Page 3 - Preface; ENERAL
Preface G ENERAL I NFORMATION This book is intended to help in the installation, system administration,and maintenance of the InfoSet 408 Voice Mail. It is intended for use asa reference by anyone needing such information, including systemmanagers, support personnel, sales representative, and accoun...
Page 5 - Table of Contents; Chapter 1 System Overview
InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide i Table of Contents Chapter 1 System Overview Section 1 Welcome to Infoset 408 Voice Mail ................ 1-1 1.1 System Conversations ........................... 1-1 1.2 System IDs ............................................ 1-1 1.2.1 Subscribers Have Personal I...
Page 6 - Chapter 2 Planning Your System
Issue 1 NEC America, Inc. ii Table of Contents 3.3.7 Groups (Press 0) ....................... 1-6 Chapter 2 Planning Your System Section 1 How The System Handles Calls...................... 2-1 1.1 What Does the Automated Attendant Do? ........................................................ 2-1 1.1...
Page 7 - Chapter 3 Setting Up Your System; Section 6 Setting Your Operator’s Extension and; Chapter 4 Training Users
NEC America, Inc. Issue 1 InfoSet 408 System Manager ’s Guide iii 2.3.1 System Schedule ....................... 2-7 2.3.2 Your Organization’s Schedule ... 2-8 Chapter 3 Setting Up Your System Section 1 Understanding Your System Setup ................. 3-1 Section 2 Setup Information Record ............
Page 8 - Section 2 Creating A Special Opening Greeting For; Chapter 6 Expanding Your System With Call Routing
Issue 1 NEC America, Inc. iv Table of Contents Section 2 Creating A Special Opening Greeting For Holidays ........................................................... 5-1 Section 3 Changing the Extension For the Operator Mailbox Or the Fax Machine ........................... 5-2 Section 4 Adding And ...
Page 9 - System Overview; InfoSet; System Conversations; External callers hear the opening greeting conversation.; System IDs
System Overview 1 - 1 System Overview S ECTION 1 W ELCOME TO I NFOSET 408 V OICE M AIL InfoSet 408 Voice Mail (VM) allows you to configure your voice mail and call handling system to best meets the needs of your organization. Thevoice messaging system is easy to use—there are no confusing codes or...
Page 10 - Subscribers Have Personal IDs; Note: Subscribers who use digital feature set; System Manager ’s Password; Using The System Manager’s; As system manager, you are responsible for the following tasks:; maintaining the voice messaging system on an ongoing basis.
Issue 1 NEC America, Inc. 1 - 2 InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide organization’s opening greeting. The “external” caller isunidentified at this point, but is able to enter an extension,leave a message, send a fax, use the directory, or choosecommands from menus. 1.2.1 Subscribers Have Personal IDs ...
Page 12 - Using The System Manager’s Conversation; The system manager’s conversation outlined in the; System Manager ’s Conversation
Issue 1 NEC America, Inc. 1 - 4 InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide You can further protect your system by setting a security codefor the system manager’s mailbox. 3.2 Using The System Manager’s Conversation You use the system manager’s conversation to perform all ofthe setup and maintenance of InfoS...
Page 13 - Mailbox Maintenance
InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide 1 - 5 Issue 1 NEC America, Inc . the system manager’s conversation for that option. After youhave accessed the conversation, simply follow the instructionsgiven by selecting 1 for Yes and 2 for No or by choosing thechoices from the short menus provided. 3.3.1 Chang...
Page 14 - Edit Call Routing from Opening Greeting (Press 4)
Issue 1 NEC America, Inc. 1 - 6 InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide 3.3.6 Call Routing (Press 9) Edit Call Routing from Opening Greeting (Press 4) Edit Call Routing from Call Routing Boxes (Press 5) 3.3.7 Groups (Press 0) Group Maintenance Create a Group (Press 4) Edit a Group (Press 5) List group me...
Page 15 - Planning Your System; ECTION; What Does the Automated Attendant Do?
Planning Your System 2 - 1 Planning Your System S ECTION 1 H OW T HE S YSTEM H ANDLES C ALLS As part of the voice messaging system setup, you must decide whetherand how you want to use the system’s automated attendant to answerincoming calls. This determines how calls are distributed between thevoic...
Page 16 - Callers Route Themselves; Note: The system directory is automatically set up
Issue 1 NEC America, Inc. 2 - 2 InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide 1.1.1 Callers Route Themselves Through the automated attendant, external callerscan reach a person directly by dialing the extensionnumber. Using the directory assistance feature, acaller who does not know the extension number canspe...
Page 17 - Call Routing Keys Give Quick Access; Deciding How to Use the Automated Attendant; No Automated Attendant
InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide 2 - 3 Issue 1 NEC America, Inc . 1.1.3 Call Routing Keys Give Quick Access The system’s call routing keys let you create simplemenus that lead callers to frequently requestedextensions or information. By entering a single digit,callers go to a specified extension (...
