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I think I know the answer to this question, but just in case anyone can shed some light...

When plugging a desktop single-line phone into the back of my system phone (Avaya 18D), it does have multiple ring patterns as the manual describes (ring for incoming, ring-ring for intercom calls, ring-ring-ring for transferred calls).

The phone I would like to use this way is an AT&T cordless, but it will not ring the same way. I think the base unit is sending just one ring signal to the handset regardless of how many the Avaya system sends to it.

Does anyone know of a way for force the multi-ring patterns on this phone? Plugging it directly into the wall jack rather than into the rear of a phone didn't do it.

It is an AT&T E2715B. Nice clear reception on it, by the way. I highly recommend it.

https://telephones.att.com/telephones_ui/phone_store/dsp_product.cfm?itemID=1674&parent=264

We are using an Avaya Partner 7 system.

No, unfortunately that phone is really nothing more than a traditional cordless phone and it's going to pretty much behave the same way behind the Partner system that it would connected to a standard phone line. It doesn't really "interact" with the Partner system in any way. The system sees it as just any old phone out there.

Some brands of cordless phones will duplicate different ringing patterns, as in one long ring, two short rings, etc. Most don't though. You might find a brand that is capable of working with "Smart Ring, IdentaRing, etc." telephone company service. These phones will pass different ring patterns, but not specific tones.