# NuPoint Voice Configuration

This topic summarizes the steps necessary to configure the messaging functions of NP Receptionist:

Procedure | Reference
Schedule company greetings. Use the Day/Night Menu to: Designate the start of the work day Designate the end of the work day Designate the weekend | Schedule Company Greetings
Establish a dialing plan. If no star prefix is desired, use the Dialing Plan Menu. If a star prefix is desired, use the Star Prefix Dplan Menu to: Specify the trigger digit if Dial-by-Name is desired OR Specify the signal digit if off-system messaging is desired | Configure a Dialing Plan
If required, enable Call Placement | Enable Call Placement
If required, configure for transfer to a system attendant. | Transfer to a System Attendant
Define an administrator mailbox if you require: Master distribution lists Company greetings and alternate greeting Phone administration | Define an Admin Mailbox
Define an attendant mailbox if you require: Collecting or preventing unaddressed messages Message of the day Site tutorial | Define an Attendant Mailbox
If required, prevent unaddressed messages | Prevent Unaddressed Messages
If required, enable multiple messages for outside callers. | Enable Multiple Messages for Outside Callers
Set a default language for prompts, if other than English. | Language Prompts
If required, enable Dial-by-Name: Code the dialing plan with an A in the digit position that triggers a prompt about spelling the name. Set the Dial-by-Name parameters. Include feature bit 92 (user will be in Dial-by-Name database) in the FCOS assigned to mailboxes. | Enable the Dial-by-Name Function
Configure the mailbox passcode parameters. | Configure Mailbox Passcode Parameters by Line Group
Verify that the configuration is correct. | Verify Configuration Parameters
If you chose the inactive configuration at the beginning of this procedure, activate the inactive configuration to make the parameter settings take effect. | Activate the Inactive Configuration