Installing Applications
Table 8-3. MERLIN MAIL Ports Required
Number of Ports Required 2 4
Incoming Trunks
Number of Subscribers or
Busy-Hour Calls
1 to 6
1 to 20
7 to 18
21 to 60
NOTE:
MERLIN MAIL is available only as a 2-port or 4-port system.
Considerations
■ The MERLIN MAIL Voice Messaging System cannot be connected to a
system in Behind Switch mode.
■ The MERLIN MAIL Voice Messaging System is available in 2-port and
4-port configurations. Both models have four hours of message
storage capacity.
■ You can use two or four ports on an 012 basic telephone module with
the MERLIN MAIL Voice Messaging System.
When using two ports, you can use up to three additional ports for
single-line telephones, another additional port for a fax machine, and
one more additional port for a remote maintenance device, such as a
modem.
When using four ports, you can use up to two additional ports for
single-line telephones, another additional port for a fax machine, and
one more additional port for a remote maintenance device, such as a
modem.
■ When mailbox users receive voice-mail messages, the message LEDs
on their telephones are turned on, provided that a physical station set
has been assigned to that mailbox.
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MERLIN MAIL Voice Messaging System