Networked vm, um question

[DueE]

We are moving an existing BCM400 to a new corporate site and it will become the host site for networked voicemail for five branch offices that have BCM200's. When you are networking voicemail, do the individual sites have to purchase unified message and fax auth codes to access those applications through the networked voicemail?

DueE

 

[acewarlock]

I've never understood why companys want all there Vmail on one BCM as each BCM has there own Vmail. If that one BCM hard drive crashes, you lose all Vmial. I had 60 BCM's in a network and I would never do that.




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[DueE]

From the service standpoint it doesn't make good sense but I believe this customer has a dominate ego person in the IT dept.

DueE

 

[Deweyhumbolt]

All the keycodes will reside on the Host BCM, but you will need an MCDN keycode for each remote site.

Agree with Ace, bad plan. No one can use Ftr 986 at remotes.

 

[DueE]

Thank you for your response. This network is already up and running and they are adding a new location that is to be the "new" centralized location and adding UM for remote users, so the UM addition brought up the question. On the centralized vm, this networked group likes to use the Group lists for messaging to sent out one message rather that dialing to all branches individually. Could they do that if they didn't use centralized vm?

Thanks again

DueE

 

[Deweyhumbolt]

No.

There is Vmail Networking, but it's a hassle and keycoded.

 

[DueE]

I agree, the vm networking install guide reads like it would be a hassle and lots of programming!


DueE