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Configuring TUI general properties

To configure basic TUI properties for a voice mail domain, use the Telephone User Interface - Voice Mail Domain dialog box, General tab.

To display the Telephone User Interface - Voice Mail Domain dialog box, General tab:

  1. In the Voice Mail System Configuration window, click the voice mail domain.
  2. If you have more than one voice mail domain, you may need to expand the tree hierarchy to find the one you want.

  3. Double-click Telephone User Interface for that voice mail domain.
  4. The system displays the Telephone User Interface - Voice Mail Domain dialog box, with the General tab active.

To configure general TUI properties:

  1. Configure the following fields on the General tab:
    • Enable Automated Attendant  The automated attendant greets callers and instructs them on how to proceed. It also allows other call handling features, such as call blocking, call screening, and intercom paging. When enabled, callers are transferred to the subscriber’s extension. When disabled, callers are transferred directly to the subscriber’s mailbox where they can leave a message.
    • If your PBX does not support Direct Inward Dial (DID), it is recommended that you enable the automated attendant. This check box is selected by default.

      Note: If you disable the automated attendant, subscribers cannot use the call screening, call blocking and intercom paging features.
    • Enable Caller Applications  Select to enable caller applications in the voice mail domain. If disabled, deployed applications are ignored by the MASs in the voice mail domain. If a caller application is in use when it is disabled, it will continue to work until it is no longer in use.
    • Number of Digits in a Mailbox  Enter the number of digits in a subscriber's mailbox number. The range is 3 through 10 and the default is 4. You are advised to make subscribers’ mailbox numbers the same as their telephone extension numbers.
    • Educator for New Mailboxes  Select to play the setup tutorial to new subscribers the first time they open their mailboxes. The tutorial guides new subscribers through the process of changing their password and recording personalized prompts. This check box is selected by default.
    • Maximum Call Duration in Minutes  Enter the number of minutes that callers or subscribers are permitted to spend using the TUI during one session. When this time is up, they are disconnected. The range is 0 through 99 and the default is 30. If 0 is configured, there is no time limit on a TUI session.
    • Note: If subscribers reach the maximum duration time when recording a message, they are disconnected when they finish recording, and cannot address or send the message.
    • Default Input Timeout in Seconds  Enter the number of seconds the TUI waits for a dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) response from callers before prompting them to proceed. The range is 0 through 99 and the default is 5.
    • Note: Relevant United States regulations require that time-out periods be long enough to permit people with disabilities to make a selection without being disconnected. These regulations do not specify, or even suggest, a minimal amount of time that must be allowed. Avaya recommends that you use a value of at least 40 seconds for this field.