Chapter 1: Introduction
This documentation, Installing and Connecting the MDF and Telephones provides procedures for installing Main Distribution Frames (MDF) and telephones. The procedures explain how you connect media gateways to the MDF and how to connect the MDF to the public switched telephone network (PSTN). This document also explains how to install and wire telephones.
The following information is included in this document:
●Installing the main distribution frame on page 13
●Installing the patch panel on page 29
●Media gateway connections to the MDF on page 33
●Installing and wiring telephones and trunks on page 69
●Testing the complete configuration on page 135
Audience
This documentation is for the following audiences:
●Trained field installation
●Technical support personnel
●Authorized Business Partners
How to use this documentation
Use this documentation as a guide to install and connect MDFs and telephones. For information about a particular task, use the index or table of contents to locate the page number where the information is described.
Perform tasks related to the Main Distribution Frame in the following sections as appropriate:
●Installing the main distribution frame on page 13
●Installing the patch panel on page 29. This chapter is only for customers using a patch panel rather than a main distribution frame (typically smaller installations).
●Media gateway connections to the MDF on page 33
●MDF connections to stations and the public switched telephone network on page 41
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