Assigning Dial Access To Line Pools 4 - AT&T MERLIN 3070 Administration Manual

Assigning Dial Access to Line Pools
If you have a pooled system and switch G on the control unit is set to Dial Access
(up), you can assign individual voice terminals Dial Access to selected line pools.
With this arrangement, a person can access any line pool by touching the Pool Access
button and dialing the access code for the pool (9 for the main pool or 890 through
899 for additional pools).
If you plan to use Automatic Route Selection (ARS), you must use Dial Access to Line
Pools.
Even if your system is set up for Dial Access to Line Pools, you can still provide But-
ton Access to Line Pools at selected voice terminals. For example, say that you have
seven line pools and you have chosen Dial Access to Line Pools to avoid tying up
buttons on voice terminals unnecessarily. This arrangement works well for most staff
members, who use different line pools for different types of calls. But Pat, an accounts
receivable clerk, makes many calls a day, using local lines only. You may choose
to assign the main pool to a button on Pat's voice terminal.
NOTE: If you have ARS, you do not have to provide Button Access to save people
time in accessing the line pools that they use frequently. The system will select the
line pool that you've designated as the best line pool for the type of call the person
is making.
NOTE: Some voice terminals in your system may be equipped with an Automatic
Tip/Ring Interface (ATRI), a Manual Tip/Ring Interface (MTRI), or a General Purpose
Adapter (GPA). If you have Dial Access to Line Pools, you must assign a personal
line or assign one of your line pools to a particular button on those voice terminals
so that users can originate calls from these devices.
For more information about Dial Access to Line Pools, see "Button Access vs. Dial
Access to Line Pools," page 22.
43