Configuration Requirements NP RapidDial

Determine Subscriber Groups

NP RapidDial can only be used to address messages to mailboxes within a Subscriber Group. The NP RapidDial Table defines the groups of subscribers and lists the mailbox numbers in each group.

The NP RapidDial Table separates mailbox numbers into two parts, the prefix and the suffix. The prefix consists of the leading digits in the mailbox number. The suffix consists of the remaining digits in the mailbox number and becomes the NP RapidDial address for the mailbox. For example, the following parameters might appear in the NP RapidDial Table:

In this example, mailbox numbers in the Subscriber Group use seven-digit numbers that begin with a five-digit prefix of 23422 and end with a two-digit suffix in the range of 10 through 99. With NP RapidDial, members of this Subscriber Group can address messages to another mailbox in this group by entering only the last two digits of the mailbox number.

Configuration Requirements for Prefixes and Suffixes

NP RapidDial mailbox numbers can include up to 11 digits. The prefix can include up to nine digits. In the preceding example, the Subscriber Group supports 90 phone numbers.

Note: When defining a Subscriber Group, make the suffix large enough to identify all phone numbers in the Subscriber Group.

You can add several prefixes and suffixes to a subscriber group, however, ranges of suffix numbers cannot overlap.

Configure a Variable Dialing Plan for the Group

In order for the NP RapidDial feature to function, you must set the line group dialing plan for variable length mailboxes. For information about configuring the dialing plan, refer to Configure a Dialing Plan.

With a variable length dialing plan, the voice mail system uses a timeout to determine when data entry is complete. With NP RapidDial, the user enters as few as two digits or as many as 11 digits. Then, the user either waits for the system to time out or presses the pound (#) key to indicate that data entry is complete.

Create a Features Class of Service (FCOS) for NP RapidDial

To enable NP RapidDial, customize an FCOS that contains feature bit 265 (Enable NP RapidDial Features).