Assigning Dial Access to Line Pools
If you have a pooled system and switch G on the control unit is set to Dial Access (up), you can assign individual voice terminals Dial Access to selected line pools. With this arrangement, a person can access any line pool by touching the Pool Access button and dialing the access code for the pool (9 for the main pool or 890 through 899 for additional pools).
If you plan to use Automatic Route Selection, you must use Dial Access to Line Pools.
Even if your system is set up for Dial Access to Line Pools, you can still provide But- ton Access to Line Pools at selected voice terminals. For example, say that you have seven line pools and you have chosen Dial Access to Line Pools to avoid tying up buttons on voice terminals unnecessarily. This arrangement works well for most staff members, who use different line pools for different types of calls. But Pat, an accounts receivable clerk, makes many calls a day, using local lines only. You may choose to assign the main pool to a button on Pat’s voice terminal.
NOTE: If you have Automatic Route Selection, you do not have to provide Button Ac- cess to save people time in accessing the line pools that they use frequently. The system will select the appropriate pools for all calls automatically.
NOTE: Some voice terminals in your system maybe equipped with an Automatic Tip/Ring Interface (ATRI), a Manual Tip/Ring interface (MTRI), or a General Purpose Adapter (GPA). If you have Dial Access to Line Pools, you must assign a personal line or assign one of your line pools to a particular button on these voice terminals so that users can originate calls from these devices.
For more information about DialAccess to Line Pools, see “Button Access vs. Dial Access to Line Pools,” page 19.
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