Dial Rules field descriptions

Note

A number of fields on this page have been deprecated in Messaging 6.1. You can use the Sites Web page to configure dial rules.

Name	Description
Dial Plan Handling
Dial plan handling style	Options are: Application server based: This is the Messaging 6.0 legacy style, which is deprecated in Messaging 6.1. Site definition based
Dial plan handling testing	Click Test to verify whether the phone numbers are handled correctly.
This Location
Country code	The country code of the dialing phone number. This number is used to determine whether calls are internal, local, domestic, or international. This field is deprecated in Messaging 6.1. Use the Country code field on the Sites Web page.
Area code	The area code of the dialing phone number. Example: `212 -5551212` The system uses the area code to determine if outgoing calls are local or long distance. This field is deprecated in Messaging 6.1. Use the National destination code field on the Sites Web page.
Dial-Out Settings
Long-distance prefix	The preceding digits before the area code of the dialing phone number. The default is 1. This field is deprecated in Messaging 6.1. Use the National prefix field on the Sites Web page.
International prefix	The preceding digits before the country code of the dialing phone number. The default is 011. This field is deprecated in Messaging 6.1. Use the International prefix field on the Sites Web page.
Outside line prefix	The digits required to gain outside line access. The default is 9. This field is deprecated in Messaging 6.1. Use the Outside line prefix field on the Sites Web page.
Company DID numbers that should be treated as internal numbers
Number of digits in an extension	This field is deprecated in Messaging 6.1. If you are configuring an: External (Public Network) Dial Plan Site, configure the length of digits required to call a number within the originating area code or a local call in the Subscriber number length (within this site's national destination code) field. Internal Dial Plan Site, configure the length of extensions for users on this site in the Short extension length field.
Number of DID ranges	The number of Direct Inward Dialing (DID) ranges for internal numbers. The system uses DID ranges to route inbound calls to extensions within the bounds of the range. This field is deprecated in Messaging 6.1.
PBX Caller ID Information
Caller ID internal number prefix	The dial-out prefix for internal calls. Used only when required by the telephony server for caller ID. This field is deprecated in Messaging 6.1
Advanced Rules
Advanced Dial-out rules	Click Edit Dial-Out Rules to customize the dial-out rules. Use the fields under the Toll-Free and Premium Calls and Local Calls sections on the Sites Web page to configure the dial-out rules.
Dial-in rules	Do not change advanced dial-in rules unless directed to do so by Avaya Client Services.