AT&T 518-600-016 manual Constructing a Jack Field for Voice Terminal Wiring

CONSTRUCTING A JACK FIELD FOR VOICE TERMINAL WIRING

Jack Field

Construction

Requirements

You may also decide to connect the outside wiring directly from the network interface to the control unit and the voice terminal wires directly from the voice terminal locations to the control unit. If the installation is simple or other factors determine that direct wiring is best for all connections, you may skip these wiring instructions.

Although you can connect the voice terminals to the control unit in any of several different ways, the method described here greatly simplifies certain aspects of system administration. This method calls for wiring runs that terminate in modular wall jacks at the voice terminal locations and in modular jacks in a jack field at the control unit location. Modular jumper cords then connect the jacks in the jack field to the appropriate jacks in the control unit.

In order to construct a jack field and connect the voice terminals to it, you need the following:

●Floor plan. This plan should show the route of the wiring runs from the control unit location to the voice terminal locations. If you don’t have one, draw one now.

●4-Pair station adapters You need as many 4-pair modular jack terminated adapters as you have voice terminals in the system. Some examples are the following:

>The Z600A modjack-to-modjack adapter-an in- line connector for modular cords allowing for a jack-to-jack arrangement.

>The Z601A cutdown-to-modjack adapter-for connecting cutdown cable to modular jacks.

>The Z602A adapter—for connecting up to six modular cords to a connectorized 25-pair cable.

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