Lucent Technologies DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Release 8.2 Instructions Manual

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NOTE:
Draws attention to information that you must heed.
!CAUTION:
Denotes possible harm to software, possible loss of data, or possible service 
interruptions.
!WARNING:
Denotes possible harm to hardware or equipment.
!SECURITY ALERT:
Indicates when system administration may leave your system open to toll 
fraud.
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System basics 
1 Logging into the system 
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System basics
This section provides the basic step-by-step procedures you need to manage your 
DEFINITY ECS. It explains how to log in and log off, set permissions for others 
who use the administration terminal, set daylight savings rules, set date and time, 
post messages, and back up the information you administer.
Logging into the system
You must log in before you can...

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Instructions
Logging into the system
This procedure provides instructions for logging in from the system terminal not a 
remote terminal. 
To log into the system:
1. Enter your login name and press 
RETURN. 
2. Enter your password and press 
RETURN.
For security, your password does not display as you type it. 
3. Enter the kind of terminal you have or the type your system emulates...

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If an LDN was dialed, the attendant will answer. 
a. Ask to be transferred to the UCD group extension number.
You receive data tone or visually receive answer 
confirmation. 
b. Transfer the voice call to your data terminal.
The Login prompt appears.
2. Complete the steps for ‘‘
Logging into the system’’ on page 1. 
For information about setting up remote...

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Instructions
To log into the system with ASG:
1. Enter your login ID and press 
RETURN.
The system displays the challenge number (for example, 555-1234) and 
system Product ID number (for example, 1000000000). The Product ID 
provides Lucent Services with the specific DEFINITY ECS system 
identifier.
2. Press 
ON to turn on your Access Security Gateway Key.
3. Type...

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Logging off the system
For security, log off any time you leave your terminal. If you use terminal 
emulation software to administer the switch, log off the system and exit the 
emulation application before switching to another software package.
Instructions
To log off:
1. Type 
logoff and press RETURN. 
If the Facility Test Calls or Remote Access features are administered, 
Alarm...

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Setting command permissions
DEFINITY ECS allows you to modify the permissions associated with a login. 
The system maintains default permissions for each level of login, but you may 
want to further restrict the login, or at least make sure the defaults are appropriate 
for the user. The default values for these fields vary based on the login type.
When set to y, the...