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5.6 TRAINING THE SUBSCRIBER
The System Administrator should explain the basic functions of the VPS to all the su bscribers.
He should explain which service (Voice Mail service, Automated Attendant service, Interv ie w
Service, or a Custom service) will play during the day , and what servic e will play during night.
He should explain that outside callers are called "non-subscrib ers" b ecause the y do not have a
mailbox. VPS guidance prompts will assist non-subscribers in reaching the extension or
mailbox they need. He should explain the responsibilities of the System Administrator, the
Message Manager, and the System Manager — and how each can be contacted (phone numb er,
mailbox number, or email address, or all three).
The System Administrator should also explain the special privileges of VPS subscribers.
Subscribers can call from any touchtone telephone in the world and get their messages. To
check messages (or change mailbox parameters) from an outside phone, do the following:
As soon as the VPS plays a guidance message, Press code [# 6 ] and then the mailbox
number. For example, a subscriber who has extension 115 and mailbox 115 would press
code [# 6 115]. If the subscriber has a password enabled, the password must be entered.
If the subscriber forgets his password, he should contact either the System Administrator or th e
System Manager. Either one can clear the password so that t he s ubs cri b e r ca n e sta bl ish a new
password.
Explain the purpose of the General Delivery Mailbox. The Message Manager will p eriodically
check it, and forward the contents to the appropriate subscriber.
Explain the purpose of the System Group Distribution Lists. They can be created by t he System
Administrator to facilitate the distribution of messages to several subscribers. In particular,
senior staff members ought to know how to take adv antage of System Group Dist ribution Lists.
Twenty lists can be created, with twenty mailboxes in each list.
Finally, if Custom Service menus are used, subscribers shou ld be encour aged to l isten to t hese
menus often and make suggestions for improvement. Custom service is a v ery powerf ul feature
of the Panasonic VPS. Make the most of this feature.