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Overview

A channel is the entity object representing any of Channels are system objects representing your telephone lines logged in TIM Plus. When you first configure the systemTIM Plus, the channels will populate the Directory automatically as soon as they are being used, and by default, they are added initially to a folder, called Discovered channels.
Each individual channel object can be edited afterwards or moved into a different group, if requiredyour channels are automatically harvested from the data received from the phone system, into a folder named Discovered Channels. The properties of each channel can be edited afterwards, and channels can also be organised subsequently into new channel groups, if preferred.

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Finding a channel

To search for locate a channel in the system and see in which group it is locatedDirectory, select the Directory tab and click on the Find button at the top-right corner of the screenContents panel, as shown below:

In the new window that opens, enter the name or number ID of the channel you are looking for, then click on the Search button. The results will appear in the same window, as shown below:

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To manually add a channel in to the system, click on the Directory tab and select the site and the channel group where you want to create the new entitychannel to be added, then click on the Add new button at the top-right corner of the Contents panel:

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Once you have configured the channels 's properties of the channel, click on the Add button, as shown below:

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Editing a channel's properties

To edit the properties of a channel's properties,  locate the entity in the Directory and click on it to select it. Once the channel is highlighted in gray as shown below, select it and click on the Properties button on at the top-right corner of the Contents panel:

A new window will appear open, allowing you to edit the general properties for that of the channel. Overtype any details you would like to change, as shown here:Click Save to apply the changes.

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Moving a channel between two groups

If you need Follow the steps below to move a channel from one group to another, follow the instructions below.

1. Find the Click on the Directory tab and select the group which contains the channel you would like want to move over to the new group, and tick the box next to .
2. Select the channel, by ticking the box alongside it. The top-left panel of the screen will temporarily change to the a Move items panel and containing the channel(s) you've ticked will be copied hereselected channel.
   

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3. Next, select the new destination group that you want the channel (s) to be moved into, and click on thethe  Move button.

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Deleting a channel

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To delete a channel from the system, select it and click on the Properties button on at the top-right corner of the Contents panel:

The  ReferencemacroLabelIn the Channel properties window that will appearopen, where you can click on the Delete button at the bottom-right corner of the window to remove the channel from the system. You will also be asked to confirm the deletion, in order to prevent this Directory; a confirmation will be required, to prevent channels being deleted accidentally.