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Call Barring / Call Restrictions
The Orchid PBX has a very flexible Call Restrictions package which should enable you reduce
your phone Bill by eliminating unnecessary calls.
For example you can restrict individual or all extensions from calling premium rate numbers,
International numbers, mobile numbers or calls to the speaking clock or Directory Inquires.
Calls can also be limited to just any of the 80 System Speed Dial memories.
Call types such as local, national, mobile, international, non-geographic, Directory Inquiries etc.
can be programmed into Call Groups.
There are Call Barring groups 1 to 6,and each group can have up to 20 call types of up to 4 digits.
For example Group 1 could contain Premium rate 09 and mobile 07 call types, Group 2 could
contain International calls to Asia 008 and Directory Inquiries 118 etc. These groups can be
assigned to individual or all extensions.
Example 1: Assign 09 and 07 into group 1 and 008 and 118 into group 2.
Ext 201 Dial
Password * 57 1 09 # 07 * 57
2
118
#
Hang up
Example 2: Assign 01 and 02 into group 3 and 100, 123, 00, 07 and 09 into group 4.
Ext 201 Dial
Password * 57 3 01 # 02 * 57
4
100 # 123
#
00
#
09
#
Hang up
Internal calls only Group 0
To assign extensions for internal calls only they should be assigned to Group 0. The system has
already been programmed for Group 0 to only allow internal calls. For example, you may have a
phone in your reception area or in a public area.
Assign Groups 1 - 6 or 0 to extensions
Example 1: Assign Group 1 to all extensions (Group 1 may bar calls to 09 numbers)
Ext 201 Dial
Password * 54
1
#
Hang up
Cancel Group 1 being assigned to all extensions,
Ext 201 Dial
Password * 53 #
Hang up
Example 2: Assign Group 2 to Ext 204 and Group 0 to Ext 208
Ext 201 Dial
Password * 51 204 2
#
*
51 208
0
#
Hang up
Cancel extension 204 being assigned to group 2
