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Least Cost Routing (LCR) for all calls
Many phone companies offer attractive rates for their national, mobile and international calls. To
use their services however you will have to prefix all Internationals with a 4,5 or 6 digit access
code.
The Orchid PBX can be programmed to automatically insert the phone company's access code for
all calls starting with 0, as follows:
To prefix all calls on
all
lines with Carrier Call 18185
Ext 201 Dial
Password * 35 18185
#
Hang up
To Cancel LCR Prefix
Ext 201 Dial
Password * 35
#
Hang up
If you only want the LCR function on one line, for example, line 3:
Ext 201 Dial
Password * 34
03
18185
#
Hang up
To Cancel LCR on line 3
Ext 201 Dial
Password * 34
03
#
Hang up
Accessing IP Calls or a Fixed Cellular Terminal (FCT)
As currently configured you need to dial 9 to access the BT or Cable line to make outgoing calls. If
you also have an IP service connected to one or more of your lines you can program a digit 1
– 8
to access the IP or FCT service automatically.
Example 1: Assign Digit 7 to access IP or FCT service on lines 2 and 3
Ext 201 Dial
Password * 971
7
02
#
Hang up
To Cancel,
Dial:
* 971 #
Example 2: Assign Digit 8 to access IP or FCT services on line 3
Ext 201 Dial
Password * 971
8
03
#
To cancel
Dial * 971 #
To make IP or FCT calls dial 7 as in example 1, or 8 as in example 2.
Note:
If your extensions have been changed for Direct Dial mode you need to dial * in front of the
7 or 8 above
