New Features and Changes

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Now we'll take a look at some of the new admin features.  There are now two types of administrators: Managers and System Administrators.  The following table shows which admin features are available to the two admin types.

 

Feature

Description

Manager

System Admin

User Management

 

 

Users are now managed from within PhonePad. Set Address Book permissions, view user logs.

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Manage Groups

 

Messages can be sent to groups, groups can have their own folders for storing messages.

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Label Editor

 

Extended range of labels that can be customized.

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Manage Lookup Lists

 

There are special look up lists for messages and contacts.

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Message Archives

Access archived messages.

 

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Archive Messages

Archive messages.

 

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Overview

 

Shows an overview of all message statuses.

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Master View

 

Shows all messages in all users' Inboxes including their current status.

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Reports

 

New reports give you a better idea of what's happening with messages.

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Automatic Backup

 

 

Your PhonePad database is now backed up automatically every day.  You can change the schedule if required.

 

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Backup

 

Manual backup facility built-in to PhonePad.

 

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Backup Logs

Displays a history of all backups, both manual and automatic.

 

 

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Repair

 

Do manual repairs or schedule a repair for a specific time.

 

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System Rules

 

 

Many user preferences have been moved to the new System Rules feature which allows administrators to define system wide options.

 

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Communication Settings

 

Set up all of your communication settings (email, SMS and Pushover) in one place.  Used for notifications and MessageSender 6.

 

 

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Notifications

 

 

Administrators can receive notifications via email, SMS or Pushover when backups or repair have been successfully completed, or failed.  Users can receive their login details when they have forgotten their password.

 

 

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View Server Logs

 

 

 

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Logout Users

 

Force users out when you need to do some system maintenance.

 

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Application Updates

 

 

Administrators can check for PhonePad 5 updates and download them from within PhonePad.  Workstations can be automatically updated by the PhonePad 5 Server.

 

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