# Scheduling Hot Desk User Logouts

The Scheduler can log out Hot Desk users at regular times, such as the end of every day—a convenient and reliable way to protect against unauthorized use of unattended devices. You can schedule the logouts to apply to all Hot Desk users, internal Hot Desk users only, or External Hot Desk users only.

NOTE: Maintenance commands are also provided for logging out Hot Desk Users.

## Conditions

- Only idle users are logged out at the scheduled time. Busy users are logged out when they terminate their calls.

- If an External Hot Desk user (EHDU) has the Permanent Login COS
  Class of Service enabled. it is not logged out. However, if the user is currently logged in to a MiNET
  Mitel's proprietary signaling protocol used to control Mitel IP and TDM telephones. device, then it is logged out that device and logged in as an EHDU.

- Scheduled logout is not supported on the 5560 IPT.

## Operation

To schedule Hot Desk Logout events, refer to the following procedures:

- Add a Hot Desk User Logout Event

- Edit an Event

- Delete an Event

- Copy an Event

- Execute an Event Immediately

### Add a Hot Desk User Logout Event

To create a night or day service event:

1. Go to the Scheduler form.

2. Use the screen tools (arrows and mini-calendar) to locate the day you wish to update.

3. Select the day and click Add Event.

4. Click the Event Parameters tab and complete the following fields:

5. Title: Type a title for the event. The title can contain up to 255 alphanumeric characters.

6. Start Date: Use the dialog box to select the Month, Day, and Year that the event is scheduled to start.

7. Time: Use the dialog box to select the Hour, AM/PM, and Minute that the event is scheduled to occur. Click Set to save your changes.

8. Repeats: Specify how often you want the event to repeat - Once, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly, or Repeats Interval. If you select Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or Yearly, the dialog expands, enabling you to customize the repetition interval. If you select Repeats Interval, you can specify the number up minutes between repeat events (up to 1440 minutes, or 24 hours), and whether you would like the event to be repeated continuously or a fixed number of times.

5. Click the Activity Parameters tab and complete the following fields:

6. Select Activity: Select Logout Users.

7. User: Select Hotdesking.

8. Type: Select the hot desk users to log out: All, Internal, or External.

6. Click Submit and then OK to save the new event.
   The new event is added to the event list.

NOTE: To run the event outside the normal schedule, see Execute an Event Immediately.

Related Topics

- Scheduler

- Scheduler Overview

- Scheduling Backups

- Scheduling CSV File Import/Export

- Scheduling Database Audits

- Scheduling File Transfers

- Scheduling IDS Synchronization