RPLs - What they mean? 1

[thephonefox]

Hi guys,

Can anyone explain what the permission and restiction does when setting up the RPLs? I looked at what the vendors setup at my 2 CP 5.0 sites and there seems to be no reasoning that I can see. Explanation or point to documentation would be great! Thanks!!



The Phone Fox

 

[allenmac]

RPLs (Restriction/Permission Lists) are 1 means of controlling what numbers the CallPilot is allowed to dial.

Usually, a CallPilot is configured with several RPLs that are used in different situations.

For example:'

On Switch' is commonly used to restrict the callpilot to only be able to dial valid on-switch extensions, so if your Prime DNs are 2000-2999, and your attendant is 0, you would have entries for 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 in the restrictions field, and the permissions field would be blank. This would allow the callpilot to dial 0, and any DN that starts with 2.

'Local' is commonly used to allow local calling (I am in a 10-digit dialing area, so I need to allow 9 + the NPA's that are local to me. Also, as each RPL is less restrictive, they usually contain the permissions from the more restrictive groups. so My 'Local' RPL, would also allow 'On-Switch' dialing.

My local NPA's are: 202, 301, 240, 703. My Restriction Field would have entries for 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. My Permission field would have entries for 9202, 9240, 9301, and 9703. This will allow 'On-Switch' dialing plus dialing of numbers that are in my local calling area: 9301+NXX+XXXX, etc. while blocking all other 9+ calls.

 

[bhassell2000]

Dude, no 571 in your local calling area?

Thanks,

Buddy

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[allenmac]

There is, but I thought 4 examples were enough.

 

[thephonefox]

Thanks AllenMac! I thought that was how it worked but that is not how the vendor set it up and I was really confused. I have inherited all of my phone systems at my sites and the RPLs are all setup differently, like there seemed to be no rhyme or reason to them.

Thank you for the clarification and examples!!


The Phone Fox

 

[allenmac]

No problem. I hope this helps (It's what this site is for)!