Entering Area Codes In Site And Alarm Station Definitions - Honeywell rapid eye System Administrator Manual

Multi-Media Alarm Stations

Entering Area Codes in Site and Alarm Station Definitions

When the country and area codes of an alarm station match those of the sites reporting to it, calls
to the alarm station are considered local. If they do not match, Multi uses a long distance code
("1" by default + an area code) to make the call. The rule is illustrated in figure 11–7.
Tip
Long distance or local, Honeywell recommends that you enter long distance codes for
alarm stations and for Rapid Eye sites. The software can compare the phone numbers
more easily that way, suppress their display automatically as needed, and avoid
processing an error.
Fig. 11–7. Connection for an Alarm Station (1) Is Shown also in a Site's Definition (2).
Dial-up to another area code
An example is shown in table 11–4, using an alarm station in Chicago, Illinois, and Multi-Media
units in Chicago and Fargo, North Dakota. Note that comparing telephone numbers without area
codes can produce a local call when a long-distance call is needed.
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