CallerID

The CallerID is what users see on their phones when they emit or receive a call, e.g. Rick Sanchez 963-555-9296.

The CallerID is composed of two parts: the CallerID name and the CallerID number.

In Wazo, the format is: "Rick Sanchez" <9635559296>.

CallerID for internal calls

Users calling each other will see the CallerID configured in the Caller ID field of each user.

CallerID for outgoing calls (through a trunk)

There are multiple settings coming into play:

  • The calling user’s Outgoing Caller ID
  • The outgoing call’s Callerid (one for each Exten)
  • The trunk’s operator rules

The current logic for outgoing calls is:

  • If the call is not emitted by a user: use the outgoing call’s CallerID
  • If the call is emitted by a user:
    • If the Outgoing Caller ID is Default, use the outgoing call’s CallerID
    • If the Outgoing Caller ID is Anonymous, remove the CallerID
    • If the Outgoing Caller ID is set, use it

Once the call is sent into the trunk, the operator may still override the CallerID before routing the call to the destination. Each operator has its own rules about CallerID: some will always rewrite the CallerID that is attached to the trunk, others will leave the CallerID untouched, some operators will only rewrite the CallerID if you use an unauthorized CallerID, etc.

CallerID for incoming calls (from a trunk)

There are multiple settings coming into play, in order of priority:

  1. SIP trusting remote-party CallerID
  2. The trunk’s CallerID
  3. CallerID number normalization
  4. The Incoming Call’s CallerID mode
  5. Reverse lookup

SIP CallerID

To accept the CallerID sent via all SIP trunks, enable the option Services ‣ IPBX ‣ General settings ‣ SIP Protocol ‣ Default:

  • Trust the Remote-Party-ID: yes

This option may also be enabled on specific SIP trunks, instead of globally.

Trunk CallerID

The trunk’s CallerID option overwrites the incoming CallerID. Usually, this options is left blank to leave the incoming CallerID untouched.

CallerID number normalization

See Incoming caller number display for details.

Incoming Call CallerID

The Incoming Call’s CallerID mode can prepend, append or overwrite the incoming CallerID.

Reverse Lookup

Reverse lookup is the operation of finding the CallerID name from the CallerID number. Wazo can lookup this information in multiple sources, see Directories for more details.

This operation is only triggered when the incoming CallerID has no CallerID name or when the CallerID name equals the CallerID number.