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Chapter 5 Command Reference
preference (ephone-dn)
preference (ephone-dn)
To set preference order for the directory number associated with a Cisco IP phone, use the preference
command in ephone-dn configuration mode. To put the directory number in default preference order, use
the no form of this command.
preference preference-order
no preference preference-order
Syntax Description
Defaults The default is 0 (the highest preference).
Command Modes Ephone-dn configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines The preference command sets preference order for the directory number (ephone-dn) associated with a
Cisco IP phone. Use the preference command to indicate the preference order for matching dial peers
in a Cisco IP phone virtual dial-peer group. Setting the preference enables the desired dial peer to be
selected when multiple dial peers within a hunt group are matched for a dial string.
Examples The following example sets a preference of 2 for the directory number 3000:
Router(config)# ephone-dn 1
Router(config-ephone-dn)# number 3000
Router(config-ephone-dn)# preference 2
preference-order The preference order is 0 to 10; 0 is the highest preference and 10 is the
lowest preference.
Release Modification
12.1(5)YD This command was introduced on the following platforms: Cisco 2600
series and Cisco 3600 series multiservice routers, and Cisco IAD2420
series IADs.
12.2(2)XT This command was implemented on the Cisco 1750 and Cisco 1751
multiservice routers.
12.2(8)T This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(8)T and
implemented on the Cisco 3725 and Cisco 3745 routers.
12.2(8)T1 This command was implemented on the Cisco 2600-XM and Cisco 2691
routers.
12.2(11)T This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(11)T and
implemented on the Cisco 1760 routers.
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