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What Flash Codes and Star Commands can be used with analog phones?

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Question

What flash and star commands are available for analog phones?

Applies To

  • Analog Phones

  • Star Commands

Answer

Flash and Star Commands for Analog Phones

Flash Command

Description

Comments

Notes

F

Flash

*

Star

F1

Hold or Make a New Call

*1

Retrieve call from Hold

F  F

3 Way Conference Call via Phone

  1. Establish a call

  2. Press Flash

  3. Dial the 2nd party

  4. Press Flash again.

F7

Drop the 2nd party from a Conference Call

F F

Blind Transfer via Phone

  1. Establish a call

  2. Press Flash

  3. Dial the 2nd party

  4. When you hear ring back, hang up the call.

8x8 Server

 Star Code

Description

Comments

Notes

      

      

F*98# <destination #>

Blind Transfer

This is the recommended method for blind transfers.

*5

Barge

Barge into a call being monitored with audio

3 way audio

*6

Barge

Barge into a call being monitored while you're muted.

Agent and customer can't hear you.

*9

Barge

Barge into a call being monitored while you whisper to the agent.

*22

Barge

Monitor a live call. Extension is barge-able and barge is enabled on calling extension. If not, then there should be an IVR played.

Added to viceprofile config for 8x8 server side control.

*23

BMW for "Barge Direct"

Allows users to bypass the monitor function.

Added to dial plan on the server.cfg config; but is pending Ijjwal to put it in provisioning package for Production.

*66

Call Pickeup - Directed

Directed call pickup

Added to voiceprofile config for 8x8 server side control.

*0

Call Recording

*67 + DID

Caller ID - Block

Block outbound caller ID

Obihai device is handling instead of 8x8 server side.

*78

DND - Enable

Device side DND

*79

DND - Disable

Device side DND

*80

DND IVR to Enable/Disable

Server side DND

This is not supported.

Obihai ATA

Star Code

Description

Comments

Notes

*96

Barge In

We don't use device barge function but 8x8 BMW star codes service instead.

set($Bar1,1)

*77

Block Inbound Anonymous Caller - Enable

set($Bac,1)

*87

Block Inbound Anonymous Caller - Disable

set($Bac,0)

*69

Call Return

return call of the last caller

call($Lcn)

*56

Call Waiting - Enable

set($Cwa,1)

*57

Call Waiting - Disable

set($Cwa,0)

*81

Caller ID - Block

Block caller ID for all outbound calls.

set($Bci,1)

*82

Caller ID - Unblock

Unblock caller ID for all outbound calls.

($Bci,0)

*61

Caller ID - Block Once

set($Bci1,1)

*68

Caller ID - Unblock Once

set($Ubci1,1)

*72

Call Forward - Enable All Calls

coll($Cfan), set($Cfa,1)

*68

Call Forward - Disable All Calls

set($Cfa, 0)

*72

Call Forward - Busy Enable

The call forward rules set by device side are different than the ones set by 8x8 server side via AM. Setting the server side forward rules should be the preferred way to handle forward rules.

coll($Cfbn), set($Cfb,1)

*68

Call Forward - Busy Disable

The call forward rules set by device side are different than the ones set by 8x8 server side via AM. Setting the server side forward rules should be the preferred way to handle forward rules.

set($Cfb, 0)

*72

Call Forward - No Answer Enable

The call forward rules set by device side are different than the ones set by 8x8 server side via AM. Setting the server side forward rules should be the preferred way to handle forward rules.

coll($Cfnn), set($Cfn,1)

*63

Call Forward - No Answer Disable

The call forward rules set by device side are different than the ones set by 8x8 server side via AM. Setting the server side forward rules should be the preferred way to handle forward rules.

set($Cfn,0)

*4711

Codec - Enable G711 Only

set($Cdm1,3)

*4729

Codec - Enable G729 Only

set($Cdm1,4)

*78

DND - Enable

set($Dnd,1)

*79

DND - Disable

set($Dnd,0)

*64

Intercom

*64 is on the device side. It's not configured/supported. This can be implemented in a future enhancement release.

*03

Loopback - Media - Set

set($Lbm1,1)

*04

Loopback - RTP Packet - Set

set($Lbp1,1)

*10

Mode - Day

set($Opm,0)

*11

Mode - Night

set($Opm,1)

*12

Mode - Auto Night

set($Opm,2)

*28

OBiBT Discoverable

btdscvr(0)

*29

OBiBT Discoverable

btdscvr(1)

*27

OBiWiFi as Access - Enable

Wi-Fiap()

*07

Redia

call($Ldn)

*05

Repeat Dial - Enable

rpdi($Ldn)

*06

Repeat Dial - Disable

rpdi()

*74([1-9]|[1-9]x)

Speed Dial - Set

coll($Spd[$Code])

*75([1-9]|[1-9]x)

Speed Dial - Say

say($Spd[$Code])

*76

Speed Dial - Clear

set($Spd[$Code])

*98

Transfer - Blind

coll($Bxrn)