With VAL announcement sources, recording by phone always uses port 1, which is dedicated for phone access with sources. VAL announcement sources also support recording announcements as .wav files on a local computer or made by a professional recording studio. Move the files to the VAL source using File Transfer Protocol (FTP). To move Avaya Aura® Media Server-based announcement files, use the System Manager announcement manager interface.

You cannot use a phone to record an announcement with an audio group assignment. For VAL announcements use FTP or System Manager and for Avaya Aura® Media Server-based announcements use System Manager to move each prerecorded file to each of the sources defined for the audio group.

For more information, see Administering Avaya Aura® Communication Manager.