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title: "Contacts Configuration"
slug: "contacts-configuration-c313"
updated: 2025-09-30T03:44:39Z
published: 2025-09-30T03:44:39Z
canonical: "knowledge.akuvox.com/contacts-configuration-c313"
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> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Contacts Configuration

The local contact information is used to initiate SIP or IP calls to other intercom devices. You can group the contact information to facilitate group calls. Moreover, you can add the camera URL of the target device, allowing users to view its live stream during a call or a call preview.

## On the Device

You can add, edit, and delete contacts on the device **More >** **Contacts > Local Contacts** screen directly.

### Add Contact Group

Press **New** to add a contact group. ![screen 1231.png](https://cdn.document360.io/f09a6106-e976-455e-b2d0-3d88b5385960/Images/Documentation/screen%20123%281%29.png) ![screen.bmp](https://cdn.document360.io/f09a6106-e976-455e-b2d0-3d88b5385960/Images/Documentation/screen.bmp)

- **Group Name**: Set the group name.
- **Ring Tones**: The phone ringtone for incoming calls.

### Add Contacts

Press the desired group and then New. ![screen 851.png](https://cdn.document360.io/f09a6106-e976-455e-b2d0-3d88b5385960/Images/Documentation/screen%20%2885%29%281%29%281%29.png)

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- **Name**: The contact name.
- **Number 1/2**: The IP or SIP number.
- **Ring Tone**: The phone ringtone for incoming calls.
- **Group**: Assign the contact to a group.
- **Account**: The account to make the call, Account 1 or Account 2. **Auto** will adopt the registered account to make the call. If both accounts are registered, account 1 is the default option.

### Edit Contacts

Select the existing contact and press the **Contact Info** and **Edit** icon to modify. ![screen 891.png](https://cdn.document360.io/f09a6106-e976-455e-b2d0-3d88b5385960/Images/Documentation/screen%20%2889%29%281%29.png)

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### Blocklist a Contact

You can choose from the contact list the contact you want to add to the block list.

Incoming calls from the contacts in the blocklist will be rejected. Select the contact and press **Add To Blocklist**. ![screen 892.png](https://cdn.document360.io/f09a6106-e976-455e-b2d0-3d88b5385960/Images/Documentation/screen%20%2889%29%282%29.png)

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> You can delete contacts regardless of whether it is in Blocklist.

## On the Web Interface

### Add Contact Groups

You can create and edit a contact group for the contacts. The contact group will be used when you are adding a user.

Set it up on the **Contacts > Local Contacts > Group** interface.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/f09a6106-e976-455e-b2d0-3d88b5385960/Images/Documentation/image-TUTZH7RT.png)

- **Name**: Set the group name.
- **Ringtone**: The phone ringtone for incoming calls.
- **Description**: You can add remarks to the group.

### Add Local Contacts

You can add, edit, and search local contacts on the device's web interface. To add contacts, go to **Contacts > Local Contacts > Local Contacts List** interface. Click **Add** after filling in the contact information.![](https://cdn.document360.io/f09a6106-e976-455e-b2d0-3d88b5385960/Images/Documentation/image-ZPZ211Z9.png)

- **Contacts List**: **All Contacts** displays all the contacts in the contact list. **Blocklist** displays the contacts in the blocklist.
- **Search**: Search for a contact by its name or number.
- **Name**: The contact's name to distinguish it from others.
- **Number 1/2**: The SIP or IP number of the contact.
- **Group**: Calls from contacts in the **Blocklist** will be rejected.
- **Ringtone**: The ringtone for the incoming call from the contact.
- **Account**: The account to make the call, Account 1 or Account 2.

### Blocklist a Contact

You can set the blocklist directly in the contact list on the web interface or set it when editing a contact.

Set it up on the **Contacts > Local Contacts > Local Contacts List** interface. ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/f09a6106-e976-455e-b2d0-3d88b5385960/Images/Documentation/image-GZSY2F60.png)

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> To remove the contact from the blocklist, change the group to Default when editing the contact.

### Import and Export Contacts

You can import and export contacts in batches. The file should be in .xml or .csv format.

To import or export contacts, go to **Contacts > Local Contacts > Import/Export** interface.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/f09a6106-e976-455e-b2d0-3d88b5385960/Images/Documentation/image-LE48FMAA.png)

### Contact Display

You can configure the contact display order and control whether to display the discovery device on the device.

Go to **Contacts > Local Contacts** interface.

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/f09a6106-e976-455e-b2d0-3d88b5385960/Images/Documentation/image-2UYD2UA1.png)

- **Contacts Sort By**:
  - **Default**: The local contacts will be displayed before those from SmartPlus, SDMC, etc.
  - **ASCII Code**: The contacts will be displayed in order based on the first letter of the contact names.
  - **Created Time**: The contacts will be displayed by their created time.
- **Show Local Contacts Only**: If enabled, only the local contacts will be displayed. If disabled, all the contacts from SmartPlus Cloud, SDMC, and so on will be displayed.