Getting to know your phone

Editor's note: Iowa State University no longer uses Aastra telephone products. Information about current phone hardware is in IT portal's voice and conferencing services.

Not quite up to speed, let alone up to speed-dialing, on the new phone? Here's how to accomplish some common tasks on your Aastra 6737i or Aastra 6739i.

Setup

• Set up your portal
• Change the name on your phone display
• Set up voice mail
• Check out the call manager

Dialing

• Speed dial
• See who's already on the phone

Use voice mail

• Setup
• Check messages
• Send voice mail messages to email
• Send your ringing phone to voice mail

Incoming calls

• Pick up a colleague's phone
• Forward your incoming calls to another number
• Make your incoming calls ring on one (or more) phones
• Pick up a second call when you're already on the phone

View calls

• View incoming calls on your phone screen

Transfer a call

• Transfer using your phone

Make a conference call

• Conference using your phone

Adjust sound

• Adjust volume on ring, handset, speaker and headset
• Change your ringtone
• Use a special ringtone for certain callers

Avoid interruptions

• Use "do not disturb" (DND)
• Ignore a call

Create a personal directory

• Create directory, on your phone (same as speed dial)

Call manager

From the call manager, a small window that sits on your computer screen, you can:

• View missed, received or dialed calls
• Create a personal directory
• Make a call
• Send incoming call to voice mail
• Transfer a call
• Do a three-way conference call