Page 18 - Private Attendant
Issue 1 NEC America, Inc. 2 - 4 InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide 1.2.2 Private Attendant The voice mail system is reserved for subscribersonly. This makes the voice messaging systemavailable from outside the office to subscribers and toselected clients, but external callers cannot reach avoice mai...
Page 19 - Record a new holiday greeting before each holiday.; Your organization’s name; Opening Greeting And System Schedule; Day Greeting; Write and practice your greeting before recording it.
InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide 2 - 5 Issue 1 NEC America, Inc . Note: Record a new holiday greeting before each holiday. For best results, your greeting should convey all the necessaryinformation in the least amount of time. You need to include: Your organization’s name How to reach an extension...
Page 20 - Night Greeting; System Directory
Issue 1 NEC America, Inc. 2 - 6 InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide “Hello. Thank you for calling Omni Corporation. If youare calling from a touchtone telephone, you may enterthe extension at any time. If you do not know theextension, enter 800 for a directory. Otherwise, pleasestay on the line and a...
Page 21 - Determining the System Schedule; System Schedule
InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide 2 - 7 Issue 1 NEC America, Inc . Refer to: Setup Information Record on page 3-1 Setting Up Your System Schedule on page 3-4 Ongoing Maintenance on page 5-1 Creating A Special Opening Greeting For Holidays on page 5-1 2.3 Determining the System Schedule The system s...
Page 22 - Your Organization’s Schedule; Use interval A only
Issue 1 NEC America, Inc. 2 - 8 InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide Night mode is active during all hours outside yournormal business hours, defined by the systemschedule you set. When night mode is active, callershear the night greeting, and external callers who needassistance are routed to the Oper...
Page 23 - Use intervals A and B
InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide 2 - 9 Issue 1 NEC America, Inc . Interval B: 9–12, Sat. If you close for lunch from 1:00 to 2:00 each day, suchas: 9 A.M.–1 P.M., 2 P.M.–5 P.M., Mon.–Sat. Use intervals A and B Interval A: 9–1, Mon.–Sat. Interval B: 2–5, Mon.–Sat. Refer to: Recording Your Opening G...
Page 24 - Setting Up Your System; Action Needed
Setting Up Your System 3 - 1 Setting Up Your System S ECTION 1 U NDERSTANDING Y OUR S YSTEM S ETUP As part of installation, your technician sets up InfoSetm 408 Voice Mail towork with your telephone system and to meet the needs of yourorganization. After installation, ask your technician to complete...
Page 25 - Getting Started Tasks; System Overview on page 1-1
Issue 1 NEC America, Inc. 3 - 2 InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide S ECTION 3 G ETTING S TARTED There are a few tasks you need to complete right away to customize thesystem for your organization. These tasks are described in the followingchecklist. To complete these tasks efficiently, use the follow...
Page 26 - InfoSet Voice Mail User; , which introduces you to the new system. Also, leave a short reply; InfoSet Voice Mail User Guide
InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide 3 - 3 Issue 1 NEC America, Inc. "Welcome to the InfoSet 408 Voice Mail system! Now that your mailbox isopen, please spend a few minutes reading the InfoSet Voice Mail User Guide , which introduces you to the new system. Also, leave a short reply to this message...
Page 27 - Record your greeting.; Record in a quiet area to reduce background noises.
Issue 1 NEC America, Inc. 3 - 4 InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide 3. Press 1 if you want to change to or remain in holiday mode;otherwise, press 2. 4. Press 1, as prompted, to change the greeting . 5. Record your greeting. Refer to: Using The System Manager’s Conversation on page 1-4 Planning Your ...
Page 28 - To set the system schedule:
InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide 3 - 5 Issue 1 NEC America, Inc. Note: You turn holiday mode on and off manually through the openinggreeting question in the system manager’s conversation. To set the system schedule: 1. Access the system manager’s conversation. 2. Select action 6, as prompted. 3. V...
Page 29 - They dial 0 during the opening greeting.; Access the system manager’s conversation.; Operator Mailbox Greetings
Issue 1 NEC America, Inc. 3 - 6 InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide Setting Your Operator’s Extension and Mailbox on page 3-6 Ongoing Maintenance on page 5-1 Creating A Special Opening Greeting For Holidays on page 5-1 S ECTION 6 S ETTING Y OUR O PERATOR ’ S E XTENSION AND M AILBOX During installatio...
Page 30 - To review or change the Operator mailbox greetings:; Setting Up Fax Notification; To set up fax notification:; f you change your fax extension, remember to update
InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide 3 - 7 Issue 1 NEC America, Inc. To review or change the Operator mailbox greetings: 1. Access the system manager’s conversation. 2. Select action 8 and then 5, as prompted. 3. Review the greetings for day mode and night mode and exchangethem if necessary. Setting U...
Page 32 - Training Users
Training Users 4 - 1 Training Users S ECTION 1 P REPARING F OR T RAINING Training on the InfoSet 408 Voice Mail System is available and be givenby the technician or the system manager. Prepare a copy of the InfoSet Voice Mail User Guide for each user. Fill in the system information on the front cove...
