LINKSYS SPA941 User Manual

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SPA941 Administration Guide
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This document contains implementation examples and techniques using Linksys, Inc. and, in some instances, other company’s technology and products and is a recommendation only and does not constitute any legal arrangement between Linksys, Inc. and the reader, either written or implied. The conclusions reached and recommendations and statements made are based on generic network, service and application requirements and should be regarded as a guide to assist you in forming your own opinions and decision regarding your particular situation. As well, Linksys reserves the right to change the features and functionalities for products described in this document at any time. These changes may involve changes to the described solutions over time.
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Table of Contents
1 HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT.......................................................................................................8
2 IMPORTANT OPERATING INFORMATION........................................................................................8
Compliance and Safety Information..........................................................................................................8
Network and Service Configuration Settings.........................................................................................10
3 SPA941 OVERVIEW..........................................................................................................................10
SPA941 Hardware Features:....................................................................................................................11
SPA941 Functionalities ............................................................................................................................12
Navigating the SPA941 GUI......................................................................................................................13
Definitions for the Four Call Appearances.............................................................................................14
4 CALL FEATURES ..............................................................................................................................15
Selecting Audio I/O Device and Line.......................................................................................................15
Making Calls ..............................................................................................................................................16
Answering Calls ........................................................................................................................................17
Ending Calls ..............................................................................................................................................17
Hold and Resume......................................................................................................................................17
Call-Waiting ...............................................................................................................................................17
Three way Conference..............................................................................................................................18
Attended Call Transfer..............................................................................................................................18
Blind Call Transfer....................................................................................................................................19
Call Back....................................................................................................................................................19
Message Waiting Indication (MWI)..........................................................................................................20
Accessing Voice Mail................................................................................................................................20
Muting Calls...............................................................................................................................................20
Shared Call Appearances.........................................................................................................................20
Line Key LED Behavior.............................................................................................................................21
Other Supplementary Services................................................................................................................22
Block Caller ID...........................................................................................................................................22
Block Anonymous Call.............................................................................................................................22
Do Not Disturb (DND)................................................................................................................................22
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Secure Call.................................................................................................................................................22
Secure Call Implementation:....................................................................................................................22
User Interface .........................................................................................................................................23
Service Provider Requirements..............................................................................................................24
5 MEMORY FEATURES AND OTHER USER ACCESSIBLE SETTINGS...........................................25
Call Logs....................................................................................................................................................25
Personal Directory....................................................................................................................................26
Entering and Saving Settings..................................................................................................................27
Preferences................................................................................................................................................28
Speed Dials................................................................................................................................................28
Caller and Called Name Matching...........................................................................................................29
Dialing Assistance....................................................................................................................................29
Time/Date...................................................................................................................................................29
Daylight Saving Time................................................................................................................................30
Checking Phone Status............................................................................................................................31
Reboot and Restart...................................................................................................................................31
Factory Reset ............................................................................................................................................31
Password Protection ................................................................................................................................32
Audio Volume Adjustment.......................................................................................................................32
Ring Tone...................................................................................................................................................32
Star Code to Activate/Deactivate Certain Services...............................................................................33
Disabling Services....................................................................................................................................35
6 VOICE AND SIGNALING FEATURES...............................................................................................36
SIP Proxy Dynamic Redundancy: ...........................................................................................................36
Re-registration with Primary SIP Proxy Server......................................................................................36
Codec Name Assignment.........................................................................................................................36
Voice Algorithms: .....................................................................................................................................37
G.711 (A-law and mµ-law)......................................................................................................................37
G.726......................................................................................................................................................37
G.729A....................................................................................................................................................37
G.723.1...................................................................................................................................................37
Codec Selection........................................................................................................................................37
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Dynamic Payload ......................................................................................................................................37
Adjustable Audio Frames Per Packet.....................................................................................................37
DTMF: In-band & Out-of-Band (RFC 2833) (SIP INFO *)........................................................................38
Call Progress Tone Generation...............................................................................................................38
Call Progress Tone Pass Through..........................................................................................................38
Jitter Buffer – Dynamic (Adaptive)..........................................................................................................38
Voice Activity Detection with Silence Suppression & Comfort Noise Generation.............................38
Configurable Dial Plan with Interdigit Timers........................................................................................38
Network Address Translation (NAT) Traversal......................................................................................40
VoIP-NAT Interworking.............................................................................................................................40
7 DATA NETWORKING FEATURES SUPPORTED............................................................................41
MAC Address (IEEE 802.3)....................................................................................................................42
IPv4 – Internet Protocol Version 4 (RFC 791) upgradeable to v6 (RFC 188.........................................42
ARP – Address Resolution Protocol.......................................................................................................42
DNS – A Record (RFC 1706), SRV Record (RFC 2782).......................................................................42
DiffServ (RFC 2475) and ToS – Type of Service (RFC 791/1349)........................................................42
DHCP Client – Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (RFC 2131)........................................................42
ICMP – Internet Control Message Protocol (RFC792)...........................................................................42
TCP – Transmission Control Protocol (RFC793)...................................................................................42
UDP – User Datagram Protocol (RFC768).............................................................................................42
RTP – Real Time Protocol (RFC 1889) (RFC 1890)..............................................................................42
RTCP – Real Time Control Protocol (RFC 1889)...................................................................................42
SRTP - Secure Real Time Control Protocol (RFC XXXX).....................................................................42
8 CONFIGURING AND PROVISIONING OVERVIEW.........................................................................42
9 WEB INTERFACE ADMINISTRATION AND SECURITY..................................................................42
Web Interface Conventions......................................................................................................................43
Web Interface Administration Privileges................................................................................................43
Web Interface Basic and Advanced Views.............................................................................................44
10 SPA941 CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS.....................................................................................44
Notations....................................................................................................................................................45
Data Types.................................................................................................................................................45
System Parameters...................................................................................................................................51
System Configuration ..........................................................................................................................51
Network Configuration.........................................................................................................................51
Provisioning Parameters..........................................................................................................................52
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SIP Parameters..........................................................................................................................................54
Regional Parameters ................................................................................................................................59
Phone Parameters.....................................................................................................................................66
Extension 1 – 4 Parameters .....................................................................................................................69
User Parameters........................................................................................................................................74
Info Parameters (Read Only)....................................................................................................................75
11 DIAL PLAN.........................................................................................................................................77
12 PROVISIONING OVERVIEW.............................................................................................................81
Provisioning ..............................................................................................................................................81
Provisioning Capabilities.........................................................................................................................81
Configuration Profile ................................................................................................................................82
13 PROVISIONING FLOW......................................................................................................................84
Pre-Provisioning .......................................................................................................................................84
Provisioning Proper..................................................................................................................................84
14 FIRMWARE UPGRADE.....................................................................................................................85
Premium Features.....................................................................................................................................86
15 FUNCTIONAL URLS FOR UPGRADES, REBOOT AND RESYNCH...............................................86
Upgrade URL .............................................................................................................................................86
Resync URL...............................................................................................................................................86
Reboot URL ...............................................................................................................................................87
16 PERFORMANCE REPORTING FEATURES.....................................................................................87
Call Statistics and Reporting...................................................................................................................87
Report Generation and Event Logging...................................................................................................88
Error and Log Reporting ..........................................................................................................................89
Syslog and Debug Server Records.........................................................................................................89
17 TROUBLESHOOTING.......................................................................................................................89
Phone does not “turn on” or “boot up”....................................................................................................89
Phone will not make or receive calls. .....................................................................................................90
Calls with Poor Voice Quality..................................................................................................................91
18 CUSTOMER SUPPORT METHODS.................................................................................................91
19 CARE FOR THE SPA941 PHONE.....................................................................................................92
Do not expose the phone to heat, sun, cold, water................................................................................92
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Cleaning the phone.................................................................................................................................92
20 ACRONYMS.......................................................................................................................................93
21 GLOSSARY........................................................................................................................................94
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How to use this document

