An inventory of desk phones: model, address, who it belongs to, and whether it is connected.
Kahevo now keeps a list of every desk phone it has seen.
What the list shows
- the maker, model and firmware,
- the phone's address on the network,
- whose extension it is,
- whether it is connected right now,
- and when it last fetched its settings.
Phones add themselves
Nobody types this in. A phone appears the first time it fetches its settings or signs in, with its details taken from what the phone says about itself.
A phone can also be added ahead of time: pick the model and the extension, and when the real one is plugged in it claims its place on the list.
A page per phone
Each phone has settings of its own, sent to it and nothing else:
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Codecs | Which the phone may use, and in what order |
| Encryption | On or off for this phone |
| Alert light | Flash for voicemail, missed calls, or both |
| Screen | How long before it goes dark |
| Clock | 12-hour or 24-hour |
Each starts as "as set on the phone," so a working phone is never changed just because the system noticed it.
The phone's own password
The page shows the admin password the system gave that phone, and can make a new one. No more guessing which password a phone was left on by whoever set it up in 2019.
Send it now
A button asks the phone to fetch its settings right away. Otherwise phones check in on their own schedule.
Why an inventory
"Which phone is on the conference table?" "What firmware is reception on?" "Did the new one ever come online?" Those used to mean a walk around the office. Now they are a glance.