The Communication Manager location of a user is determined from the Communication Manager station form or from the ip-address of the endpoint if this address is administered on the Communication Manager ip-network-map form. If a user has a specific location other than the administered global location, then both the global and location specific dial plan entries are sent to the endpoint. If the user is not administered with a Communication Manager location, then only the global dial plan entries are sent to the endpoint. This information is used by the endpoint to determine the permitted dial sequences for a user.