This Administration Guide provides instructions on managing and operating the SPA941 IP Telephone. The Guide covers the following topics:
General Operating Information
Call, Voice, Signaling Features, and Hardware Functionality Descriptions
Configuration, Performance, and Troubleshooting Guidelines
Provisioning
The SPA941 User Guide provides more details on how to use the phone’s features via the phone’s physical interfaces, including the softkeys, display menus, the key pad, and dedicated buttons. The Administrative Guide is helpful for network administrators that need detailed information on how to configure the phone from the phone’s Web Server, or need access to the phone’s troubleshooting and performance functions. Finally, the document also covers provisioning of the SPA941.

Important Operating Information

Please insure the safe operation of the SPA941 by following the operating instructions in this section.

Compliance and Safety Information

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device in accordance with the specifications in part 15 of the FCC rules. This product bears the CE Marking indicating compliance with the 89/336/EEC directive. Standards to which conformity is Declared: EN 61000-4-2:1995, EN 61000-4-3:1997, EN 61000-4-4:1995, EN 61000-4-5:1995, EN 61000-4-6:1996, EN 61000-4-8:1994, EN 61000-4-11:1994, EN 61000-3-2:2001, EN 61000-3-3:1995 & EN 55022:1998 Class B Modifications to this product not authorized by Linksys could void FCC approval, thereby terminating end user authority to use this product.
For indoor use only. Read installation instructions before connecting to a power source. The electric plug and socket must be accessible at all times as this is the main method to disconnect power from the device.
Shock Hazard: Do not operate near water or similar fluid. Do not work with this device during periods of lightning activity. Do not touch wires at the end of cables or within sockets.
One Year Limited Hardware Warranty Linksys provides a one (1) year limited hardware warranty. Linksys warrants to customer that this product will conform to its published specifications and will be free from defects in material and workmanship at the time of delivery and for a period of one year thereafter. Without limiting the
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foregoing, this warranty does not cover any defect resulting from (i) any design or specification sup plied by an entity other than Linksys, (ii) non-observance of technical operating parameters (e.g., exceeding limiting values), or (iii) misuse, abuse, abnormal conditions or alteration by anyone other than Linksys.
Replacement, Repair, Refund: After the receipt of an RMA (Return Materials Authorization) request, Linksys will attempt to refund, repair or replace this device. To receive an RMA number for this device, contact the party from whom it.
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Network and Service Configuration Settings

This unit may have been supplied by or sponsored by a telephone service provider. If so, the service provider or network administrator who supplied the unit may have provided a pre-configuration of the network and service settings. Depending on the configuration policy, end user access to the local configuration settings may be restricted or inaccessible. Therefore, some of the network and service configuration setting instructions described in the following sections may not be available on all units.

SPA941 Overview

The SPA941 is a SIP based IP telephone offered by Linksys, a division of Cisco Systems. The SPA941 supports up to four phones lines of operation. It has a pixel-based display and a graphical user interface that provides access to the phone’s functions and features. Figure 1.1 shows an illustration of the phone.
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Figure 1.1: SPA941: Linksys IP Phone

SPA941 Hardware Features:

Pixel Based Display: 128x64 Monochrome Graphical Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
Four Illuminated Call Appearance Line Buttons with Tricolor LEDs
o LED Indicates Line State – Active, Idle, On-Hold, Unregistered o Line LED Configurable to 13 Different States (On/Off, Color, Flash)
Dedicated Illuminated Buttons for:
o Audio Mute On/Off o Headset On/Off o Speakerphone On/Off
Four Soft Key Buttons
Four Way Rocking Direction Knob for Menu Navigation
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Voice Mail Message Waiting Indicator Light
Voice Mail Message Retrieval Button
Dedicated Call Hold Button
Menu / Settings Button for Access to Feature, Set-up and Configuration Menus
Volume Control Up/Down Rocking Knob Controls Handset, Headset, Speaker, Ringer
Standard 12-Button Dialing Pad
High Quality Handset and Cradle
Built-In High Quality Microphone and Speaker
Headset Jack – 2.5 millimeter
Ethernet LAN – 10BaseT RJ-45
Five volt DC Universal (100-240 Volt) Switching Power Adapter
LED Test Function

