How do I change the settings on a shared voicemail?
Update the settings on a shared voicemail as needed.
Important: We're in the process of migrating all accounts to the new GoTo Admin. Choose your current admin experience for the applicable steps on this topic. Choose your current admin experience for the applicable steps on this topic.
GoTo Admin
If you're an admin who signs in at https://admin.goto.com, these steps are for you.
Change shared voicemail settings
Before you begin:
You must be assigned the Admin or Super admin role to perform this task.
- Sign in to GoTo Admin.
- From , select the shared voicemail that needs changes made.
- From the Overview tab, change the following:
- Details: Select Edit details to make changes to name or the extension number associated.
Note: Some extension numbers are reserved. To learn which extension numbers are reserved for other functions, refer to Which extensions are reserved?
- Associated resources: View what part of the admin console references this shared voicemail. Navigate to that resource directly to make changes.
- Details: Select Edit details to make changes to name or the extension number associated.
- From the
tab, change the following:
- General: Choose your general settings such as omission preferences, time zone, and the escape to operator feature.
- Notifications: Choose your notification preferences such as the destination email(s), enabling voicemail email notifications to one or more email addresses, attaching the voicemail messages to emails, voicemail transcription (English and Spanish only), and deletion settings.
- Message retrieval: Choose your retrieval preferences such as saying the caller or saying the timestamp.
- Voicemail greetings: Upload or record your preferred voicemail greeting.
- Advanced: Choose your password or clear all voicemails permanently.
Results:
Tip: While on any tab in a shared voicemail profile, you can select in the top-right to make changes to the overview page or delete the voicemail. Use the breadcrumb on the top-left to go back to the main list or use the arrows to navigate each shared voicemail's detail page.
PBX Administration (classic)
If you're an admin who signs in at https://my.jive.com/pbx, these steps are for you.
Change shared voicemail settings
Below is a list of all the shared voicemail settings and their descriptions.
General
Setting | Description |
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Extension Number | |
Name | |
Omit from Directory — Optional | |
Omit from Auto Attendant Extension Dialing — Optional |
Setting | Description |
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Intercept Incoming Faxes — Optional |
Note: You can only send faxes to a single email address. If you need to deliver your faxes to a group, use an email alias (e.g., sales@guthrie.com) or create an auto-forward rule in your email client.
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Description |
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Voicemail
Setting | Description |
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Time Zone | |
Message Review — Optional | |
Escape to Operator — Optional |
Setting | Description |
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Email Notifications — Optional | |
Attach Voicemail Message — Optional | |
Delete Message After Sending — Optional | |
Voicemail Attachment Format |
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Email Address |
Description |
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Permanently deletes all voicemails for the shared voicemail. |
Setting | Description |
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Say Message Timestamp — Optional | System says the time the voicemail was received before playing the message. |
Say Caller ID — Optional | System says the caller’s phone number before playing the message. |
Say Message Duration — Optional | System says the duration of the message if it is longer than the specified threshold. |
Voicemail Greeting | Description |
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Busy Message — Optional | |
Unavailable Message — Optional | |
Temporary Message — Optional | |
Supported file types for upload:
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