Testing voicemail

Each user in the directory has a voice mailbox, where others can leave voice messages. In the example Dialplan configuration, unanswered calls to a user will go to the user's voicemail after 30 seconds. Make a test call to confirm that everything is working. Dial the destination extension and let it ring. After about 30 seconds, the voicemail system will answer; record a message of at least three seconds (the minimum message length), and then hang up. (If you have only one phone for testing, try dialing your own extension.)

The user's phone will now have a message-waiting indicator. An X-Lite soft phone with a message waiting looks like the following screenshot:

Notice the recording icon and the telephone handset icon. Each has a red circle indicating the number of voicemail messages and missed calls, respectively.

Tip

Save time when leaving a voice message by pressing #, to skip past the user's outbound greeting.

Retrieving the message is also simple; dial *98 or 4000. The...