3 Setting Up Your System
46 Voice Messaging Systems
Quick Reference Guide
• If Automated Attendant Service will be used at night, make sure a Night
Service Button (#503) is assigned at extension 10.
• Assign appropriate Outgoing Call Restrictions (#401) as well as Allowed
Phone Numbers List (#407) or Disallowed Phone Numbers Lists (#404) to
voice messaging extensions.
Additional Voice Messaging System Programming
Following are additional features used to program the communication system for
a voice messaging system. See Chapter 9, “Using Auxiliary Equipment” in the
PARTNER Advanced Communications System Release 7.0 Installation,
Programming, and Use guide for the procedures to program these tasks.
• Program Automatic VMS Cover (#310) to automatically route an extension’s
unanswered calls to the voice messaging system’s Call Answer Service
after a specified number of rings so the caller can leave a message.
• Program VMS Cover Rings (#321) individually for subscriber extensions to
determine how many times the extension should ring before the call is sent
to the messaging system to be answered.
• If Automated Attendant Service will be used, set the VMS Hunt Delay
(#506) to meet your business’s needs.
• If Automated Attendant Service will be used, set the VMS Hunt Schedule
(#507) to meet your business’s needs.
