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Vertical Markets. Education, K-12 School. K – 12 Education Solution. Voice Mail - What can it do at school?. Voice Mail Call Screening Outbound Notification Call Announcement Mail Box. Voice Mail Call Screening.
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Vertical Markets Education, K-12 School
Voice Mail - What can it do at school? • Voice Mail Call Screening • Outbound Notification • Call Announcement Mail Box
Voice Mail Call Screening • Incoming calls answered by the Auto Attendant reducing the workload on the office staff • Voice Mail greeting can be used to make announcements about events or activities • Calls for teachers can be routed to the teacher’s telephone or to the teacher’s voice mailbox depending on the time of day or telephone status • Messages for teachers and staff are accurately recorded by Voice Mail – no more illegible or inaccurate hand written notes • Save Calling Party Number (if provided from the telephone company) for Return Calls • Opt-out features let caller speak to live person or sound night ringing after school hours
Outbound Notification – What is it? • Makes outbound calls from a stored database • Dials calls from a text file • Delivers recorded voice message • Allows response via voice reply of DTMF dialing • Activated from telephone or Voice Mail management screen • Secure – User ID or password required to activate
Outbound Notification – Applications • Absentee Notification - Notify parents when child not in school • Notify parents to consult teacher when child grades not meeting standards • School closing or school activity notifications • Substitute Teacher Locator • Paper Trail of Notifications • Log calls in report • Call Results file with auto print option • Status of Notification calling displayed on-screen
Announcement Mail Box • Plays announcements to callers • “School is closed today December 1, due to snow” • “The welcome home pep rally for our victorious team will be at 3:00 PM” • Announcement can be recorded from anywhere – after entering appropriate password • Schedule special greetings for holidays and weekends
Security – a priority for schools • Off-Hook Duress – send alarm when classroom telephone remains off hook without dialing • Call Recording for security, record threatening or malicious calls – 2 options • NVM Voice Mail • VSR ( Voice Security Recorder ) • Analog recording device (connected to PGDAD) • E911 support
Emergency 911 Compatible • E911 Out Dialing • Sends number of extension that dialed 911 to identify location of problem • Requires ISDN or CAMA trunk • Compatible with 3rd party CAMA trunk interface • Dial 911 for Emergency Call. No need to dial trunk access code or press a any key. • Users not familiar with system to easily make Emergency calls • 911 Priority - Always has access to outgoing trunks • Overrides existing call if necessary to make outgoing call in an Emergency • Displays alarm at designated telephones. Displays extension number that dialed 911 • Sounds alarm at designated telephones or to paging system
Network schools and administrative offices • Networking allows units at different locations to function as a single telephone system. • Voice Announce and Handsfree ICM across the Network • Common features and procedures at all locations – Feature Transparency • Share a common Voice Mail system from all network sites – reduces cost for Voice Mail • Share Trunk Facilities among sites • Unified numbering plan throughout the network.
Network Options • Uses IP or PRI trunks • Up to 50 sites can be connected to the network • Network Aspire S to Aspire M/L
Multi Mode Operation– (Day, Night, etc.) • Operations very depending on time of day. • Call handling – • Redirect calls to different extensions or Voice Mail after school hours • Call Forward Off Premises late at night • Access to trunks • Toll Restriction • Ringing • Play Ringing to Page Zone after hours so custodial staff can answer • Universal Answer allows call to be answered from any extension
Wireless telephones • For administrators and security personnel, calls can be routed directly to their mobile wireless telephone. • No need to locate by paging • Don’t have to locate an extension telephone in order to respond to the page • Handle calls easily with multi button wireless telephones • Security personnel able to quickly make calls from anywhere in emergency. • Don’t have to search for telephone to place a call.
Limit Telephone Usage – Manage telephone costs • Toll Restriction • Control what type calls extensions can make • Long Distance calls, Local calls or None • Restrict extensions by time of day • Long Conversation Cutoff • Telephones in public areas • Limit student conversations • SMDR keeps track of telephone usage • For a single site, Ultra CallAnalyst generates telephone activity reports • In Network installations, CallAnalyst Enterprise tracks and consolidates call data from multiple sites.
User Convenience Features • Softkeys provide guidance - makes features easy to use • Directory Dialing – search on-screen directory by name • Call Log Display • Shows Missed Calls (if Caller ID received) • Shows Dialed Calls • Call Announce Options • Call Announce with Handsfree Answer • Voice Over to Busy Telephone • Reverse Voice Over • Flexible Numbering Plan – match extension numbers and room numbers
Caller ID • Requires Caller ID service from telephone company • Sent to Digital Key telephones for display • See who is calling before call is answered • Show calling number and name (if received) • Sent to Analog telephones for display • Sent to Voice Mail for Call Back (Return Call) • Sent to Call Log for Missed Call display