Page 34 - The system identifies who sent the message.
InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide 4 - 3 Issue 1 NEC America, Inc . extension does not ring. Call transfer applies to external callsonly. Callers who dial the extension directly from inside the officeare not affected. Explain the benefits of using a personal ID when accessingInfoSet 408 Voice Mail. ...
Page 35 - To redirect a new message:
Issue 1 NEC America, Inc. 4 - 4 InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide To redirect a new message: 1. Listen to the message long enough to determine who it is for. 2. Press 2 to interrupt the message. 3. When the system asks if you would like to redirect the message,press 1 for Yes, and then enter the ap...
Page 36 - Hang up to complete the call transfer.
InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide 4 - 5 Issue 1 NEC America, Inc . mailbox (instead of transferring the call to the subscriber’sextension). 4. Hang up to complete the call transfer. To transfer an external caller to a voice mailbox on systems usingeasy message access: 1. Press the transfer key. 2. ...
Page 37 - Maintaining Your System; The ongoing maintenance tasks include:; Recording special greetings for holidays; Details about maintenance tasks are in; A S
Maintaining Your System 5 - 1 Maintaining Your System S ECTION 1 O NGOING M AINTENANCE Once you have set up InfoSet 408 Voice Mail and have become familiarwith it, you need no more than a few minutes each week to perform allthe maintenance. The ongoing maintenance tasks include: Recording special gr...
Page 39 - Change the fax extension number.; Add a new voice mailbox.
InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide 5 - 3 Issue 1 NEC America, Inc . Change the fax extension number. Change the day and night greetings for the Operator mailbox. Refer to: Setting Your Operator’s Extension and Mailbox on page 3-6 S ECTION 4 A DDING A ND D ELETING V OICE M AILBOXES Voice mailboxes st...
Page 40 - Select action 4 and respond as prompted.; The; explains how to address messages to
Issue 1 NEC America, Inc. 5 - 4 InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide To add, delete, or reset a mailbox, or delete a security code: 1. Access the system manager’s conversation. 2. Select action 4 and respond as prompted. Refer to: Training Users on page 4-1 S ECTION 5 M ESSAGE G ROUPS Message groups e...
Page 41 - To edit your message groups:; Access the system manager’s conversation.
InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide 5 - 5 Issue 1 NEC America, Inc . To edit your message groups: 1. Access the system manager’s conversation. 2. Select action 0, and respond as prompted. Refer to: InfoSet Voice Mail User Guide S ECTION 6 M ONITORING S YSTEM S TATUS In addition to the system maintena...
Page 42 - Stops recording messages
Issue 1 NEC America, Inc. 5 - 6 InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide Stops recording messages Notifies the system manager that the system is out of recordingtime Notifies callers leaving messages that the system is out ofrecording time To prevent running out of recording time, regularly monitor the av...
Page 43 - Why Use Call Routing?
Expanding Your System With Call Routing 6 - 1 Expanding Your System With Call Routing S ECTION 1 O FFERING C ALL R OUTING With call routing, callers can press a single touchtone key during agreeting to: Transfer to an extension. Hear an audio message. Choose from a submenu of options. You can assign...
Page 44 - How Call Routing Works
Issue 1 NEC America, Inc. 6 - 2 InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide Directing routine calls to departments (For Sales, press 1.For Support, press 2.) Presenting audio messages to answer frequently askedquestions. (For business hours and directions to ourcompany, press 1). Providing an alternative ext...
Page 45 - Call Routing Diagram
InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide 6 - 3 Issue 1 NEC America, Inc . Call Routing Diagram “Hello. This is the Omni Company. You may enter the extension number of the person you wish to speak to at any time during this message. To place an order, press 1. For directions to the Omni Company, press 2.Fo...
Page 47 - Call Routing Planning Worksheet
InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide 6 - 5 Issue 1 NEC America, Inc . Call Routing Planning Worksheet OPENING GREETING Day greeting: Night greeting: Default action Call-routing key assignments Day Night (note extension or call-routing box number) Take message Take message 1= 6= Say good-bye Say good-b...
Page 49 - Route to the operator; OR
InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide 6 - 7 Issue 1 NEC America, Inc . If you like, you can change the day and night default action for eachcall-routing greeting to one of the following actions: Take a (public) message Route to the operator Route to another extension Return to the opening greeting Say ...
Page 50 - When you are finished recording, press Q.
Issue 1 NEC America, Inc. 6 - 8 InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide A day greeting for each call-routing box that callers reach byusing a call-routing key. A night greeting for each call-routing box. (This is optional. If nonight greetings are recorded for a call-routing box, the systemplays the day ...
Page 51 - Call in as an external caller.; Note: Remember to update the opening greeting (for day or night) to
InfoSet 408 System Manager’s Guide 6 - 9 Issue 1 NEC America, Inc . S ECTION 7 T ESTING C ALL R OUTING Testing ensures that every call-routing key, greeting, and default actionworks correctly. Beginning with the opening greeting, you can test all ofthe call-routing options available to callers using...