Set up Basic Emergency Calling
To ensure that users can make emergency calls for help when an accident occurs, you need to set up emergency calling in Yeastar P-Series PBX System. This topic describes how to set up basic emergency calling in Yeastar P-Series PBX System.
Procedure
- Log in to PBX web portal, go to Add. , click
- In the Name field, specify a name to help you identify it.
- In the Emergency Number field, enter the emergency number.
- Leave the Emergency Outbound Caller ID Priority field
as the default setting.Note:
- Emergency Outbound Caller ID Priority setting is typically for enhanced emergency calling, this setting will not affect basic emergency calling.
- For basic emergency calling, you don't need to set Emergency Outbound Caller ID for extensions and trunks.
- In the Trunk's Emergency Outbound Caller ID field,
configure trunks for emergency calls.Note: Emergency calls have the highest priority. If the selected trunk is occupied, PBX will terminate the ongoing call, and place the emergency call.
- Click Add.
- In the drop-down list of Trunk, select a trunk.
- Leave the Trunk's Emergency Outbound Caller
ID field blank.Note: Do not set emergency outbound caller ID for basic emergency calling, or the emergency calls may fail.
- Optional: Click Add to add another
trunk and repeat step a - step c.
Note: If the first trunk cannot work properly, the PBX will use the second trunk to make calls.
- Click Save and Apply.
What to do next
After setting up an emergency calling, you may need to consider the following configurations: