Avaya VAL Manager is a standalone application that you can use to copy announcement files and Communication Manager announcement information over a LAN connection. VAL Manager is part of the Avaya Integrated Management suite of products.

VAL Manager provides:

• Simplified administration for adding, changing, and removing Communication Manager announcement information.

• The ability to back up and restore announcement files and information to and from Communication Manager.

• The ability to view the status of announcements on the VAL announcement source.

• Also facilitates announcements to Avaya Aura® Media Server.

Announcements are stored in .wav files that can be sent to a voice announcement over a LAN announcement source without conversion. VAL Manager also provides a repository to back up and restore announcement files, and simplifies administration.

Over your LAN with VAL Manager, you can:

• View the current status of announcements

• Add, change, and remove announcements

• Copy and back up announcement files from S8300E, S8300D, and Avaya common servers to VAL Manager, and back.