Avaya Communication Manager Administrator's Manual page 65

Prepending the location prefix to dialed
numbers
Use the
Insert Digits
caller's location on the
called number. The switch then analyzes the entire dialed string and routes the call based on the
administration on the
•
Non-IP phones and trunks inherit the location number of the hardware they are connected to (for
example, the cabinet, remote office, or media gateway).
•
IP phones indirectly obtain their location number.
— A location number is administered on the
phones in that IP region.
— If a
location from the cabinet where the CLAN board is that the phone registered through.
•
IP trunks obtain their location from the location of its associated signaling group. Either direct
administration (only possible for signaling groups for remote offices), or the ways described for
IP phones, determines the location.
Other options for the dial plan
You can establish a dial plan so that users only need to dial one digit to reach another extension. You can
also establish a dial plan that allows users to dial, for example, three digits to reach one extension, and
four digits to reach another. This is particularly useful in the hospitality industry, where you want users to
be able to simply dial a room number to reach another guest. For more information, see
Dialing and Mixed Station Numbering
Adding feature access codes
As your needs change, you may want to add a new set of FAC for your system. Before you can assign a
FAC on the Feature Access Code screen, it must conform to your dial plan.
In our example, if you want to assign a feature access code of 33 to
to add a new FAC range to the dial plan.
To add a FAC range from 30–39:
1
Type change dialplan analysis and press
The Dial Plan Analysis Table
2
Move the cursor to an empty row.
3
Type 3 in the
4
Type 2 in the
5
Type fac in the
6
Press
ENTER
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field on the Uniform Dial Plan Table
Locations screen. The system adds the location prefix digits to the front of the
Dial Plan Parameters screen.
Location field is left blank on an IP Network Region screen, an IP phone derives its
on page 1672.
appears.
Dialed String column. Press
Total Length column. Press
Call Type column.
to save your changes.
screen to assign the location prefix from the
IP Network Region
Last Number Dialed
.
ENTER
to move to the next field.
TAB
to move to the next field.
TAB
Planning the System
Understanding the Dial Plan
screen that applies to all
Single-Digit
, first you need
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