Network directories, Buddy list management – Obihai OBi1000 User Guide User Manual
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Buddy List Management
Basic Buddy List operations include:
•
Add a contact
•
Remove a contact
•
Add a group
•
Remove a group
•
Add contact to a group
•
Remove contact from a group
•
Tag/untag a contact as a favorite
•
Accept presence subscriptions (i.e. invites) from other users
The
OBi1000
does
not
support
any
of
these
operations
from
the
phone
GUI.
However,
the
user
can
perform
these
operations
by
running
a
PC
or
web
client
(such
as
Gmail)
and
logging
in
with
the
same
account
credentials
to
manipulate
the
buddy
list.
The
phone
can
then
pick
up
the
changes
to
the
buddy
list
in
that
account
automatically.
The
phone
should
be
thought
of
as
a
client
to
a
cloud
buddy
list,
with
the
management
of
the
buddy
list
performed
via
the
online
service
that
hosts
the
buddy
list.
Network Directories
A
network
directory
refers
to
a
directory
service
offered
by
a
service
provider
or
your
company,
which
could
be
one
of
the
services
offered
by
the
soft
switch
or
PABX
the
phone
is
registering
with.
All
the
contacts
in
a
network
directory
are
stored
on
the
server
and
are
downloaded
on
demand
when
the
Network
Directory
App
is
running.
A
network
directory
may
be
grouped
into
a
number
of
sub-‐directories.
For
example,
in
the
case
of
a
BroadSoft
soft
switch,
the
network
directory
service
comes
with
the
following
sub-‐directories
by
default:
•
Group
•
Group Common
•
Enterprise
•
Enterprise Common
•
Personal
The
network
directory
is
downloaded
once
when
the
app
is
launched.
The
user
may
force
a
download
after
the
app
has
launched
by
pressing
the
“Refresh”
or
“Refresh
All”
soft
key.
There
is
a
“Search”
function
where
the
user
can
enter
a
search
string
of
a
name
pattern
(such
as
Obi*)
and
submit
it
to
the
server.
The
server
then
returns
a
list
of
entries matching the search criteria to display on the phone screen.
Figure 26: Snapshot of a Network Directory (showing the Enterprise sub-‐
directory)