how to change greeting on Nortel phone system
If you have a Nortel Phone System and wonder, “How do I change my Nortel Greetings” This process should help you accomplish this.
Nortel Greetings
Nortel Voicemail Greetings User Guide
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User Requested: “How do I change Nortel Greeting / Attendant on my call pilot”
If you’re wondering how to unlock Nortel Networks Auto Attendant, here is the step-by-step process.
If your office is equipped with an aging Nortel Networks Phone System, you may encounter issues such as the “Contact Admin” notification appearing on your Nortel T7316e.
- Press
9 8 3
- Enter System Admin Password (see below)
- See reference below for (2 vs 3 vs 4 digits)
- Press AA
- Press GRTG
- Press GRTG
- Enter Greeting Number (from 1 to 40) – typically “1”
- Press OK
- Press REC
- Record your greeting at the tone
- Press Ok to end your recording
- Press
- PLAY to listen to the greeting
- Ok to accept the greeting
- RETRY to re-record the greeting
- Repeat steps 5-9 to record another greeting
- Press
to end.
Record a Company Greeting from an External Phone (Remotely)
- Access the Administrator Mailbox by pressing ** while the greeting plays.
- Enter the Administrator Mailbox number and password (see # 2 above).
- Press 9 9
- Press 2 (change a company greeting)
- Enter the number to the greeting you wish to change (1-40)
- Record your greeting after the tone
- Press # to end your recording
- Press
- 1 to play your recording
- # to accept your recording
- 2 to re-record your greeting
🔑 Login Password
The most crucial step in unlocking your mailbox involves determining the correct password based on your extension length:
- 2-digit extensions: Default password is 120000
- 3-digit extensions: Default password is 1020000
- 4-digit extensions: Default password is 10020000
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