Amanda Mini-SOHO Quick Start Guide

Amanda@Mini-SOHO Quick Setup

Using the Voicemail Utility Program (VUP)

1) Physical Installation

• Remove the Mini-SOHO from the box. Hang it on the wall using the template provided with the

system.

• Connect power to the Mini-SOHO.

• Connect the Mini-SOHO to 2 or 4 PBX extensions.

2) Installing the VUP software on your Laptop or PC

• Insert Disk 1 of 2 in your floppy drive.

• Click Start => Run, and type A:\Setup and press enter to launch the VUP

Installation wizard, follow the prompts on the screen.

• When the installation is finished, remove the floppy from your drive.

3) Connecting your Laptop or PC to your Amanda@Mini-SOHO

• Using the 9-pin serial cable provided with the Amanda@Mini-SOHO, connect one end to an

available COM port on your laptop or PC and the other end to the 9-pin connector on the Mini­SOHO.

Important Note: The cable provided with the Mini-SOHO is a straight through serial cable. Null
modem cables and adapters will not work with the Mini-SOHO. Please use the cable provided with
the Mini-SOHO.

4) Connecting to the Amanda@Mini-SOHO for the First Time

• Click Start => Programs => VUP 5.02 => VUP 5.02 to start the voicemail utility program.

• Once the VUP is running, you’ll see the following screen:

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Amanda@Mini-SOHO Quick Setup

Using the Voicemail Utility Program (VUP)

5) Configuring your COM Port

• Click on the “Communication” menu and “COM Port” to open the COM Port Selection

window. As default, the VUP is configured to use COM 1 to receive and send data from and
to the Mini-SOHO. If your PC or laptop is NOT using COM1 you MUST change the COM
Port selection to the COM port you’re using on your laptop or PC. You’ll see the follo wing
screen, click the appropriate radio button for your COM port.

6) Using the VUP

Using the voicemail utility program (VUP) is the quickest and easiest wa y to configure your
Amanda@Mini-SOHO system. It’s possible to program the Mini-SOHO via touch-tone telephone,
however it’s much more time consuming. Now that your ready to use the VUP, you need to do the
following:

• Select your PBX type

• Run the Wizard to customize your system

7) Making your PBX Selection

• Click on the PBX Selection button. You’ll see the follo wing list o f P BXs:

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Amanda@Mini-SOHO Quick Setup

Using the Voicemail Utility Program (VUP)

• Scroll through the list of PBX types and click on the closest possible match to your telep hone

system. In the example screen above, the AT&T/Lucent Partner II is selected.

• Click OK to choose your selection.

Important Note: You MUST select your PBX type BEFORE running the installation wizard. After
your system is configured don’t chan ge your PBX selection, instead you MUST modify your
configuration parameters using either the wizard or menu options.

8) Running the Installation Wizard

The installation wizard is a useful tool, which helps you quickly configure your Amanda@Mini-SOHO
system. When using the installation wizard, you will define your operator’s day and night mode extension,
PBX’s legal extension range, transfer mode, create mailboxes, verify and edit your message waiting codes,
verify and edit your integration patterns, update your starting script 00 with menu and or call transfer
options.

After clicking on the wizard menu option and clicking start you’ll see the following welcome screen:

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Using the Voicemail Utility Program (VUP)

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• At the Wizard welcome screen, click the start button to proceed. Next you’ll see page 1 of 8 used

to configure your system. Here’s what you’ll see:

9) Defining your PBX Parameters

• On page 1 you should define your day a nd night ope rator extension. You sho ul d also verify that

your extension size is set to the correct number of digits. Please note that you can have 2, 3, or 4

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digit extensions but cannot mix and match. Enter the extension number you wish to designate as
your day and night mode operator. This is where callers will be sent when they press 0 during day
and night mode. Next, you must define at least 1 group of PBX legal extensions. For example, if
you have 2 di gi t extensions and your valid extension range is 10-30 under G roup 0, set the “From”
field to 10 and the “To” field to 30. You must set this legal extension range if you wish the Mini­SOHO to have the ability to transfer calls to the defined extension range. Click next to continue
on to the next page and you’ll see:

