---
title: "Cisco Connect Admin - Find Dial Out Prefix"
slug: "cisco-connect-admin-find-dial-out-prefix"
tags: ["calltower", "public"]
updated: 2026-09-18T15:24:47Z
published: 2026-09-18T15:24:47Z
canonical: "learn.calltower.com/cisco-connect-admin-find-dial-out-prefix"
---

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# Cisco Connect Admin - Find Dial Out Prefix

## Summary

To make an outbound call on a Cisco hard phone, you must use a prefix to dial out. However, if the account is on HCS, no prefix is needed.

## How To Check the Prefix

Once logged into CallTower Connect ([https://connect.calltower.com/](https://connect.calltower.com/)), navigate the following in Connect: **Menu/Administration/Corporate Administration/Cisco/Cisco Settings**

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The below screen will populate and show the prefix for the account.

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The Dial-Out Prefix will have either an 8, 9, or None.

## How To Dial-Out

On the Cisco hard phone, press the dial-out prefix, the number 1, and the number you are dialing. Below are some examples of the order to press on the phone.

**Local / Non-Local Number:**

9 + 1 + 2813308004 (Prefix of 9)

8 + 1 + 2813308004 (Prefix of 8)

2813308004 (No Prefix, HCS Customers Only)

**International Number:**

9 + 011 + Country Code + XXXXXXXXXX (Prefix of 9 / From the United State to out of country)

8 + 011 + Country Code + XXXXXXXXXX (Prefix of 8 / From the United State to out of country)

011 + XXXXXXXXXX (No Prefix, HCS Customers Only / From the United State to out of the country)

*For more information about international dialing, refer to this* [Cisco – International Dialing article in UC Solutions](/v1/docs/cisco-international-dialing)*.*

**Internal Number:**

If dialing another employee within the company with a Cisco number, you may dial just their 4–7-digit extension on the phone to reach them.

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