Q38On-Premises Call Control
Which action must an administrator perform to provide a means of playing prerecorded messages while configuring a voicemail server in a Cisco on-premises collaboration system?
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Selected Answer: C
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Here’s why the other options are incorrect:
A. Create a recording that is applied to a service voicemailbox in Cisco UCM: This option doesn’t fit voicemail playback or prerecorded message functionality for general calls.
B. Configure a directory handler to respond to the calls in Cisco UCM: A directory handler is used for caller directory lookup but isn’t meant for playing prerecorded messages.
D. Configure a telephony service in Cisco Unity Connection to play prerecorded messages by applying this service to a number: Cisco Unity Connection does not use a "telephony service" for playing messages; this is handled through call handlers or user mailboxes.
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Selected Answer: C
A. is not right, since CUCM as such does not have a native voicemail box service.
B. is not suitable since Directory Handler is a special and particular handler.
D. is unclear, certainly you can integrate the CUC with a telephony service application as a CUCM, but that alone is not enough.
C. could be more precise than the other options. In many cases, a company might have a recording professionally made to give specific information to the caller about the organization’s products and services. Another business might have someone in the company with a good speaking voice record its announcement from a script. It is possible with a Call Handler as the Opening Greeting System Call Handler. And the template is to apply a desired set of configurations (Transfer Rules, Caller Input, Greetings, Message Settings, and Post Greeting Recordings) to new call handlers.
Reference:
Cisco Unity Connection - David Schulz.
Chapter 8: Understanding Call Handlers and System Features