10) Additional PBX Parameters

• On page 2, you should set the transfer mode for the operator, and for all other extensions. If your

telephone system supports in-band signaling (DTMF signaling) you should leave the transfer
mode set to non-supervised. If your telephone system doesn’t support integration or you don’t
know how to program your telephone system to utilize integration, set the transfer mode to
supervised for both the operator and the other extensions. Other things you can define on page 2
are the telephone system disconnect code (if your telephone systems sends DTMF digits to signal
a hang-up occurred), the transfer code (how to put a caller on transfer hold and what to dial after;
an “&” represents a hook-switch, “X” represents the extension number, and “p” represents a
pause). You can also increase or decrease your hook-flash timer if needed. Click next to proceed
to page 3 and you’ll see:

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11) List of Mailboxes (Mailbox Creation)

• Page 3 is where you build your mailboxes. The Mini-SOHO supports 2 types of mailboxes,

real and virtual. Real mailboxes are associated to a physical telephone extension where
virtual mailboxes don’t have any association to an extension.

• You can create a mailbox by clicking add, or create a range of mailboxes by filling in the

“From” and “To” fields and clicking on the “Create Range” button.. The total number of
mailboxes allowed on the system is 99 for a 2 digit-dialing plan, and 128 with a 3 or 4 digit
dialing plan. You’ll also notice the mailbox list shows so me useful information about the
type of mailboxes, the default password, and local notification type.

• To create virtual mailboxes you must click the add button, enter the mailbox number and

change the mailbox type from real to virtual. Currently there is no way to create a range of
virtual mailb o xes .

• If you wish to enable paging or cellular notification you must use the “Voice Mail” menu

“List of Mailboxes” option after you’ve completed running the wizard. There you can edit
the appropriate mailbox options.

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12) Notification Parameters

• Page 4 is where your message waiting indicators are defined. These codes are dialed to

enable and disable message-waiting indicators on your telephone. In the above example, the
Mini-SOHO will dial #09 pause then dial the extension to enable the message-waiting
indicator on your telephone. She will also dial #10 pause plus the extension to disable your
message waiting indicator.

0-9, *, and # represent DTMF digits 0-9, *, and #
p is a 1 second pause
X represents the extension number

• If your telephone system does not support message-waiting indicators such as LED’s, the

Mini-SOHO supports voice notification, or simple ring notification. If you wish to enable
either voice or ring not ification make sure you set your loc al notification to “Rings” on the
previous page, and lower the ring notification interval.

• You can also define what the Mini-SOHO needs to dial to get an outside line, typically it’s 9.

Note: The Mini-SOHO used port 2 for all message notification actions. Make sure port 2 is
connected to your telephone system before testing your message waiting indicators.

13) In-Band DTMF Protocol (Page 1)

• Page 5 is where your in-band integration patterns and timers are defined. If you picked your

telephone system from the PBX list you shouldn’t have to define any additional integration
patterns, however with new versions of software being released from popular telephone system

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manufacturers you may need to edit or add new patterns. The Mini-SOHO supports up to 20
different in-band integration patterns! The operation for each pattern can be defined to perform a
number of different actions.

Integration Codes
0-9, *, #, A, B, C, D represent DTMF digits.
TT represents a 2 digit extension
TTT represents a 3 digit extension
TTTT represents a 4 digit extension
I02 represents Ignore 2 characters

• The Max Time to Wait for First DTMF represents the amount of time the Mini-SOHO will

wait for the first in-band integration digit after the call is answered. If no digits are received,
the main script message for script 00 will be played.

Note: Page 6 of 8 is the second page of possible integration patterns. If your telephone system
sends more than 10 unique integration patterns cont inue entering your patte rns there.

14) Script Menus

Whenever the Mini-SOHO answers a call in day mode (the default mode), she will play script 00
as the opening greeting message. Page 7 of 8 is where you can easily define your single digit
menu options for all of your scripts. Default Menu Options for Script 00/10 (Day/Night Mode).

