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Set up a Paging call to notify others when an extension dials an emergency Outgoing Route(Kari's Law)

  • Systems with Page Pro installed will already have this feature available.  Systems without Paging Pro installed will see this feature after the standard Paging module is updated to the following versions or later:

    • 13.0.26.16

    • 14.0.16.2

    • 15.0.4.17

    • You can set up Notifications on Outbound Routes by linking a page group to an outbound route. If a call is placed using that outbound route, the phones in the page group will be paged with an announcement of the extension number that made the call, and the number that was dialed.  Assuming the page group's Duplex option is set to No, the phones in the page group will then be injected into the call in a listen-only mode. 

      For example, you could link a page group to an emergency route so that employees can listen to the call when someone in the company dials 911.

      The first step is to create a page group in the Paging and Intercom module, containing the list of extensions you wish to be part of the outbound notification.  Make sure the phones in this group are configured to properly auto-answer intercom calls.  

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      After you have created the page group, go to the Outbound Routes module.

      • In the top menu go to Connectivity

      • In the drop-down menu go to Outbound Routes

      Create a new outbound route, or click the edit buttonto edit an existing route.

      In our example, we are editing our emergency route.

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      Click on the Additional Settings tab.

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      Toward the bottom of the Additional Settings page, you should see a section called Notifications.

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      Select the desired page group from the Notifications drop-down menu.

      In our example we are selecting our "911 Notify" page group created earlier.

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      When finished, click the Submit button, then click the Apply Config button.

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  • This is an optional feature to allow Hot Desking phones to place outbound calls through Emergency Outbound Routes, while in a Logged-Out state.  This should be set up for systems where Kari’s Law, and Ray Baum’s Act compliance is required in locations where Hot Desking is used.    

    • For general information about setting up Hot Desking, please see this guide.

    • To set up a new Emergency CID Mapping for your Hot Desk phones, go to “Hot Desk Emergency CIDs”, found in the Advanced section of the Endpoint Manager menu.  This is a new feature that has been added to the Endpoint Manager module as of versions: 13.0.133.1, 14.0.43.3, and 15.0.27.3

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  • Click the option to create a “New Emergency CID Mapping”.  Typically, you would create an entry for each Location where one or more Hot Desking phones are used. 

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  • For the example above, the two phones listed(005001AABBCC, 005001112233) will be able to place calls to Emergency Outbound Routes while no extension is logged in.  The calls will be placed with the Emergency CID specified. The MAC address of a phone can only be included in one Location at time.  While logged out, the hot desk phones will now display a line registration in addition to the Login/out softkey when an Emergency CID mapping exists for the device.  These special line registrations will have the following attributes:

    • Only outbound calls through Outgoing Call Routes that have Type: Emergency are permitted

    • Inbound calls will not be receivable.  

    • These special extensions will not count against any license limitations.    

    • The Location Name value will show as the incoming Caller ID name on the paging calls received by those in the Outbound Route Notifications page group.  This is to help notification receivers determine where the call is coming from within the company.  For example, if you have a building with hot desking phones in multiple offices, but a single Emergency CID, you'll still want to create separate mappings for each of those offices so that notification receivers will be able to see which office is placing the emergency call.  

    • It is up to the System Admin to ensure that the Emergency CID is valid, and its location information is properly registered with the provider.     

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