The Administrator/Attendant Console

TYPES OF ADMINISTRATOR ATTENDANT CONSOLES

Display Console

After the MERLIN II system hardware has been installed. you set its operating conditions and features through a series of administration procedures, which are described in this section.

You use similar procedures, also described in this section, to change an existing MERLIN II system’s operating conditions and features to adapt it to new communication requirements.

In either case, the administration procedures are performed at the administrator/attendant console. The administrator/attendant console has two functions:

￿❶ It serves as the administrator console when put into administration mode. In this mode, you use the console to establish the operating conditions for the MERLIN II system and to set up optional features and call restrictions. You can also assign features to individual voice terminals from the console.

￿It serves as the primary attendant console for day-to- day call handling.

There are two types of administrator/attendant consoles used with MERLIN II systems:

The MERLIN II System Display Console is intended for use with a Release 3 system or Feature Module 1 or 2 configured as a large system. It is the only console that can be used to administer Release 3 features.

The BIS-34D is intended for use with Feature Modules 1 and 2 configured as a small system

The Display Console shown in Figure 3-1is used to administer Feature Module 1 or 2 configured as a large system, that is, one configured for more than 8 lines or more than 20 stations. Using this console, you follow menu-drivenadministration procedures in which

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