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Combination Extensions
You can connect a standard device (such as a standard phone or an answering machine) on an extension by itself, or so that it shares an extension with another piece of equipment (either another standard device or a system phone). An extension with two devices connected to it is called a combination extension. You cannot install two system phones on the same extension, and the combined REN (Ringer Equivalence Number) of two devices on one extension cannot exceed 2.0. (The REN for a system phone is 0.0.)
If your system phone has a
Using A Direct Connection
Figure 2 shows you how to connect a standard device directly to a system phone, using the phone’s built-in auxiliary jack.
To Wall
Jack
To Standard
Device
Figure 2. Combination Extension Using Direct Connection
Using a Bridging Adapter
Figure 3 shows you how to connect a system phone and a standard device or two standard devices together using the 267F2 bridging adapter.
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267F2 Adapter
Standard Device Only
System Phone or Standard Device
Wall Jack
Figure 3. Combination Extension Using Bridging Adapter
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