07-07-2010 01:46 AM - edited 03-19-2019 01:13 AM
Hi,
I have a longest idle line group where the users do not have their own mailboxes. I need voicemail on the pilot number if unanswered and the message available to all the line group members with MWI on same phones.
Any clues? I've tried alternate extensions but the MWI doesn't work.
Thanks
Rich
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07-07-2010 06:10 AM
Hey Rich,
You're on the right track my friend
Message Waiting Indicators
Cisco Unity Connection can set message waiting indicators (MWIs) at up to 10 extensions for a user when new voice messages arrive.
When a user account is added, Connection automatically enables the MWI at the primary extension for the user.
You can change MWI settings, and add or delete MWI extensions in Cisco Unity Connection Administration on the Message Waiting Indicators page for a user.
To Add MWIs for Other Extensions
Step 1 In Cisco Unity Connection Administration, find the user for whom you want to add another MWI.
Step 2 On the Edit menu, click Message Waiting Indicators.
Step 3 On the Message Waiting Indicators page, click Add New.
Step 4 On the New Message Waiting Indicator page, check the Enabled check box.
Step 5 In the Display Name field, enter a description for the MWI.
Step 6 Optionally, check the Inherit User's Extension check box to use the primary extension for the user as the extension on which the message waiting indicator (MWI) appears.
Step 7 In the Extension field, enter the extension for the MWI. When entering characters, consider the following:
•Enter digits 0 through 9. Do not use spaces, dashes, or parentheses.
•Enter , (comma) to insert a one-second pause.
•Enter # and * to correspond to the # and * keys on the phone.
Step 8 In the Phone System field, click the name of the phone system that the extension is assigned to.
Step 9 Click Save.
Step 10 Repeat Step 2 through Step 9 as necessary.
Cheers!
Rob
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07-07-2010 05:00 AM
Alternate Extensions will cause Unity to prompt for a mailbox login when a direct call originates from that number instead of playing the opening greeting. In addition to this, you will want to add MWI destinations under Edit > Message Waiting Indicators.
07-07-2010 06:10 AM
Hey Rich,
You're on the right track my friend
Message Waiting Indicators
Cisco Unity Connection can set message waiting indicators (MWIs) at up to 10 extensions for a user when new voice messages arrive.
When a user account is added, Connection automatically enables the MWI at the primary extension for the user.
You can change MWI settings, and add or delete MWI extensions in Cisco Unity Connection Administration on the Message Waiting Indicators page for a user.
To Add MWIs for Other Extensions
Step 1 In Cisco Unity Connection Administration, find the user for whom you want to add another MWI.
Step 2 On the Edit menu, click Message Waiting Indicators.
Step 3 On the Message Waiting Indicators page, click Add New.
Step 4 On the New Message Waiting Indicator page, check the Enabled check box.
Step 5 In the Display Name field, enter a description for the MWI.
Step 6 Optionally, check the Inherit User's Extension check box to use the primary extension for the user as the extension on which the message waiting indicator (MWI) appears.
Step 7 In the Extension field, enter the extension for the MWI. When entering characters, consider the following:
•Enter digits 0 through 9. Do not use spaces, dashes, or parentheses.
•Enter , (comma) to insert a one-second pause.
•Enter # and * to correspond to the # and * keys on the phone.
Step 8 In the Phone System field, click the name of the phone system that the extension is assigned to.
Step 9 Click Save.
Step 10 Repeat Step 2 through Step 9 as necessary.
Cheers!
Rob
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07-09-2010 06:08 AM
Hey Rob,
Thanks for reply. The problem is this is for a Hunt Pilot so there is no primary physical user. I need to enable MWI for the helpdesk who are sat behind the Hunt Pilot.
Can you offer any ideas?
Rich
07-09-2010 06:28 AM
Hi Rich,
Let's say the Hunt Pilot DN is 5000. You would create a mailbox
in Unity Connection with the following;
Alias = helpdesk
Firstname = Help
Lastname = Desk
Displayname = Help Desk
Extension = 5000
Then we can add up to 10 of the Line Group member DN's
as the added MWI DN's as shown in the previous post. When
calls route via 5000 through the Hunt/Line Group and end up
at Unity Connection the Greeting for 5000 will be played. The MWI
Lamps for the Line Group Members that were designated as
"new" MWI DN's under 5000 will go RED.
Cheers!
Rob
03-15-2012 11:42 AM
Hi Rob,
Following up on an old post. I have this exact scenario - hunt pilot rings a broadcast group, then forwards to voicemail. The voicemail DN matches the hunt pilot, greeting plays, messages are left. The MWI can be sent to a group of phones, but how would users know whether their personal extension has voicemail or their group "general mailbox" has voicemail?
TIA,
Brian
03-15-2012 12:23 PM
Hey Brian,
Hope all is well
This really doesn't work well at all if the users have their own
personal mailboxes, as you have noticed. For Rich (OP) his
users didn't have VM so this option worked well for him. In your case
you really need a second number on the users phones if at all possible
to make this work. They don't have to be DID numbers just any phantom
numbers would work so they can distinguish which mailbox to access.
You could also make these new numbers Alternate extensions on the
Group mailbox to make access easier for them.
Cheers!
Rob
03-16-2012 06:03 AM
Sounds like we're on the same track. I was thinking of a phantom extension that has a VM profile for the Hunt Pilot DN, and adding that phantom as the MWI in Unity. It's ugly, but should work. Thanks -as always- for the info.
FYI, under the circumstances I can't just use a secondary appearance across the board. I have a flurry of sites that all phones need to ring on incoming main calls, but each user also has their own DN/VM ... and many only have 7911 phones. So line groups it is...
Regards,
Brian
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