MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 5.0
Feature Reference
555-650-110
Issue 1
June 1997
Features
Page 41
Authorization Code
number or the authorization code is recorded in the ACCOUNT field. The factory
setting lists the home extension number in the ACCOUNT field.
An authorization code can range from 2 to 11 characters and must be unique
across the system. However, more than one user can use an authorization code
simultaneously. Authorization codes do not have a set, systemwide length.
Through system programming, the system manager can assign one authorization
code for each extension. One Authorization Code button can be programmed on
any MLX or analog multiline telephone (except QCCs). A button with an LED is a
good idea.
If a user does not have a physical telephone, a phantom extension may be
programmed as a home extension to allow the user to use restricted telephones
and for call control and accounting purposes.
The Authorization Code feature can be activated by modems, fax machines, and
other devices that can dial or enter
#80
and then the authorization code followed
by a
#
.
Activating an Authorization Code
0
You can pick up any telephone (except a QCC) in the system and use an
authorization code. You obtain home extension calling privileges by entering your
home extension’s authorization code. Do this in one of the following ways:
■
Press a programmed Authorization Code button and then enter the
assigned authorization code.
■
Press the Feature button on an MLX display telephone and then select
Auth Code
.
■
Press the Feature button on an MLX telephone or analog multiline
telephone and dial
80
.
■
Press
#80
while off hook on an SA/ICOM button.
If you activate the feature while on hook, the feature selects an SA/ICOM button
and turns on the speakerphone, if present.
After you activate the feature, the green LED (if present) next to a programmed
Authorization Code button starts to flash slowly to indicate that you may enter the
code’s digits. An MLX display telephone shows
Auth:
,
and an analog multiline
display telephone shows
Auth?
.
Entering an Authorization Code
0
While you enter the assigned authorization code, you hear inside dial tone. If you
do not enter the code within 15 seconds, the feature is deactivated.
If a telephone with a display is used, the display shows asterisks instead of the
entered digits.
