A hunt group is a series of dial peers, with the same destination pattern but different interfaces, organized to share the load. If the first interface is busy or unavailable, the next interface is “hunted” until an available interface is found, or the hunt process is stopped.
Use the following procedure to add a hunt group to a gateway using the VRC client.
You must be in the Design View to add a hunt group to a gateway.
Expand the dial plan tree to view all components.
Select the gateway you want to add a hunt group to.
Click the Hunt Group tab.
Right-click and choose Add from the menu. The Add Hunt Group dialog box appears.
Enter the following information:
Name - The name for this hunt group. Maximum value is 64 characters.
Choose either Trunk Group or Voice Port.
Note: To use trunk groups in a hunt group, you must first create the trunk group using the command line interface (CLI).
A trunk group is a group of essentially alike trunks (shared electronic characteristics) that go between the same two geographical points. A trunk group performs the same function as a single trunk, but carries multiple conversations. You can only choose trunk group if the VRC feature set for the gateway is dp1.1 or later.
A voice port is a single voice port on a gateway.
Description - A text description for this hunt group. Maximum value is 64 characters.
6. Click Apply to apply the values and add the hunt group.
Click Cancel to cancel the procedure.