SPA941 Features and Functions

Up to Four Call Appearances with Independent Configuration and Registration The SPA941 ships with two line appearances enabled. A two line upgrade is available via a software license key installed locally using the SPA941 web interface, or installed remotely via a secure profile update.
Pixel Based Display: 128x64 Monochrome Graphical Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
Line Status - Active Line Indication, Name and Number
Menu Driven User Interface
Digits Dialed with Number Auto-Completion
Shared Line Appearance **
Full-Duplex Speakerphone
Call Hold
Music on Hold **
Call Waiting
Caller ID Name and Number
Outbound Caller ID Blocking
Call Transfer - Attended and Blind
Call Conferencing
Automatic Redial
On-hook Dialing
Call Pick Up - Selective and Group **
Call Park and UnPark **
Call Swap
Call Back on Busy
Call Blocking - Anonymous and Selective
Call Forwarding - Unconditional, No Answer, On Busy
Hot Line and Warm Line Automatic Calling
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Call Logs (60 entries each): Made, Answered, and Missed Calls
Redial from Call Logs
Personal Directory with Auto-dial (100 entries)
Called Number with Directory Name Matching
Call Number using Name - Directory Matching, Log Matching, or via Caller ID
Subsequent Incoming Calls with Calling Name and Number
URI (IP) Dialing Support (Vanity Numbers)
Configurable Dial Plans with Auto-Completion of dialed number
Do Not Disturb (callers hear line busy tone)
On Hook Default Audio Configuration (Speakerphone and Headset)
Multiple Ring Tones with Selectable Ring Tone per Extension
Date and Time with Intelligent Daylight Savings Support
Call Timer
Call Duration and Start Time Stored in Call Logs
Name and Identity (Text) Displayed at Start Up
Distinctive Ringing Based on Calling and Called Number
Ten User Downloadable Ring Tones - Ring Tone Generator Free from www.linksys.com
Speed Dialing
Configurable Dial/Numbering Plan Support - per Line
DNS SRV and Multiple A Records for Proxy Lookup and Proxy Redundancy
Syslog, Debug, Report Generation, and Event Logging
SecureCall Encrypted Voice Communication Support
Built-in Web Server for Administration and Configuration with Multiple Security Levels
Automated Provisioning, Multiple Methods. Up to 256 Bit Encryption: (HTTP, HTTPS, TFTP)
Optionally Require Admin Password to Reset Unit to factory Defaults
** Feature requires support by call server

Navigating the SPA941 Graphical User Interface

Note: Although this guide provides an overview of how to navigate the SPA941 Graphical User Interface (GUI), its primary focus is to describe the administrative functions available via the phone’s web interface. For more detailed discussion of the phone’s user interface, please refer to the SPA941 User Guide.
The user can invoke the phone’s GUI by pressing the menu button, and can navigate through the menus using the round directional rocker knob and the soft keys. The menus are hierarchical. The select soft key appears when a menu entry has a sub-menu. The sub-menu is entered by pressing the select soft key, and exited by pressing the cancel soft key. The menus can be exited, and the phone returned to it default display, by pressing the menu button.
The phone has four soft keys, but at times, more than four functions can be performed with the soft keys. When this occurs, a small triangle appears at either the bottom right or the bottom left corner of the display. This indicates that more soft key functions can be accessed by pushing the four way rocker knob right or left respectively.
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Up to four menu items can be displayed at one time. The entries in each menu can be cycled through in a circular fashion by pressing the up and down arrows on the directional rocker knob. Pressing the down arrow when the last entry in a menu is selected causes the cursor to move back to the top entry in the menu list. Press the up arrow when the first menu entry is selected causes the cursor to move to the last entry in menu.
While the user is navigating the menus down to a leaf level item, a number is displayed on the left side of each menu entry that indicates its position in the current menu list. A menu item can be directly accessed by typing its number on the keypad, even if the item isn’t currently visible on the display. For instance, when the menu key is pressed to display the top level menus, items one through four are displayed. Item nine can be immediately entered by pressing the 9 key on the keypad, without having to scroll down to that item. Similarly, the fifteenth item in a menu can be entered by pressing the 1 key followed by the 5 key, with less than a two second pause between the key presses. Any leading 0 entries are ignored.
Some of the entries in the menus, such as those in the Status menu, are only informational; these entries cannot be changed from within the menus. Typically only the cancel soft key is active when informational menu entries are displayed.
The changeable menu entries can be modified by pressing the select soft key while the entry is highlighted. The soft keys change to display the list of choices to modify the selected phone feature, such as add, paste, edit, and delete. The modified entry can be saved by pressing the save soft key, or discarded by pressing the cancel soft key.
A menu item’s display string may be wider than what can be displayed. When the user highlights a wide item, the SPA941 automatically scrolls the contents horizontally from right to left so that the user can view the entire text string.

Definitions for the Four Call Appearances

Some definitions:
Station: A SPA941 phone (or a similar device in the Linksys SPA family) with one or more
Extensions and Call appearances provisioned
Ext: An extension in the SPA941 is a VoIP account in a voice service provider (VSP)’s network or
an IP-PBX system. An extension can be uniquely identified with a User ID (like a phone number) that is unique within the VSP. Up to 4 extensions can be configured in the SPA941, which are refered to as Ext 1, Ext 2, Ext 3, and Ext 4 (or simply E1, E2, E3, and E4 respectively). Note that the same extension can be configured on more than one station. These extensions are called Shared Extensions. Extension 1 is referred to as the Primary Extension. Some features can only be activated on the Primary Extension, such as Call Forwarding and Voice Mail Waiting Indicator (VMWI).
Call Appearance: Physically a call appearance corresponds to a Line Key on a station. There are
four Line Keys on the SPA941, which are referred to as Line Keys 1, 2, 3, and 4, or, L1, L2, L3, and L4 respectively). Functionally, a call appearance is an instance of an extension. If an extension is assigned to Line Keys on multiple stations, it is a Shared Line Appearance. One
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extension can be assigned to multiple Line Keys on a SPA941. In fact, all four call appearances can be instances of the same extension. (This extension is not a Shared Line Appearance unless it is also assigned to a Line Key on another station.) Any of the four Line Keys can be disabled. Each call appearance supports one call at a time, either active or on hold.
VoIP Interface (VI): An Extension and its associated control parameters configured on a particular
station. The SPA941 includes a rich set of configuration parameters to control the operation when calling via the account. Configuring an extension on the SPA941 includes configuring the core account information and the set of VI control parameters. While the account information is usually the same for a shared extension on different stations, the rest of the VI parameters can be different. For example, the dial plan or the preferred codec to use when making a call on this extension could be different for two different stations sharing the extension.
Call Appearance State (CAST): The state of a call appearance which can be one of the following:
o Disabled: The Line Key is disabled o Idle (Ready): The Call Appearance is ready for use o Dialing: Collecting digits from the user to be dialed out from this Line o Calling: Waiting for the called party to respond o Proceeding (a.k.a. Progressing): Called party’s station is ringing o Ringing (a.k.a. Alerting): Incoming call, station is ringing o Connected: Connected with remote party o Held: Remote party is on hold o Invalid: Remote party hangs up or error while attempting outbound call o Busy: the line is being used by another station (shared line only)
Call State: A Call Appearance State followed by the term “Call”. For example, a Ringing Call, a
Dialing Call
Active (Call) State: If the state is Dialing, Calling, Proceeding, Connected, or Invalid. When the
state of the Call is Active, it is referred to as an Active Call
Standby (Call) State: the state is Ringing or Holding. When the state of the Call is Standby, it is
referred to as a Standby Call
Key: Any one of the keys on the SPA941 keypad. A Key has two states: down (when pressed),
and up (when released)
Button – a Key with an on and off state. The on/off state toggles when the key is pressed down
where applicable. There are 3 buttons on the SPA941: SPEAKER, HEADSET, and MUTE. Each button has an associated LED that indicates the on/off state.
SK(label) – Soft key with the given label, such as SK(select), SK(cancel), SK(dial), SK(conf),
SK(xfer)

