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Networking Guide for Cisco Unity Release 5.x (With Microsoft Exchange)

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NameNet An Avaya Octel networking feature supported by Bridge Networking that allows for the propagation of

text and voice names among nodes on the analog Octel network. NameNet allows subscribers to address

messages to people at other nodes by spelling the recipient name, and to get voice name confirmation

when addressing a message to someone on another node.

network address An Avaya Octel networking term for the numeric address that an Octel subscriber enters as the message

destination when addressing a message to an Octel subscriber on a network node. The network address

consists of a node prefix that identifies the remote server to which the message is addressed, and

additional digits that identify the recipient mailbox on the remote server.

networked

subscriber

A subscriber who is associated with a Cisco Unity server that is Digitally Networked with the local

Cisco Unity server.

networking In Cisco Unity, “networking” is the general term for messaging between Cisco Unity servers, and

between Cisco Unity and other voice messaging systems. The term networking has a broad definition

and encompasses the following ideas:

Subscribers who are associated with one Cisco Unity server can use the phone to send voice messages

to subscribers who are associated with another Cisco Unity server; to individuals with access to a

computer connected to the Internet; and to individuals who use a voice messaging system other than

Cisco Unity.

Unidentified callers can find any subscriber in the directory and leave a voice message. Depending on

the phone system and network configuration, unidentified callers who reach the Cisco Unity automated

attendant or directory assistance can be transferred to any subscriber phone, even to the phone of a

subscriber who is not associated with the local server.

Cisco Unity offers the following networking options: Digital Networking, AMIS Networking, Bridge

Networking, and VPIM Networking.

node In Octel analog networking, a node is a voice messaging server on the network that is identified by a

serial number. A Cisco Unity Bridge server can be configured to represent one or more nodes in the

Octel network.

In AMIS Networking, Cisco Unity and the other voice messaging systems that it communicates with

are called nodes. Each node is assigned a unique ID, referred to as a Node ID.

numbering plan In Cisco Unity, the method of assigning primary and alternate extension numbers. Typically, the

Cisco Unity primary extension for a subscriber is the same as the subscriber extension on the phone

system—the Cisco Unity numbering plan is usually the same as the phone system dial plan. In this way,

when subscribers call Cisco Unity, log on as a subscriber, and send a message to a subscriber, the

number that they enter when addressing the message is the same as when they call the subscriber

directly.