Setting Up a Broadcast Mailbox

About this task

To set up a broadcast mailbox:

Procedure

Log in to the Messaging web page.
Under Messaging Administration, click Subscriber Management.
The system displays the Manage Subscriber page .
Type in a new mailbox number and click the Add or Edit button
Type the name of the broadcast mailbox in the Name field.
Type the extension of the broadcast message in the Extension field.
Use an extension that is not administered on the switch.
Type the Class of Service name or number you want for this broadcast mailbox in the COS field.
Type 0 in the Switch Number field.
The zero means that the broadcast mailbox has a voice messaging mailbox but does not have an extension on the switch.
Type y in the Broadcast Mailbox? field.
The "y" identifies this mailbox as a broadcast mailbox.

Note
You can enter data in the Broadcast Mailbox? field only using the Add Local Subscriber page . You cannot change a broadcast mailbox to a regular subscriber mailbox or vice-versa through the Edit Local Subscriber page. To change the broadcast mailbox, you must remove the current broadcast mailbox and add a new one.
Enter none in the following fields:
- Permissions, Type
- Permissions, Broadcast
Enter the maximum number of days that you want any particular broadcast message to be active in your system in the Incoming Mailbox, Retention Times (days) field.
Enter the same number of days for New, Old, and Unopened.
Enter the maximum number of seconds of mailbox space for the broadcast mailbox in the Mailbox Size, Maximum field.
A valid entry is a number from 0 to 32767.

Be sure you enter enough time for all the messages you believe your system will need to store at one time. Note that the maximum message length for a broadcast message varies, depending on the maximum message length administered for the specific subscriber who is creating a broadcast message.
Click Save.