Amanda Telephone Switches Instructions Manual

Chapter 2: Programming the AT&T Partner Plus 13
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Chapter 2: Programming the AT&T Partner Plus 15
Notification and Integration Files
For each telephone switching system, Amanda@SOHO stores files with notification, dial 
code, and integration information. When you select a telephone switching system, 
Amanda knows which files to use for your switch. The files contain:
 The tokens that turn the message waiting light on are in c:\amanda\pbx.db\110.on.
This file contains the tokens “,#09,%E”.
 The tokens that turn the message waiting light off are in...

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Chapter 3:
Programming the 
AT&T Partner II
Getting Started
To connect Amanda to the switching system:
1. Run direct wiring from RJ-11 jack (one-pair) on Partner 206 module to RJ-11 jack 
(two-pair) on the voice board.
2. Run wiring from 66 block to RJ-11 jack (two-pair) to the Amanda Rhetorex voice 
board.
OR
 Use four RJ-11 mounting cords, one cord for each voice mail port. Plug one into 
each extension port on the 206 Module.
To start programming the AT&T Partner:
Press 
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To exit programming the...

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Using Amanda as a Backup Attendant
If you are using Amanda as a backup attendant, you need to read the following sections. 
Many of these sections also apply to using Amanda as a primary automated attendant or a 
voice messaging center; sometimes the settings are identical. Sometimes they are 
different. Be sure to use the settings for the backup attendant.
Using Amanda as a Voice Messaging Center
If you are using Amanda as a voice messaging center, you need...

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Programming Hunt Group 7
You program Hunt Group 7 for voice mail. You program it identically, regardless of 
whether Amanda is being used as a primary automated attendant, a backup attendant, or a 
voice messaging center. It is a circular hunt group.
Procedure #505 Hunt Group Extensions lets you assign any number of extensions to a 
Hunt Group. The system supports up to seven Hunt Groups, with Hunt Group 7 used 
exclusively for voice messaging.
Any number of...

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To program voice mail coverage:
1. Press 
2. Enter the number of the extension to be covered by Amanda. For example, to program 
extension 11, press  .
3. To assign Automatic VMS Cover, press   until you see “1” for assigned 
on the display.
4. To program another extension, press   or   until the extension 
number shows on the display.
5. Select another procedure or exit programming mode.
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XTRA INFORMATION:
To manually change an extension’s VMS Cover state,...

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To set the number of times calls ring before being sent to a mailbox:
1. Press 
2. Enter a setting (1-9) for the number of rings by pressing   or   
until the setting you want appears on the display.
If Amanda will be a: Suggested setting:
primary automated attendant 3
backup attendant 3
voice messaging center 3
For example, to set VMS Cover Rings to 3, press   or   until a 
display similar to the following appears:
VMS Cover Rings
3 Rings
3. Select another...

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5. Select another procedure or exit programming mode.
If you set VMS Hunt Schedule for Day Only or Night Only, you must use Night Service 
Button (#503) to program a Night Service button for extension 10. See “Setting Up a 
Night Button” on page 23.
Assigning Outside Lines to Hunt Group 7
Use procedure #206 Group Call Distribution to assign all outside lines to Hunt Group 7 
(the voice mail hunt group). This provides automated attendant service on these...