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CONSIDERATIONS
ADMINISTRATION
business or more convenient for users.
For example, the intercom numbers
for the telephones in hotel rooms can be the same as the room numbers, e.g.,
401, 402, etc. Call Distribution groups can have their department numbers or
project numbers as their dial codes.
The system begins to operate according to the new dialing codes as soon as
the administrator assigns them.
Therefore, the administrator needs to
provide the new dial plan to users right away. If a printer is available, the
administrator can order a printout of the current dial plan from the MERLIN
II system. For stations, lines, line pools, and groups in the system, the
printout shows:
The logical ID number, which is the order or position within the group,
beginning with the lowest number. For example, if there are three Call
Distribution groups with Flexible Numbering codes 510, 511, and 512,
group 510 is #1, 511. is #2, and 512 is #3.
The current dial code, which is either the default code or the most recently
assigned Flexible Numbering code.
The label assigned to lines and stations, such as “IN-WATS” or “SAM.”
Flexible Numbering can only be administered from the MERLIN II System
Display Console.
Flexible Numbering dial codes can contain the digits 0 through 9 in any
combination except that no code can begin with 0. The dial code 0 is a
fixed code representing the administration console connected to the first
station jack in the system.
A Flexible Numbering dial code cannot have the digits of a shorter dial
code as its leading digits.
For example, if you assigned the number 40 to
a paging group, you could not assign any longer numbers beginning
with 40, such as 400 or 4000, to other endpoints. (See “Planning,” in
the MERLIN II System Installation and Administration Manual for more
information on how to select Flexible Numbering codes. )
Systems that include basic telephones connected to a Basic Telephone
Module, Basic Telephone and Modem Interfaces, or Off-Premises
Telephone Interfaces should not have 9 or 88 as Flexible Numbering dial
codes. People with this equipment use those fixed codes to access
MERLIN II system lines.
People with basic telephones connected to the
system with a BTMI or OPTI cannot dial intercom numbers longer than
two digits.
If you have Call Distribution groups with data hunt groups set up and
you change the numbering (i.e. perform flexible numbering) for the call
distribution groups, the system will assign the Group Call Distribution
flexible numbers (preceded by *) to the data hunt groups.
IMPORTANT Before you establish or change Flexible Numbering codes,
get the completed Flexible Numbering Form. If you do not have one,
read the entry for Flexible Numbering in “Planning,” in the MERLIN
II Installation and Administration Manual and fill out the form before
you try to administer this feature.
The “Planning” entry includes an
example showing how a small hotel uses Flexible Numbering.
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