Click the Networking heading.
Click the AMIS Call Blocking Periods link.
The AMIS Call Blocking Periods page appears.
Select the day you want to set up call blocking for.
In the From box, type the time of day call blocking begins and select AM or PM
Use the syntax 12:00.
In the To box, type the time of day call blocking ends and select AM or PM
You can select the Same As Previous Day check box if you want to use the previous day's settings for the call blocking period.
Click the Submit button.
Set AMIS call blocking periods to block AMIS delivery calls when long-distance rates are expensive or private networks are congested. If network congestion is a concern, set call blocking for the peak traffic times.
Call blocking applies only to outgoing messages.
Incoming messages can be received at any time.
Call blocking does not apply to urgent messages.
You can set up to four call blocking periods per day for each day of the week. A call blocking period can begin and end any time during the day but cannot span midnight.
If you need a call blocking period that spans midnight, create two call blocking periods, one that ends at midnight, and another that begins at midnight.
If there is an overlap in the call blocking periods established for the same day, AMIS determines the time band from the earliest and latest times of the overlapping time bands and treats the times as one call blocking period.
Tip: Decide the maximum amount of time a non-urgent AMIS message must wait before being delivered during a typical business day. Ensure that no call blocking period exceeds this limit. If a call blocking period is set up for a two hour period, an AMIS message sent during that period will not be sent until the blocking period is over. For example, if a blocking period is set up between 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm, a message sent at 12:01 pm will not be delivered until 2:00 pm at the earliest.