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Message Networking administration checklists

This topic provides checklists that contain the tasks that are performed to administer the Message Networking system and the remote machines connected to the Message Networking system.

Note: Administration checklists are also provided for adding each remote machine type. Some tasks that appear in the Message Networking administration checklists also appear in the remote machine checklists.

Initial administration checklist

The following table lists the procedures required for initial administration. The procedures appear in the sequence in which they are performed.

Completed	Task
	Verify feature options for the Message Networking system
	Administer the voice system
	Configure network addressing
	Administer the PPP server–if you want to allow internal and external support teams to connect to the Message Networking system through a dial-up connection
	Administer the system parameters on the Message Networking system: Administer general system parameters Administer rescheduling parameters Administer serenade digital parameters
	Administer the switch connected to the Message Networking system.
	Add remote machines: Add a new INTUITY 4.0 or later remote machine Add a new AMIS Analog remote machine Add a new Aria Analog remote machine Add a new Serenade Analog remote machine Add a new Octel 100 remote machine Add a new UM Analog remote machine Add a new Aria Digital remote machine Add a new Serenade Digital remote machine Add a new VPIM remote machine Add a new SMTP/MIME–Unified Messenger remote machine Add a new Avaya Modular Messaging remote machine Add a new Avaya Message Networking remote machine Add a new SMTP/MIME–other remote machine
	Administer the Dial Plan Mapping for each remote machine
	Administer the AMIS Analog timing parameters
	Administer SMTP/MIME security
	Administer remote machine Directory Views
	Verify Message Networking administration: View the Remote Machines List View the Remote Machines Dial Plan List
	Administer the Message Networking as a remote machine on each remote machine
	Perform connectivity tests
	Turn on remote updates
	Demand Remote Update and Demand Remote Push from applicable remote machines
	Verify the success of the Demand Remote Update and Demand Remote Push: Monitor the Octel Analog Networking Remote Updates Verify the Demand Remote Push through the remote machine Subscriber Reports. For more information, see the corresponding Octel Analog Networking remote machine Subscriber Reports documentation.
	Administer subscribers
	Change the sa password; also change the icftp password if you are using FTP Caution! It is critical that you change the sa password from the default to avoid unauthorized access to the system.
	Administer alarm management to activate alarm origination
	Perform acceptance testing
	Perform an attended backup

Ongoing administration checklist

The following table provides a list of ongoing administration procedures and the related tasks to be performed on the Message Networking system.

Completed	Task
	Perform networking administration for the remote machines on the Message Networking system
	Administer the Dial Plan Mapping for each remote machine
	Administer the AMIS Analog timing parameters
	Administer remote machine Directory Views
	Verify Message Networking administration: View the Remote Machines List View the Remote Machines Dial Plan List
	Administer the Message Networking as a remote machine on each remote machine
	Perform connectivity tests
	Turn on remote updates If you are adding a new digital remote machine on a Message Networking to the Message Networking configuration, execute Demand Remote Updates on the first Message Networking from the remote machine. Then, execute Demand Remote Updates from all other Message Networking systems in the network to the Message Networking to which the new remote machine was added.
	Demand Remote Update and Demand Remote Push from applicable remote machines
	Verify the success of the Demand Remote Update and Demand Remote Push: Monitor the Octel Analog Networking Remote Updates Verify the Demand Remote Push through the remote machine Subscriber Reports. For more information, see the corresponding Octel Analog Networking remote machine Subscriber Reports documentation.
	Administer subscribers
	Send a test message to subscribers on remote machines

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