Interactions for Attendant Timers

Last Updated : Jul 13, 2023 |

This section provides information about how the Attendant Timers feature interacts with other features on the system. Use this information to ensure that you receive the maximum benefits of Attendant Timers in any feature configuration.

Call Coverage

If a telephone user transfers a call to an on-premises telephone, and the call remains unanswered at the expiration of the Timed Reminder Interval, the system redirects the call to an attendant. Redirection occurs even if the call redirects through Call Coverage or Call Forwarding from the transferred-to telephone.

The system redirects an attendant-extended call to coverage instead of returning the call to an attendant if the coverage criteria is met before the Timed Reminder Interval expires. However, the system returns unanswered calls to an attendant at the expiration of the interval.

For any call that alerts an attendant as a coverage call, that is, for any unanswered station-to-station call with the attd (attendant) in the Coverage Path screen of the called telephone, the secondary alerting tone goes mute.

Centralized Attendant Service

If an attendant at the main location transfers a call from a branch location to an extension at the main location, the timed reminder does not apply, and the call does not return to the attendant if the call is unanswered.