User Types

Last Updated : Oct 16, 2023 |

This documentation refers to the following types of users:

User Type

Description

IP Office only user

This type of user:

  • Configured on the IP Office system with an IP Office extension number

  • Does not require any specific IP Office user profile to interact with MS Teams users.

  • Can see and call MS Teams users from the IP Office system directory.

MS Teams only user

This type of user:

  • Configured in MS Teams with a MS Teams telephone number and/or extension number.

  • Requires a MS Teams license (Microsoft 365 Business Voice without Calling Plan).

  • Does not need any IP Office license or subscription.

  • Can make and receive calls to and from IP Office extensions.

  • Cannot be part of IP Office features such as hunt groups, since they do not exist as a user/extension record in the IP Office configuration

MS Teams+IP Office user

This type of user:

  • Configured as a user in both MS Teams and IP Office.

  • Has the same extension number on MS Teams and IP Office.

  • Can also have a MS Teams telephone number.

  • Requires a MS Teams license (Microsoft 365 Business Voice without Calling Plan).

  • Requires an IP Office license or subscription for the following:

    • IP Office systems using PLDS licensing support MS Teams+IP Office users using the Office Worker, Teleworker and Power User profiles.

    • IP Office subscription mode systems support MS Teams+IP Office users using the UC User profile.

  • Incoming calls alert both their MS Teams client and IP Office extension. The user can use either for calls with other MS Teams or IP Office users.

  • You can include these users in other IP Office features such as hunt groups, park/page, and so on.

How are theses user types created?

In addition to manually creating the users, the creation of the different types of users can be partially automated using Azure Active Directory synchronization. This allows the IP Office to create and update users in its own configuration based on the Azure Active Directory user settings.

Within Azure Active Directory, you can define groups for different types of user. That allows you to configure IP Office synchronization rules for each group.