The Subscriber Group object is a child of the Subscriber Groups object, and contains common configuration for a group of subscribers.
Typically, subscriber groups are used for wholesaling (for example to provide a different Web Services customization for different groups of subscribers), or when you are using the MetaSwitch NE to emulate multiple switches (for example if you need to support two or more point codes, or if you need to use different Digit Maps for different groups of subscribers). If you do not need this function, you should create a single Subscriber Group containing all subscribers.
Note that a Subscriber Group cannot be disabled or deleted while there are Individual Lines, Business Groups or PBXs associated with it. Before attempting to disable or delete a Subscriber Group, you should select each associated object and change the Subscriber Group to which that object belongs.
Parameter |
Access |
Description |
Subscriber Group index | Read only | The EMS's identifier for this Subscriber Group object. This is used to identify the object when using the EMS's configuration export / import function. |
Group name | Change | Unique user-friendly name identifying the Subscriber Group. Specify a name of up to 64 characters. If a name is not specified, the EMS displays a default. |
Digit Map | Change | The Digit Map to be used by subscribers belonging to this Subscriber Group. Only the Digit Maps in the active config set will be listed. Select from the list of configured Digit Maps. |
Signaling Gateway | Change | The Signaling Gateway with which subscribers belonging to this Subscriber Group are associated. Select from the list of configured Signaling Gateways. Set this value if you need to identify the point code with which a subscriber is associated (for example if the NE is being used to replace two or more legacy switches with different network connections). If the NE contains only one Signaling Gateway, or if you are using multiple point codes simply to extend the range of ISUP trunks between switches, use the value None. |
Number of active subscribers | Read only | The number of active Individual Lines, Business Group Lines and PBXs configured as members of this Subscriber Group. |
Number of other references | Read only | The number of references to this Subscriber Group from objects other than subscribers (Business Group Number Blocks). |
Web Services customization prefix | Change | The prefix of Web Services customizations that subscribers in this group are permitted to use. See the Ancillary Servers Guide for more information about assigning customizations to subscribers. The prefix must consist of valid UNIX filename characters (no spaces). Set it to the name of the customization that these subscribers will use, or the start of the name if there are two or more valid customizations with similar names. For example, if there are two valid customizations named SP1A and SP1B, set the prefix to SP1; the subscribers will be permitted to use these customizations but not a customization named SPnew. If you do not need to check the customization prefix (for example if there is only one valid customization for all subscribers), leave this field blank. If you change the customization prefix while a subscriber in this group is using Web Services, the subscriber continues to use the existing customization; the change does not take effect until the next time he or she logs in to Web Services. |
Requested status | Read only | Specifies whether an administrator has attempted to enable the Subscriber Group. Values:
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Actual status | Read only | Specifies the current status of the Subscriber Group. Values:
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