Call Features

Selecting Audio I/O Device and Line

There are three sets of audio I/O devices available: a) Handset, b) Built-in microphone and speaker, and c) External microphone and headset. The speaker is also used for ri nging. For convenience, where the context is clear, these are referred to as (b) the speaker, and (c) the headset.
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Only one audio device can be selected at anytime. The speaker is selected by pressing the SPEAKER button. The headset is selected by pressing the HEADSET button. When the SPEAKER or HEADSET is selected, the corresponding LED will be steady GREEN. The handset is selected whenever it goes from the on-hook to the off-hook position. Hence selecting or turning on of any of the audio device is equivalent to an off-hook action, while turning off of any of the audio devices while it is equivalent to an on-hook (hang-up) operation.
When there are no active calls, all audio devices are deselected. When any one of the calls becomes active, the handset will be selected automatically as the audio device if it is off-hook, else the speaker or the headset will be selected according to configuration: the user can configure whether speaker or the headset device has higher preference.
A line is selected by pressing the corresponding Line Key. To make or receive calls, the user must select a call appearance (Line Key) or an audio device. If the
user selects a call appearance, then an audio device is selected automatically according to user’ s preference setting. If the user selects an audio device, an idle call appea rance is selected automatically in the order L1, L2, L3, and L4. The user may switch between audio devices while the call in any of the active states.
Exception: When a new call appearance is selected automatically when the user presses the conf soft key or the xfer soft key, the SPA941 will attempt to pick an idle call appearance that is on the same Extension as the last active call. If that call appearance is not available, the SPA941 attempts to pick one whose Extension has the same Proxy server as the last active call. Finally, if that fails, the first idle call appearance is selected, in the order L1, L2, L3, L4.

Making Calls

There are two steps in making a call:
1) Select an audio device, and
2) Dial the number.
The SPA941 allows the user to perform these two steps in either order. In other words, the user can select an audio device either before or after dialing.
The SPA941 supports two types of dialing: explicit or implicit. Explicit dialing refers to one of the following cases:
enter the target number digits one by one
enter the speed dial assignment of the target number
select an entry from a directory, and press the dial soft key
press a dedicated key, such as the Voice Mail key
“Implicit dialing” refers to dialing a highlighted entry from one of the device’s directories or logs. A number can be implicitly dialing by selecting an audio device while the number is highlighted on the display.
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If an audio device is selected prior to dialing, then only explicit dialing is supported. Both explicit and implicit dialing are allowed if the audio device is selected after dialing. Explicit dialing before the audio device is selected is called “on-hook dialing”.
When an audio device is selected before dialing, a call appearance (for making the call) is also indirectly selected. The SPA941 will pick the first available call appearance, in descending order, starting with Line Key One. If no call appearances are available, no audio devices are selected.
A call appearance can be explicitly selected by pressing the corresponding line key. An audio device is selected automatically based on the device’s programmed preferences. (Set by pressing menu Æ
Preferences Æ Preferred Audio Device, or by accessing the User tab of the web based interface.

Answering Calls

A line key LED rapidly blinks red when a call is incoming. The user can answer the call by:
Selecting an audio device. The SPA941 will answer the ringing call. If there are simultaneous incoming calls, the call ringing on the lowest numbered line key is answered.
Pressing the corresponding Line Key. The default audio device will be automatically selected.

Ending Calls

When a call is in the active state (not on hold or parked), the call can be ended by turning off the currently selected audio device. A call in a standby state cannot be ended; it must be brought back to the active state first.

Hold and Resume

An active call can be placed on hold by
explicitly pressing the Hold key, or by
pressing another Line Key (to answer an incoming all, resume a held call, or start a new call).
When a call is on hold, the corresponding Line Key LED slowly blinks red. To resume a call that is on hold, press the corresponding Line Key.
When the phone is hosting a three way conference, two call appearances are in the connected state. Pressing the Hold key places both calls on hold. The calls can be individually brought back to the connected state by pressing the corresponding Line Keys.

Call Waiting

The Call Waiting function is activated when a device has a call in the active state and another call is incoming. The phones in the SPA series do not support multiple calls on the same Line Key. Incoming calls are assigned to an unused Line Key, causing the Line Key to quickly blink red. (Note that the Voice Mail Waiting Indicator also blinks red whenever there is an incoming call.) The phone will not ring. However, to alert the user, the call waiting tone is played into the active audio device.
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The SPA941 allow multiple lines to simultaneously cause Call Waiting. All four call appearances can ring at the same time, after one of the Extension Keys is answered, the other three call appearances will go into the Call Waiting state.

