[VoiceOps] 911 testing

Jay Hennigan jay at west.net
Sun Jan 21 12:47:26 EST 2018


On 12/28/17 10:47 AM, Ken Mix wrote:
> We allow customers to toggle “E911 Test Mode” via our portal so that 
> they can dial 911 without calls routing to the PSAP, which we’ve found 
> works better than dialing a test number (e.g. 933) to  verify their dial 
> plans, internal notifications (important for enterprises & medical 
> facilities), calling number overwrites (e.g. Cisco Emergency Responder, 
> ShoreTel EGW), etc. 

Does the toggle time out and revert to the PSAP? I can see some real 
problems if someone does a test and forgets to clear the test mode, then 
weeks or months later there's an emergency.

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