AT&T 3 manual Preparing the Communications System, Hunt Group Extensions

Before You Begin

Preparing the Communications System

You must program a few communications system features before you program the mail system. The following instructions assume that you are familiar with communications system programming. If you are not, refer to the Programming and Use guide for the communications system.

For these procedures, you need communications system Planning Forms B1 and B2 to identify the extension numbers associated with the mail system unit and the Remote Maintenance Device.

Hunt Group Extensions

Use this procedure to assign the extensions associated with the mail system unit to Hunt Group 7, the VMS Hunt Group.

1.At extension 10 or 11, press [ Feature ] [ 0 ] [ 0 ] [ System Program ] [ System Program ].

2.Press [ # ] [ 5 ] [ 0 ] [ 5 ].

3.At the Group: prompt, press [ 7 ].

4.At the Extension: prompt, enter the first PARTNER MAIL extension

number specified on communications system Planning Form B1.

NOTE:

The first extension jack on 206 modules should not be used as a PARTNER MAIL extension. These jacks should be reserved for use during a power failure.

5.Press [ Next Data ] until the display reads 1 Assigned.

6.Press [ Next Item ] or [ Prev Item ] until the next PARTNER MAIL extension number displays.

7.Press [ Next Data ] until the display reads 1 Assigned.

8.If additional PARTNER MAIL extensions are specified on Form B1, repeat Steps 6 and 7 for each one.

9.If this is a PARTNER II system in Hybrid mode, continue with “Line Access Mode” on page 3-3. Otherwise, go to “Transfer Return Extension” on page 3-3.

3-2Mail System Initial Programming