Mitel 8500 - Manual (Page 42)

Call Features
Page 30 Mitel ® 8500 Telephone User Guide – Issue 14, June 2010
Using Configuration Assistant
If Configuration Assistant is enabled for your system, you can access this voice guided
configuration portal that provides easy-to-use, remote access to the following phone
configuration options:
• Dynamic Extension Express (see below)
• DND (see page 31 )
• Manual Call Forwarding (see page 32 )
Changing Your Station Password
Before using Configuration Assistant, Mitel recommends that you change your default Station
password to something more secure.
To change your Station password:
1. Dial 392.
2. Enter your current password (the default password is your extension number), followed
by #.
3. Enter the new password followed by #.
4. Enter the new password again followed by #.
To change the password from another phone, see “Changing Your Station Password” on
page 35 .
Accessing Configuration Assistant
Follow the instructions below to access Configuration Assistant.
To access Configuration Assistant:
1. Access the Configuration Assistant extension number from inside or outside the system
by:
• dialing it from any phone in the system.
• being transferred to it.
• dialing it from automated attendant, voice mail, or DISA.
2. Do one of the following:
• If calling from your main desktop phone, proceed to step 3.
• If calling from someone else’s main desktop phone that is designated as a
Configuration Assistant user, press the Star button (*), and then enter your
extension number.
• If calling from a phone that is not designated as a Configuration Assistant user,
enter your extension number.
• If transferred to Configuration Assistant or if calling Configuration Assistant from
outside the system, enter your extension number.
3. Enter your Station password, and then press #.
You may now change the settings for any of the following features:
• Dynamic Extension Express (see page 31 )
• DND (see page 31 )
• Manual Call Forwarding (see page 32 )
NOTE
You need a Configuration Assistant extension number to use this feature. Contact
your system administrator for more information.