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  1. Log in to the NocTel Control Panel
  2. Click “Account Preferences” to expand the section in the left-hand menu.
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  3. Click “Paging Groups” in the expanded list.
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  4. On the Paging Groups page click “Create a New Paging Group


  5. Fill in the following information:
    1. Name of Group: Give the paging group a distinct name.  This will be displayed to all phones when making a page.
    2. Group Status: Select Enabled to turn the paging group on.
    3. Quality: Select between high and low-quality audio. NocTel recommends that you leave this on high quality for best results, but low quality is available in the event you run into compatibility issue with older equipment.
    4. Maximum Paging Length: Default maximum length is 5 minutes. Adjust this setting to fit the account and paging groups attended use. Select from 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 15 minutes, or one hour.
    5. Polycom Group: This is the group number that the Polycom phone will recognize the paging group by. There are 24 normal paging groups (numbered 1 – 24) and one emergency paging group (number 25). Paging group 25 will always page, even if the phone is in a call. 
    6. Multicast IP: NocTel Recommends not changing this setting.
    7. Multicast Port: NocTel Recommends not changing this setting.


  6. Click Submit.

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  1. Click Extensions in the left-hand menu.
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  2. Select an extension to add to a paging group.
  3. Locate the section titled Group Paging. (If you do not see this section click the gear icon to unhide the option.)


  4. Click > to expand the group paging section.
  5. In the expanded section, click Receive and/or Transmit next to the groups that the extension should be a part of.  Receive means that this phone will receive pages for that group.  Transmit means that the phone can initiate paging to that group.


  6. Click the ON/OFF toggle button at the top of the section to enable paging for the extension.


  7. Click outside the Group Paging section to save.

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