Iowa State University IT

Features

Alerting Rings

Automatic Callback

To activate (cannot be activated on off-campus calls):

  1. Upon hearing a busy or unanswered call, press switchhook or flash
  2. Press * 5
  3. Call busy extension
  4. Listen for recall dial tone; hang up (When the line is free, your telephone will ring with a triple ring.)
  5. Lift handset
  6. Wait for system to ring busy extension

Callback cancels if:

Calls may be placed and received during the callback period.

Call Waiting

Hearing one fast beep while you are on the line alerts you that you have another call.

To answer:

  1. Ask party to hold
  2. Press switchhook or flash
  3. Listen for confirmation tone
  4. Press * 4 OR hang up - wait for ring
If you choose not to answer a waiting call, ignore the call waiting tone. The caller hears ringing, not a busy signal.

Last Number Dialed

  1. Listen for dial tone
  2. Press # 9

Three-Way Calling

To place a three-party conference call:

  1. Ask first party to hold
  2. Press switchhook or flash
  3. Listen for recall dial tone
  4. Call second party and announce call
  5. Press switchhook or flash

To drop a third party, busy signal, or unanswered call:

Transfer

  1. Ask party to hold
  2. Press switchhook or flash
  3. Listen for recall dial tone
  4. Call number, announce call, and hang up