Customizing the Prefix Used for Urgent Broadcasts

By default, Vocera uses the prefix 666 for urgent broadcasts. A user can enter the sequence 666 followed by a group's telephone extension to make an urgent broadcast to the badges of all members of the group.

To change the prefix for urgent broadcasts, add the following property to the \vocera\server\properties.txt file:

Table 1. TelBroadcast property
Property Description

TelBroadcast

Prefix used for urgent broadcasts to the desk extension for a group. The default value is 666.

Note: If you modify the Properties.txt file, you must stop and start the Vocera Voice Server to load the properties into memory.

For example, the following entry in \vocera\server\properties.txt sets the prefix for urgent broadcasts to 557:

Figure 1. TelBroadcast example
# Prefix for urgent broadcasts
TelBroadcast = 557