Call Permissions

The following table summarizes the call permissions. Several of these permissions require Telephony Integration. See the Vocera Voice Server Telephony Configuration Guide for more details.

Table 1. Call permissions
Call Permission Description

Call Internal Numbers

Grants permission to place calls to internal telephone extensions by saying the key phrase "Dial extension" (for example, "Dial extension 4085"). This feature requires Telephony Integration.

Call Toll-Free Numbers

Grants permission to place calls to phone numbers in toll-free calling areas. This feature requires Telephony Integration.

Call Toll Numbers

Grants permission to place calls to phone numbers that are not in toll-free calling areas. This feature requires Telephony Integration.

Forward Calls to Badges

Grants permission to forward incoming calls to other badges.

When this permission is granted, users can specify forwarding options through either the User Console or voice commands.

Forward Calls to Internal Numbers

Grants permission to forward incoming calls to internal phone numbers. This feature requires Telephony Integration. When this permission is granted, users can specify forwarding options through either the User Console or voice commands.

Forward Calls to Toll-Free Numbers

Grants permission to forward incoming calls to phone numbers in toll-free calling areas. This feature requires Telephony Integration.

When this permission is granted, users can specify forwarding options through either the User Console or voice commands.

Forward Calls to Toll Numbers

Grants permission to forward incoming calls to phone numbers that are not in toll-free calling areas. This feature requires Telephony Integration.

When this permission is granted, users can specify forwarding options through either the User Console or voice commands.

Initiate Broadcasts

Grants permission to broadcast to all users in any group except Everyone or Everyone Everywhere.

Initiate Broadcasts to Everyone

Grants permission to broadcast to all users in your site's Everyone group or the Everyone Everywhere group.

Initiate Urgent Broadcasts

Grants permission to broadcast an urgent call to every member in a group at the same time.

An urgent broadcast has priority and breaks through to everyone’s badge, even if the badge is blocking calls or is in DND mode. See the Vocera Badge User Guide for more information about urgent broadcasts.

Place Urgent Calls

Grants permission to place an urgent call or initiate an urgent three-way conference call.

An urgent call or urgent three-way conference call has priority and breaks through to a badge, even if the badge is blocking calls or is in DND mode. See the Vocera Badge User Guide for more information about urgent calls.

Call Users at Other Sites

Grants permission to contact a user whose home site or current site is different than the home site or current site of the caller.

Join Conference

Grants permission to enter or leave a conference.

Vocera does not require users to have a permission to use a conference; that is, any user who is in a conference has access to the conference feature. To prevent a user from conferencing, deny the conference permission and use the Administration Console to remove the user from a conference.

Send Messages to Everyone

Grants permission to send a message to all users in your site's Everyone group or the Everyone Everywhere group.

Have Toll-Free Pager Number

Grants permission to have a pager number that is in a toll-free calling area. This feature requires Telephony Integration.

Vocera does not require users to have permission to call pagers. If you allow users the permission to have pager numbers, you are implicitly allowing other users the permission to call those numbers, regardless of their calling permissions.

Have Toll Pager Number

Grants permission to have a pager number that is in a toll calling area.This feature requires Telephony Integration.

Vocera does not require users to have permission to call pagers. If you allow users the permission to have pager numbers, you are implicitly allowing other users the permission to call those numbers, regardless of their calling permissions.