DTMF ON Duration

specifies (if Forwarded Output Digits is All or Ext and Forwarded Digit Type is DTMF) the length of a tone that will be used to produce a single DTMF digit.

DTMF OFF Duration

specifies (if Forwarded Output Digits is All or Ext and Forwarded Digit Type is DTMF) the length of silence between DTMF tones in a dial digit string.

Tone Type

determines whether the multi-frequency tone will be dual-tone (DTMF) or single-tone (MF).

Reviewing and Configuring Voice Interfaces

Voice ports connect the SmartSwitch 1800 to telephony equipment. Connections to the frame relay network are made over Voice Interfaces, which are assigned to DLCIs on physical frame relay ports.

A Voice Interface record contains node numbers that identify the local SmartSwitch 1800 and the device at the remote end of the frame relay connection. When a call is received, the dialing scheme in the SmartSwitch 1800 checks the node number addressed in the call against a list maintained by the Voice software. If the number is that of the remote node (called the "peer" node), the call is forwarded out the frame relay port.

To display the existing Voice interfaces and parameter values, press [E] at the Voice Configuration Menu (or [A], [F], [E] from the Main Menu).

To configure an interface, press [F] at the Voice Configuration Menu. When prompted for an Interface Number, type a number: 0–128 , then press [Enter]. A screen similar to the following will be displayed.

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1800 specifications

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