Lucent Technologies 518-458-100 manual Using Auxiliary Equipment

Using Auxiliary Equipment

Overview

There are many ways to set up auxiliary equipment—the setup you choose depends upon your needs and the number of devices you have. This chapter presents some common setups. (It does not cover how to physically connect the equipment, or how to program the features. See the PARTNER Endeavor Communications System Installation guide for installation instructions, Chapter 5 for programming instructions, and the equipment manufacturer’s documentation for complete details on the device you connect.)

This chapter shows various applications for the following types of equipment:

■Answering Machines

■Automated Attendants

■Credit Card Scanners

■Fax Machines

■Modems

■Voice Messaging Systems

NOTE:

With the exception of headphones, auxiliary equipment works only on Tip Ring ports (the bottom two ports of the PARTNER Endeavor 362 processor or 362EC expansion module). Because headphones do not require a ring, they can be plugged into any port.

In addition, you can connect the following devices to your system:

■Doorphones allow visitors to signal extensions by pressing a button on the doorphone; the person who answers a doorphone call can then speak with the visitor at the doorphone. Doorphones should not be connected to an Enhanced Tip Ring only port since doorphones rely on receiving a forward disconnect signal to disconnect a call. Connect doorphones to Tip Ring ports, which are the bottom two ports of any processor or 362EC expansion module. If a Tip Ring device is connected to an Enhanced Tip Ring only port, a forward disconnect signal is not sent and ringing is not

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