Groups (AlphaPro)

The Groups button

Groups

Local Groups

General

Group Number	Reflects the group highlited in the listbox
Descriptive Name	The name you enter here is reflected in the listbox to the left
Directory Number	The number you dial to activate the group call/group hunt
Display Text	The text appears in the feature list. The text can be changed freely. The display has space for 16 characters. The directory number + space is automaticall added to the display txt entered. This means that with a 4-digit directory number, only 11 characters are available for the text.
Group Access Level	This is used to restrict access to group calls. Three levels are available: Low Medium High Any station trying to access a group call must have the same or higher access level than the level defined for the group.
Setup Priority	The group calls can have 4 different levels of priority. The priority is used to define the handling of the group calls in the system. Low Medium - The default for all groups High Alarm
Gong Type	Select the desired gong type. The following types are available: No Gong No gong is heared Ding-dong Two-tone gong - the default gong in the system Dong-ding Four-tone gong Repeat gong Two-tone gong with 11 repetitions Custom gong Two-tone gong with 1 repetition Tones and repetitions are programmable for all gong types.
Max Missing Members	This field is related to overlapping group calls. If more members than specified are already in another ongoing other group call, the group call will be blocked, otherwise the group call is allowed to continue.
Answer	ON: The group call can be answered from any station when simultaneous group calls are not used a station in the group when simultaneous group calls are used OFF: The group call can only be used for announcements.

Members

In the Members dialog it is possible to change the group call membership, add local stations or take those stations out.

Global Groups

AlphaPro Global Groups window.PNG

General

Group number	Reflects the group highlited in the listbox
Descriptive Name	The name you enter here is reflected in the listbox to the left
Group Access Level	This is used to restrict access to global group calls. Three levels are available: Low Medium High Any station trying to access a global group call must have the same or higher access level than the level defined for the group.
Setup Priority	The global group calls can have 4 different levels of priority. The priority is used to define the handling of the global group calls in the system. Low Medium - The default for all groups High Alarm
Gong Type	Select the desired gong type. The following types are available: No Gong No gong is heared Ding-dong Two-tone gong - the default gong in the system Dong-ding Four-tone gong Repeat gong Two-tone gong with 11 repetitions Custom gong Two-tone gong with 1 repetition Tones and repetitions are programmable for all gong types.
Answer	ON: The group call can be answered from any station when simultaneous group calls are not used a station in the group when simultaneous group calls are used OFF: The group call can only be used for announcements.

Members

In the Members dialog it is possible to change the global group call membership, add local groups or take those groups out. From each exchange in an AlphaNet network it is possible to add 1 group only into a global group. A global group is a group of groups; it is not possible to add individual members into a global group.

Gong Tones

Tone 1-4	The values are the musical definition for the different available tones.
Time	Sets the duration for each tone in unit of 1/10 second.
Repetitions	Number of repetitions of the defined gong.