VMSC - VMD - Telephone User Interface

Use the Telephone User Interface dialog box, Subscriber tab to configure subscriber properties for a voice mail domain. You can set up message deletion confirmation and configure mailbox password security.

Enable Confirmation before Deleting Messages Select to prompt subscribers to confirm message deletions. This check box is cleared by default.

When cleared, deleted messages can still be reviewed during the same session.

Enable Extended Password Security Select to force subscribers to press [#] after entering their mailbox password. This check box is selected by default.

If subscribers do not press [#] when this check box is selected, the system waits for a response and then permits access, as long as the correct password was entered.

When this check box is cleared, subscribers can open their mailboxes as soon as the last digit of their password is entered.

Minimum Password Length Enter a value to specify the minimum number of digits for a mailbox password. The range is 0 through 15, and the default is 4.

If you enter 0, subscribers are not required to enter a password. Avaya does not recommend 0 for security reasons. Increasing the number of digits in a password lowers the probability that an unauthorized user can gain access.

If you change the minimum password length to a higher value, existing subscribers are prompted to enter a new password containing the new minimum number of digits before they can proceed.

Note: The setting in this field can be used to force a password change for new subscribers on initial login. The administrators can set an initial password that is shorter than this value so that, when the subscriber logs in for the first time, the system forces a password change.

Enable Password Expiry Select to expire a subscriber's password after the time interval you specify in the Days before Password Expiry field. This check box is cleared by default.

Selecting this option enables the Days before Password Expiry field.

Days before Password Expiry Enter the time interval, in days, from the date subscribers last changed their passwords before they are forced to change them again. The range is 1 through 999, and the default is 60.

Avaya recommends that subscribers enter a new password at least every six months to reduce unauthorized user access.

Login Failures before Mailbox Lockout Enter a number to specify how many password entry errors per call subscribers can make before they are locked out of their mailbox. The range is 3 through 999, and the default is 5.

Number of Previous Passwords Disallowed Enter the number of different passwords a user must use before any old (previous) passwords can be reused.

VMSC - VMD - Telephone User Interface - Subscriber Tab

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