EliteMail VMS/EliteMail Limited

Issue 3

 

 

 

 

Conflicting IDs

The system method of listening for System IDs provides quick responses from the system, but it has an important impact: it limits the number of unique System IDs. Because the system acts as soon as it hears a valid System ID, it is impossible to have a long ID that begins with digits that match a shorter ID. For example, you cannot have both 234 and 2345 as System IDs, because as soon as the system hears the touchtones 234, it matches a valid System ID. Immediately, the system responds and directs the call accordingly. The system would never identify the ID 2345.

The system gives you an error message if you try to add a System ID that conflicts with an ID already created. For example, if the ID 234 is already stored as a valid System ID, you would not be able to add the System ID 23 or 2345, because each conflicts with the existing ID 234. You could, ￿however, add the System IDs 233, 235, or 24.

To avoid confusion, you should use IDs that all contain the same number of digits. This also maximizes the total number of IDs available.

Bad IDs

If a sequence of touchtones does not match a valid System ID, the system waits up to three seconds to see if any more touchtones are pressed. If not, the system responds:

“I’m sorry, I did not hear your selection. Please re-enter your selection now.”

If a caller does not enter a valid Personal ID or Extension # ID after several tries, the system can either disconnect the caller or route the caller to a need help System ID, such as the System Operator Box (System ID 0).

You control this feature on Application screen Page 6. Line 53 has two fields, Max ID attempts and Bad ID Goto￿. Enter the number of times a caller may try to enter a valid Personal ID in the Max ID attempts field. The default is 4 tries. Enter the System ID that callers who need help should reach in the Bad ID Goto￿field.

If you leave the Bad ID Goto￿field blank, callers who do not enter a valid

System ID in the maximum number of tries allowed are disconnected.

Reference

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NEC 750370 manual Conflicting IDs, Bad IDs