AT&T Feature Model 5 manual Button Access vs. Dial Access to Line Pools

Button Access vs. Dial Access to Line Pools

NOTE: If you want to use Automatic Route Selection, you must select Dial Access to Line Pools.

If you have decided to configure your system as pooled, you must also decide how voice terminals will access the pools. You can choose one of two options for line pools: Button Access to Line Pools or Dial Access to Line Pools.

If you have only one or two line pools, Button Access is the best option for your system. If your system has several line pools, however, Dial Access is preferable because you can access all pools by using only two buttons on each voice terminal. Dial Access is also preferable if you want basic telephones to have access to more than one line pool or if you want 5-button voice terminals to have access to more than one special pool.

DIAL ACCESS TO POOLS

Assume that you have five line pools. With the Dial Access option (see the diagram above), you arrange the system so that people can access any line pool by lifting the handset, touching one of the two buttons above Intercom-Voice,and dialing the access code assigned to the pool (9 for the main pool or 890 through 899 for the others). Even if you set your system for Dial Access, you can still assign some pools to particular buttons, if you like.

With the Button Access option (see the diagram below), people access all line pools directly through pool buttons on each voice terminal. In such an arrangement, the first two buttons above Intercom-Voiceprovide access to the main pool. You may assign additional buttons for access to other pools that may include WATS lines, FX lines, or lines used for special purposes.

BUTTON ACCESS TO POOLS

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