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Checklist for adding a new AMIS Analog remote machine

The following table lists the procedures for adding a new AMIS Analog remote machine to the Message Networking system. The procedures are listed in the sequence in which they are performed.

Some of these tasks require you to access the AMIS system. If you are unfamiliar with the AMIS, ask the AMIS system administrator to assist you.

Completed Task
 

On the Message Networking system:

Check the Customer Options page to verify that the AMIS Nodes field is set to ON.

 

On the AMIS system:

Gather information about the AMIS remote machine that you are adding. You should obtain the following information:

  • The AMIS incoming dial string, which is the telephone number that Message Networking will dial to call the system.
  • The range of mailbox extensions (mailbox IDs).
  • The prefix or prefixes that the Message Networking system will attach to mailbox IDs so that they fit the Message Networking network dial plan.
  • A specific mailbox ID on the AMIS system that will receive and send a test message through Message Networking.
 

Gather the information that you will need when you later administer the dial plan mapping on the Message Networking system.

Obtain the Network Address Length from the General Parameters page on the Message Networking system. This number represents the specific number of digits, usually 7 or 10, required for messages to be sent through the Message Networking system. Generally, the network address consists of the dial plan mapping plus the extension. Usually, for your dial plan mapping, you will use the same area code and local exchange (DID) used to reach the AMIS subscribers via the PBX. You can obtain the area code and local exchange from the switch administrator. You also need to obtain the extension range for the AMIS system. You can obtain this range from the AMIS system administrator.

For example, for a system requiring 10-digit dialing, mailboxes in the range 20000 to 29999 might normally be preceded by 555-12. If an outside caller wants to leave a message for mailbox 20001, the caller needs to dial 555-122-0001. This same number can be used to create the network address. In this case, 55512 is the dial plan mapping on the Message Networking system and 20001 is the 5-digit AMIS extension. This example assumes the network address requires 10-digit dialing.

However, it is possible in a 7-digit or 10-digit dialing area that different ranges on the new system could be preceded by different dial plan mapping. Therefore, although some mailboxes are preceded by 555-12, a different extension range 50000 to 59999 might be preceded by 555-34. In this case, an outside caller would dial 555-345-0002 to call mailbox 50002. These numbers can also be used to create the network addresses. In this example, to create the network address on the Message Networking system, you can add a Dial Plan mapping for this remote machine where, for mailbox ranges 50000 to 59999, you administer a Map To of 55534. This configuration adds 55534 to the mailbox IDs in the specified range to create the 10-digit network addresses.

 

On the Message Networking system:

Gather the information about the Message Networking system that you will need when administering the Message Networking system on the AMIS system:

On the General Parameters page:

  • Record the number of digits in the Network Address Length field.

On the AMIS Analog Parameters page:

  • Record the Country Code, Area/Trunk, and Telephone Number fields.
 

On the Message Networking system:

Administer the remote machine parameters for the new AMIS remote machine.

 

On the Message Networking system:

Administer the AMIS timing parameters, if necessary, for the new remote machine.

 

On the Message Networking system:

Administer the Dial Plan Mapping for the remote machine, using the Dial Plan Mapping requirements you obtained.

 

On the Message Networking system:

Administer subscribers. For AMIS remote machines, the following methods of adding subscribers from the remote machine to the Message Networking system are supported (listed in order of preference):

  • Initiate Bulk Add by File from the Message Networking system.
  • Use self-registration to add subscribers' voiced names.
  • Send a message from the new subscriber.
  • Register through Subscriber Administration page on the Message Networking system.
  • Perform a Bulk Add by Range.
  On the Message Networking system:

Verify that the AMIS remote machine has been added to the Message Networking system by viewing the Remote Machines List.

 

On the AMIS system:

Administer Message Networking as a remote machine on the AMIS remote machine.

 

On the Message Networking system:

Perform an analog remote machine connectivity test.

  Send a test message from another messaging system in the Message Networking network to the AMIS system test mailbox you obtained from the AMIS system administrator. Then log into the test mailbox on the AMIS system and verify that the test message was delivered.

 

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