Specifications

VMS Hunt Schedule
A communications system feature that allows you to
set the communications system to route outside
calls to the Automated Attendant Service always,
only when the Night Service button at the
receptionist’s extension is on, or only when the
Night Service button is off.
VMS Line Coverage
A voice messaging system feature that lets a
subscriber’s extension (mailbox) be assigned as
the owner of a covered line. When a call comes in
on the covered line, the system routes the caller to
the mailbox specified as the line owner if the call is
not answered. See also Group Call Distribution and
Line Ownership.
Voice Mail Service
A component of the voice messaging system that
allows subscribers to listen to and delete
messages, record personal greetings, and change
their passwords. It also allows the System Manager
to program the voice messaging system.
Voice Mailbox
See Mailbox.
Voice Mailbox Transfer button
A programmed button on a system phone that lets
the user transfer a call directly to a subscriber’s
mailbox.
Voice messaging system (VMS)
An optional device that automates call handling:
answers calls and routes them to a caller
designated extension; permits callers to leave
messages at unanswered extensions; and allows
subscribers to retrieve their messages. See also
Automated Attendant Service, Call Answer Service,
and Voice Mail Service.
Glossary GL-5