Unity Connection 8.5 Outcall notification to device too agressive?

Question

I’ve noticed the Unity Connection 8.5 outcall notification is too aggressive. Is there a way to change the outcall parameters to wait x minutes between redials?
For example Connection called my cell phone, while I am inputting my PIN I get a second call from Connection alerting me to new messages.  While I’m listening to the messages I get a third call from Connection. I noticed same problem if device is my desk 7962 phone.
Unity Connection 8x Administration Guide
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/voice_ip_comm/connection/8x/administration/guide/8xcucsagpdf.pdf

Answer 1

Hi Jason,
These timers can be changed via the User or User Template pages
User Templates New Notification Device
Revised November 16, 2010
Table 3-21     User Template New Notification Device Page 
Field Description
Notification Device Type
Select a type of notification device from the list.
Display Name
Enter a descriptive name for the notification device.
Phone Number
(Applicable only to phone and pager notification devices.) Enter the phone number, including trunk access code, of the selected device. Use digits 0 through 9 and the following dialing characters in the phone number:
•, (comma) to insert a one-second pause.
•# and * to correspond to the # and * keys on the phone.
Users can change this number by phone.
Extra Digits
(Applicable only to phone and pager notification devices.) Enter any extra digits that Cisco Unity Connection dials after the phone number. The effect of the extra digits depends on the selected device. For pagers, the extra digits are shown on the pager display.
For example, the extra digits could be used to include a callback number when sending notifications to numeric pager devices. Extra digits can also be used to reach an extension, where the notification is configured to dial a public 800 access number and the extra digits would be sent at the opening greeting in order to reach the target extension.
Duration to Wait Before Dialing Extra Digits
(Applicable only to phone and pager notification devices.) Cisco Unity Connection can wait a specified number of seconds before dialing the digits in Extra Digits. Use this option if the automatic call progress detection is not reliable (for example, when phone lines are noisy or when ringing patterns are unusual).
Rings to Wait
(Applicable only to phone and pager notification devices.) Enter the number of times that Cisco Unity Connection allows the user phone to ring before ending the attempt. The setting must be at least 3 rings. Enter a higher number to give a user more time to get to the phone.
Default setting: 4 rings.
Busy Retry Limit
(Applicable only to phone and pager notification devices.) Indicates the number of times that Cisco Unity Connection tries to reach a user number that is busy. Select a higher number to reach someone who uses the phone frequently.
Default setting: 4 times.
Busy Retry Interval
(Applicable only to phone and pager notification devices.) Indicates the number of minutes that Cisco Unity Connection waits between attempts to reach a user number that is busy. Select a higher number to reach someone who has long phone conversations.
Default setting: 5 minutes.
RNA Retry Limit
(Applicable only to phone and pager notification devices.) Indicates the number of times that Cisco Unity Connection tries to reach a user who does not answer the phone. Select a higher number to reach someone who steps away from the phone briefly. Select a lower number to avoid disturbing others.
Default setting: 4 times.
RNA Retry Interval
(Applicable only to phone and pager notification devices.) Indicates the number of minutes that Cisco Unity Connection waits between attempts to reach a user who does not answer the phone. Select a higher number to reach a user who is away from the phone for long periods of time.
Default setting: 15 minutes.
Retries After Successful Attempt
(Applicable only to pager notification devices.) Indicates the number of times that Cisco Unity Connection calls the pager device after the first successful call to the device while the message that triggered the notification is still marked new. Use this setting in conjunction with the Retry Interval After Successful Attempt setting if users need additional reminders of new messages, or if users sometimes do not receive notifications even though the first call to the pager is successful.
If set to a value greater than 0 (zero), Connection makes periodic calls based on the Retry Interval After Successful Attempt until the user checks the message or the retry limit is reached. For example, if Retries After Successful Attempt is set to 2 and Retry Interval After Successful Attempt is set to 15, and the user receives a new message at noon, Connection will call the pager device at noon. If that call is answered, but the user does not check the message before 12:15 pm, Connection calls the pager device again at 12:15 pm. If the user does not check the message before 12:30 pm, Connection calls the pager device a second time at 12:30 pm.
Note This setting generates a series of notifications that is separate from the series that is generated if you enable the Repeat Notification If There Are Still New Messages setting on the Edit Notification Device page. To avoid confusing the user with multiple repeating notifications, we recommend that you use either the Retries After Successful Attempt setting or the Repeat Notification If There Are Still New Messages setting, but not both.
Enter a value between 0 and 100. A value of 0 (zero) means that Connection does not retry the notification after the first successful call to the pager.
Default setting: 0.
Retry Interval After Successful Attempt
