My phones only light up on my panassonic business phones

This is tech programming and not admin, you can take a course on how to program and navigate a business Nortel Norstar phone system. It is the system that runs the phones.
If you are aware of how to program then it is under config/sets/lineaccess/Lineassignement. You will need to know you line #'s in programming i.e. line 5 is not 5 and depending what what system software depending what line it is in programming.

You need software version 6.1 or above rod Distinctive Ring tone for lines. programming via Config/Lines/Data

You can setup night services for each company via Service Modes.
Complex programming.

best to call a vendor/tech in for this....roughly one hour call.

It requires both programming and a feature code. First of all, does the second line ring any phones when a call comes in on line 2 alone? If it doesn't, you need to program the appropriate 40x (407-409) sections of the system. If it does and only one phone rings, again you program other phones in the same program. Also, you can turn on call waiting on a busy set with a 7311/7321 on a TA system. That will soft ring the phone when you're on it if the line is programmed to ring in the first place.

Carl

If you switched phone companies and the feature stopped working you probably had Call Forward Busy/No Answer from AT&T. If you use the call forwarding in the phone it will use two phone lines for the entire length of the call. Call Comcast and have them add Call Forward Busy/No Answer and tell them the number you would like your calls forwarded to and the ring cycle (the number of rings on no answer).

My office phone is set to Call Forward No Answer to Voice Mail.

I'm guessing that you are learning the difference between the TA series and the TAW or TDA series. Call waiting is programmed from a CW code dialed into the intercom (ie 7311 or *7311) and call forwarding to VM is programmed by a 71x or 710x or *710x command. In a TD TDA or TAW system, you get CF BUSY, CF NO ANSWER, or CF busy/NA.
In a TA you only get CF ALL, or CF Busy/NA.

So, if someone rings your phone while it's busy, there is no indication, just an immediate forward if that feature is set.

Carl

This is probably something that requires a technician unless you're familiar with ICD groups. The lines appear on buttons and your phone probably lights with a solid red light to show the line is busy, but you can't pick it up. By default, ICD code 600 is ring group 1, but you have to get access into SYSTEM programming to add your extension to it. The ring condition, immediate, no ring, or ring delay x rings is also part of the programming.

Carl

This feature determines how each outside line or pool assigned to an extension rings. You can specify Immediate Ring, Delayed Ring (telephone rings after a 20-second delay), or No Ring. Delayed Ring is useful for backup coverage on shared lines or pools, such as for secretaries who cover each other’s lines. No Ring is useful for all extensions except 10 when an operator answers all calls, or for telephones with no regular users, such as those in conference rooms. To change the way outside lines or pools ring at an extension:
To change the way outside lines or pools ring at an extension: 1 Press "Feature" , "00", "System Program ", "Central Tel Program" at extension 10 or 11.
2 Enter the number of the extension to be programmed for Line Ringing. The green lights next to the line or pool buttons show the current Line Ringing settings for all lines or pools assigned to the extension. (If a line or pool is not assigned to a button, the green light next to that button is off.) The following ringing options can be shown by the green light next to the line or pool button: • Immediate Ring — on steady • Delayed Ring — flashes slowly • No Ring — flutters quickly • Immediate Ring is the factory setting for lines; No Ring is the factory setting for pools.
3 Press the line or pool button until the button light shows the correct setting (the setting for the currently selected line or pool also appears on the display).
4 Continue programming, or exit programming mode.

Depending on how the private lines were programmed, you need to pull the ringing out of DIL 1:1 if it was assigned and put it into DIL 1:N. Look at programs 407-8 and 603-4.

Carl

Im guessing by Lucent 308 you mean Lucent Partner ACS. Changing ringing on a Partner system is done on either ext 10 or 11.
At one of those ext's press the feature key and "00"
Next press the left hand intercom twice
The display should say system programming

Press the right hand intercom once. The display should say Centralized Programming.

Enter in the extension number that you want to program.

Press the line that you want to ring.
A solid light on the line means immediate ringing
A slow flashing light means delayed ringing (meaning the phone will wait 3 rings before starting to ring.)
A fast flashing light means no ringing.

When finished with that station press the right hand intercom and enter in the next extension to program and set ringing accordingly.


Press feature "00" to logout
Hope that helps

http://dstech1.com/programming-line-ringing/


Partner, all releases. Examples
Receptionist Call Routing. If you want calls to be answered by the receptionist first, set the lines at the receptionist's extension to Immediate Ring and the lines at the users' extensions to No Ring. (This is the factory setting)
Receptionist Backup. If you want all calls on a line to ring directly at users' extensions -with the receptionist providing backup -set the line at the users' extensions to Immediate Ring. Then set the line (or lines) at the receptionist's extension to Delayed Ring. An incoming call that is not answered by a user within 20 seconds will also ring at the receptionist's extension.
Programming
To change the way outside lines or pools ring at an extension:

1. Press [ Feature ] [ 0 ] [ 0 ] [ System Program ] [ System Program ] [ Central Tel Program ].
2. Enter the number of the extension to be programmed for Line Ringing. The green lights next to the line or pool buttons on the phone show the current Line Ringing settings for all lines assigned to the extension. (If a line is not assigned to a button, the green light next to the button is off.) The following ringing options can be shown by the green light next to the line button.
   • Immediate Ring - on steady
   • Delayed Ring - flashes slowly
   • No Ring - flutters quickly
3. To change Line Ringing for any line, press the line or pool button until the button light shows the correct setting (the setting for the currently selected line or pool also appears on the display).
4. Continue programming or exit programming mode.