Installation manual

Chapter 2: Programming the AT&T Partner Plus 9
Voice Mail Coverage for Outside Lines (Optional)
Procedure #208 Line Coverage Extension identifies an extension as the owner of a
specific outside line so that the extension can activate VMS Cover (voice mail coverage)
for that line.
Line Ringing must be set to Immediate Ring or Delayed Ring and Line Access Restriction
(#302) must be set to No Restriction or In Only.
Users with VMS Cover turned on can send all calls immediately to their voice mailbox by
activating Do Not Disturb.
Only one owner can be assigned to a specific line. However, multiple lines can be owned
by the same extension.
This feature provides an alternative method of routing outside calls to the voice messaging
system for Call Answer Service.
To program a line coverage extension:
1. Press
2. Enter the line number. For example, to program line 12, press . Valid line num-
bers range from 01 to 12.
3. Enter the number of the extension to be assigned ownership of the line. Valid exten-
sion numbers range from 10 to 33.
4. Do one of the following:
• To delete the current setting, press Remove.
• To program another line, press or until the line number
shows on the display. then repeat step 3.
5. Select another procedure or exit programming mode.
Setting Up a Night Button
Procedure #503 Night Service Button identifies a button on the system telephone at
extension 10 to be used to turn Night Service on and off. When Night Service is on, all
lines assigned to the telephones of the users in the Night Service Group ring immediately,
regardless of their normal Line Ringing settings.
Night Service is useful if you want telephones to ring after regular business hours. For
example, although Shipping Department workers do not answer calls directly during the
day, you want them to answer incoming calls after hours.
Night Service affects only the extensions identified using Night Service Group Extensions
(#504).
If you program a System Password (#403), the password must be entered when turning
Night Service on or off. In addition, when Night Service is on, users in the Night Service
Groups can dial only numbers on the Emergency Phone Number List (#406) and Marked