Initial Administration and Testing for AMIS Analog Networking

 

Important! Implementation of the AMIS Analog Networking is the responsibility of the customer. Avaya support service contracts are available to assist customers with their AMIS implementation.

To administer AMIS Analog Networking, you must complete the following procedures:

• Administering the Machine
• Administering a Loopback Test Mailbox (Optional)
• Administering Message Delivery Parameters
• Administering Outcalling Periods
• Adjusting the System Limits
• Administering Retransmission Intervals
• Activating the Changes

Administering the Machine

Do not start the AMIS network administration until the local Avaya Intuity voice messaging system is operating. See Testing Voice Messaging and the Optional Language Feature for voice messaging administration procedures.

 

Security Risk! To minimize unauthorized long distance calls, restrict the AMIS Analog Networking and Message Delivery features to send messages only to telephone numbers located in specific calling areas or to specific destinations needed to conduct business. Additionally, use the Message Sending Restrictions feature to administer which subscribers can send AMIS analog networking and message delivery messages, and to which locations they can send messages.

These machine-specific tasks must be done for each remote AMIS analog machine or message delivery telephone number. Because the AMIS Analog Networking and Message Delivery features have similar administration requirements, you may want to administer them simultaneously if you plan to use both features.

For AMIS Analog Networking on the Avaya Intuity system, there are two types of machines:

• A local machine is the machine on which you are administered as a local subscriber.
• A remote machine is any machine to which the local machine sends voice messages, whether that machine is at the same or at a different geographical location.

Local Machine Administration

Administration for the local machine is performed on both the Avaya Intuity platform and the voice messaging feature package. The local machine administration should have been completed during one or more of the following administration activities:

• Intuity AUDIX Voice Messaging administration
• Avaya Intuity platform administration

Checking the Local Machine Administration on
the Avaya Intuity Platform

To verify that the local machine is administered correctly:

1. Start at the Avaya Intuity Main Menu and select:

Networking Administration

The system displays the Networking Administration Menu.

2. Select:

Local Machine Administration

The system displays the Local Machine Administration Window.

3. Check the following fields on the screen:
• Local Machine Name:—The example uses the name "local".
• Password:—The field should contain a 5-character to 10-character password for the local machine. The password identifies the local machine to remote machines on the network. If you change the password after initially administering the network, contact each remote machine network administrator and inform them of the change. Avaya recommends that you do not change the password except when absolutely necessary.
   
  

  Note: The remaining fields on the screen are display only.

4. Press F6 (Cancel).
5. Continue with Checking the Local Machine Administration on the Intuity AUDIX Feature Package.

Checking the Local Machine Administration on
the Intuity AUDIX Feature Package

To verify that the local machine is administered correctly:

1. Start at the Avaya Intuity Main Menu and select:

AUDIX Administration

The system displays the AUDIX Command Prompt Screen.

2. Enter change machine at the enter command: prompt.

The system displays the Machine Profile Screen for the Local Machine.

3. Check the following fields on the screen:
• Prefix—Not typically used for the local machine
• Extension Ranges—These extension ranges must not overlap with planned AMIS/message delivery addresses
   
  

  Note: The remaining fields on the screen are display only.

4. Press F1 (Cancel).
5. Continue with Administering a Loopback Test Mailbox (Optional) if you want to administer a loopback test mailbox.

If you do not want to administer a loopback test mailbox, continue with Administering Message Delivery Parameters.

Administering a Loopback Test Mailbox (Optional)

If a remote subscriber sends an AMIS message to this mailbox, the local system sends a copy of the message to the incoming mailbox of the remote subscriber to indicate the message was received. The local loopback test mailbox keeps a copy of the message header in its outgoing mailbox.

To administer a loopback test mailbox:

1. Start at the Avaya Intuity Main Menu and select:

AUDIX Administration

The system displays the AUDIX Command Prompt Screen.

2. At the enter command: prompt, enter add subscriber <subscribername> where <subscribername> is a name that is not defined for any other subscriber (for example, you might use the name "loopback").

The system displays Page 1 of the Add Subscriber Screen.

3. Type an unused local extension in the Extension: field.
    
   

   Note: Make a note of this extension. You must enter the same extension number on the System Parameters Analog Network screen when you administer message delivery parameters.

4. Press F3 (Enter).
5. Continue with Administering Message Delivery Parameters.

Administering Message Delivery Parameters

To administer the AMIS Analog Networking and/or the Message Delivery feature parameters:

1. Start at the Avaya Intuity Main Menu and select:

AUDIX Administration

The system displays the AUDIX Command Prompt Screen.

2. At the enter command: prompt, enter
   change systemparameters analognetwork

The system displays the System-Parameters Analog-Network Screen.

