Nortel BCM 3.7, Manual

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262 Assigning Trunk/line data
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BRI fields
Table 38 BRI line fields
Attribute Value Description
Line type Public
Private to:
PRI A to PRI-F
Define how the line is used in relation to other lines in the system.
• Public line: can be accessed by more than one telephone.
• Private line: can be assigned only to one telephone and the prime telephone for
that line. Enter the internal number of the telephone.
• PRI A to PRI F: assigns the line to one of the line pools. If a line is assigned to a
line pool, but is not assigned to any telephone, that line is available only for
outgoing calls.
For more information and tips, refer to “Line pool tips” on page 271 .
Prime set DN:
None
Assign a telephone to provide backup answering for calls on the line. For an Auto
Answer line, calls are redirected if the received number is invalid or the target line is
busy, and if the
If busy parameter is set To prime .
Each line can be assigned only one prime telephone.
Distinct rings
in use read-only This field shows the Distinct Ring Patterns that have already been assigned to at
least one line.
Distinct ring None
Pattern 2
Pattern 3
Pattern 4 Choose the distinctive ring pattern that you want to assign to the line. This allows
you to provide selective service to calls with differing answer priorities.
When more than one line with the distinct ring settings rings at a telephone, the line
with the highest priority will ring first.
• Pattern 4 has the highest ring priority
• Pattern 3 has second highest ring priority
• Pattern 2 has third highest ring priority
• None has the lowest ring priority.
By default, all telephones and lines are set to None
Manual answer line Auto answer line