Three Way Conferencing

There are two ways to initiate a three way conference on the SPA941:
During an active call, if the phone has one or more idle call appearances, press the conf soft key. This places the active call on hold and selects the next available call appearance for dialing (the dial tone is heard in the active audio device). Dial the third party, the party to be added to the conference call. After the third party’s line rings or is answered, presses the conf soft key again to join the two calls into a conference.
If the phone has a call is on hold while another call is either ringing or is connected, the confLx soft key appears. If the phone has only one call on hold, pressing the confLx soft key joins the call on hold with the active call. If the phone has more than one call on hold, pressing the confLx soft key places the active call on hold and prompts the user to select the other Line Key to join with the conference call.
Once the conference starts, the SPA941 plays a special brief tone to all three parties to indicate that a conference call is in progress. The initiator of the conference call can terminate it at any time by hanging up. The initiator leave the conference without ending the call by pressing join soft key; this allows the other two parties to continue the call. This is implemented as a call transfer, which may not work if the other two parties are hosted by different service providers.
Note: If the extension is configured with an external Conference Bridge URL, then conference is not limited to three way; it can be as many parties as the conference bridge supports. There are two restrictions that apply when using an external conference bridge:
1) The conference can only be initiated (by pressing the conf soft key) when the third party has
answered, instead of when the phone is either ringing or answered, and
2) Ringing call cannot be brought into a conference by pressing the confLx soft key; only calls that
are on hold can be brought into the conference with the confLx soft key.

Attended Call Transfer

An attended call transfer allows a user to optionally transfer a call to a third party, after having a discussion with that third party. There are two ways to perform an attended call transfer:
During an active call, press the xfer soft key to place the current call on hold and to activate an idle Line Key. Dialed the transfer target number on the newly activated line. When the target is either ringing or answered, press the xfer soft key again to complete the transfer.
While one or more call appearances is on hold, initiate a call on an idle Line Key. While the call is either ringing or is connected, press the xferLx line key. If only one other call is on hold, the active
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call is connected with the call on hold. Otherwise, the user is prompted to select which Line Key to transfer the call to.
Notes:
At the completion of call transfer operation, the holding call peer will be the transferee, and the connected or proceeding call peer will be the transfer target.
The case where a call transfer is completed when the transfer target is ringi ng is called a semi- attended call transfer. This is different from a blind transfer which is described in the next subsection.

Blind Call Transfer

A blind transfer allows the user to transfer a call without speaking with the receiver of the transferred call. For the user, the call ends as soon as the transfer target’s phone number is dialed. The underlying mechanism is the user’s phone sends the contact information for the transfer target to the phone of the other party on the call. The information is carried in a signaling message. When the message is sent, the user’s phone is dropped from the call and the other party’s phone automatically dials the transfer target.
To perform a blind transfer press the bxfer soft key and then dial the target number. The bxfer soft key will automatically become active during a call, but it may not be visible on the display. If the bxfer key is not visible, press the left / right direction arrows on the directional rocker know until it scrolls onto the display.
Some older SPA phones do not have bxfer soft keys. To perform a blind transfer on these older devices, during the call, press the xfer soft key, or the Line Key of an unused line. (There must be a spare line available to perform the transfer.) Once the new dial tone is heard, enter *98; the phone will prompt the user to enter the phone number of the transfer target. Enter the number to complete the blind transfer. If the user’s phone has more than one call on-hold on, the last call placed on hold will be the on e transferred.

Call Back

This service mimics the call back service offered by the PSTN. The user can activate this service on a busy number such that he will be called back as soon as the busy number becomes available. The SPA941 (and other members in the SPA family) implements this feature by repeatedly dialing the busy number periodically until the called party rings or answers, or until the service order is canceled by the user or expires. For that reason, it is better referred to as the repeat dialing service.
To activate this service, the user selects a Line key and enters *66 (Call back activation code). The SPA941 then uses this call appearance to call the last called number. The retry period and expiration time are configurable. To cancel the service, the user picks up any line and enter *86. When call back service is active, the corresponding Line key will blink in green. The user can still use this line to make or answer calls; when that happens the call back service is temporarily paused until the call appearance is idle again.
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When the call back number rings or answers, the call appearance will ring also like a normal incoming call (the ring to be used is the default ring for the corresponding extension for that Line key). If the call back party answers the call before the local user does, the SPA941 sends holding tone to the call back party. If the local user picks up the call back Line key first, he will hear ring back tone like a regular outbound call.

Message Waiting Indication (MWI)

The SPA941 indicates message waiting in 2 ways:
1. Turning on the red MWI light - LED (with an envelope icon right above LED) on the phone.
2. Playing stutter tone instead of regular dial tone. The MWI light only applies to new message
indication received on Extension 1. It will not be turned on or off due to new message indication received on the other Extensions [2 – 4]. On the other hand, the SPA941 can be configured to play a stutter tone on the individual call appearance according to the message waiting state of the corresponding Extension “X”.

Accessing Voice Mail

The SPA941 has a VM retrieval key for quick access to voice mail. If a voice mail access number or URL is not specified, pressing the key brings up a screen where the user can enter the appropriate information. This information can also be entered from the web page or downloaded via provisioning.
The SPA941 will attempt to call the voice mail number or URL if there is an idle call appearance available.

Muting Calls

The user can mute the audio input into the phone when an audio device is switched on, by pressing the MUTE key. To un-mute, press the MUTE key again. If no audio device is on, pressing the MUTE key has no effect. When switching from the speaker phone to the handset, the phone is automatically un-muted.

