If you are a basic Stratus user, you can view and manage your own contacts easily through the Stratus web portal. 

To access and reference your contacts, visit the Contacts page.

On the Contacts page, you can create more contacts for yourself by either…

1. Creating contacts one-by-one.
2. Exporting an excel spreadsheet, adding the applicable information, and importing the spreadsheet to add multiple contacts.

Add Contacts One-by-One

The Contacts page offers you the ability to individually add contacts using the Add Contact modal.

To create contacts in this way…

1. Click the Add Contact button.

2. In the Add Contact modal, fill in the person's information to be stored in the contact.

3. Once you are done, click the Save button.

Import Multiple Contacts

In the Contacts page, you can avoid having to add contacts one-by-one by importing a spreadsheet instead.

1. To begin, it is recommended to export a spreadsheet of your contacts and add more contacts to it as a template.

2. Once you have a template to use, fill in the fields with each person's information like so:

3. When your spreadsheet has been filled out or adjusted, click File → Save as to save the file with a unique name in your PC.

4. Once your spreadsheet is saved on your PC, click the Import button on the Contacts page.

5. In the Import Contacts modal, click the Browse button and select the spreadsheet to be uploaded.

6. Click the Import button.

Using the Shared Contacts page, admin users can create contacts that all of their users can reference in the web portal and in the Directories of their desk phones.

To view and edit Shared Contacts, navigate to the Users page and click the Shared Contacts button.

On the Shared Contacts page, admins can either…

1. Add contacts individually.
2. Add multiple contacts at once by exporting, updating and then importing a spreadsheet.

Add Individual Shared Contacts

To add individual Shared Contacts as an admin…

1. Click the Add Contact button.

2. In the Add Shared Contact modal, fill in the person's information to be stored in the contact.
Add Contacts Individually

3. Once you are done, click the Save button.

Import Multiple Shared Contacts

In the Shared Contacts page, you can avoid having to add contacts one-by-one by importing a spreadsheet instead.

1. To begin, it is recommended to export a spreadsheet of your contacts and add more contacts to it as a template.

2. Once you have a template to use, fill in the fields with each person's information like so:

3. When your spreadsheet has been filled out or adjusted, click File → Save as to save the file with a unique name in your PC.

4. Once your spreadsheet is saved on your PC, click the Import button on the Contacts page.

5. In the Import Contacts modal, click the Browse button and select the spreadsheet to be uploaded.

6. Click the Import button.

A Yealink phone can store up to 1000 contacts and 48 groups in its Local Directory. Using your Yealink phone's Local Directory, you can search, call, edit, and delete contacts you have added.

Add a Group

To help sort your contacts, you can create groups that hold contacts in the phone's Local Directory. 

1. Press the Directory softkey from your Yealink phone's home screen. 
2. Hover over and select Local Directory using the up/down arrows and the OK button. 
3. Press the Add Group softkey. 
4. Using the phone's dial pad, give this new group a name.
5. If needed, use the Ring field to select a distinctive ringtone for contacts in this group.

Add a Contact

From a group of the Local Directory, you can manually add in contacts.

1. From the Directory of your Yealink phone, select Local Directory. 
2. Select either All Contacts or a specific group.
3. Press the Add softkey. 
4. Use the dial pad to enter the information for this contact.
5. If needed, use the Ring field to select a distinctive ringtone for this particular contact.

You may notice that other pages in the phone, such as the History and Remote Phone Book of the Directory, have options to add contacts. 

1. From the phone's History or Remote Phone Book, hover over the call log/contact using the up/down arrows.
2. Press the Option softkey. 
3. Highlight and select Add to Contacts.
4. Use the dial pad to customize the contact.
5. If needed, use the Ring field to select a distinctive ringtone for this particular contact.

Poly Edge E Phones

A Poly Edge E phone can store contacts for you to call using its Contacts Directory. You can search, call, edit, and delete contacts.

Add a Contact

To make contacting people easier, you can create contacts in your Poly Edge E phone's Contact Directory.

1. Press the Directories softkey.
2. Select 1 Contact Directory.
3. Press the Add softkey.
4. Use the dial pad to enter the contact's information.
5. If needed, use the Ring Type option to select a distinctive ringtone to use for this contact.
6. Once you are done, press the Save softkey.

You can also add a contact from the Recent Calls page of your phone.

1. Press the Recent Calls softkey.
2. Use the up/down navigational buttons to hover over a recent call.
3. Press the Information softkey.
4. While viewing the call's information, press the Add Contact softkey.
5. Use the dial pad to enter the contact's information.
6. If needed, use the Ring Type option to select a distinctive ringtone to use for this contact.
7. Once you are done, press the Save softkey.

Polycom VVX Phones

A Polycom VVX phone can store contacts for you to call using its Contacts Directory. You can search, call, edit, and delete contacts.

Add a Contact

To make contacting people easier, you can create contacts in your Polycom VVX phone's Contact Directory.

1. Press the Directory softkey.
2. Select 1 Contact Directory.
3. Press the Add softkey.
4. Use the dial pad to enter the contact's information.
5. If needed, use the Ring Type option to select a distinctive ringtone to use for this contact.
6. Once you are done, press the Save softkey.

You can also add a contact from the Recent Calls folder of the Directory on your phone.

1. Press the Directory softkey.
2. Select 2 Recent Calls.
3. Use the up/down navigational buttons to hover over a recent call.
4. Press the Info softkey.
5. While viewing the call's information, press the Save softkey.
6. Use the dial pad to enter the contact's information.
7. If needed, use the Ring Type option to select a distinctive ringtone to use for this contact.
8. Once you are done, press the Save softkey.

A Fanvil phone can store up to 1000 contacts in its Phonebook. Using your phone's Phonebook, you can search, call, edit, and delete contacts you have added.

Add a Group

To help sort your contacts, you can create groups that hold contacts. 

1. Press the Contact softkey.
2. Use the left/right navigational buttons to view the Group tab.
3. Press the Add softkey.
4. Use the dial pad to give the group a name.
5. If needed, use the Ring type option to select a distinctive ringtone for contacts in this group.
6. Once you are done, press the OK softkey.

Add a Contact

To make contacting people easier, you can create contacts in your Fanvil phone's Phonebook.

1. Press the Contact softkey.
2. Press the Add softkey.
3. Use the dial pad to enter the contact's information.
4. If needed, use the Ring type option to select a distinctive ringtone for this contact.
5. If needed, select a Group to add the contact to.
6. Once you are done, press the OK softkey.

You can also add a contact for your recent callers using your phone's call logs.

1. Press the CallLog softkey.
2. Use the up/down navigational buttons to hover over a recent call.
3. Press the Option softkey.
4. Select Add to Contacts.
5. Use the dial pad to enter the contact's information.
6. If needed, use the Ring type option to select a distinctive ringtone for this contact.
7. If needed, select a Group to add the contact to.
8. Once you are done, press the OK softkey.