Authorization Codes
Authorization Codes
The Authorization Codes feature allows hotel staff to access additional calling features of the server when making toll calls or accessing the server remotely. Authorization codes may be used for any or all of the following reasons:
■To allow a calling user to override the FRL assigned to the originating sta- tion or trunk
■To restrict individual incoming tie trunks from accessing an outgoing trunk
■To identify certain calls on CDR records for
■To provide additional security control for the system.
When an authorization code is dialed, the FRL assigned to the extension number, attendant console, incoming trunk group, or remote access trunk group being used for the call is replaced by the FRL assigned to the authorization code. The new FRL functions the same as the one it replaces; however, the new FRL may represent greater or lesser calling privileges than the FRL that it replaces. Access to any given facility depends on the restrictions associated with the authorization code FRL.
For example, a supervisor may be at a desk of another user and want to make a call that is not normally allowed by the FRL assigned to that extension. The supervisor, however, can still make the call by dialing an authorization code that has been assigned an FRL that is not restricted from making that type call.
For security reasons, authorization codes range from four to seven digits. The number of digits in the codes must be a fixed length.
Each authorization code is assigned a COR that contains an associated FRL. Within a system, access privileges are determined by the FRL assigned to the facility where the call is originated. When an ARS call is dialed, the system allows or denies the call based on the FRL of the originating station. COR is used to restrict internal or
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