User Guide for the T48S Skype for Business phone2002. Tap the OK soft key.The phone is signed out from hot desking user and signs in automatically with the hostuser account which has been signed in before.To sign out of a shared phone automatically:1. When the phone has been inactive for a designated time (this time is configured on theSkype for Business server), the phone will sign out of the guest profile automatically.2. One minute before the phone logs out of the guest profile automatically, the phone willprompt you to sign out immediately or continue using the phone for 5 minutes.After the phone is signed out from hot desking user, it will sign in automatically with thehost user account which has been signed in before.Common Area PhoneCommon area phones are those Skype for Business phones that are not associated with anindividual user. Instead of being deployed in someone’s office, common area phones aretypically deployed in building lobbies, cafeterias, employee lounges, conference rooms, andother places where a large number of people are likely to gather. Unlike other phones on theSkype for Business Server, which are typically maintained by voice policies and dial plans thatare assigned to individual users, common area phones do not have individual users assigned tothem.This chapter explains how to use the Common Area Phone. Topics include: Configuring a Common Area Phone Signing into a Common Area Phone Account Signing Out of a Common Area PhoneConfiguring a Common Area PhoneYou can configure an individual phone to be a Common Area Phone.