Dial Plan Timer (Off-Hook Timer); Syntax For The Dial Plan Timer; Interdigit Long Timer (Incomplete Entry Timer) - Cisco 8831 Administration Manual

Chapter 6 Configure Dial Plan

Dial Plan Timer (Off-Hook Timer)

You can think of the Dial Plan Timer as the off-hook timer. This timer starts when the phone goes off
hook. If no digits are dialed within the specified number of seconds, the timer expires and the null entry
is evaluated. Unless you have a special dial plan string to allow a null entry, the call is rejected. The
default value is 5.

Syntax for the Dial Plan Timer

SYNTAX: (Ps<:n> | dial plan )
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Examples for the Dial Plan Timer
Allow more time for users to start dialing after taking a phone off hook:
Create a hotline for all sequences on the System Dial Plan:
Create a hotline on a line button for an extension:

Interdigit Long Timer (Incomplete Entry Timer)

You can think of this timer as the incomplete entry timer. This timer measures the interval between dialed
digits. It applies as long as the dialed digits do not match any digit sequences in the dial plan. Unless the
user enters another digit within the specified number of seconds, the entry is evaluated as incomplete,
and the call is rejected. The default value is 10 seconds.
This section explains how to edit a timer as part of a dial plan. Alternatively, you can modify the Control
Timer that controls the default interdigit timers for all calls. See the
on page
s: The number of seconds; if no number is entered after P, the default timer of 5 seconds applies.
With the timer set to 0 seconds, the call is transmitted automatically to the specified extension when
the phone goes off hook.
n: (optional): The number to transmit automatically when the timer expires; you can enter an
extension number or a DID number. No wildcard characters are allowed because the number will be
transmitted as shown. If you omit the number substitution, <:n>, then the user hears a reorder (fast
busy) tone after the specified number of seconds.
P9
EXAMPLE: ( | (9,8<:1408>[2-9]xxxxxx | 9,8,1[2-9]xxxxxxxxx | 9,8,011xx. |
9,8,xx.|[1-8]xx)
P9 After taking a phone off hook, a user has 9 seconds to begin dialing. If no digits are pressed
within 9 seconds, the user hears a reorder (fast busy) tone. By setting a longer timer, you allow more
time for users to enter the digits.
P9<:23>
EXAMPLE: ( | (9,8<:1408>[2-9]xxxxxx | 9,8,1[2-9]xxxxxxxxx | 9,8,011xx. |
9,8,xx.|[1-8]xx)
P9<:23> After taking the phone off hook, a user has 9 seconds to begin dialing. If no digits are
pressed within 9 seconds, the call is transmitted automatically to extension 23.
P0 <:1000>
EXAMPLE: ( )
With the timer set to 0 seconds, the call is transmitted automatically to the specified extension when
the phone goes off hook. Enter this sequence in the Phone Dial Plan for Ext 2 or higher on a client
phone.
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