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CallPilot Message Networking Set Up and Operation Guide
Chapter 2
Setting up Digital Networking
Setting the Digital Networking properties
Setting up Network properties involves entering your site’s:
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SMTP proxy name, if applicable
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local prefix
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Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) or IP address
SMTP proxy name
Before you can use Digital Networking, you must find out from the Network Administrator
whether the network has an SMTP proxy. SMTP proxies restrict access to a company’s internal
network from the internet. A proxy provides network security and prevents unauthorized access.
If your network has a direct connection to the internet or intranet, it does not have an SMTP proxy
and you do not have to enter an SMTP proxy name. If your network has an SMTP proxy, you must
enter the domain name of the SMTP proxy of your site. Contact your Network Administrator for
more information.
The FQDN of the SMTP proxy can be a maximum of 128 alphanumeric characters. The domain
name cannot have any spaces or punctuation except for characters such as periods, dashes or
underscores that are part of the name.
Local prefix
Before your site can receive messages from other sites, you must enter a local prefix for your site.
The local prefix is the sequence of digits that must be prefixed to local mailbox numbers to make
them unique across your network. The prefix is usually the same at your site prefix in the network
numbering plan.
The local prefix is a number from one to nine digits. This prefix can be the same as your site’s area
code and three-digit exchange prefix. For example, if customers dial 403-246-xxxx to reach your
site, 403246 can be your local prefix.
You must give your local prefix number to the Network Administrator and System Administrator
at each digital site. If you change it, give them your new prefix. They can update your local prefix
in their Site Tables.
FQDN
The FQDN is the domain name used for referring to your site, and is added to all outgoing
messages. For example, NortelNetworks.com is a domain name.