Shared Call Appearances

The SPA941 supports shared call appearances in association with a Broadsoft a pplication server. An extension can be shared by two (2) or more stations. Any call appearances on a shared extension is a shared call appearance. At any given time, each station sharing a call appearance can monitor the state of the call appearance. A station can select a share call appearance to make a call only if the call appearance is not being used by another station. All stations will ring on an inbound call to the shared call appearance extension. Whoever picks up the call first will take the call. When a call is placed on hold by one station, it can be resumed from another station sharing the same call appearance.
Additional methods for shared call appearances per vendor application server implementation are being added to the SPA941 and will be available in future firmware releases. Please contact sales@linksys.com to inquire about roadmap / development schedules.
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Line Key LED Behavior

The following outlines the Line Key LED Behavior:
A Line Key corresponds to a call appearance. Call appearances for the same extension are
numbered in ascending order of their Line Key position starting at 1. The Line Key LED color and blinking pattern are fully programmable. The administrator can specify a different color and pattern for each well-defined states of the call appearance. These states are described below.
Idle: This call appearance is not in use. The user can use it to make outbound call on this station
Local Seized: This call appearance has been seized by this station to prepare for an outbound
call
Local Progressing: This station is making an outbound call that is progressing
Local Active: This station is engaged in a connected call on this call appearance
Local Ringing: This station is ringing for an incoming call on this call appearance
Local Held: This station has placed this call appearance on hold
Remote Seized: This call appearance has been seized by another station to prepare for an
outbound call
Remote Progressing: Another station is making a call on this call appearance and is progressing
Remote Active: Another station is engaged in a connected call on this call appearance
Remote Ringing: Another station is ringing for an incoming call to this call appearance
Remote Held: Another station has placed this call appearance on hold
Remote Undefined: The share call state is not known (this station is waiting for a notification from
the application server)
Registration Failed: This station has failed to register with the proxy server for the corresponding
extension
Registering: The station is attempting registration with the proxy server for the corresponding
extension.
Disabled: This Line Key on this station is disabled
Call Back: A call back (repeat dialing) operation is currently active on this call appearance
The Line Key LED supports 4 colors: Red (r), Green (g), Amber (a), and Off (o). The SPA941 has 4 built­in blinking patterns defined:
No Blink (nb): Steady on (or off)
Slow Blink (sb): 500ms on, 500ms off
Fast Blink (fb): 100ms on, 100ms off
Double Blink (db): 100ms on, 100ms off, 100ms on, 700ms off
The administrator can also define arbitrary blinking pattern by following the syntax of a LedScript. The default LedScript for each call appearance state is described in section 3.
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Other Supplementary Services

The SPA941 supports the following supplementary Services:

Block Caller ID

If enabled, the SPA941 will attempt to hide the caller-ID on all outbound calls by default. The user can also enable or disable this feature on a per call basis by pre dialing a *code befo re making the call.

Block Anonymous Call

Reject all inbound calls with no caller-ID with a 406 response

Do Not Disturb (DND)

Reject all inbound calls as if the phone is busy. That is, the phone either responds a 302 if call forward on busy if enabled, or 486 otherwise.

Secure Call

If enabled, the SPA941 will try to negotiate on all outbound calls to use encrypted media (SRTP) by default. The user can also enable or disable this feature on a per call basis by pre dialing a *code before making the call. Note that in order to use Secure Call on an extension, <Mini Certificate> and <SRTP Private Key> must be configured for that extension.
The enabling and disabling of these services applies to calls on all configured extensions on the SPA941

Secure Call Implementation:

A secure call is established in two stages. The first stage is no different form a normal call setup. Right after the call is established in the normal way with both sides ready to stream RTP packets, the second stage starts where the two parties exchange information to determine if the current call can switch over to the secure mode. The information is transported by base64 encoding and embedding in the message body of SIP INFO requests and responses with a proprietary format. If the second stage is successful, the SPA will play a special “Secure Call Indication Tone” for short while to indicate to both parties that the call is secured and that RTP traffic in both directions are encrypted. The phone screen will be updated with the CID information extracted from the Mini-Certificate received from the other end. The call state label on the phone screen will also be prepended with a ‘$’ symbol (such as $Connected instead of Connected).
The second stage in setting up a secure all can be further divided into two steps. Step 1 the caller sends a “Caller Hello” message (base64 encoded and embedded in the message body of a SIP INFO request) to the called party with the following information:
- Message ID (4B)
- Version and flags (4B)
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- SSRC of the encrypted stream (4B)
- Mini-Certificate (252B)
Upon receiving the Caller Hello, the callee responds with a Callee Hello message (base64 encoded and embedded in the message body of a SIP response to the caller’s INFO request) with similar information, if the Caller Hello message is valid. The caller then examines the Callee Hello and proceeds to step 2 if the message is valid. In step 2 the caller sends the “Caller Final” message to the callee with the following information:
- Message ID (4B)
- Encrypted Master Key (16B or 128b)
- Encrypted Master Salt (16B or 128b)
With the master key and master salt encrypted with the public key from the callee’s mini-certificate. The master key and master salt are used by both ends for the derivation of session keys for encrypting subsequent RTP packets. The callee then responds with a Callee Final message (which is an empty message).
A Mini-Certificate contains the following information:
- User Name (32B)
- User ID or Phone Number (16B)
- Expiration Date (12B)
- Public Key (512b or 64B)
- Signature (1024b or 512B)
The signing agent is implicit and must be the same for all SPA’s that intended to communicate securely with each other. The public key of the signing agent is pre-configured into the SPA’s by the administrator and will be used by the SPA to verify the Mini-Certificate of its peer. The Mini-Certificate is valid if a) it has not expired, and b) its signature checks out.

User Interface

The SPA can be set up such that all outbound calls are secure calls by default, or not secure by default. If outbound calls are secure by default, user has the option to disable security when making the next call by dialing *19 before dialing the target number. If outbound calls are not secure by default, user has the option to make the next outbound call secure by dialing *18 before dialing the target number. On the other hand, user cannot force inbound calls to be secure or not secure; it is at the mercy of the caller whether he/she enables security or not for that call.
If the call successfully switches to the secure mode, both parties will hear the “Secure Call Indication Tone” for a short while and the CID will be updated with the Name and Number extracted from the Mini­Certificate sent by the other partyThe callee should check the name and number again to ensure the identity of the caller. The caller should also double check the name and number of the callee to make sure this is what he/she expects. Note that the SPA will not switch to secure mode if the callee’s CID Number from its Mini-Certificate does not agree with the user-id used in making the outbound call: the caller’s SPA will perform this check after receiving the callee’s Mini-Certificate.
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Service Provider Requirements

