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22)   Do you want Amanda to let the 
user know who the call is for?
(This is primarily for people who 
answer calls for more than one per-
son or share a telephone.)YESFrom the Mailbox win-
dow in Amanda Adminis-
trator, click the   
button after the mailbox 
box. Enter 997 in the 
mailbox List dialog box 
that appears.From the Options group box, select the 
Identify Called Party check box.
NOFrom the Options group box, clear the 
Identify Called Party check box.
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26)  Do you want to log information 
about messages? If YES, the 
MSG.LOG file will store:
 The date and time every mes-
sage is received
 The date and time every mail-
box is checked for messages 
along with the DTMF the user 
enteredYESIn the Setup utility, select
System Configuration 
Options→
General 
Configuration→
Messages.
The Amanda parameter is 
msg_logSet the Log Info About Messages 
check box to T for True.
NOSet the Log Info About Messages 
check box to...

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31)  Do you want to shut down 
Amanda for disk maintenance and/
or tape backups?YESIn the Setup utility, select
System Configuration 
Options→
General 
Configuration→
General Defaults.
Amanda parameter is 
shutdownSet the Shutdown For Maintenance 
And Backups check box to T for True.
NOSet the Shutdown For Maintenance 
And Backups check box to F for False.
32)  If YES to 31), do you want 
Amanda to shutdown once a week 
or everyday?WEEKLY
Write a day 
and a time.In the...

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36)  Do you want to use the hold 
music provided by The Amanda 
Company or hold music and mes-
sages of your own?The Amanda 
CompanyN/AAmanda plays C:\AMAN-
DA\HOLD.VOX by default.
YOUR OWNThere is no config option or mailbox 
field for this. 
To rerecord HOLD.VOX:
1. Shut down Amanda. 
2. At the DOS prompt (C:\AMAN-
DA), type:
COPY HOLD.VOX MU-
SIC.VOX
so you can use this file later. If 
you already have a MUSIC.VOX 
file, use another name.
3. Restart Amanda.
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Configuring a New Installation
Amanda has over 200 configuration options. They are what make Amanda 
so powerful and flexible. You will probably leave over 90% of those options 
set to their default settings. However, armed with the answers to the First 
Use Questionnaire, you should review the most commonly changed options 
(those in the General Configuration section of the Setup utility).
To set a new Amanda system’s general configuration options:
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5. For each check box, select T for True or F for False. 
Type an asterisk (*) to select an option button.
(Press F1 for help with any setting you aren’t sure about.)
6. Press F10 to save your settings and Esc to return to the General Config-
uration screen.
7. Press M for Messages. 

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The Managing Messages screen appears.
8. For each check box, select T for True or F for False. 
Type an asterisk (*) to select an option button.
(Press F1 for help with any setting you aren’t sure about.)
9. Press F10 to save your settings and Esc to return to the General Config-
uration screen.
10. Press P for Password.
The Password screen appears. Current Password is display-only. 
11. Type the new password for Amanda in the Enter New Password text 
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12. Press F10 to save your settings and Esc to return to the General Config-
uration screen.
13. Press G for General Defaults.
The General Defaults screen appears.
Language is an example of a list. Pressing F2 displays a list of choices 
from which you select the language to be used.
Sometimes options are dependent on your selection for other options. 
For example, in the General Defaults screen, only if you select the 
Restricted option button can you access the Port...

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Type a phrase for the screen saver.
Press F1 for help with any setting you aren’t sure about.
15. Press F10 to save your settings and Esc to return to the General Config-
uration screen.
16. If you have installed Amanda as a Voice Server, press Esc to return to 
the System Configuration menu.
17. Press A for Advanced Configuration.
18. Press N for Network.
The Network Configuration screen appears. 
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Selecting a Type of Notification
Many telephones have message lights (also called message waiting lights) to 
let users know that they have unheard messages. You use notification records 
to turn the lights on and off. You can also notify users about waiting 
messages by paging them, calling their extensions, or calling them at an 
outside number.
Part of installing Amanda is selecting the type of notification:
Roving
 Dedicated
 Restricted
With roving...