Setting System Security Parameters

PARTNER Messaging provides the following features to help protect your system against toll fraud:

Transfer Restrictions – When this feature is activated, transfers, Automated Attendant Direct Extension transfers and Personal Operator transfers are restricted to extensions that are included in the PARTNER Messaging extension list. The extension list includes extensions assigned as Mailbox extensions, Automated Attendant extensions, Transfer–Only extensions and Fax extensions. The Transfer Restriction setting does not apply to Call Answer Service Operator extensions, Selector Code Transfer extensions, Centrex Transfer extensions, and Dial 0/Timeout extensions.

Minimum Password Length – is the minimum number of digits users must enter when setting a new password for their mailbox or the System Manager must use for the System Administration password. The factory setting is six digits; this setting can be changed to 0-15 digits.

Setting a Minimum Password Length of six digits or greater is highly recommended to help discourage hackers. If you choose a setting of less than six digits, the system reminds you that a setting of six or more digits makes your system less vulnerable to toll fraud.

PARTNER Messaging Planning Form 5 - Security Settings provides the information required to program the security options.

Procedures
Setting Transfer Restrictions
Setting Minimum Password Length