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Checklist for adding a new DEFINITY ONE or IP600 remote machine

The following table lists the procedures for adding new DEFINITY ONE or IP600 remote machines to the Message Networking system. The procedures appear in the sequence in which they are performed.

Some of these tasks require you to access the DEFINITY ONE or IP600 remote system. If you are unfamiliar with the remote machine type you are adding, ask the system administrator to assist you.

Note: TCP/IP administration must be completed on the remote system before you proceed.

Completed Task
  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 remote system:

On the General Parameters page:

  • Record the Local Machine Name.
  • Record the IP address from the Local Machine IP Address field.
  • Record the password in the Password field.
  • Record the number of digits in the Network Address Length field.

If this is a new Message Networking system and the fields on the General Parameters page are not yet completed, you must administer the General Parameters page before continuing.

  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 DEFINITY ONE or IP600 subscribers via the PBX. You can obtain the area code and local exchange from the switch 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 remote system 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.

  Obtain a test mailbox number on the DEFINITY ONE or IP600 system from the system administrator. You will use this mailbox to send and receive test messages through Message Networking.
  On the DEFINITY ONE or IP600 system:

Gather information about the DEFINITY ONE or IP600 remote machine that you are adding. You should obtain the following information:

  1. Start the Windows administration.
  2. Click Administer System and then log in to the system.
  3. Under System Administration, select Audix Networking.

    The Audix Networking page displays.

  4. Select Administrative Menu.

    The Administrative menu displays.

  5. From the Administrative Menu, select Local Machine Administration.

    The Local Machine Administration page displays.

  6. On the Local Machine Administration page, make sure that the password is set for the local machine, and obtain the following information:
    • The machine name from the Local Machine Name field.
    • The IP address from the IP Address field.
    • The system's network password from the Password field.
  7. Click Back.

    The Administrative Menu displays.

  8. Select Remote Machine Administration.

    The Digital Machine Administration page displays.

  9. On the Digital Machine Administration page, click Add New Machine.
  10. On the Digital Machine Administration page, enter:
    • In the Machine Name field, type the name of the Message Networking system. The name must be unique to any other system that the DEFINITY ONE or IP600 system communicates with and must be an exact case-sensitive match of the Message Networking Local Machine Name you recorded on the General Parameters page on the Message Networking system.
    • In the Connection field, type TCP/IP.
    • In the IP Address field, type the IP address of the Message Networking system.
    • In the Message Transmission Schedule Start, End, and Interval fields, you normally use the defaults. It is recommended that the first row be 00:01, 23:59, and 00:01, respectively. However, if there are many DEFINITY ONE or IP600 systems in the Message Networking network, consider staggering the start times on each system.
    • In the Password field, type the password you recorded from the Password field on the General Parameters page on the Message Networking system.
    • In the Machine Type field, type Intuity 4.0 or later. Message Networking is treated as a networked INTUITY AUDIX 4.0 system by the remote system.
    • In the Send Multimedia Messages field, select Yes. Generally, it is best to allow the DEFINITY ONE or IP600 system to send all components of multimedia messages to Message Networking. Then, if the target system cannot accept all components, a recorded message informs the receiver about the component that failed.
  11. Click Add to add the Message Networking system to the DEFINITY ONE or IP600 system.
  12. When the message displays that the remote machine has been added, click Back.

    The Digital Machine Administration page displays.

  On the DEFINITY ONE or IP600 system:
  1. Go to Audix Administration.
  2. At the command prompt, type change machine <Message Networking machine name> and press Enter.

    The Machine Profile screen displays.