Script 00 Default Menu Options

• Menu 0 transfers the caller to the operator mailbox.

• Menu 4 sends the caller to the directory listing.

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Using the Voicemail Utility Program (VUP)

• Menu 8 is used for callers to quickly leave a message for a mailbox without ringing their

extension.

• Menu 9 is used by mailbox owners to login to their mailbox so they can retrieve messages,

record their personal greeting or change mailbox settings.

• The EOM (end of message) will be processed if the caller takes no action. The default

transfers to the operator.

Important Note: To enable the auto-attendant to transfer calls, you MUST define the first digit
of your extension range as a menu option. This can be done by clicking on the upside down
triangle and selecting “Direct Call to Extension” for that menu option. When using a 3 or 4 digit
dialing plan, this is very easy since typically you will have extensions within one extension range
like 300-399 or 4000-4999. However, if you have a 2 digit dialing plan and your extension range
first digit varies, i.e. 10-29 you must also enable “Direct Call to Extension” for menu option 2, etc.

You can also define additional menu options. Simply select one of the operations from the drop
down list and fill in any appropriate information if applicable.

15) Completing the Wizard (Finish)

• Page 8 of 8 st ates that you have finishe d entering your integrat ion parameters. Simply click

finish to kee p your chan ges.

16) Configuring Auto Mode

The Mini-SOHO can be used in Day mode, Night mode, Holiday mode, and Break mode. Changing
the mode manually can be done by clicking on the “Auto-Attendant” menu followed by “Time &
Date”. The only mode which supports automatic scheduling is the “Auto” mode. You MUST program

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the Mini-SOHO to switch between day mode, night mode, break mode, and holiday mode using the
“Auto” mode of operation. When clicking on the “Time & Date” here’s what you’ll see:

Note: Now is a good time to verify that your system time and date are set correctly.

The default mode is day mode. If you wish to automatically have the Mini-SOHO switch
between day and night modes you MUST choose “Auto” like in the example above. Once you
choose “Auto” click on the “Schedules” button to configure your days of the week and times of
day. After clicking on “Schedules” you’ll see the following screen:

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Once you setup your daytime hours, the Mini-SOHO will automatically switch to night mode on
the off hours. In the example above, the daytime mode starts at 9:00am and will stay in day mode
until 17:00 (you must specify your hours using military time). At 17:00 hours (5:00pm) the Mini­SOHO switches into night mode and will stay in night mode until 9:0 0am the following morning.
The Mini-SOHO will also stay in night mode all weekend since no changes are sc hed uled for
Saturday and Sunday. To setup system holidays, simply click on the “Holiday’s Schedules” tab
and you’ll see the following screen:

Holiday’s Scheduling

• In the example above we’ve setup 3 holiday dates and times. Once the system date is

changed to the holiday date the system switches to holiday mode and will answer all calls for
that day using the holiday script (20). If you wish to use the system in holiday mode, you
MUST setup script 20 configuring the appropriate menu options and record a holiday greeting
for script 20. To add holidays to the list above, simply click Add and fill in the approptirate
information including the holiday date, the starting and stop times and a description, repeat
this process for all the holiday dates you wish to add and click ok when finished.

17) Uploading your New Configuration to the Amanda@Mini-SOHO

• After choosing your PBX type and completing the installation wizard, you must send the new

configura tion to your Amanda@Mini-SOHO. Click the “Communication” menu option, then
click “Send Parameters”, you’ll see the following screen:

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Amanda@Mini-SOHO Quick Setup

Using the Voicemail Utility Program (VUP)

Click OK to continue, and enter 1234 as the password when prompted. The VUP will send your
new configuration to the Mini-SOHO. The VUP will state “Data Transfer is successfully
completed” when finished.

