ELITE
Installation guide
Chapter 2: Mailboxes & other features
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Mailboxes: an introduction
This section introduces you to the various mailboxes and mailbox IDs you can use with
the Elite system.
Guest mailbox
This mailbox allows callers to leave messages for guests. When the
mailbox is accessed directly, new messages will be played to the guest
with a date/time stamp spoken before the message. The messages can
be saved, deleted, or replayed. If enabled, the Guest Services menu can
be accessed by pressing the Star (*) key. Off-property message retrieval
is available if the mailbox is passcode- protected, or if the guest is
assisted by a
Front Desk
mailbox user.
Staff mailbox
This mailbox allows callers to leave messages for staff users. When the
mailbox is accessed directly for the first time, and a default passcode is
entered, the staff user is presented with a brief setup tutorial. Staff
mailboxes typically require a passcode, although you can configure the
mailbox not to need one. New messages can be saved, deleted, or
replayed. During playback, staff users can also rewind, pause, fast
forward, or skip to the next available message. This mailbox offers a
variety of advanced features, such as decreasing or increasing message
playback speed, and skipping backward to a previous new or saved
message. Staff users can also configure their mailboxes for Call or Pager
notification. See
Staff mailboxes
in Chapter 3 for a complete list of staff
mailbox settings.
Front Desk
mailbox
When this mailbox is accessed directly, a front-desk user is presented
with a menu of administrative options. Front-desk users can set wake-
up calls, recover a guest's deleted messages, and help a previous guest
access messages saved at check-out. This mailbox can be configured to
reset a staff mailbox passcode, or to reset the entire mailbox to its default
settings. See
Front desk mailboxes
in Chapter 3 for a complete list of front-
desk mailbox settings.
Extension
mailbox
This mailbox allows outside callers to transfer to an individual extension
via the Automated Attendant, without needing the extension to be
referenced as a Guest or Staff mailbox. Extension mailboxes can also be
mapped as single-digit presses in an Automated Attendant scheme. This
mailbox can only be administered via the software’s user interface.
Reference
mailbox
This mailbox will route a caller to another mailbox or mailbox ID in the
system, and then offer a specific action, such as Go To, Leave Message,
Transfer To, or Log In. Reference mailboxes can be used to route a caller
to a specific Automated Attendant. This mailbox can only be
administered via the software’s user interface.