Terms you should know
Terms you should know
Attendant
A telephone operator in your organization.
Calling Party Name Display
Information appearing on the LCD display screen such as the caller’s name and telephone number. The system must have CPND enabled.
Category 5 (Cat5)
Balanced 100 Ohm cable and associated connecting hardware whose transmission characteristics are specified up to 100 MHz. It is used by 10BaseT, 100BaseT4, and 100BaseTX installations. The cable normally has four pairs of copper wire. Category 5 is the most popular cable used in new installations today.
Communication Server 1000
Your office communication system.
Date/time display
The current date and time when the telephone is in an idle state.
Directory Number (DN)
A number consisting of one to seven digits for a telephone. Also known as an extension number.
Fastbusy
A signal given to indicate that all outgoing lines are busy or an error condition exists (for example, a misdialed number).
Feature display
An area that shows status information about the feature in use. It also displays the name and status of the active session.
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