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Chapter 3: Telephone System Configuration
General Settings
The General Settings page is the primary page used to configure Asterisk
Appliance 50 voicemail. Standard configuration information is present,
allowing you to confirm the extension used to check messages, as well as
general parameters such as the following:
Extension for Checking Messages - This option defines the exten-
sion which Users call in order to access their voicemail account.
Direct Voicemail Dial - Select this checkbox to enable direct voice-
mail dialing. For example, someone would be able to dial *6001 to
directly dial the voicemail box and leave a message for the person at
extension 6001 if this checkbox is selected.
Max Greeting (Seconds) - With this option, you specify the maxi-
mum amount of time available to record your voicemail greeting.
Dial “0” for Operator - Callers who are sent to voicemail can press
“0” for the operator and be transferred either during the voicemail sal-
utation, or after recording the message. If this option is not enabled, a
caller’s pressing “0” will be ignored.
There are several options which can define the characteristics of the
voicemail messages in the system.
Maximum Messages per Folder - This field sets the maximum num-
ber of messages that a user can have in any over their voice mail box
folders.
Maximum Message Time - The maximum duration of a message left
by a caller. Time is specified in seconds.
Minimum Message Time - The minimum duration of a message
specified in seconds. Any message left that’s under the listed duration
is discarded and isn’t processed or retrievable.