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Hot Box Options
Configuration OptionDescription
hot_boxDefines the mailboxes to which Amanda goes when she detects special PCPM tones. 
You can have up to 10 hot_boxes. For example, you can configure a hot_box to de-
tect connections from TDD machines for deaf communications. 
In most cases, only one hot_box is defined to detect fax tones and the remainder are 
unused. 
You provide a mailbox next to the corresponding PCPM code (12 to 21). The default 
mailbox is...

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Network Options
Configuration OptionDescription
client_activation_
keyActivation key that validates the value specified by n_clients. It is normally gener-
ated automatically as the client connections are installed. If you change or add a 
board later, you need another activation key because the key is based on the serial 
number for the first board. The first board is based on its low position in memory 
(the Amanda Company voice board is usually at D8000). Get the...

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multiple_clientsControls whether multiple connections (logons) are allowed from the same mailbox. 
The default is 3.The range is from 1 to 3. When 1, only one connection is allowed 
per mailbox. When 2, only one connection is allowed per mailbox, with the excep-
tion of the special mailbox 999, which can connect multiple times. When 3, any 
mailbox can connect multiple times. 
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set multiple_clients 3
n_clientsAlong with...

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Outdial Options
Configuration OptionDescription
box_outdialControls special mailbox options.
You provide a mailbox for each telephone digit that becomes a special mailbox op-
tion. 
While logged into a mailbox, a user presses 7 to reach special options, then a digit, 
0-9, depending on what you specify here. Then Amanda executes the tokens in the 
extension field of the mailbox you specify for that digit.
Setting the mailbox to -1 disables that special mailbox option....

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Per Port Options1
Configuration OptionDescription
box_grtDetermines what greeting the caller hears first. This is set per Amanda telephone 
port by assigning a mailbox to the port. Greeting 1 for that mailbox is the greeting 
that the caller hears. By default, all ports are assigned 990, the Company Greeting 
mailbox.
The defaults appear in install.cfg as:
set box_grt 990 n
 
where 990 is a mailbox and
where n is a port number from 1 to 24.
box_idxSets the mailbox...

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box_sndIndicates what mailbox serves as the direct message mailbox. This is set per Amanda 
telephone port by assigning a mailbox to the port. The direct message mailbox al-
lows you to leave a message for a mailbox without processing the mailbox. Amanda 
does not execute the Extension field’s tokens or play a greeting. For example, an op-
erator can use the direct message mailbox to transfer callers directly to a user’s voice 
mail.
The default is 998 for all ports....

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1 For reference purposes, the per port options are listed here in alphabetical order. In the 
Setup utility, they are listed: pbx, box_grt, box_idx, box_snd, n_rings, and 
hangup_supervision.
Serial Port Options
Configuration OptionDescription
baud1
baud2
baud3
baud4The bps (bits per second) for the logical serial port with the same number. For ex-
ample, baud1 gives the bps for serial_port1. (Serial_port1 can be mapped to any 
COM port.)
Possible values:  Any...

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serial_port1
serial_port2
serial_port3
serial_port4To communicate with peripheral devices connected to COM/RS232 ports, Amanda 
needs to know which ports are connected. 
This option matches the serial ports as Amanda knows them (called the logical serial 
ports) to the actual COM1, COM2, COM3, and COM4 ports on the computer (called 
the physical serial ports). 
Possible values are 0 through 4. The default is 0, which means that the port is not 
connected.
Only after...

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SMDI Options
Configuration OptionDescription
smdi_base_portUse this option to identify Amanda’s first voice mail port. On Norstar KSUs, the 
first voice mail port is identified by the number for the extension to which the port 
is connected. So, if the first voice mail port is connected to extension 241, then 
smdi_base_port would be 241, with every successive port having a sequential exten-
sion number.
These numbers must be consecutive. The number for the second...

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T1/DID Options
Configuration OptionDescription
did_dtmfIndicates what kind of integration digits Amanda reads when did_mode is True. 
True or False. The default is True.
When True, Amanda expects either MF or DTMF digits. 
When False, she expects the digits as pulse.
See also did_mf and did_mode.
The default appears in install.cfg as:
set did_dtmf true
did_mfDetermines what kind of integration digits Amanda reads when did_dtmf is True 
and did_mode is True. Otherwise,...