Lucent Technologies DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Release 8.2 Instructions Manual

DEFINITY ECS Release 8.2
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nAUDIX
nAUDIX mailboxes allow a maximum of 5 digits when AUDIX is 
connected to a switch that is not administered as a central office. If 
an internal extension is 6 or more digits, the corresponding voice 
mailbox must be set up and accessed with 5 or less digits. AUDIX 
cannot associate a subscriber’s name with 6- or more digit number.
NOTE:
If AUDIX is...

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nCall Management Systems (CMS)
Because the AAR or ARS access code is not used in shortcut dialing, there 
is no feature access code on CMS records to indicate outgoing trunk calls. 
nCall vectoring
In a 5-digit dialing plan, a message step in a vector cannot be updated to 
reflect a 6-digit shortcut number.
nCoverage of Calls Redirected Off Net
You can use...

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Abbreviated Dialing
Abbreviated Dialing (AD) provides easy access to selected numbers by reducing 
the number of digits users have to dial to place a call. Instead of dialing the entire 
number, the user dials a short code to access the number. The system then dials the 
stored number automatically. You can assign abbreviated dialing buttons to 
phones, so users...

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Group lists
You can define group lists for groups or departments, such as purchasing or 
human resources, where members of the group have the need to frequently 
dial the same numbers. You determine which users have access to group 
lists and each user may have access to up to 3 group lists. You can program 
the list or you can designate a user in each group to...

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Interactions
nLast Number Dialed
The Last Number Dialed feature redials the same number a user just dialed, 
even if the user accessed an abbreviated dialing list for the previous call. 
However, if the last dialed string includes any special characters (such as 
indefinite wait, mark, pause, suppress, or wait) these characters are ignored 
by last-number-dialed...

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Access security gateway
Access Security Gateway (ASG) prevents unauthorized access by requiring the 
use of the ASG Key for logging into the system. The ASG Key can be:
na hand-held device, or
na software module you load on the PC you use for accessing the system.
Detailed Description
Authentication is successful only when DEFINITY ECS and ASG communicate...

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Interactions
nCustomer Access to INADS Port
If access to the INADS port is disabled on a system-wide basis, 
administering access to the SYSAM-RMT or INADS port, through ASG, 
does not override the INADS port restriction. Administration does not 
prohibit assignment of ASG to the SYSAM-RMT or INADS port. 
However, in a configuration where this method of...

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Administered Connections
An Administered Connection (AC) is a connection between 2 access or data 
endpoints. DEFINITY ECS automatically establishes the connection based on the 
attributes you administer. An AC provides the following capabilities:
nSupport of both permanent and scheduled connections
nAuto Restoration (preserving the active session) for...

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Typical AC applications
The following are typical AC applications:
nA local data endpoint connection to a local or remote-access endpoint. 
Examples: a modular processor data module (MPDM) ACCUNET digital 
service connecting to SDDN via an ISDN trunk-group DS1 port; an 
MPDM ACCUNET digital service connecting to an ACCUNET Switched 
56 Service via a DS1...

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In the event of a failure, an error is entered into the error log, which generates an 
alarm, if it is warranted by your alarming strategy. You can display AC failures via 
the
 status administered-connection command.
As long as an AC is due to be active, the originating switch continues to establish 
an AC unless the attempt fails because of an...