Dialing Properties

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The Dialing Properties tab allows FaxPress to automatically add necessary prefixes or strip out unnecessary prefixes.

Select the Dialing Properties tab to configure your FaxPress server dialing requirements. These settings allow the Premier to be set up to automatically add required dialing prefixes or leave out unnecessary prefixes. 

For the FaxPress to automatically generate complex phone number, you must configure, at minimum:

	■	The local country code

	■	The local area code (if any)

	■	The long distance preamble

	■	The international preamble

	■	The number of digits in the local phone number

	■	Whether to insert the PBX password, if there is one, automatically at the beginning or end of the fax telephone number.

In the Where I am section, select the area code and country code for your area:

Country code is— The ITU assigned country code for each country. For the US this is 1, for UK this is 44 etc. The country code for the FaxPress is set in the Dialing Properties dialog.

Area code is— The next lower level detail in a phone number. In the US this is a 3 digit number like 408. Some countries like Singapore do not have an area code. In this case, all non-international numbers are local. The area code for the FaxPress is set in the Dialing Properties dialog.

In the To dial from this location section:

For long distance dial— The digit(s) that must be dialed for each long distance call preceding the actual number. In the US, this is 1. This is required for any number dialed whose area code does not match the area code of the FaxPress.

For International dial— The digit(s) that must be dialed for each international call preceding the number. In the US, this is 011. This is required for any number dialed to another country.

In the In my country section:

Enter the maximum number of digits in a local phone number in the The maximum number of digits for a local call is box.

In the US, this is the 7-digit number, like 496 0474. A local number is one that does not contain any long distance or international preambles or area codes.

If you are using a PBX system and passwords are required for access to an outside line, in the When dialing through PBX section:

Check Dial Access Code and use the pulldown menu on the right to select whether to insert the password Before or After the number is dialed.

The Same PBX Pre Dial for all lines option, if selected, applies the PBX Pre-Dial codes specified in the International, Long Distance, and Local fields to all fax lines and all users. Choose to configure either this option or the PBX Pre-Dial option in the Line Settings tab. Both should not be configured to function simultaneously. To set the same PBX pre-dial for all lines, select Same PBX Pre Dial for all lines, then specify pre-dial digits for International, Long Distance or Local.

This FaxPress warning screen will appear if the other PBX Pre-Dial option in the Line Settings tab is already configured. Choose either to use that existing setting, or go to the Line Settings tab, deselect the PBX Pre-Dial setting, and configure your PBX settings here.

In the Dialing Rules section:

Click Apply dialing rules to fax numbers to activate the dialing rules you’ve just defined for all phone numbers in your FaxPress native phonebooks. Apply the dialing rules if any of the following scenarios represent your system:

	■	Multiple sources of phone numbers, each with possible a different format of stored numbers.

	■	The wish to avoid repeated dialing of preamble digits, thus keeping the dialing sequence short.

	■	Area code overlays, sometimes requiring the dialing of the complete long distance + area code sequence.

	■	The use of the FaxPress in dialing many different counties, with some countries not having a concept of area codes, some countries having different dialing restrictions etc.

	■	The use of PBX passwords.

Set the rules for dialing Area codes in the US or Canada by clicking the Area Code Rules button at the bottom of the screen to bring up the Area Code Rules window.

When making local calls in some areas of the US and Canada, the phone company requires the area code or even the long distance preamble plus area code. To specify the requirements for your area, select one of the following:

	■	Always dial long distance preamble and area code.

	■	Always dial long distance area code

	■	Don’t dial the area code

In some cases, this requirement applies only when you are dialing specific exchanges. To specify when this is necessary, click the New button in the Dial long distance preambles with the following prefixes: area.

Likewise, when making long distance phone calls, you may not need to use area codes and long distance preambles for certain area codes. Click New to specify the area codes that do not require the addition of area code numbers in the box for When calling to other area codes.

When you are finished with your selections, click OK to return to the Dialing Properties dialog box.

Click OK when you have finished configuring your dialing properties or select another tab on continue configuring your server properties.