Note: It is highly recommended that you use more than one voice mail device in a scenario such as the previous example. A single device at extension 300, for example, can only handle one call at a time—either a user checking for voice messages or an external caller leaving a message. If a second call comes in to the device while it is busy, the second call goes to the final action of extension 300’s routing list, which may be Strata CS’s voice mail, or any other final action that you configured.

Using the previous example again for illustration, the possible DTMF combinations that may be sent to one of the voice mail systems are described in the next table. In all cases, the call is handled by the first available voice mail device in the workgroup Voice Mail.

Type of call

DTMF digits sent

 

 

 

 

An external caller calls Voice Mail directly at

“1”

extension 300 in order to leave a message for a

 

user.

 

For a direct external call, the DTMF digits do not

 

contain any information about the extension that

 

was dialed. The caller follows the prompts offered

 

by the device to identify the user who will receive

 

the message.

 

 

 

Frank Smith at extension 101 calls Voice Mail

“2101#”

directly at extension 300 in order to retrieve his

 

voice messages.

 

For a direct internal call, the DTMF digits identify

 

Frank’s extension. The voice mail device can send

 

Frank directly to his own voice mailbox.

 

 

 

An external caller calls Miri Anatolia at extension

"5102#"

102. If there is no answer or a busy signal at

 

extension 102, the call rings Voice Mail at

 

extension 300.

 

For an external call re-routed by a routing list, the

 

DTMF digits contain Miri’s extension. The voice

 

mail device can send the caller directly to Miri’s

 

voice mailbox to leave a message for her.

 

 

 

 

 

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