Lucent Technologies 555-661-140 manual Release 3.1 Enhancements March

MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 6.1	Issue 1
Installation 555-661-140	August 1998
Prior Releases Features and Enhancements	Page l
Release 3.1 Enhancements (March, 1996)

Trunk Test procedure. This password is for use in addition to a remote access barrier code.

Release 3.1 Enhancements (March, 1996)

Release 3.1 includes all Release 3.0 functionality, plus the enhancements listed below.

Call Restriction Checking for Star Codes

Beginning with Release 3.1, a system manager can add star (*) codes to Allowed and Disallowed Lists to help prevent toll fraud. Star codes, typically dialed before an outgoing call, enable telephone users to obtain special services provided by the central office (CO). For example, in many areas, a telephone user can dial *67 before a telephone number to disable central office-supplied caller identification at the receiving party’s telephone. You must contract with your telephone service provider to have these codes activated.

When users dial star codes, the system’s calling restrictions determine whether the codes are allowed. If they are allowed, the system’s calling restrictions are reset and the remaining digits that the users dial are checked against the calling restrictions.

Trunk-to-Trunk Transfer Set for Each

Extension

This enhancement to the Transfer feature enables the system manager to allow or disallow trunk-to-trunk transfer on a per-extension basis. In Release 3.1 and later systems, the default setting for all extensions is restricted.

Programmable Second Dial Tone Timer

The system manager can assign a second dial tone timer to lines/trunks, in order to help prevent toll fraud (for example, when star codes are used). After