18) Logging into Programming Mode using a Touch Tone Telephone

Call the Mini-SOHO, when it answers and says “This syste m has not been programmed” press
*900. When prompted for the password dial 1234. This will log you into programming mode so you
can proceed to step 19 and record your script messages. Once you’re logged into programming mode,
the system will speak the software version.

19) Recording your Script Messages

The Mini-SOHO answers all incoming calls using script 00 in day mode and script 10 in night mode.
If you only wish to use the system in day mode you must record a message for script 00. If you wish
to also use night mode, you must record a script message for script 10.

• *100 + XX + Beep + Record + #

XX = Script Number

Example: *100 + 00 + Beep + Record + #

After you dial the script number you will hear a record beep. Speak your message after the beep and
press # when finished recording. A typical script message would be “Thank you for calling the
Amanda Company, if you know the extension of the person you wish to reach, please dial it now, press
4 for the company directory, or hold for the operator”. Repeat this step for script 10 if you wish to use
night mode, and script 20 for holiday mode.
To playback a script message you can press

• *101 + XX where XX is equal to the script message.

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20) Testing your Amanda@Mini-SOHO

Before leaving the customer site, must make sure you test the following:

• Call Transfers

• Integration

• Message Waiting Indication

Note: Keep in mind the default password for all mailboxes is 1234.

This completes your Amanda@Mini-SOHO Quick Setup. For additional information about programming

your Amanda@Mini-SOHO system, see the Installation and Programming Manual. Please refer to the

manual before calling technical support for assistance.

Considerations:

Menu 0

There is no mailbox 0, menu choice 0 has an association to a mailbox, but you cannot actually create a
mailbox 0.

Daylight Savings

You don’t have to use the V UP to update the system time for da ylight saving s. All you need to do is cal l
the Mini-SOHO, when she answers dial:

*7 + operator’s password + 0 (this will reduce the time clock by 1 hour)

*7 + operator’s password + 1 (this will increase the time clock by 1 hour)

If you let the system operator know about this ahead of time, or even write it down for them you’ll save
some time later when the daylight savings time change occurs.

Programming your Mini-SOHO

Get into the habit of using your laptop to program the Mini-SOHO. The system is quick and easy to install
when using the VUP (voice mail utility program). The Mini-SOHO TUI (telephone user interface) is
intended to help you tweak the system later from a remote location. Programming the entire system via
TUI is possible however will more than triple the amount of time it takes you to finish your installation.

Using the Line Monitor

The VUP has a menu option called Line Monitor. It’s used to monitor the Mini-SOHO ports and will show
some port activity like when the port goes off-hook and on-hook including in-band integration digits being
sent by your telephone system. This is a very useful tool to figure out if your telephone system is sending
any DTMF integration to the Mini-SOHO system

To run the line monitor simply click on the Line Monitor menu option, click “open” then click the start
button.

Running the VUP after Finishing the Installation

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Amanda@Mini-SOHO Quick Setup

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When running the VUP after completing the installation and sending all of your data to the system, make
sure you always “Read Parameters” from the system before making any changes or send ing new
information the system.

Changing the Language to Spanish:

Every system ships with English, and Spanish. If yo u wish to change the language to Spanish, log into
programming mode and enter *118 + 2 to change the language to Spanish. To change the language to
English, enter *118 + 1.

Miscellaneous FA Q

What is a real mailbox?

A real mailbox has a physical extension associated to it. It transfers calls and takes messages, unlike a
virtual mailb o x.

What is a virtual mailbox?

A virtual mailbox is a does not have a physical extension, but stil l records messages for the mailbox owner.

What is an announcer mailbox?

An announcer mailbox is a mailbox which plays the voice mail greeting like the mailbox is in DND mode,
and does not accept messages.

What is a supervisor mailbox?

One mailbox is designated as the supervisor. When the system becomes 80% full of messages, the
supervisor is notified.

Troubleshooting

Callers are complaining that they’re being disconnected while leaving a message?

This problem is easily resolved by increasing the voice sensitivity to 9. Log into programming mode via
telephone, and use program *376 + 1 + 9. You’ll hear a confirmation tone after entering the DTMF.

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