Cisco ATA 186 Manual - Comprehensive Guide to Dial Plan Commands

Chapter 5 Parameters and Defaults

Optional Feature Parameters

About Dial Plan Commands

Note

The following list contains rules for Cisco ATA dial plans:

•. —Wildcard, match any digit entered.

•- —Additional digits can be entered. This command can be used only at the end of a dial plan rule (for example, 1408t5- is legal usage of the - command, but 1408t5-3... is illegal).

•>#—Defines the # character as a termination character. When the termination character is entered, the dial string is automatically sent. The termination character can be entered only after at least one user-entered digit matches a dial plan rule. Alternatively, the command >* can be used to define * as the termination character.

•tn— Defines the timeout value n, in the unit of seconds, for the interdigit timer. Valid values are 0-9 and a-z, where a-z indicates a range of 10 to 36.

•rn—Repeat the last pattern n times, where n is 0-9 or a-z. The values a-z indicate a range of 10 to 36. Use the repeat modifier to specify more rules in less space.

The commands ># and tn are modifiers, not patterns, and are ignored by the rn command.

•—Used to separate multiple dial plan rules.

•^—Logical not. Match any character except the character immediately following the ^ command.

•S—Seize rule matching. If a dial plan rule matches the sequence of digits entered by the user to this point, and the modifier S is the next command in the dial plan rule, all other rules are negated for the remainder of the call (for example, a dial plan beginning with *S will be the only one in effect if the user first enters the * key).

All rules apply in the order listed (whichever rule is completely matched first will immediately send the dial string).

No syntax check is performed by the actual implementation. The administrator has the responsibility of making sure that the dial plan is syntactically valid.

Dial Plan Example 1 (Default Dial Plan)

The following dial plan:

*St4-#St4-9111>#t8.r9t2-0>#t811.rat4-^1t4>#.-

consists of the following rules:

•*St4-—If the first digit entered is *, all other dial plan rules are voided. Additional digits can be entered after the initial * digit, and the timeout before automatic dial string send is four seconds.

•#St4—Same as above, except with # as the initial digit entered.

•911—If the dial string 911 is entered, send it immediately.

•1>#t8.r9t2—If the first digit entered is 1, the timeout before automatic send is eight seconds. The terminating character # can be entered at any time to manually send the dial string. After the 11th digit is entered, the timeout before an automatic send changes to two seconds. The user can enter more digits until the dial string is sent by the timeout or by the user entering the # character.

Cisco ATA 186 and Cisco ATA 188 Analog Telephone Adaptor Administrator’s Guide (H.323)

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ATA 186 specifications

The Cisco Systems ATA 186, or Analog Telephone Adapter, revolutionized the way traditional telephony interacted with Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) systems. Designed primarily for home and small office use, the ATA 186 allows users to connect standard analog phones and fax machines to a network, enabling them to take advantage of the benefits of VoIP technology.

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