We have exposed these settings through the Other Nortel Settings field.
We will implement this through he GUI interface at a later date
To get Norstar/BCM like ring cadences, do the following:
1. Make sure that your UCx system is updated to the latest software release available from the online repository (important!!!)
2. Go to PBX – PBX Configuration – Nortel Settings
3. Locate “Other Nortel Settings” (close to the bottom of the page) and add the following entry:
cadences = 102
4. Submit the changes and apply the configuration
For inquiring minds that want to know more about this topic, here is the scoop.
UCx uses three ring cadences for Nortel phones:
0 – solid ring (2 seconds on)
1 – short/long ring (0.5 on, 0.3 off, 1.2 on)
2 – medium/medium ring (0.7 on, 0.5 off, 0.7 on)
These cadences are used for three alert types:
A - internal calls
B - DID calls
C - ringing BLF
The default configuration is
Alert type A - cadence 0
Alert type B - cadence 1
Alert type C - cadence 2
The "cadences" entry configures cadences for the three alert types (the first character is the cadence for type A, the second character is the cadence for type B, the third character is the cadence for type C). For example, the configuration string for the default cadences would be "012".
On Norstar/BCM, the cadence 2 (medium/medium ring) is used for internal calls and cadence 0 (solid ring) is used for external calls. Thus, to get the Norstar/BCM like ringing, the "cadences" entry must be set to 201 (the short/long ring cadence 1 will be used for ringing BLF).