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:

    • Press the star key (*) to enter the message center.

    • Enter the administrator’s mailbox number to enter the Voice Mail system

    • Press the star key (*) to indicate that you are the owner of this 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:

    • Enter M to make a new message

    • Enter U to change User options

    • Enter X to exit

  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.