Access the Telephone Administration Menu

Administration by Phone can only be performed from the administrator’s mailbox. Follow these steps to access the telephone Administration Menu:

  1. Enter the system’s main extension number to reach NP Receptionist.

  2. Log in to the administrator’s mailbox:

You hear the Administrator’s system greeting:  "Hello <administrator’s name>. Please enter your passcode."

  1. Enter the administrator’s mailbox telephone passcode. You are now logged in; you hear the standard prompt:

  1. Press U (the 8 key) for the User Options Menu. You hear the standard User Options Menu, offering options to change name, greeting, passcode, etc.

  2. Press the star key (*) to access the Administration Menu. The system plays the telephone Administration Menu:

Press

Menu

A

Add a New Mailbox

D

Delete a Mailbox

M

Modify a Mailbox

P

Change a Mailbox Passcode

K

Change System Clock

I

Initiate Mailbox Backup to Floppy Diskette (no longer supported)

U

Usage Statistics

X

Exit Administration

To Record a Name for the Administrator’s Mailbox

The system plays a greeting to the administrator when you log in. A name can be recorded with the Name command.

  1. Log in to the administrator’s mailbox by following Steps 1 to 3 in “Access the Telephone Administration Menu”.

  2. When you hear the Main Menu, press U (the 8 key) for the User Options Menu.

  3. Press N (the 6 key) to change the mailbox Name.

  4. Press R (the 7 key) to Record the name.

For security reasons, do not name the mailbox "Administrator’s Mailbox". Unauthorized users should not know that they have accessed a special-purpose mailbox.