# Configure a Mailbox for Paging/Message Delivery

Whether you are modifying existing mailboxes or creating new ones for paging, the following procedure outlines the required parameters. For detailed information about any parameter listed here, see the overview topic Mailboxes for Paging.

Before you begin, ensure that you have completed the Mailbox Worksheet.

To configure a mailbox for paging:

1. From the Main Menu, select (M) Mailbox Maintenance.

2. Select (C) Create New Mailboxes and enter the n umber of the new mailbox you want to configure for paging

   OR

   Select (M) Modify Mailboxes and enter the number of the existing mailbox you want to re-configure for paging,

   Note: The prompts are almost the same for creating a new mailbox and modifying an existing one, except that "New" precedes each prompt when you select Modify Mailboxes.

3. Press Enter until the Features Class of Service prompt appears. Enter the number of the FCOS (1-640) that includes the appropriate feature bits. See Configure COS for Pager Mailboxes for more information.

4. At the Limits class of service: prompt, enter the number of the LCOS (1-640) that includes the applicable limits. See Configure COS for Pager Mailboxes for more information.

5. Press Enter until the Message waiting type #1: prompt appears and then enter 5 for paging.

6. At the Pager Access Type prompt, enter the index number of the pager system (0-15) this mailbox uses. This is the same as the pager system number specified in the Define Pagers Menu,

7. OR enter one of the following parameters:

   - I if pages from this mailbox are to use the internal outdial index (specified earlier in the mailbox configuration) for internal calls.

   - B if pages from this mailbox are to be charged to a billing account. Pages will use the billed outdial index specified earlier in the mailbox configuration.

   - U if pages from this mailbox are not to be charged to a billing account. Pages will use the Unbilled Outdial Index specified earlier in the mailbox configuration.

8. At the Pager number prompt, enter the unique number (1-16 characters) of the pager. The pager number must contain at least one character. (This number is dialed immediately following the access code specified in the Define Pagers Menu and can contain any additional characters from the Dial String Characters table.)

9. At the Post-pager number prompt, enter one of the following:

   - For display pagers, the display digits (0-24) to be shown on the pager.

   - For tone or voice pagers, leave blank; however, if mailbox owners have the option to change their paging phone numbers, coding a greet-and-wait (G) character in the post-pager number is recommended. Also enter any overflow from the tone or voice pager number (up to 24 characters) that did not fit in the pager number field. Table 1 at the end of this procedure shows valid post-pager number characters. Note: If a post-pager number is entered, it comprises the last part of a paging dial string.

10. At the Pager frequency prompt, enter the number of times (0-255) this mailbox will be notified with a page every time there is an unplayed message in the mailbox. Either 0 or 1 indicates one notification only.

11. At the Pager interval prompt, enter the number of minutes (0-255) between pages for this mailbox. Either 0 or 1 indicates a one-minute interval.

12. At the Message delivery prompt, enter Y to enable Message Delivery or N to disable.

13. At the Suppress pages prompt, enter N to leave paging enabled OR enter Y to turn off the paging feature.

14. At the Busy pager attempts prompt, enter the number of times (0-255) this mailbox will retry a page when a busy condition is encountered. Either 0 or 1 indicates one retry. Setting both the busy pager attempts and busy pager interval to 0 specifies unlimited retries upon reaching a busy signal.

15. At the Busy pager interval prompt enter the number of minutes (0-255) between pager attempts. Either 0 or 1 indicates a one-minute interval. Setting both the busy pager attempts and busy pager interval to 0 specifies unlimited retries upon reaching a busy signal.

16. At the Pager start time prompt, enter the time at which paging is to start. Enter the time in hours and minutes followed by "am" or "pm"; for example: 6:00pm. If 12:00am is entered for start time and stop time, paging is enabled at all times.

17. At the Pager stop time prompt, enter the time at which paging is to stop. Enter the time in hours and minutes followed by "am" or "pm"; for example: 8:30am If 12:00am is entered for stop time and start time, paging is enabled at all times.

18. At the Define an additional pager number? prompt, you can add an alternate pager to be used when the primary pager does not respond. Set the applicable parameters (step 7-17) for the additional pager as described for the primary.

    Note: If you use one of the billing outdial indexes, you cannot use Pager 4 (Message Waiting 2 alternate pager) because they use the same post-pager field.

19. Press Enter until the Turn Off Pager/Outcall Notification prompt appears. Enter Y to suppress all notifications (pages or message delivery) or N to leave pages and message delivery notification on.

20. If you require the Call Placement option, press Enter until the C all placement pager access type prompt appears and then enter one of the following:

    - I if call placement outdials from this mailbox are to use the internal outdial index (specified earlier in the mailbox configuration) for internal calls.

    - B if call placement outdials from this mailbox are to be charged to a billing account. Outcalls will use the billed outdial index specified earlier in the mailbox configuration.

    - U if call placement outdials from this mailbox are not to be charged to a billing account. Outcalls will use the Unbilled Outdial Index specified earlier in the mailbox configuration.

21. Press Enter to skip through each of the remaining mailbox configuration prompts. After the last prompt, the server displays the mailbox configuration, then prompts for the next mailbox number.

At this point, the parameter settings are saved and you can continue with mailbox configuration or exit.

Parent topic: Pagers and Message Delivery