Reference:Administration/PBX/Objects/Node
The PBX Node object is used to define the node hierachy of the PBX objects. The following configuration parameter have special meaning in the context of a PBX Node object
Name
The Name of the Node object defines the name of the node. A Name must be configured for a Node object otherwise it cannot be used.
Number
The Number of the Node object defines the prefix of the Node. A Node Object without Number (prefix) is invalid. This prefix must be unique within the node of the object as it is with the Number configured for other objects.
Parent Node
A hierachy of Nodes can be configured. The Top-Level nodes are configured with a Parent Node of 'root'. By configuring another node here, the new node is defined as subnode of this Parent Node.
Parent PBX
For Nodes for which a PBX is assigned, the PBX to which this PBX registers is configured here. For the Node of the Master PBX this Node itself must be configured. For example if the Master is configured on Node 'headquarters', which means the PBX Name of the master is 'headquarters', the Node object for this node uses the Name 'headquarters' as well and the Parent Node of this object is configured to 'headquarters' also.
For nodes without PBX 'root' should be configured as Parent Node.
This way a registration tree is configured. This registration tree is independent of the numbering node tree.
Password
This password is used for the authentication of the slave PBX registration
Escape
The escape digits can be dialed to call the next higher level of the numbering node. These escape digits are used the same way as prefixes for the national/international network in the public telephone network. If escape digits are defined no higher nodes can be called from this node without the escape digits. If there is a conflict between the escape digits and the numbers of other objects within this node, the escape digits have precedence.
Dialtone
A checkmark indicates that a dialtone should be played if the escape is dialed without any further digits. To play the dialtone a call is initiated to the object configured on the PBX/General page.