Installation guide

3-10 Software installation
Setting up the system
Standard 2.0 Meridian Mail Mini and Enhanced Card Option May 2000
Installation and Maintenance Guide
Setting up the system
Introduction
Before anyone can use Meridian Mail, you must ensure that the
following items have been defined:
• the time and date
• the Meridian Mail capabilities of each telephone set
• the Meridian Mail on-switch dialing restrictions
• a system administrator
• the Automated Attendant
• the Voice Services DN table
• a block of voice mailboxes
After this is done, the system administrator can customize the
system by following the procedures in Meridian Mail System
Administration (NTP 555-7001-301).
Using default values
The final three items in the preceding list may have already
been automatically configured during software installation. You
can leave them as they are or reconfigure them to your
requirements. The procedures in this chapter use the suggested
values defined in Chapter 10, “Meridian Mail defaults.” If you
choose not to use these default values, you must also change the
values defined on the Meridian 1 PBX by following the
procedures in “Changing the default Meridian Mail DNs” on
page 4-19.
Passwords
If you do choose to use the default values, ensure that the
passwords you choose are not the same as those listed. To
prevent unauthorized people from accessing your system,
follow these guidelines:
• Change passwords every three to four weeks.
• Choose passwords that are easy to remember, and do not
write them down anywhere that someone might find them.
• Choose a long password (the longer the password, the
better.)