CODE MASTER
AN
OPEN APPLICATION INTERFACE (OAI)
USER GUIDE
NEC America, Inc.
NDA-30012-002
Revision 2.0
March, 1997
Stock # 241713
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Copyright 1996
NEC America, Inc.
Code Master User Guide CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Chapter 1 - Using Code Master. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
General Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Operating Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Making an Outgoing Call From an Internal Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Using a Service Access Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Dialing Direct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Making an Outgoing Call From a Telephone Outside of the Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Using Service Set Tone (SST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Using Dial Tone (DT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Recording Call Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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Chapter 1 Using Code Master
Code Master controls the placement of outgoing calls from any telephone in the
system based on the entry of an authorization code or forced account code along
with the destination telephone number.
General Guidelines
Code Master can be accessed either from a telephone within the system (internal)
or from outside of the organization. The application uses the Authorization Code
Facility (ACF) of t he NEAX system and maintains a d at aba se that accommodates
ten-digit author ization co des. Code Maste r can als o provide a continuous record of
attempted calls which use authorization codes or forced account codes.
• Authorization codes are limit ed to a maximum of ten dig its, in cludin g # and *.
Some digits may be ignored during verification.
• Only one application may ac cess the NEAX Authori zation Code Fa cility. Code
Master cannot run simultaneously with another application that processes calls
requiring authorization codes.
• If the computer is down or otherwise not available, the NEAX will use its
Operating Procedures
The procedures described below address the different methods of accessing Code
Master. The appropriateness of any one procedure depends upon the NEAX
features and data assignments configured on the NEAX system.
Making an Outgoing Call From an Internal Telephone
There are two ways to place an outgoing call from a telephone within the NEAX
system:
Using a Service Ac cess Code
1. Dial the service access code for entry of an authorization code.
2. Listen for the tone.
3. Dial the authorization code.
4. If Code Master det ermines tha t the ca ll is unrest ricted, the calle r will hear a dial
internal table of authorization codes which are more limited in number than
those maintained in the Code Master database.
tone. If the authorization code entered i s i nvalid, the caller will hear and the reorder tone.
5. Listen for the dial tone.
6. Dial the destination telephone number.
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Dialing Direct
1. Dial the destination telephone number.
2. If the special di al tone sounds, the ca ll is restricte d and requires an auth orization
code.
3. Dial the authorization code.
4. If the call is still restricted, the call is not placed and the re-order tone (ROT)
will sound.
Making an Outgoing Call From a Telephone Outside of the Organization
Either a Service Set Tone (SS T) or a Dial Tone (DT) can be assigne d at the NEAX
to prompt for input of the authorization code. The procedures shown below di ff er
according to which one of these tones is assigned.
Using Service Set Tone (SST)
1. Dial the NEAX access code from the outside station and listen for the Service
Set Tone (SST). (If the NEAX is equipped with Announcement Service, it replaces the SST with a prompt to dial the authorization code.)
2. Dial the authorization code and listen for the Dial Tone (DT).
3. Dial the destination telephone number.
4. If the call is still restricted, the call is not placed and the re-order tone (ROT)
will sound.
Using Dial Tone (DT)
1. Dial the NEAX acces s code from the outside station and listen f or the Dial Tone
(DT).
2. Dial the destination telephone number and listen for the Special Dial Tone
(SDT).
3. Dial the authorization code.
4. If the call is restrict ed, the call is not placed and the re-order tone (ROT) will
sound.
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Recording Call Attempts
Code Master can be configured to record various attempts to place calls using
authorization codes. The options for recording are:
• all attempts
• successful attempts (code is valid)
• failed attempts (code is invalid)
• none (no recording)
If recording is enables, Code Master wil l “collect” codes from call attempts. When
a configurable number of seconds elapses or a configurable quantity of codes are
collected, Code Ma st er wil l wr it e t he block of codes to th e sp ecified UNIX file or
device. (The file or device is only opened during that time.)
The format of an all-ASCII record representing a call attempt is as follows:
ttttttttttttttttttttttttsssssaaaaaaaaaaf
t = date and time (24 characters); all fields have constant width. For example:
Tue Dec 27 11:03:52 1988
s = station extension (5 characters with leading zeros); this is blank for an
outside call attempt.
a=authorization code (10 characters with leading zeros)
f=flag denoting a rejected code (marked as “X”, otherwise blank)
If Code Mast er is terminated and rest arted, it will append rec ords to the existing
file or devi ce. No data is lost.
Note:
Code Master does not provide utilities for managing the file or device where the
authorization code records are written. It is possible for the hard disk or device
to become full unless the user takes steps to prevent that situation.
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