  3. On the Machine Profile screen, Page 1:
    • In the Extension Length field, enter the number of digits that you recorded from the Network Address Length field on the General Parameters page in Message Networking.
    • For the Default Community ID field, this field is generally left at the default of 1.
    • In the Prefix column for ADDRESS RANGES, enter prefixes if appropriate. Generally, you will leave these fields blank.
    • In the first fields in the Start Ext. and End Ext. columns, type the start and end points of the extension ranges on the Message Networking network. Generally, to cover all network address combinations, you can enter a series of 0's in the Start Ext. column and as series of 9's in the End Ext. column. Enter the number of 0's or 9's equal to the number of digits in the Message Networking extension length.
  4. Press F7 to proceed to the next page. On the Machine Profile screen, Page 2:
    • In the Send to Non-Administered Recipients, type y to allow the remote system to send messages to addresses within the Message Networking range but not yet part of the DEFINITY ONE system's remote database.
    • In the UPDATES: In? field, type y to allow DEFINITY ONE or IP600 to accept updates from Message Networking.
    • In the UPDATES: Out? field, type y to allow DEFINITY ONE or IP600 to send updates to Message Networking.
    • In the Network Turnaround field, type n.
  5. Press F3 to update the record.
  On the DEFINITY ONE or IP600 system:
  1. From the Audix Administration command prompt, type display machine and press Enter. The Machine Profile screen for the local machine displays.
  2. From the Machine Profile screen, obtain the following information:
    • The extension length from the Extension Length field.
    • Extensions ranges

    Note: Exclude address ranges associated with mailboxes that will never receive messages, such as automated attendants, bulletin boards, an so on.

  3. Press F7 to go to the next page.
  4. From the Machine Profile screen, Page 2, make sure that the Allow Automatic Full Updates field is set to y.
  5. For TCP/IP Networking, set Network Turnaround to n.
  6. Type y, if necessary, in the other fields on the screen.
  On the Message Networking system:

Administer the remote machine parameters for the new INTUITY AUDIX 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:

Verify that the DEFINITY ONE or IP600 remote machine has been added to the Message Networking system by viewing the Remote Machines List.

  On the Message Networking system:

Test LAN connectivity by transmitting test packets.

  On the Message Networking system:

Perform a remote machine connectivity test.

  On the Message Networking system:

Run a Demand Remote Update to add remote subscribers to the Message Networking system.

  On the DEFINITY ONE or IP600 system:

  1. Go to Audix Administration.
  2. From the command prompt, type list measurements feature day and press Enter.
  3. Record the number of local subscribes listed in the report.

    Note: If you excluded some ranges, subtract those from the subscriber count.

  On the Message Networking system:

View the Remote Machines List. Locate the DEFINITY ONE or IP600 system in the list. Verify that the number of subscribers matches the number of subscribers in the Feature Daily Traffic Report from the remote system.

If the update is still in progress, the total number of subscribers will increase until all of the subscribers are received. If all subscribers are not received, you must determine the cause of the failure.

  On the Message Networking system:

View the Subscriber List by Machine Name on the Message Networking system. Verify that the remote system subscribers were correctly populated on the Message Networking system based on the Dial Plan Mapping you administered.

  On the DEFINITY ONE or IP600 system:

Note: Most remote machines are administered for Dynamic updates and you do not need to take any action.

If you selected Full or Directory View as the Subscriber Updates Type for the remote machine on the Message Networking system, perform a get remote update on the remote system:

  1. From the command prompt, type get remote_update <Message Networking machine name> and press Enter.
  2. When the remote update is complete, from the command prompt, type list remote extensions <Message Networking machine name> and press Enter.
  3. Verify that the appropriate remote users from Message Networking are listed.
  4. From the command prompt, type list measurements feature day and press Enter.
  5. Record the number of remote subscribes listed in the report.
  6. View the Administration Log screen to verify that no conflicts or problems occurred with the remote update.
  On the Message Networking system:

Administer the Directory View for any remote machines to which you want to add the DEFINITY ONE or IP600 subscribers.

  On the Message Networking system:

Update the other remote machines in the Message Networking network for the new remote machine's subscribers.

Note: Most remote machines will be configured for Dynamic updates.

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

 

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