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Selecting Trunks to Set Attributes
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Selecting Trunks to Set Attributes
The title bar of the Trunk Configuration window displays the card and the channel of the selected trunk.
The list on the left shows all the configured trunks. The Location format is the same as in the Trunk View
window, that is, Logical Board ID : Channel Number. The logical board ID is assigned by the system. This ID
may change when a telephony board is added into or removed from the system.
When you select a trunk in this list, the options and parameters for the trunk appear in the settings in the right
side of the window.
Configuring One or Multiple Trunks
To customize trunk characteristics, you work on one trunk at a time. To apply the same configuration to multiple
trunks, use the Apply To button. This opens a list of all trunks, with all of the trunks selected by default. Select
the trunks you want to apply changes to, then click OK. (Use Ctrl+click and Shift+click to select several
trunks.) This applies changes to multiple trunks for only the attribute or option that you changed.
Figure 86. The Trunk Selection window
Setting General Trunk Attributes
Select a channel to view its current attributes. You can then set or change the following attributes. If an option
is grayed out, it is not available for that type of trunk:
• Access Code – Assign a trunk access code to the selected trunk. If you need to use a trunk access code
other than 9, you must first set this up on the Number Plan tab of System Configuration (see “Setting a
System Number Plan” on page 47).
Note: There are two types of access code: Trunk Access Code (TAC) and Route Access Code
(RAC). TAC is a quick and easy way to select which trunk(s) you would like to dial out
from, especially when you want to reserve trunks for a special dialing purpose. For
example, you can set up TAC "7" and assign that to trunk(s). These trunks will be
reserved exclusively for users who know the TAC "7".
Although TAC is easy to use, it does have limitations especially when you are located in an
area with a complicated dialing pattern or you need to set up VoIP hop-off dialing.
RAC uses the Out Call Routing table, which has the flexibility to group trunks into a route, as-
sign routes to a specific dialing pattern, and add/delete digits from the dialing pattern. It can
solve most of the complicated dialing problems. If your system is using RAC, you can set this
TAC field to "None".