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Administering Lines
ASSIGNING LINES TO
If your system is pooled, follow this procedure. If your
LINE POOLS
system is square or behind-switch, follow the “Assigning
{POOLED SYSTEMS
Lines to Stations” procedure in this Section under
ONLY)
“Administering Stations” on page 3-36.
DESCRIPTION
To administer lines in pooled systems, you group
interchangeable outside lines into pools that people can
access with a single button or a dial code on their phones.
People within the system can-place a call through a line
pool in one of three ways:
•
Button Access.
People access the main pooI (default
pool 9, which usually contains locaI lines) by pressing
one of the two buttons to which the system assigns that
pool. You can assign phones access to other line pools
as well, such as pools of WATS lines or FX lines. You
can also assign individual lines to buttons on phones.
•
Dial Access.
People use a dial code to access any line
pool that you assign to their phones. The user presses
one of the two Pool Access buttons that the system
assigns to each phone. Then he or she dials the access
code for any of the pools that you’ve assigned to the
phone. You can also assign individual lines and line
pools to buttons on these phones.
•
Automatic Route Selection.
People press the Pool
Access button and dial the telephone numbers they
want to reach and the system selects the line pool that
you have designated as the best one for the type of call
being made. If the most appropriate line for a call is
busy, the system routes the call to the second-choice
line and so
on.
CONSIDERATIONS
The number of lines available for pooling is affected
by the number of lines that must be reserved for
personal or special-purpose use. For example, if there
are ten outside lines and two people need personal
lines, there are eight lines left for pooling. If a line is
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