AT&T 2.1.1 manual Autoprinting, Message Waiting Lamp MWL Notification, Outcalling

Autoprinting

Subscribers have the option to have their messages printed automatically at the system’s default destination. The default destination is set by the System Manager and can be either a fax machine or the system’s laser printer. When autoprinting is on, FAX Attendant automatically forwards messages to the default destination. When autoprinting is off, FAX Attendant holds messages in the subscriber’s mailbox, so they can be printed confidentially or at a remote location.

Message Waiting Lamp (MWL) Notification

Use of this feature depends on whether FAX Attendant is operating in a standalone or co-resident system, as follows:

—MWL with a Co-resident System:

In a co-resident application, where FAX Attendant is operating with AUDIX Voice Power, the MWL is lit for both voice and fax messages. When a subscriber notices that the MWL is lit, that person calls the Voice Mail telephone number to hear how many and what kind of messages are waiting. For example, "You have six voice messages and two held fax messages." The summary message also notes any autoprinted fax messages that have been received. If autoprinted fax messages exist, these faxes only appear in the summary message one time; so that if the same subscriber were to call the system back immediately, no auto printed fax messages would be noted in the summary message.

—MWL with a Standalone System:

When FAX Attendant serves as an adjunct to AUDIX, subscribers still get notification of both fax and voice messages in the same summary message. When a fax message arrives, FAX Attendant sends a Leave Word Calling message to the switch. AUDIX intercepts this message, turns it into a Voice Mail message, and lights the message waiting lamp. When the subscriber calls AUDIX, the summary message notes how many voice messages have been received. Some of these messages may say, "Leave Word Calling message from FAX Attendant," which indicates a fax message has been received. After listening to the rest of the voice messages, the subscriber can log into Fax Mail and pick up the fax messages.

Outcalling

FAX Attendant can provide outcalling notification of received fax messages to a telephone number on a pager or to a telephone that has no MWL. Subscribers can administer their own outcalling numbers, decide when outcalling will be active (24-hours per day, or during system administered hours, such as 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.), and turn outcalling on or off.

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