(Applicable only to pager notification devices.) Indicates the interval at which Cisco Unity Connection retries calling the pager device after the first successful call to the device if Retries After Successful Attempt is set to a value greater than 0 (zero) and the user has not yet checked the message. Use this setting in conjunction with the Retries After Successful Attempt setting if users need additional reminders of new messages, or if users sometimes do not receive notifications even though the first call to the pager is successful.
Enter a value between 0 and 100 minutes. A value of 0 (zero) means that Connection makes additional retries as soon as a port is available to dial the device.
Default setting: 1 minute.
Phone System
(Applicable to phone and pager notification devices only.) Select the phone system that the notification device uses.
Prompt for User ID on Notifications
(Applicable only to phone notification devices.) Indicate whether Cisco Unity Connection should prompt the user to enter a user ID. The user is always asked for a PIN. Users may prefer not to enter a user ID in order to shorten the time that it takes to sign in.
Note Use this setting with caution and only if the phone is never answered by anyone other than the user.
SMPP Provider
(Applicable only to SMS notification devices.) Select the applicable SMPP provider.
To
(Applicable only to SMTP and SMS notification devices.) Depending on whether you are setting up message notification for a text-compatible mobile phone or pager, or for SMS (SMPP) devices:
•For SMTP text message notifications, enter the email address of the user text pager, text-compatible mobile phone, or another email account (such as a home email address).
•For SMS (SMPP) text message notifications, enter the phone number of the SMS-compatible device. The format and the number that you enter depends on the SMPP Provider. The provider may require that you include international country codes, beginning with a plus sign and followed by the country code, area, city, or trunk code, and then the number for the device (for example, [phone]). Do not start with a zero or the international dialing prefix. Do not include spaces, dashes, parentheses or other punctuation.
Up to 128 characters can be entered in this field.
From
(Applicable only to SMTP and SMS notification devices.) For text-compatible mobile phones or pagers, enter the phone number that the user calls to check messages, or enter alphanumeric text (as applicable) in this field. The From phone number appears in the last line of any SMTP notification. A user can press the Return Call button on many text-compatible mobile phones to dial the phone number. The mobile phone must support automatic callback in order to use this feature.
For SMS (SMPP) devices, what you enter in this field depends on the SMPP Provider:
•If the SMPP Provider requires a "source address" for the server sending the message, enter the IP address for the Cisco Unity Connection server.
•If the SMPP Provider does not require a "source address," enter the number that the user calls to check messages. The format and the number that you enter depends on the SMPP Provider. The provider may require that you include international country codes, beginning with a plus sign and followed by the country code, area, city, or trunk code, and then the number for the device (for example, [phone]). Do not start with a zero or the international dialing prefix. Do not include spaces, dashes, parentheses or other punctuation.
Note Consider that some SMPP Providers replace the number that you enter in the From field with their own phone number. For an alternative method of including a call back number, try entering the number that the user calls to check messages in the Message Text field.
Up to 40 characters can be entered in this field.
Message Header
(Applicable only to SMTP notification devices.) Enter any text you want Connection to put into the header of the notification message. For example, you might enter a legal disclaimer that you want to be sent with every notification message.
Message Text
(Applicable only to SMTP and SMS notification devices.) Enter the text message that the user wants to receive in a text notification. For example, you might enter "Urgent message for Technical Support" for a user who is on call for the technical support department. Every time a message arrives that matches the criteria selected in the message notification settings, Cisco Unity Connection sends the text you enter here.
Note To include a call back number, try entering the number that the user calls to check messages within the message text (for example, enter the number in this format: tel:[phone]).
Up to 160 characters can be entered in this field. (For SMS devices, depending on the character set you configure Connection to use, it is possible that messages that are shorter than 160 characters may be truncated.)
Message Footer
(Applicable only to SMTP notification devices.) Enter any text you want Connection to put into the footer of the notification message. For example, you might enter a legal disclaimer that you want to be sent with every notification message.
Include Message Information in Message Text
(Applicable only to SMTP and SMS notification devices.) Check this check box to include information about the new message in the text string that is sent to the notification device. This information can include caller name and caller ID (if available); the type of message (voice, email, fax); the time that the message was received; and, if the message was marked private or urgent, an indication of this status.
Include Message Count in Message Text
(Applicable only to SMTP and SMS notification devices.) Check this check box if you want the notification to include a count of the number of new messages in the mailbox.
Include a Link to Cisco PCA in Message Text
(Applicable only to SMTP notification devices.) Check this check box to include a link to the Cisco Personal Communications Assistant in the text string that is sent to the SMTP notification device.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/voice_ip_comm/connection/8x/gui_reference/guide/8xcucgrg030.html#wp1082329
Cheers!
Rob