Instruction manual

Ringer Equivalence Number (REN)
A measure of the power it takes to ring a phone or
other telecommunications device, usually shown on
a label on the bottom of the device.
S
SMDR (Station Message Detail Recording)
See Call reporting.
Speed dialing
A feature that lets a user dial a telephone number
quickly by dialing a short code.
Standard phone
An industry-standard touch-tone or rotary phone
such as you might have in your home. Some
standard phones include special feature buttons for
frequently used calling functions. See also
Industry-standard device and Feature phone.
Station
See Extension.
Station Message Detail Recording (SMDR)
See Call reporting.
Subscriber
(1) In PARTNER MAIL, a user who has a mailbox in
the system. (2) A user who has access to an
outside line with special features, such as Caller ID.
System
The AT&T control unit and MLS- and MLC-model
telephones that you purchased, plus all other
telecommunications devices that are connected to
your control unit.
System Answer
See Automatic System Answer.
System manager
The person in your business who is responsible for
managing your system, including equipment
programming.
System phones
See MLS- and MLC-model telephones.
T
Telephone Programming
Customizes extensions to meet the needs of
individual users, including the assignment of
features to programmable buttons. Telephone
Programming can be done either centrally or from
the user’s own extension. See also Centralized
Telephone Programming and Extension
Programming.
206 module
The AT&T equipment component that contains
jacks for connecting up to two outside lines and up
to six extensions to the control unit.
V
VMS (Voice Messaging System)
See PARTNER MAIL.
Voice Mail coverage
A PARTNER MAIL feature that provides Call
Answering service when a call is not answered by a
covered extension.
Voice Mail service
A PARTNER MAIL feature that enables callers to
leave messages for a user, and lets each user
record greetings and retrieve messages.
Voice Mailbox
See Mailbox.
Voice Messaging System (VMS)
See PARTNER MAIL.
VMS Hunt Group
Extension Hunt Group 7, reserved by the system to
identify extensions that are connected to PARTNER
MAIL. See also Group Call Distribution and Hunt
Group.
System Programming
Procedures that allow you to customize system
settings for your business. System Programming
requires an MLS-34D, MLS-18D, or MLS-12D phone
and must be done from extension 10 or 11.
Glossary GL-5