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Configuration 
The Emergency Conference software is configured automatically during 
installation if you answer “yes” to the autoconfig prompt. You may also configure 
Emergency Conference manually by using the Add Function of the Application 
Configuration option on the APM System Administration menu.  The default 
application name is Sentry_Conference.
Note:
This section contains information that is entered in the Emergency...

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Primary 
Configuration 
ParametersThese parameters are defined automatically if you answered “yes” to the 
autoconfig prompt during installation. On the APM Configuration Entry screen, 
make the entries indicated below for each Emergency Conference parameter. 
Entries for parameters marked by an asterisk (*) must be made exactly as shown. 
Other entries are examples and are site-dependent. 
Note:
Use the instructions provided...

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OAI FacilitiesThese NEAX 2400 facilities are set up automatically if you answered “yes” to the 
autoconfig prompt during installation. To manually set up the facilities, use the 
Facilities command on the APM Configuration Entry screen and follow the 
instructions in the APM Operations Manual.
Secondary OAI 
Configuration 
ParametersThese parameters are defined automatically if you answered “yes” to the 
autoconfig prompt...

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User-Defined 
Parameters
Note:The following parameters contain configuration pairs consisting of a keyword, at least one blank 
space, and an option. Multiple configuration pairs may be specified in a single parameter if space 
permits. Case is ignored for keywords, but options must match exactly. The configuration pairs may 
occur in any order, and the following keywords and options are supported.
ParameterEntryDescription...

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User Defined #7
forceCardSetClear Specifies how stations connected to dedicated card set lines are 
handled during initiation. Valid syntax is
 forceCardSetClear 
where “TRUE” indicates that the stations connected to dedicated card 
set lines are released. “FA L S E” indicates that stations connected to 
dedicated card set lines are not released.
User Defined #8
errorDestination Specifies the extension number of the...

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Database Requirements
Emergency Conference requires six databases: Sentry, Conference Card, Tenant 
Number, Building, Contacts, and Authorized Caller. 
This section contains information you need to create Emergency Conference 
databases. Use this information with the procedural instructions in the APM 
Operations Manual. If you encounter messages during this process, refer to the 
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Sentry DatabaseThe Sentry database contains information used by the Emergency Conference, 
Emergency Conference, and the Sentry Alarm Control Terminal applications. Each 
database record contains the following fields:
Monitored Number
The monitored number used by the caller to access the Emergency Conference or 
Annoyance Trap.
Category
An ASCII string containing the record category, which is set to ‘conference” for 
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allowed to initiate this conference. If this field is blank or the specified database is 
empty, then this conference may be initiated from any extension. If you use the 
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Sentry Database 
(Continued)The Sentry master database is named “sentry_m” by default and contains the 
following fields.
Table 4-1  Sentry Master Database Fields
The Sentry application database is named “sentry” by default and contains the 
following fields.
Table 4-2  Sentry Application Database Fields Field Description Type SizeMinimum 
Va l u eMaximum 
Va l u eExample
Va l u e
Monitored Number ASCII 10 5776
Category ASCII...

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Conference Card 
DatabaseThe conference card database contains a list of conference card sets. Conference 
card sets can be configured as a dedicated or pool sets. A dedicated set is reserved 
by specifying the first extension in the set and is normally associated with a specific 
conference. A pool set is reserved on a first come, first serve basis and can be used 
by several conferences sequentially. Each conference card...