System Operations

NOTE:

If you stop the voice system, wait at least 30 seconds for all processes to complete before restarting it.

To start the voice system, perform the following steps:

1.At the Configuration Management menu, move the cursor to System Control and press Enter .

The System Control menu appears.

2.At the System Control menu, move the cursor to Start Voice System and press Enter .

The voice system starts. A number of messages will appear on the screen. If there are any problems with the Fax Mail database, a message will display telling you to examine the Most Recent Audit report. (See Chapter 6, Report Generation, for instructions on how to examine reports.)

3.When prompted, press Enter to return to the System Control menu.

Stopping the Voice System

There are specific steps you should follow to stop the voice system in order to properly save any administered information and to avoid cutting off calls in progress.

To stop the voice system, follow these steps:

1.At the Configuration Management menu, move the cursor to System Control and press Enter .

The System Control menu appears.

2.At the System Control menu, move the cursor to Stop Voice System and press Enter .

The Specify Wait Time form appears.

3.If the default of 180 seconds for graceful shutdown is unacceptable, enter a new number of seconds from 60 to 600.

4.Press F3 (SAVE).

The system will stop answering calls immediately, but will allow the specified amount of wait time for completion of calls already in progress. A number of messages will appear on the screen.

5.When prompted, press Enter to continue.

6.Press F6 (CANCEL) to return to the System Control menu.

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