Speed Dial = Dials Outside Number or Extension

BLF (Busy Lamp Field) = Dials Extension. Shows status of Extension (e.g. Busy, Ringing, Idle)

Speed Dials

Speed Dials are programmed locally on the phone itself. This can be done through the phone's on-screen menu or its web interface.

From the On-Screen Menu:

• Press Menu Softkey
• Select Features
• Select DSS Keys
• Select the Key that you wish to program 
  • Warning: Be careful not to program over a Line, Park or BLF that has been set by the phone system
  • Note: Yealink phones have 3 "pages" of buttons that can be assigned
• Using the Left and Right buttons on the phone, set
  • Type = SpeedDial
  • Account ID = Line 1 (typical)
  • Label = Use the keypad to enter the label for the button
  • Value = Phone number that will be dialed. Do not include dashes, spaces or other special characters
• Press the Save softkey

From the Web Interface:

• Enter the phone's IP address in a web browser
  • Note: Press the OK button to display your current IP address
• Enter user/user as the username & password
• Click on the DSSKey tab
• Assign settings to the button you wish to program:
  • Type = SpeedDial
  • Value = Phone number that will be dialed. Do not include dashes, spaces or other special characters
  • Label = Use the keypad to enter the label for the button
  • Account ID = Line 1 (typical)
• Click Confirm

Programming BLF's

BLF's are programmed through the PureEdge portal. After making button assignments in the portal, wait five minutes and reboot your phone in order to retrieve the updated configuration settings. 

• Log into the PureEdge portal
• Navigate to Services > Endpoints
• Search and find the phone that you wish to modify. It is sometimes easiest to search by the phone's MAC address
• Select the button you wish to modify or click Plus icon at the bottom of the list to add an additional button
• In the first dropdown box, select Extension BLF
• In the second dropdown box, select the Extension you wish to monitor
• In the third field, enter the label that will show on your phone
• Click Save