External SIP Peer Device Management
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See also:

“Device Management” on page 87

“Add External SIP Peer Dialog Box” on page 109

“Edit External SIP Peer Dialog Box” on page114

Add External SIP Peer Dialog Box

The following table describes the fields in the Add External SIP Peer dialog

box.

Prefix Range The dial string prefix(es) assigned to this SIP peer.
If your dial plan uses the Dial services by prefix dial rule
(in the default dial plan) to route calls to services, all dial
strings beginning with an assigned prefix are forwarded
to this SIP peer for resolution.
Enabled Indicates whether the system is using the SIP peer.
Outbound Indicates whether the system is registered with the SIP
peer so that it can route calls to it.
Table 5-13 Fields in the External SIP Peer list (continued)
Column Description
Table 5-14 Add External SIP Peer dialog box
Field Description
External SIP Peer
Enabled Clearing this check box lets you stop using an external
SIP peer without deleting it.
Name Peer name or number. Must be unique among SIP
peers.
Description The text description displayed in the External SIP Peer
list.
Next hop address Fully qualified domain name (FQDN), host name, or IP
address of the SIP peer.
If you specify a domain/host name, the system routes
calls to this peer by using DNS to resolve the address.
The DNS server that the system uses must contain the
required records (NAPTR, SRV, and/or A/AAAA).