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Use this form to customize voice greetings.
General section
Use this section to enter information about who will hear this greeting and where the server will send this greeting.

Name
Enter a name for the greeting. A standard external greeting that plays for all external callers could have the name "Standard external greeting".
Greeting type
Internal
This greeting will play for internal callers only.
External
This greeting will play for external callers only.
Unknown caller
This greeting will play for any caller with unknown or blocked caller ID.
Spoken name
Choose if this is your spoken name, to be used for system identification.
Voice menu
Choose if this is the greeting for your automated voice menu.
Status
Enabled
This greeting is active and will play for the calls/callers it is customized to play for.
Disabled
This greeting is deactivated, but the customized options are saved for future use.
Override
This greeting will override all other greetings of this type.
Comments
Optional
Enter details about the greeting. If this is a standard external greeting that plays during regular business hours, a logical comment is Standard daytime external greeting.
Message icon
Optional        
Click the box and choose a custom icon for messages that used this greeting.
Numbers dialed
This only applies if you have multiple phone numbers forwarding to your FirstClass Unified Messaging Mailbox and you want anyone calling a particular number to receive a customized message. Enter the phone number(s), including area code, that will receive the custom greeting, separated by commas. For internal extension numbers, fewer numbers may be required.
For example, if your work phone, your cell phone, and your home phone are all linked to your Mailbox as valid phone numbers, and you have a custom message you want played for calls to your home number, enter your home number in this field.
Caller numbers
Not used if Greeting type is Unknown caller.
This refers to specific incoming phone numbers. Enter the phone number(s), including area code, that will receive the custom greeting, separated by commas.
For example, if you want a client to receive a personal greeting, enter the phone number and record a personalized greeting that plays for that client only.
You can use * as a wildcard in this field. This means, if you want all callers from a particular area code (905, for instance) to receive this greeting, enter 905* in this field. All callers from the 905 area code will hear this greeting.
Do not enter 1 before a long distance number. If it is an international number, include the country code before the number.
Require unknown caller to press a key
Only used if the greeting type is "Unknown caller".
If selected, callers with a blocked or unknown number will be required to press a key or initiate sending of a fax within 3 seconds in order to leave a message. If no key is pressed, and "Initiate fax CNG tones" is selected on the Faxes tab, fax CNG tones will play. If no key is pressed and the message is not a fax, the call will disconnect.
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There is no system prompt for this feature. Your greeting must advise callers to press a key, send a fax, or the call will disconnect.
Scheduling section
Use this section to schedule the greeting to play at specified times only.

Starts
Choose the start date and time for this greeting.
Duration
Choose the duration you want the greeting to play. Depending on your schedule, you may set only "Starts at" and "Duration" and the "Ends at" date and time will fill in automatically.
Repeat interval
If you want this greeting schedule to repeat at regular intervals, choose an interval from the dropdown list.
Repeat until
If you chose a repeat interval, you may wish to choose an end date from the dropdown calendar.
Color
Select a background color for this greeting in calendar view.
Time zone
Choose the time zone associated with this schedule.
Optional handling section
Use this section to give callers more or fewer call answering options.

After greeting plays
Record message
If selected, the greeting will play and the caller can leave a message. This is the default setting.
Mark messages urgent
This gives messages a priority of urgent. This is useful if you set your paging preferences to only forward urgent messages.
Transfer caller to the zero revert number
Select if you want all calls to be transferred to the default system zero-out transfer number (usually Reception). Callers will not have the option of leaving a voice message. If you select this option and record a greeting for it, you may wish to inform callers they will be transferred after the greeting.
If you enter a tranfer number for key 0, this will override your system or OU zero-out option (usually reception).
You do not have to have a voice greeting recorded to use this feature.
Transfer caller to this number
Select if you want all callers who hear this greeting to be automatically transferred after hearing the greeting. Callers will not have the option of leaving a message for this greeting. In the space provided, enter an extension or a 10-digit number.
You do not have to have a voice greeting recorded to use this feature.
Disconnect
Callers who receive this greeting will have no messaging options. The greeting will play and the caller will be disconnected. If you select this option, and record a greeting for it, you may wish to inform callers they will be disconnected after the greeting.
You do not have to have a voice greeting recorded to use this feature.
Caller initiated transfer
Allow caller to transfer
Allow callers to transfer is on by default. This allows callers to use the transfer options you set in your voice preferences.
Choose a key and enter an extension or a 10-digit number to transfer.
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The administrator may have enabled dialing restrictions on your system. Ensure you are able to dial this number from your phone system.
Clearing the checkbox will prevent callers from using any transfer options you set on your personal Preferences form, and/or the administrator set as the FirstClass Unified Communications zero-out system or OU transfer option on the Voice Services Administration form.
Override transfer menu preferences
Allows you to override the transfer preferences you set on your personal Preferences form for this greeting only.
Choose a key and enter a local extension or a 10-digit number to transfer.
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The administrator may have enabled dialing restrictions on your system. Ensure you are able to dial this number from your phone system.
If callers provide feedback that they are being cut off when transferring, the system may be disconnecting too quickly and the number is not being properly processed. You can follow the number with a comma (,) for a one-second pause, or a semi-colon (;) for a five-second pause.
Addressing options
To
All your messages from callers who hear this greeting will be automatically forwarded to the address you enter in this field. This can be the name of a person who is in the FirstClass Directory, or any valid email address. You will not get a copy of this message in your Mailbox.
Cc
All your messages from callers who hear this greeting will be automatically copied to the address you enter in this field. This can be the name of a person who is in the FirstClass Directory, or any valid email address. You will get a copy of this message in your Mailbox.
Faxes section
Use this section to override fax preferences.

Default
Keeps the fax handling preferences you set in your voice preferences.
Override user preferences
Enables fax preferences to be set on this form to override the fax handling preferences you set in your voice preferences.
Initiate fax CNG tones
Select if this greeting is set up specifically for faxes only. If you select this, do not record a voice greeting for this greeting.
Reject disables the inbound fax feature.
JPG is a common, easily downloaded format, viewable on virtually all platforms. Each page will be a separate attachment.
PNG is a common, easily downloaded format, viewable on virtually all platforms. PNG format results in smaller files, more easily downloaded over slow or expensive connections. Each page will be a separate attachment.
PCX is a legacy format. Each page will be a separate attachment.
DCX is a legacy format. All fax pages are stored as one attachment.