3. Enter the complete telephone number into the CALLBACK NUMBERS: field.
4. Enter y or n in the AMIS Analog Networking Incoming Allowed? field.
5. Enter y or n in the AMIS Analog Networking Outgoing Allowed? field.


 


Tip: This field applies to both AMIS analog networking and message delivery.

6. Enter a prefix in the AMIS Prefix: field.
7. Enter y or n in the AMIS Protocol—Use 8 Minutes For Incoming Message Length 0? field.
8. Enter the extension in the AMIS Loopback Test Mailbox Extension: field.
9. Press F3 (Enter).
10. Continue with Administering Outcalling Periods.

Administering Outcalling Periods

The AMIS Analog Networking and Message Delivery features use the outcalling ports to deliver messages.

To administer outcalling periods:

1. Start at the Avaya Intuity Main Menu and select:

AUDIX Administration

The system displays the AUDIX Command Prompt Screen.

2. At the enter command: prompt, enter change systemparameters outcalling

The system displays the System-Parameters Outcalling Screen.

3. Enter y or n in the Outcalling Active? field.
4. Enter a start time in the Start Time field.
5. Enter an end time in the End Time field.
6. Enter the maximum number of ports in the Maximum Simultaneous Ports field.
7. Press F3 (Enter).
8. Continue with Adjusting the System Limits.

Adjusting the System Limits

You may have to adjust the system limits to accommodate additional administered remote subscribers and/or message delivery recipients for either the AMIS Analog Networking or Message Delivery features. Only remote subscribers on systems administered for AMIS onestep addressing or Message Delivery recipients can be administered on the local system.

To adjust the system limits to accommodate administered remote subscribers:

1. Start at the Avaya Intuity Main Menu and select:

AUDIX Administration

The system displays the AUDIX Command Prompt Screen.

2. At the enter command: prompt, enter list measurements feature day

The system displays the Feature Daily Traffic Screen.

3. Record the number displayed in the Local: field for use later with the System Parameters Limits screen.
    
   

   Note: Consider adding the number of local subscribers that the system administrator expects to administer over the next 12 months to the number shown on the screen.

4. Record the number of subscribers displayed in the Remote: and Non Administered Remote: fields for use later with the System Parameters Limits screen.
    
   

   Note: Some remote subscribers may already be administered on the local system.

5. Press F3 (Cancel).

The system displays the AUDIX Command Prompt Screen.

6. At the enter command: prompt, enter change systemparameters limits

The system displays the System-Parameters Limits Screen.

7. Enter the number of local subscribers in the Subscribers, Local: field.
8. Enter the number of remote subscribers you expect to administer on the local system in the Administered Remote: field.
9. Press F3 (Enter).
10. Continue with Administering Retransmission Intervals.

Administering Retransmission Intervals

To administer the intervals at which the local system makes delivery attempts:

1. Start at the Avaya Intuity Main Menu and select:

AUDIX Administration

The system displays the AUDIX Command Prompt Screen.

2. At the enter command: prompt, enter change systemparameters features

The system displays the System-Parameters Features Screen.

3. Press F7 (Next Page) to display the appropriate page.
4. Move the cursor to the RESCHEDULING INCREMENTS FOR UNSUCCESSFUL MESSAGE DELIVERY field.
5. Enter a number for the amount of time the local system waits before attempting to retransmit messages, in the Incr 1: through Incr 10: fields.
6. Press F3 (Enter).
7. Continue with Activating the Changes.

Activating the Changes

You must run audits on the local system to activate the AMIS Analog Networking feature parameters. The following procedures explain how to run audits for any changes made on the following screens:

• Network-Data Audit
• Subscriber-Data Audit
• Switch-Translations Audit

Network-Data Audit

To run an audit and activate changes:

1. Start at the Avaya Intuity Main Menu and select:

AUDIX Administration

The system displays the AUDIX Command Prompt Screen.

2. At the enter command: prompt, type audit networkdata
3. Press F3 (Enter).

Subscriber-Data Audit

To run an audit and activate any changes made to the System-Parameters Features screen:

1. Start at the Avaya Intuity Main Menu and select:

AUDIX Administration

The system displays the AUDIX Command Prompt Screen.

2. At the enter command: prompt, type audit subscriberdata
3. Press F3 (Enter).

Switch-Translations Audit

To run an audit and activate changes made to the System-Parameters Outcalling screen:

1. Start at the Avaya Intuity Main Menu and select:

AUDIX Administration

The system displays the AUDIX Command Prompt Screen.

2. At the enter command: prompt, type audit switchtranslations
3. Press F3 (Enter).

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