Dial Patterns of Outbound Route
This topic describes dial pattern settings of Outbound Route to help you understand and configure the dial patterns of Outbound Route.
Pattern
Pattern | Description |
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X | Refers to any digit between 0 and 9. |
Z | Refers to any digit between 1 and 9. |
N | Refers to any digit between 2 and 9. |
[###] | Refers to any digit in the brackets, example [123] would
match the numbers 1, 2, or 3. Range of numbers can be specified with a dash, example [136-8] would match the numbers 1, 3, 6, 7, and 8. |
. | Wildcard . matches one or more numbers. Example 9011. matches any numbers starting with 9011 (excluding 9011 itself). |
! |
Wildcard ! matches none or more than one characters. Example 9011! matches any numbers starting with 9011 (including 9011 itself). |
Strip
Strip is an optional setting, it defines how many digits will be stripped from the front of the dialed number before the call is placed.
Example:
If you set Pattern as 9. and set Strip as 1.
If a user wants to call number 1588902923, he/she should dial 91588902923. The PBX will strip digit 9 from the dialed number, and call the number 1588902923.
Prepend
Prepend is an optional setting. The prepend will be added to the beginning of a successful match. If the dialed number matches the Pattern, the prepend will be added to the beginning of the number before placing the call.
Example:
If a trunk requires 10-digit dialing, but users are more comfortable with 7-digit dialing, you can prepend a 3-digit area code to all 7-digit phone numbers before the calls are placed.
Prefix and dial patterns
- Scenarios
- Prefix setting appears when you are configuring the following settings:
- How to configure Prefix
- You need to configure Prefix according to the dial pattern settings on your outbound route. If the Prefix is not configured correctly, the PBX cannot call to the external number successfully.