FACSys supports canonical dialing. This means that FACSys looks at three separate components in the fax destination numbers you enter: country code, city/area code, and local dial number.
Your FACSys Administrator is responsible for defining the "local" dialing properties of the fax server. These local properties are used by the fax server when sending faxes. When you enter a fax destination number in canonical format, the fax server analyzes the components of the number against the fax server's local dialing properties. The fax server can then determine whether the destination is a local, long distance, or international call.
Canonical numbers must be defined in the following way:
| • | You must enter a plus sign (+) before the dial string. |
| • | Immediately after the plus sign, you must enter the country code, followed by exactly one space. If the area/city code is included, that must be followed by exactly one space. |
| • | Parentheses and dashes are optional. |
Note that '1' is the country code for the United States and Canada. For example, a North American destination number in canonical format is interpreted below:
+1 (732) 123-4567
| • | +1 = country code/long distance access code |
| • | (732) = area code |
| • | 123-4567 = local number |
One advantage of canonical formatting concerns shared phonebook data. If a shared phonebook contains all fax dial strings in canonical format, users do not have to modify fax numbers for their specific location even if they reside across various country codes or area codes. A user simply selects the fax destination from the phonebook and the fax server will determine whether the number should be dialed as local, long distance, or international.
Any "non-canonical" dial strings you enter for a fax message will be translated literally by the FACSys fax server. This means that if you enter the destination fax number as 123-4567, the fax server will dial only those digits without adding any country codes or long distance access codes, even if they are required.
| NOTE: | To accommodate changing area codes and phone number dialing requirements, your FACSys Administrator can also define "routing rules" for a fax server. These rules automate the process of dial number mapping and correcting destination fax numbers. Instructions for defining fax server routing rules are included in the FACSys Administrator manual. |
