Configure a Tone or Voice Pager

This procedure summarizes the steps necessary to configure the server for tone or voice pagers. 

Before You Begin

To configure a Tone Pager:

  1. Follow the instructions in Define a Pager System (see Related Topics, below) to set up the paging system. A typical access code for tone paging is T9 where:

  2. Customize an FCOS to include the following feature bits:

Bit

Description

70

User Options Menu

77

Change pager schedule

79 (or 80)

Set Message waiting #1(or #2) for urgent messages only

124

Change paging phone number

168 (or 169)

Message waiting # 1 (or #2), pager requeue

181

Paging over msg del, mwi 1 over mwi 2

182 (or 183)

Use pri/alt as week/weekend for MWI #1 (or MWI #2)

  1. If required, customize an LCOS using the information supplied in COS for Pager Mailboxes.

  2. Configure a mailbox for paging (see Related Topics) to set up a pager mailbox. A typical pager number for tone paging is 9163259116+G where:

The post-pager number can be blank; however, if mailbox owners have the option to change their paging phone numbers, it is recommended to add any non-numeric digits (G, T, or +) to the post-pager number.

  1. If required, set billing rates for paging. See Set Billing Rates for Pager Calls.

  2. Test the configuration and pager operation using the procedures in the Testing the Pager Application section.