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Section overview
This section represents a built-in calling cards generator that allows you to create or change cards series for prepaid customers. Each generated card is considered a billing client, so a customer can perform calls, log in to their client panel to browse statistics and other relevant information.
Screenshot: Calling Cards section main window
Column | Description | |
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Status | A name that describes current cards series | |
Indicates that cards series is active | ||
Indicates that cards series is stopped | ||
Indicates that cards series is deleted | ||
Number of Series | Name of Series | A code of cards series and its name (if indicated). This code will prepend a serial number (only numeric, up to 100,000,000) | |
Balance | Cards balance value within a current series | |
Qty | Quantity of cards within a series | |
Reseller | Name of a reseller, who owns a cards series | |
Rate Table | Rate table, applied to respective cards series | |
Act. Fee | Price of cards series activation fee | |
Maint. Fee | Fixed charge for activated cards within a series |
Advanced Search
In the top right corner of the section above the table, the Advanced Search drop-down menu is located. By clicking on a downwards arrow icon (calling cards in the section are filtered by Active status and All resellers by default), the following drop-down menu is displayed:
Screenshot: Advanced Search drop-down menu
To apply the specified search criteria, click the Search button; to cancel the applied parameters, click Reset.
Creating a Card Series
To create a card series, click the New Cards Series button and a new window with settings will pop-up:
Screenshot: Generate cards series window
Field | Description |
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Series Name | Indicate a name for a cards series |
Series Number | Define a code of a cards series. This code will prepend a serial number (only numeric, up to 100 000 000). For example, if the Series Number is 45, the cards number will start with 45: 45-001122333, 45-001122334 and so on. |
Balance | Specify the cards balance value within a current series |
Quantity | Set the number of calling cards within a current series |
PIN Length | Specify a PIN-code length for a current calling cards series (it can be no less than 8 digits) |
Status | Define an initial status of created calling cards within a series. Can be changed later in cards series settings |
Control Panel checkbox | Defines whether calling cards users can log in to their control panels or not. If enabled, a user can log in to the control panel by using the card serial number as login and a PIN-code as password |
Notes | Indicate additional information regarding a cards series (optional) |
Rate Table | Define a rate table for all cards within a series. This field is mandatory |
Tax Profile | Select a respective tax profile that will be used for billing settings |
Routing Plan | Select a routing plan for a current cards series |
Activation Fee | Enter an activation fee in this field (if necessary) |
Maintenance Fee | Define a charged fee each X hours for all activated cards |
Expiration date | Current calling cards series will be expired on a specified date |
Expiration period | When a specified number of days passes, starting from activation date, a current calling cards series will be expired |
After specifying all necessary fields, click OK and a new cards series will be created.
Calling Cards Series Properties
To open series properties, click Series Number, and you will be displayed a table of calling cards with the following columns:
Screenshot: Cards List tab
Column | Description |
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Status | Status of a card within a current series. There are 4 possible statuses: activated, pending, expired, used |
Number | Number of a card within a current series |
Balance | Balance of a respective calling card |
PIN | Respective calling card PIN-number |
- You can export the whole card series to an .xls file by clicking the Download XLS icon (see screenshot above).
- You can use the Advanced Search drop-down menu to find a card by clicking on a blue downwards arrow icon in the right-hand corner of the page (see screenshot above).
To change the previously entered parameters while creating a series, please open the Edit Cards Series tab.
Screenshot: Edit Cards Series tab
Attention
The Calling Cards feature works only via RADIUS-protocol, so to make use of it, you need to have RADIUS enabled. Also, you would like to use a specific platform that is able to handle calling card series authorization, for example, Mera IP Centrex or Quintum Tenor DX (class 5 switch).