Administrator's Guide

Announcements
Issue 5 October 2002 1465555-233-506
Despite the name, announcements are not actually played over the LAN, but can
be transferred to and from the TN2501AP circuit pack over the LAN.
The TN2501AP
■ is available with both Offer Category A (ECS and ProLogix Solutions) and
Category B (BCS and GuestWorks).
■ works with DEFINITY R, SI, CSI, S8100 Media Server with a CMC1,
S8100 Media Server with a G600 platforms.
■ can be updated with firmware files downloaded directly over the LAN. The
files are downloaded through the TN2501AP’s 10/100Mb ethernet
interface, not through the TN799 C-LAN circuit pack.
■ has a 10/100MB ethernet LAN connection through the Backplane Adapter.
■ has up to 31 ports for announcement playback, with an additional port for
recording announcements directly to the TN2501AP circuit pack through a
system telephone.
You cannot save or restore announcements to a TN2501AP circuit pack to/from
■ a TN750C circuit pack
■ flash cards
■ tape
■ magneto optical disks
Administration options for TN2501AP
announcements
If you use the TN2501AP circuit pack, you can manage announcements through
■ the System Access Terminal (SAT).
■ Avaya Site Administration (ASA)
■ a PC running the VAL Manager application. VAL Manager is the easiest
way for you to manage your TN2501AP announcements. For more
information, see your Avaya representative.
You can record VAL announcements
■ from a system phone.
■ on a computer or any device that supports recording .wav files in a
VAL-compatible format (CCITT
µ-Law or A-Law, 8KHz, 8-bit mono).
■ at a professional recording studio.