Configure phone number and IAD

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You must complete any earlier mandatory steps before you can complete this step.

Enter the following information, and then click on Next to jump to the next step, or if you do not wish to configure any further optional details, click on Finish to jump directly to the confirmation step.

Note that which fields are displayed depends on the value you select for the first field, Number status.


Parameter

Description
Directory number The directory number of this subscriber (the actual number used on this exchange; the number that is presented to users may be different if the number has been ported). This is used by the VP3000 to identify a subscriber among all other subscribers. Either type in the number (noting that if you set the Number status to Normal or Ported from the directory number must be within an active Number Range), or click on the ellipsis symbol at the end of the field to select from the list of numbers not currently in use. If you click on the ellipsis symbol, the dialog box that appears displays a list of configured Number Ranges. Select the Number Range from which the new subscriber's number should be taken and click on Next. The next dialog box offers 'manual selection' or 'automatic selection'. If you select 'automatic selection', the EMS will assign the subscriber the next free number within this number range. If you select 'manual selection', the following dialog box presents sub-ranges of 100 numbers. Select the sub-range from which the number should be taken and click on Next. In the next dialog box, select a number and click on OK to accept this number. (If no number is shown, this indicates that there are no free numbers in the range; click on Back and select a different number range.)
Presentation number The presentation number of this subscriber (the number that is presented to users; the actual number used on this exchange may be different if the number has been ported). Specify the full national telephone number (without any leading zero), maximum 32 digits. This field is automatically filled in with the directory number, but you can overwrite this number if necessary.
Signaling number Depending on your version of MetaSwitch, this field may not be included. The 10-digit number, if any, to be sent in signaling messages for this subscriber in place of the subscriber's directory number (for example, if the directory number corresponds to an outgoing-only line and should be replaced by the number of another line that accepts incoming calls).
Number status Select the status of the telephone number to configure for the subscriber. Select from the list of values. If you do not select an alternative, Normal will be used by default. The value that you select for this field will affect which other fields are displayed. Values:
  • Normal
    Normal number on this exchange.
  • Ported to
    Number from a different exchange that has been ported to this exchange (for use by a subscriber connected to this exchange).
  • Ported from (UK only)
    Number ported from this exchange to a different exchange (for use by a subscriber connected to that exchange).
  • Recently moved
    Number that a subscriber has recently stopped using, to change to another exchange or to another number on this exchange. When someone calls this number, the VP3000 plays an announcement about the change (but does not give out the new number).
  • Reserved - old number
    Number that has previously been used and is being kept for a period of time before re-use.
  • Reserved for future use
    Number that has been reserved for future use.
Ported exchange ID The ID of the exchange to which calls for this subscriber should be redirected. This is a 5-digit number, allocated by the OFTEL Numbering Unit. When redirecting the call, the local exchange identifies the target exchange by adding a 6-digit prefix to the called number; the prefix consists of the digit 5 followed by this exchange ID. This field appears, and must be supplied, only if the Number status field is set to Ported from.
Subscriber Group The Subscriber Group to which the subscriber belongs. Select from the list of all configured Subscriber Groups.
IAD Voice Port Identifies the IAD and the voice port to which the subscriber is connected. This field appears, and must be supplied, only if the Number status field is set to Normal or Ported to. Select the ellipsis symbol at the end of the field to display a dialog box with a list of IAD ranges. Select a range of IADS and choose Next to move to the next dialog box. Select an IAD and choose next to move to the next dialog box. Select a voice port and choose OK to accept the value.