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Configuring TUI receptionist properties

To configure receptionist properties for a voice mail domain, use the Receptionist tab. You can set up receptionist mailbox numbers and specify all the conditions for transferring a caller to the receptionist.

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

  1. In the Voice Mail System Configuration window, click the voice mail domain.
  2. Double-click Telephone User Interface for that voice mail domain.
  3. The system displays the Telephone User Interface - Voice Mail Domain dialog box, with the General tab active.

  4. Click the Receptionist tab.

To configure receptionist properties:

  1. Configure the following fields on the Receptionist tab:
    • Default Receptionist Mailbox Number  Enter the mailbox number to which callers are transferred when they require receptionist assistance. The default is 0.
    • After Hours Receptionist Mailbox Number  Enter the mailbox number to which callers are transferred when they require receptionist assistance outside of business hours. The default is 0.
    • Inform Subscriber Transfer is from Auto Attendant  Select to enable the automated attendant to inform a subscriber before it transfers a caller to the subscriber’s extension. When cleared, the automated attendant transfers the caller immediately. This check box is cleared by default.
    • Disconnect all Rotary Callers  Select to disconnect callers using a non-touchtone telephone. When cleared, callers are transferred to the receptionist. If you select to disconnect callers from non-touchtone telephones, make sure your office greetings give another number to dial. This check box is cleared by default.
    • Number Attempts Rotary Transfer to Busy Receptionist  Specify the number of times the TUI attempts to transfer a caller from a non-touchtone telephone to a busy receptionist. The range is 0 to 9 and the default is 3. If the number of attempts is exceeded, callers are transferred to the receptionist mailbox where they can leave a message.
    • Maximum Number of Errors  Specify the number of errors a caller is permitted to make when using the TUI. The range is 0 through 9 and the default is 3. If the maximum number of errors is exceeded, the caller is disconnected or transferred to the receptionist. If you enter 0 as the maximum number of errors, the caller is disconnected after making the first error. If you want to transfer callers to the receptionist, make sure the Transfer Calls to Receptionist after Maximum Errors check box is selected.
    • Maximum Number of No Entries  Specify the number of “no entries” a caller is permitted to make when using the TUI. The range is 0 through 9 and the default is 3. A “no entry” is defined as no response from the caller when prompted to proceed. If the maximum number of no entries is exceeded, the caller is politely disconnected. If you enter 0 as the maximum number of no entries, the caller is disconnected after the first no entry occurrence. If the callers do not respond after your initial office greeting, they are transferred to the receptionist.
    • Transfer Calls to Receptionist after Maximum Errors  Select to transfer callers to the receptionist if they exceed the number of permitted errors when using the TUI. If this check box is cleared, callers are disconnected. This check box is selected by default.
    • Transfer Invalid Mailboxes during Business Hours  Select to specify what happens to calls to an invalid mailbox number during business hours. When selected, the TUI dials the extension number if the mailbox number is invalid. When cleared, callers are informed that the mailbox number is invalid. If callers exceed the maximum number of errors, they are politely disconnected or transferred to the business hours receptionist. This check box is cleared by default.
    • Note: If you want callers to be transferred to the business hours receptionist, make sure that the Transfer Calls to Receptionist after Maximum Errors check box is selected.
    • Transfer Invalid Mailboxes after Business Hours  Select to specify what happens to calls to an invalid mailbox number after business hours. When selected, the TUI dials the extension number if the mailbox number is invalid. When cleared, callers are informed that the mailbox number is invalid. If callers exceed the maximum number of errors, they are politely disconnected or transferred to the after-hours receptionist. This check box is cleared by default.
    • Note: If you want callers to be transferred to the after-hours receptionist, make sure that the Transfer Calls to Receptionist after Maximum Errors check box is selected.