name with the phone’s MAC address, for
example, <MACaddress>-directory.xml.
On each subsequent reboot, the phone looks for its own <MACaddress>-directory.xml then looks for
the global directory. Contact directories stored locally on the phone can override the <MACaddress>-
directory.xml on the server depending on your server configuration. The phone always looks for a local
directory or <MACaddress>-directory.xml before looking for the global directory.