Avaya PARTNER Installation And Use Manual page 360

®
PARTNER Advanced Communications System Installation, Programming, and Use
If an extension has Automatic VMS Cover and Call Coverage active, calls ring at the
covering extension after the specified number of Call Coverage Rings (#320). If the covering
extension does not answer, the call is routed to the voice mailbox of the extension that
activated Call Coverage after the specified amount of VMS Cover Rings.
If an extension has Automatic VMS Cover and Call Forwarding active, calls ring at the
forwarding destination; they are not covered by the voice messaging system.
Programming for Automatic VMS Cover
To change the Automatic VMS Cover setting for an extension:
f00ss#310
1. Press
2. Enter the number of the extension to be covered by the voice messaging system.
3. To assign or unassign Automatic VMS Cover, press
appears.
1 = Assigned
2 = Not Assigned (the factory setting) 
4. To program another extension, press
on the display. Then repeat Step 3.
5. Select another procedure, or exit programming mode.
VMS Cover Rings (321#)
Use this feature to define the number of times a call rings before it is sent to a user's voice
mailbox. This feature programs the number of rings on a per-extension basis.
Considerations
VMS Cover Rings also applies to lines that have been designated an owner with Line
Coverage Extension (#208).
If an extension has VMS Cover (F15) or Automatic VMS Cover (#310) active, unanswered
calls to that extension are routed to the voice messaging system after the specified number of
VMS Cover Rings.
Programming For VMS Cover Rings
To change the number of times calls ring before being sent to the voice messaging system:
f00ss#321
1. Press
2. At the extension prompt, enter an extension number.
The Cover Rings prompt appears:
VMS Cover Rings XX
3 Rings
3. Enter a setting (1–9; 3 is the factory setting), or press
Voice Messaging Systems
9-46
at extension 10 or 11.
D
n p
or until the extension number appears
9
at extension 10 or 11.
D
until the appropriate value
until the correct value appears:
9