The SPA Mini-Certificate (MC) has a 512-bit public key used for establishing secure calls. The administrator must provision each subscriber of the secure call service with an MC and the corresponding 512-bit private key. The MC is signed with a 1024-bit private key of the service provider who acts as the CA of the MC. The 1024-bit public key of the CA signing the MC must also be provisioned to each subscriber. The CA public key is used by the SPA to verify the MC received from the other end. If the MC is invalid, the SPA will not switch to secure mode. The MC and the 1024-bit CA public key are concatenated and base64 encoded into the single parameter <Mini Certificate>. The 512-bit private key is base64 encoded into the <SRTP Private Key> parameter, which should be hidden from the SPA’s web interface like a password.
Since the secure call establishment relies on exchange of information embedded in message bodies of SIP INFO requests/responses, the service provider must maker sure that their infrastructure will allow the SIP INFO messages to pass through with the message body unmodified.
Linksys provides a configuration tool called gen_mc for the generation of MC and private keys with the following syntax:
gen_mc <ca-key> <user-name> <user-id> <expire-date> Where:
- ca-key is a text file with the base64 encoded 1024-bit CA private/public key pairs for signing/verifying
the MC, such as 9CC9aYU1X5lJuU+EBZmi3AmcqE9U1LxEOGwopaGyGOh3VyhKgi6JaVtQZt87PiJINKW8XQj3B9Qqe3V gYxWCQNa335YCnDsenASeBxuMIEaBCYd1l1fVEodJZOGwXwfAde0MhcbD0kj7LVlzcsTyk2TZYTccnZ7 5TuTjj13qvYs= 5nEtOrkCa84/mEwl3D9tSvVLyliwQ+u/Hd+C8u5SNk7hsAUZaA9TqH8Iw0J/IqSrsf6scsmundY5j7Z5mK5J 9uBxSB8t8vamFGD0pF4zhNtbrVvIXKI9kmp4vph1C5jzO9gDfs3MF+zjyYrVUFdM+pXtDBxmM+fGUfrpAu Xb7/k=
- user-name is the name of the subscriber, such as “Joe Smith”. Maximum length is 32 characters
- user-id is the user-id of the subscriber and must be exactly the same as the user-id used in the INVITE
when making the call, such as “14083331234”. Maximum length is 16 chara cters.
- expire-date is the expiration date of the MC, such as “00:00:00 1/1/34” (34=2034). Internally the date is
encoded as a fixed 12B string: 000000010134 The tool generates the <Mini Certificate> and <SRTP Private Key> parameters that can be provisioned to
the SPA. For Example:
gen_mc ca_key “Joe Smith” 14085551234 “00:00:00 1/1/34” Produces:
<Mini Certificate> Sm9lIFNtaXRoAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAxNDA4NTU1MTIzNAAAAAAAMDAwMDAw MDEwMTM00OvJakde2vVMF3Rw4pPXL7lAgIagMpbLSAG2+++YlSqt198Cp9rP/xMGFfoPmDKGx6JFtk Q5sxLcuwgxpxpxkeXvpZKlYlpsb28L4Rhg5qZA+Gqj1hDFCmG6dffZ9SJhxES767G0JIS+N8lQBLr0Auem
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otknSjjjOy8c+1lTCd2t44Mh0vmwNg4fDck2YdmTMBR516xJt4/uQ/LJQlni2kwqlm7scDvll5k232EvvvVtCK0 AYa4eWd6fQOpiESCO9CC9aYU1X5lJuU+EBZmi3AmcqE9U1LxEOGwopaGyGOh3VyhKgi6JaVtQZt87P iJINKW8XQj3B9Qqe3VgYxWCQNa335YCnDsenASeBxuMIEaBCYd1l1fVEodJZOGwXwfAde0MhcbD0kj 7LVlzcsTyk2TZYTccnZ75TuTjj13qvYs=
<SRTP Private Key> b/DWc96X4YQraCnYzl5en1CIUhVQQqrvcr6Qd/8R52IEvJjOw/e+Klm4XiiFEPaKmU8UbooxKG36SEdKus p0AQ==

Memory Features and other User Accessible Settings

Call Logs

There are three call logs maintained for each VoIP interface:
Redial List – Each Redial List entry is added when dialing is completed, regardless the number is
correct or not, or the call is successful or not
Answered Calls – An Answered Call is logged when the coming call is answered.
Missed Calls – A Missed Call is logged for each incoming call that causes the phone to ring but
not answered. From the Phone GUI, the user can: View a call log:
1. Press SETUP
2. Select “Call History”
3. Select the log you want to view
Delete a log,
1. High light the entry
2. Press SK(del)
Edit a log,
1. High light the entry
2. Press SK(edit)
3. Press SK(save) to save the changes, or SK(cancel) to abort the changes
Call a log entry
1. High light the entry
2. Press SK(dial), or Off-Hook, or Turn on Speaker, or Turn on Headset, or Press a Line Key
Save a log entry into Personal Directory (if the directory is not already full)
1. High light the entry
2. Press SK(save)
3. Modify the entry as needed
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4. Press SK(save) to save the entry in the personal directory
The SPA941 keeps up to 60 entries per log in reverse chronological order. The logs are saved in the phone’s non-volatile memory.
All call logs can be viewed on the SPA941 web page also using the link: http://<ip-address./calllog.htm Each log is shown on the web page with the syntax: [ext-id]name, phone, time-stamp
ext-id is the extension on which the call is made from or received at (E1, E2, E3, or E4). If [En] is not present, it implies [E1].
name is the call peer’s name. If this field is missing, the peer’s name is not available
phone is the call peer’s phone number (user-id). If this field is missing, the peer’s phone num ber
is not available
t is the time-stamp at which the call log is entered. It has the format mm/dd hh/mm<a|p> (where a = am and p = pm
Example 1: [E2]Joe Smith,14089991234,t=10/12 11:12a Example 2: 14089991234,10/12 01:12p
(On E1; name not available)

Personal Directory

A directory entry consists of the following information:
Name
Phone number or (SIP) URL
Ring Tone
Up to 100 entries can be stored in the SPA941. An entry can be added or edited from the phone GUI or on the web page or through remote provisioning. To do this from the web page or through remote provisioning, you specify the value as a DirEntry script. To view or edit the personal directory via the phone web interface, use the link
The user can invoke the Directory menu on the phone in 2 ways: a) Press the menu button and select “Directory”, or b) Press SK(dir) when you’re not already in a SETUP screen. The user can add a new entry to the Directory by selecting the “New Entry” option (the first item) on the Directory menu and press SK(add). To modify or delete an existing item, highlight the corresponding entry and press SK(edit) or SK(del). When trying to delete an entry, the phone will prompt the user for confirmation before proceeding.
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The user can copy an existing directory entry to create a new entry. To do this, high light the entry you want to copy and press SK(copy). Then high light the “New Entry” option and press SK(paste). The user can edit the new entry and then press SK(save) to save the entry.
The user can also save a call log entry into the directory. To do this, select a call log entry and press SK(save). Then edit the entry if needed, and then press SK(save) to save the new entry in the directory.

