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Octel 250 Question

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quicknet

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Dec 16, 2004
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US
We have recently integrated our Nortel/Octel voice environment with a Cisco Call Manager and IPCC Express. Part of this change was to move the main number from being terminated on the Octel Auto Attendant to a Cisco IP IVR. Our users used to dial the main number followed by # to access their mailboxes..I had to create a new Toll free number which is pointed directly to the open trees of the Octel for them to access their mailbox. Our problem is the following:

Some of our users are still calling the old number which is now pointed to the Cisco IP IVR. When they press # when have this transfer them to the open tree of the Octel but some users just keep keying in their mailbox number and password. By the time the Octel picks up the users is still keying in numbers which then then Octel doesn't know what to do, so its basically saying "please hold someone will be with you shortly"...this call is then being transfered to our reception ...the call is simply hanging up that point which results in 50+ hangups a day for her. Is there a way to turn off on the Octel the transfer to auto attendant when wrong keys are pressed? I would like to turn this feature off.
 
your going to need to talk to a octel tech, i've done octel but without one to see on my screen i can't help much, sounds like you need a training class for users..i do know there is a param to send bad numbers to a att number, but i can't remember where

john poole
bellsouth business
columbia,sc
 
Thanks John...I figured out how to correct this issue. Basically removing an autoattendant from that open tree access number did the trick. When a bunch of wrong numbers are keyed into the octel now through that access number, the system simply says "sorry you are having trouble, please try again later"...elimating the calls being transfered to reception. Thanks!
 
we both had the same thought, the problem being addressable in the octel. nothing works as clean as full intergration.

john poole
bellsouth business
columbia,sc
 
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