Checklist for adding a new Octel 100 remote machine

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On the Message Networking system:

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

On the Octel 100 system:

Gather information about the Octel 100 system that you are adding. You should obtain the following information from the Octel 100 system administrator:

From the upper border of the OS/2 desktop, obtain the system's name displayed in the upper border of the desktop window.
From the Networking Parameters screen, obtain the Serial # and System Telephone Access #.
From the Mailbox Status Report, obtain the range of extensions (Mailbox IDs).
Note: Exclude address ranges associated with mailboxes that will never receive messages, such as automated attendants, bulletin boards, an so on.
The number of digits in the Octel 100 system dial plan information.
A specific mailbox ID on the Octel 100 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 Octel 100 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 Octel 100 system. You can obtain this range from the Octel 100 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 Octel 100 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 Octel 100 system:

On the General Parameters page:

Record the Octel Analog Serial Number.
Record the number of digits in the Network Address Length field.

On the Octel 100 system:

Run the ViewSent command:

Check the Revision field and verify that it is 3.2.9D.
Check that the Fax Retrieval, Fax Mail, and ONet fields are set to y.

On the Octel 100 system:

On the Port Parameters screen:

Check the Outbound Usage Permitted section and the AMIS/OctelNet field for the number of ports. If there are no ports enabled for networking, work with the Octel 100 system administrator to determine which ports should be enabled for use with Message Networking.

On the NameNet Parameters screen:

Verify that the setting in the Maximum Number of NameNet Records field is sufficient for the number of remote subscribers that the Octel 100 system will store.
Record the number in the Maximum Number of Idle Days for NameNet Records field. When you administer the Octel 100 system on Message Networking, make sure that the Dynamic Sub Expiration Days that you enter matches this number.

On the Fax Parameters screen:

Verify whether a Fax Board Type is set. If the field is set to None, this system is not enabled for fax.

On the Octel 100 system:

Administer the Message Networking system as an Octel Analog Networking node on the Octel 100 remote machine:

In the System Name field, type the name of the Message Networking system.
In the Prefix Code field, type the prefix necessary for the network access the Octel 100 system will use, usually 8 or 9.
In the Access Phone Number field, type the analog telephone number of the Message Networking system. This number must also be combined with the entry in the Prefix field for the complete dial sequence that Octel 100 performs. You can locate this number in the Telephone Number field on the AMIS Analog Parameters page on the Message Networking system.
In the Insignificant Digits field, type the number of Node Number digits that Octel 100 should strip off the addresses of messages sent to Message Networking.
In the Mailbox Length field, type the number of digits in the Message Networking Network Address Length field.
In the Answer Time field, leave the default of 0.
In the System Prompt field, leave the field blank.
In the Serial Number field, enter the serial number that appears in the Octel Analog Networking Serial Number field on the General Parameters page on the Message Networking system.
In the Number Attempts field, leave the default of 5.
In the Network Node Type field, select OctelNet.
Check the Response Allowed checkbox to allow Message Networking to retrieve queried messages from the Octel 100 system during the same session in which Message Networking delivers messages to the Octel 100 system. This field performs the same function as the Network Turnaround field in Message Networking.
Leave the Transmit Name field unchecked to avoid having recipients of messages from Octel 100 subscribers hear the sender's name twice.
In the Maximum Messages field, type the number of outgoing messages in queue after which the system uses an additional transmission connection for networked messages to Message Networking.
In the Maximum Delay field, type the cumulative number of minutes any single message can wait in queue, after which an additional transmission connection is used.
In the Economy Dispatch Weekday On and Weekday Off fields, you normally leave the default times from the Networking Parameters window. However, you might want to change the times specifically for Message Networking if, for example, there is a significant time zone difference.
In the System Administrator Information fields, type any contact information you might find useful.

Note: Every Octel 100 subscriber who sends a message to a remote subscriber through Message Networking will need to add the Message Networking node number to the remote subscriber's address. For example, if the Message Networking node number assigned on the Octel 100 is 156, and a remote subscriber in the Message Networking network has a 10-digit address like 3035551212, the Octel 100 subscriber addresses a message to that remote subscriber with 1563035551212.

On the Octel 100 system:

Run the Class of Service Report to verify that the Octel 100 subscribers are enabled for Octel Analog Networking. If subscribers are not enabled, edit the subscriber mailboxes to enable Octel Analog Networking.

On the Message Networking system:

Administer the remote machine parameters 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:

Verify that the Octel 100 remote machine has been added to the Message Networking system by viewing the Remote Machines List.

On the Message Networking system:

Perform a remote machine connectivity test.

On the Message Networking system:

Administer subscribers. For Octel 100 remote machines, the following methods of adding subscribers from the remote machine to the Message Networking system are supported (listed in order of preference):

Set up the Self Registration Agent ID on the General Parameters page and instruct remote subscribers on the new system to send a message.
Use FTP to upload a subscriber list to the Message Networking system.
Initiate Bulk Add by File from the Message Networking system.
Perform a Bulk Add by Range.

On the Message Networking system:

View the Subscriber List by Machine Name on the Message Networking system. Verify that the Octel 100 subscribers were correctly populated on the Message Networking system based on the Dial Plan Mapping you administered.

On the Message Networking 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 Octel 100 remote machine, run a Demand Remote Push to the Octel 100 system to add subscribers from other remote machines to the Octel 100 system.

Note: Remember, if you select Full as the Subscriber Updates Type, the Octel 100 system must have the capacity to accommodate all of the subscribers in the Message Networking network.

On the Message Networking system:

Administer the Directory View for any remote machine to which you want to add the Octel 100 subscribers.

On the Message Networking system:

Update the other remote machines in the Message Networking network for the new SMTP/MIME 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 Octel 100 test mailbox you obtained from the Octel 100 system administrator. Then log into the test mailbox on the Octel 100 system and verify that the test message was delivered.