General User Settings
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General Settings
The settings "First name" and "Last name" store the display name of the extension. This name will be used for internal calls. Phones that are able to display the names will show it on the screen. These names will also be searched by the auto attendant if the caller chooses the dial by name feature.
The "Password" is used for SIP and HTTP traffic. It should be reasonable safe; just a few digits of digits will not be enough. However, it is up to the user to choose a safe password. When the user enters a new password, the current HTTP session will stay valid until the next login. Permanent cookies will be invalidated on the next login.
The "PIN" is used in several dialogs of the PBX, for example when entering the mailbox. Although it is also possible to do brute force attacks on PIN codes, it takes more time to perform such attacks. We recommend using at least 5 digits, so that an attacker has at least 100,000 combinations to choose from.
The "Cell phone number" is associated with the extension. When someone tries to call the extension directly, the PBX may include that number in the list of devices that is being called. The setting "When calling the extension" controls if and when the cell phone is being called. For more information, see Cell Phone Integration for more information.
The "Timezone" tells the PBX in which time zone the user is. This setting is used for example in the mailbox (reading out timestamps), but it is also used when the PBX generates configuration files for attached phones.
The "IVR Language" settings controls which language the user prefers. This is setting is used for example, when the user calls the mailbox or when the caller calls into the PBX from the associated cell phone.
The "Web Language" is used when the user logs into the web interface of the PBX. This setting is also used when emails are sent to the user.
The "Watch the calls of the following extensions" is used for automatic generation of the configuration files of the phones. The PBX will try to put the listed extensions into the settings for the phone. This setting depends on the used device. For this setting you can use Wildcard Patterns. For example, if you use just a star, the PBX will try to put all extensions of the domain into this list.
The setting "Watch the presence of the following extensions" is similar, but it does not provision calls, but asks the device to subscribe for the presence state of the listed extensions. The PBX itself will just forward the presence state of the phones; the phones themselves are responsible for generating the presence information.
If the "Limit own visibility to this list" is set, the PBX allows only the listed users to watch the extension. It also uses Wildcard Patterns.
If you upload a picture in the "Upload a picture" setting, the PBX will automatically insert a SIP header that can be used by SIP phones to show the picture of the extension. This is similar to the display name of the extension, with the difference that in addition of a text a picture is rendered. The picture must be in BMP format that the endpoint understands.
The setting "Block outgoing caller-ID" is used when making outbound calls. If the setting is set to "yes", the PBX will ask the gateway or SIP provider to hide the Caller-ID for this call.
