Avaya 16-300272 manual Chapter, Introduction to Broadcast Server

Chapter 1

Introduction to Broadcast Server

With Broadcast Server you can create alerts for display on the screens of your Avaya IP telephones. You direct alerts to distribution lists. The phones to receive alerts might be in reception areas and conference rooms, guest rooms, staff members’ offices, factory floors, warehouses, and so on. The alerts can include meeting reminders, announcements, company logos, lunchtime menus, revenue-generating advertising content, the latest sales figures, company news, and anything other information that you want to share.

Broadcast Server includes the following features:

•“Pushed” priority alerts with audio notifications

•Flexible subscriber distribution lists

•Automatically generated and updated distribution lists, from one or more LDAP directories and/or directories that can be saved in CSV (Comma-Separated Value) format

•Shared media libraries

•Alert protection

•Alert links to external services and applications

•Retrieval of missed alerts from the phone

•Audit trails and logging

•Simple installation and configuration

•Open XML API to support broadcasting from third-party applications The following topics provide an overview to Broadcast Server:

•Broadcast Server Overview, page 2

•Opening and Using the Broadcast Server Interface, page 6

•Configuring Broadcast Server, page 6

Broadcast Server User Guide 1