Configuring PTT Group and Users for Emergency Calls

Create a PTT group for emergency calls. Add users to the group who can initiate and receive emergency calls.

Log in to the

PTT Pro Management Portal

.

Select the

Groups

tab and create a group used for emergency calls.

Personal groups created on a device cannot be used for emergency calls.

Click the

Members

tab to select the emergency group.

Click

Add

to choose and add contacts to the group.

Select the

Users

tab in the PTT Pro Management Portal.

Click a user you want to configure for emergency calls and select

Edit Client Settings

.

Select the

Emergency

tab.

Use the

Emergency Group

drop-down menu to select the emergency group.

The

Emergency Group

drop-down menu only lists groups to which the user was previously added.

Set the

Start Hold Time

and

Cancel Hold Time

to configure how long a user needs to press and hold the emergency button to initiate an emergency call or cancel an emergency call.

The default value is 3,000 milliseconds (3 seconds). The hold time and the cancel hold time are displayed in

PTT Pro for Android

.

Click

Submit

to finish the emergency group configuration.

Each user added to the emergency group will see an EMERGENCY call soft button on their device screen.