Entering and Saving Settings

The SPA941 GUI allows the user to enter alphanumeric and numeric inputs will ease. The following data types may be entered into the phone:
Numeric String, such as a phone number when dialing
Alphanumeric String, such a name when adding a Directory entry
IP Address, such as a DNS server IP address
Boolean (y/n), such as enabling or disabling DHCP
Option, such as selecting a preferred audio device or a ring tone
When any two or more of the numeric string, alphanumeric string, and IP address types can apply to an entry, the phone will show a soft key for switching input modes among the applicable types. The soft keys will change when pressed to allow the user to scroll through the available modes, such as SK(num) Æ SK(alpha) Æ SK(IP). The cursor will also change according to the following table, to remind the user which input mode is being used:
Input Mode Soft Key Cursor (appending) Cursor (inserting)
Numeric num Blinking underscore _ Blinking vertical line | Alphanumeric alpha
IP Address IP
When entering digits during numeric mode, just enter the corresponding digits from the key pad. When entering letters or symbols during alphanumeric mode, the phone will show a template of 2 or more
choices of symbols as the user presses each digit key; the user can scroll through the choices by pressing the same key multiple times. To accept a symbol as input, the user can a)stop pre s sing the digit key for 1.5s, b)pressing another digit key, c)navigate to another input field (if applicable) by pressing the UP/DOWN key, or d)save the value by pressing the proper soft key, such SK(save) or SK(ok)
When entering IP address, pressing the * digit will insert a dot (.), or a colon (:) if there are 3 dots entered already.
When entering numeric, alphanumeric, or IP address values, the following additional soft keys will be available for easier editing:
SK(<<) – Move cursor to the left by 1 character
SK(>>) – Move cursor to the right by 1 character
SK(erase<) – Erase the character to the left of the cursor
Blinking full-height block Blinking open rectangle Blinking half-height block Blinking half rectangle
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SK(clear) – Clear the entire entry
Note that SK(<<), SK(>>), SK(erase<), and the digit key presses will automatically repeat by keep pressing the corresponding key down without releasing it. If input value is wider than what the LCD display can show, the SPA941 automatically scroll the input to the left so that the user can continue to enter input. On the other hand, the SPA941 will stop accepting further input for a give field if the maximum allowed input length has been reached for that input field.
For Boolean input, the SPA941 will show SK(y/n) pressing which will toggle the current input between yes and no.
For Option input, the SPA941 will show SK(option) pressing which will either a) change the input field to the next available choice in round-robin fashion, or b) bring up a menu of choices that the user can select from.
For most settings, the input value is saved once the user press SK(save) or SK(ok) before exiting the edit screen for that setting. However, there are a few exceptions where the user must press SK(save) again at the upper level when all the required changes have been made to the settings so that they are saved into the configuration at the same time. These exceptions are:

Preferences

Call Forward
Network

Speed Dialing

The SPA941 has eight programmable speed dial numbers which can be set either through the GUI, or through the User tab of the phone’s web page. To use the GUI to configure the speed dial, select the Speed Dial entry after pressing menu key. The speed dial numbers are assigned to the digits two through nine. If a slot is not configured, it will show <Not Assigned> on the entry. Highlight the speed dial entry you want to add or modify, press SK(edit) to make the changes, and press SK(ok) to store the value.
A speed dial entry can be a phone number or URL. The user can also enter a name that matches one of the directory entries. As you enter the value, the SPA941 will attempt to match the entry to the directory entries and brings up a list of potential matches on the screen. User can scroll down to select one of the suggested entries.
To dial a speed dial, dial the corresponding single digit like a 1-digit phone number. The user can enter “#” after the speed dial number but it is not necessary.
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Caller and Called Name Matching

When making an outgoing call, SPA941 will try to find the dialed number in the personal directory first, and then from the missed call log, and finally from the answered call log. If a match is found and the name field is present in the matched entry, it will be shown on the call screen as the called peer’s name.
For incoming calls, SPA941 will try to find the caller’s phone number in the personal directory. If a match is found and the name field is present in the matched entry, it will replace the current caller ID name and will be shown on the call screen as the calling peer’s name. The same name will also go into the incoming call log. If a match is not found, or the name field is not present in the matched entry, the current caller ID name will be used if it exists.

Dialing Assistance

Dialing assistance is an option the user can enable or disable under the Preferences menu. If the option is enabled, the phone will show up to ten potential matches from the Redial List (most recent first) and from the Personal Directory as the user dials the target number. This feature applies to both off-hook (with dial tone) and on-hook (without dial tone) dialing. When the suggestion list appears, the user can scroll down the list using the Up/Down key to select the desired target number from the list.
When looking for matches from the Redial List and the Directory, the SPA941 will skip any leading *codes, so that the match is purely based on the target number. The *code that will be skipped are (if configured in the phone):
All call forward activation and deactivation codes
Secure call activation and deactivation codes
Block CID activation and deactivation codes
Block anonymous call activation and deactivation codes
DND activation and deactivation codes
All the Prefer codec and Force codec codes
Referral services codes and Feature Dial Services codes

Time/Date

The SPA941 obtains the current time information from one of the following ways:
NTP Server – One or two NTP servers can be configured to the phone. When it first boots up, the phone will try to contact the NTP server to get the current time. Then the phone periodically synchronizes the current time with the NTP server. The synchronization period is fixed at 1 hour. In between the update, the phone tracks the time with its own internal clock.
SIP Messages – Each SIP message (request or response) sent to the SPA may contain a Date header with the current time information. If the header is present, the SPA will use it to update its current time.
Manual Setup – SPA941 also allows the user to manually enter the current time and date from the phone GUI or from the web page. However, this value will be overridden by the NTP time or
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