Getting the Basic Voice Mail Service working
The webpage describes how to get the basic voice mail working that comes with PBX in a Flash. The steps are the same for any type of extension. You can configure a new extension for voice mail or add voice mail to an existing extension.
- First step is to open an extension (all extensions have these options) to configure. Go to the bottom of the extension menu for the voice mail options.
Status: - got to ENABLE this if you want the voice mail to work
Voicemail Password - this is password that the user will use to access his voice mail
Email Address - Your email address for notification that you have a voice mail
Pager Address - You can have voice mail notifications sent to your pager
Email Attachment - Attach the voice mail to your email notification
Play CID - Add the caller's ID to the voice mail
Play Envelope - Adds Date and Time to voice mail message
Delete Vmail - Delete email after emailed as an attachment
VM Options - Allows you to add options
VM Context - Set to default (don't change)
VmX Locator - allows the user to control the settings - Submit and Update
Click on the Submit button and you will be returned to the Add Extension page. If this is the only extension that you are adding, you can apply your configuration changes to the Asterisk PBX. If you have other extensions to add, now's the time. Once you are ready to apply the new changes. Click on the new orange button titled "Apply Configuration Changes" at the top of the page:
- You will be asked to confirm that you want to "Continue with Reload", make it so!
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