7.6 ARS [6]
7.6.1 Common [6-1]
| The PBX automatically selects the least expensive route (carrier) available at the time a long-distance call is made on an outside (CO) line that has Automatic Route Selection (ARS) enabled. The user-dialled number is checked and modified in order to connect to the appropriate carrier. |
ARS Mode
| Enables ARS mode used when making calls using the specified outside (CO) lines. |
Value Range
1st Carrier Selection Code
| Specifies the First Carrier Access code. When this code is dialled, the first carrier is selected regardless of ARS. |
Value Range
| Max. 4 digits (consisting of 0–9) |
Dial Tone Type for ARS
| Selects the dial tone that the PBX sends to the caller when a call is made with the ARS feature. The tone will stop after the first digit (except for an account code) is dialled. |
Value Range
ARS Inter-digit Time
| Selects the inter-digit time used when the PBX checks the dialled number with the ARS feature. This setting should be the same as the timer specified in Inter-digit Time on the 7.1.7 Timers [1-6] screen. |
Value Range
7.6.2 Routing Plan [6-2]
| A maximum of 4 Routing Plan tables can be programmed. |
No.
| Indicates the location number of the leading number and leading number exception used for each Routing Plan number (reference only). |
Value Range
Selection Code
| Specifies the leading numbers of telephone numbers that will be routed by the ARS feature. |
Value Range
Max. 7 digits (consisting of 0–9,  , #, and x [wild card]) |
Exception Code
| Specifies the leading number exceptions of telephone numbers that will not be routed by the ARS feature. |
Value Range
| Max. 7 digits (consisting of 0–9, , #, and x [wild card]) |
ARS CO Line Group
| Selects the outside (CO) line group(s) that connect to the carrier for each Routing Plan number. The settings in Selection Code on this screen apply to each outside (CO) line group. |
Value Range
Modification—Removed Digits
| Selects the number of digits to be removed from the beginning of the user-dialled number. |
Value Range
Modification—Added Number
| Specifies the number to be added to the beginning of the dialled number after the digits specified in Modification—Removed Digits on this screen are removed. |
Value Range
| Max. 20 digits (consisting of 0–9, , #, and P [pause]) |
CO
| Indicates the outside (CO) line port number (reference only). |
Value Range
Authorisation Code
| Specifies an Authorisation code for the carrier for each outside (CO) line. |
Value Range
| Max. 19 digits (consisting of 0–9, , #, and P [pause]) |
Itemised Billing
| Enables the PBX to add the Itemised Billing code assigned to an extension to the Authorisation code for the carrier for each outside (CO) line. |
Value Range
| On (checked), Off (unchecked) |
Sequence of Transmitted codes
| Specifies the order in which the various codes are transmitted. |
Value Range
C.A.I.H sequence, C.I.A.H sequence
(C: Carrier; A: Authorisation Code; I: Itemised Billing Code; H: Telephone number) |
7.6.3 Itemised Billing Codes [6-3]
| An Itemised Billing code can be programmed for each extension. It is possible to add the Itemised Billing code assigned to an extension to the Authorisation code for the carrier for each outside (CO) line. The order of the Itemised Billing code and the Authorisation code can be specified for each Routing Plan number in Sequence of Transmitted codes on the 7.6.2 Routing Plan [6-2] screen. |
Jack
| Indicates the jack number (reference only). |
Value Range
Extension
| Indicates the extension number and name (reference only). |
Value Range
Code
| Specifies the Itemised Billing code used by the ARS feature to identify calls made from each extension for accounting and billing purposes. |
Value Range
| Max. 3 digits (consisting of 0–9, , #, and P [pause]) |