[Asterisk-Users] Looking for PRI Outbound Caller ID Configuration

[Rich Adamson]

> I'm having trouble setting the outbound caller ID on calls I make from my
> PRI trunk group.  The PRIs are served out of a 5ESS.  Telco has set the PRIs
> up for user provided caller id information, so I believe I just don't have
> it set up right in my dialplan or something.  I can't seem to find an
> example of setting the outbound caller ID specifically for a 5ESS.  Does
> anyone have an example configuration that they have used with a 5ESS switch?
> Below is the my configuration from Zapata.conf and a sample extension I've
> tried to use to connect a call with new caller ID information provided by my
> PBX.  Any insight is most appreciated.
> 
> [channels]
> priindication = outofband
> usecallerid=yes
> cidsignalling=bell
> hidecallerid=no
> callwaiting=no
> usecallingpres=yes
> callwaitingcallerid=no
> threewaycalling=yes
> transfer=yes
> cancallforward=yes
> callreturn=yes
> echocancel=yes
> echocancelwhenbridged=no
> rxgain=0.0
> txgain=0.0
> group=1
> callgroup=1
> pickupgroup=1
> immediate=no
> switchtype=5ess
> context=main
> signalling=pri_cpe
> group=1
> channel => 1-23
> channel => 25-47
> 
> exten => 1234,1,Wait,1
> exten => 1234,2,Answer
> exten => 1234,3,SetCallerPres(allowed_passed_screen)
> exten => 1234,4,SetCIDNum(8881234567)
> exten => 1234,5,Dial(Zap/g1/18887654321,,,)
> exten => 1234,6,Hangup
> 

Try something like this...
exten => _1NXXXXXXXXX,1,SetCallerID(8881234567|a)
exten => _1NXXXXXXXXX,2,SetCIDName(MyName|a)    
exten => _1NXXXXXXXXX,3,Dial(ZAP/g1/${EXTEN})