Installation and Maintenance Manual
Working with Voicemail
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Transfer to Voicemail
If a User wishes to be able to dial directly to another User’s
voicemail or to transfer a caller to another
User’s
voicemail this can be done either via their PCS 58x/57x/56x/55x, PCS 410/400, PCS 100, PCS 60 or
PCS 50, or via a Dial Plan entry similar to the following examples:
or
The exclamation mark (!) in the Translate To field = Go to Voicemail.
Using the Assistant Telephone Number
Each User can be configured with an internal or external number to which callers can be transferred if
they do not wish to leave a message. Pressing 0
during or after the User’s greeting
activates the Assistant
Telephone number. The User will need to amend their greeting to inform callers that this facility is
available.
This facility can be configured as follows:
1
In Manager select Users
2
From the Users list select the User required
3
Select the Voicemail page
4
In the Voicemail Assistant Telephone Number field enter the internal or external number to which
callers are to be transferred.
5
Select Update or Apply when ready.
If
a caller elects to be transferred to the “Assistant” and the call is not answered the c
aller will be
forwarded to the Assistant
’s
voicemail.
This feature can also be set by the User via a PCS 60, PCS 50, PCS 58x/57x/56x/55x or 410/400.
Please note: Ensure that the relevant Voicemail Port has been configured with a Dial Plan otherwise the
voicemail server will not be able to dial the digits entered in the Assistant Telephone field.