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Review the following notes before you program guest mailboxes:
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If you have empty slots in the carrier, you can assign guest mailboxes to
those extensions in the dial plan that correspond to the empty slot(s).
When you assign guest mailboxes, it is recommended that you start
assignments from the high end of the dial plan. (On a PARTNER Plus
system, work backwards from extension 33; on a PARTNER II or
PARTNER 48 system, work backwards from extension 57; on a PARTNER
Advanced Communications System, work backwards from extension 41.)
After you create a guest mailbox, use “Automatic VMS Cover,” later in
this section, to assign automatic coverage to the guest mailbox. Calls to
these extensions are routed immediately to the mailbox—the call does
not try ringing the extension first.
If you do not have empty slots in the carrier, you can assign guest
mailboxes to the unused extension numbers associated with the voice
messaging system module. You also need to assign automatic coverage
to these guest mailboxes. You can use any of the six extensions on the
voice messaging system module for guest mailbox assignments.
Calls routed to these extensions are routed to the subscriber’s mailbox
depending on the extension used. Refer to the table below to determine
whether calls are routed on an immediate or delayed basis.
For a 2-port system:
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If the bottom two extensions are used, calls are routed to the
subscriber’s mailbox on an immediate basis.
If the remaining four extensions are used, calls are routed to the
subscriber’s mailbox after four rings (or after the number of rings
programmed in the VMS Cover Ring Interval).
For a 4-port system:
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If the bottom four extensions are used, calls are routed to the
subscriber’s mailbox on an immediate basis.
If the remaining two extensions are used, calls are routed to the
subscriber’s mailbox after four rings (or after the number of rings
programmed in the VMS Cover Ring Interval).
A 2-port voice messaging system uses the bottom two extension
numbers associated with the slot in which the module is installed (see
Figures 2-1 and 2-2 in Chapter 2). For example, if the module is installed
in the last slot on a PARTNER Plus (see Figure 5-4), it uses extensions 32
and 33. In this case, you can use extensions 28 through 33 for guest
mailboxes.
A 4-port system uses the bottom four extensions (for example, 30, 31, 32,
and 33). In this case, you can use extensions 28 through 33 for guest
mailboxes.
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