Merlin messaging

Hi I have a Merlin Legend with Merlin Messaging R1. A while ago an auto attendant was setup and voicemail activated. For a while we had voicemail for all the exntensions. At some point in time (and I don't know why or when) the voicemail stopped working (but the auto attendant still works). Is it possible to make voicemail work again?

TIA Paolo

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vrkid0
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Describe HOW the voice mail doesn't work - are you having trouble logging into mailboxes, do calls not cover to voice mail, etc. Then perhaps a solution other than calling in an installer could be found.

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Touch Tone Tommy

Hi

Thanx for the reply. The problem is that calls aren't transferred to voicemail if no one answers on the extension and eventually, after a while, the call is returned to the transferring extension or to the operator (in case the call was transferred by the auto attendant).

TIA Paolo

Touch T>

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vrkid0

The basics of Merlin voice mail coverage:

The voice mail's ports are part of a "Calling Group". You dial that calling group's number to access voice mail for checking your messages. Usually it is 770, but could certainly have been changed.

The extensions that have voice mail boxes are put in a "Coverage Group", that is answered by the voice mail's calling group. This coverage group is usually group number 30, although any group from 1 to 30 could have been used.

The number of rings for "Group Coverage Delay" must be LESS than "Transfer Return Rings", or the call will return to the sender before it covers to voice mail.

I would guess that somehow, either the extensions got removed from the voice mail coverage group, or the voice mail coverage group got removed from the voice mail's calling group.

You need to do a bit of investigation and programming at the Operator's console phone.

Menu System Program Start (or Exit) Extensions More (or Right Arrow button) Group Calling Coverage

770 (or whatever you dial for checking messages) Enter Inspect

At this point, the screen will tell you what coverage group the extensions with mailboxes should be in. Or it may be blank. Make a note of it.

Now start over, but after Extensions and More, Group Coverage

30 (or if a different group was revealed before, dial that group number) Enter Inspect

Now you should see extension numbers that have voice mailboxes.

If you saw no coverage group in the first exercise, but saw extensions in the 2nd one, you need to program voice mail's calling group to answer the coverage group.

If you saw a coverage group in the first exercise, but no extensions in the 2nd one, you need to add the extensions to the coverage group.

If both seem OK, check the Transfer Return Rings under System, Options, Transfer, Return. See if it is set too low, try putting it a

9 rings to test voice mail coverage.

Good luck! Post back with your results, good OR bad!

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Touch Tone Tommy

Hi Tommy

I did the steps you described below: In the first step you described, coverage of extension 770 (the extension dialing for voicemail) there was no coverage group. In the second step you described there were no group coverage at all. Not 30 and not anything between 0 to 30. What now?

TIA Paolo

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vrkid0

OK, I'm forgetting from the original post, if NO extensions go to voice mail, or only SOME extensions don't cover to voice mail.

So you have WinSPM software? As opposed to programming from the console phone? Because it's time to print some parameters to find the settings and solution.

If it's only some extensions that don't cover to voice mail, do a print of an extension that works properly and one that doesn't, and compare the files for differences.

If it's all extensions that don't cover to voice mail, do a print of the calling groups and coverage groups, and see what's up with the voice mail calling group.

You may be past the point that Usenet can be helpful, and need to call in a local installer familiar with Merlin Legend, or remote programming assistance can also be available.

You can also try

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Touch Tone Tommy

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