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Line Assignment (#301)
Description
This procedure applies to key extensions or to individual lines on pooled
extensions
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This System Programming procedure assigns the outside lines that are available
at an extension. The default order of line assignment to the buttons on a system
phone is from left to right, starting in the bottom left corner (see Figure 5-1 on the
next page). To put the lines in a different order, first use this procedure to remove
all assigned lines; then assign lines in the desired order.
Related Features
■ Number of Lines (#104) can be used only during initial system setup to
assign a subset of lines to all extensions. You can use Line Assignment to
assign additional lines to specific extensions. For example, if five lines were
assigned to all extensions using Number of Lines (#104) and there are
eight lines in the system, use Line Assignment (#301) to assign lines 6, 7,
and 8 to specific extensions.
■ After you finish Line Assignment, you can use Line Ringing to identify
when each outside line assigned to an extension should start ringing. If you
add a line to the system, its factory setting is Immediate Ring.
■ You can use Automatic Line Selection to determine the order in which the
system selects a line for an extension when the user at that extension lifts
the handset or turns on the speaker to make a call. If you add a line to the
system, it becomes the last line in the selection sequence.
■ Remove all outside lines from Hotline (#603) and Doorphone (#604/#605)
extensions to prevent calls from being made or received on them.
■ If you want to prevent a user at an extension from accessing a line, make
sure you restrict the line for that extension using Line Access Restriction
(#302) even if the line is not assigned to that extension, so it cannot be
accessed using Direct Line Pickup. Similarly, if you want to prevent a user
at an extension from accessing all the lines in a pool, make sure you
restrict the pool for that extension using Pool Access Restriction (#315)
even if the pool is not assigned to that extension, so it cannot be accessed
using the pool access code.
■ The user must have access to an outside line in order to dial numbers on
the Emergency Phone Number List (#406).