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Configuring Dial Plans
ATA Administration Guide 67
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Dial Plan Timer (Off-Hook Timer)
You can think of the Dial Plan Timer as “the off-hook timer.” This timer starts
counting 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 )
• s: The number of seconds; if no number is entered after P, the default timer of 5
seconds applies.
• 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.
Examples for the Dial Plan Timer
• Allow more time for users to start dialing after taking a phone off hook.
EXAMPLE: (
P9 | (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.
• Create a hotline for all sequences on the System Dial Plan
EXAMPLE: (
P9<:23> | (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.
• Create a hotline on a line button for an extension
EXAMPLE:
( P0 <:1000>)
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 station.