Adding Number Expansion Rules

In most corporate environments, the telephone network is configured so that you can reach a destination by dialing only a portion of the full telephone number.  You can define an extension number as the destination pattern for a dial peer.

How VRC manages the extension number is defined in a number expansion rule. Number expansion sets are a set of these rules.

Adding a number expansion set enables you to define a set of digits for the router to add to the beginning of a dialed string before passing it to the remote telephony device. This reduces the number of digits that a user must dial to reach a remote location.

Use this procedure to add a number expansion rule for a number expansion set.

Procedure

You must be in the Design View to add a number expansion rule.

  1. Expand the dial plan tree to view all components.

  2. Locate the zone which contains the number expansion set you want to add a number expansion rule for.

  3. Click the Number Expansion Sets tab. The list of number expansion sets for this zone is displayed.

  4. Double-click the number expansion set you want to add a number expansion rule to.

  5. Click the Rules tab.

  6. Right-click and choose Add from the menu.

  7. Enter the number expansion rule attribute information.

     8.    Click Apply to apply the values and add the number expansion rule.

Click Cancel to cancel the procedure.