MERLIN LEGENDCommunications System Release 6.1 | Issue 1 |
System Planning | August 1998 |
5 Data Communications |
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Assigning Lines/Trunks to Data and Video Stations | Page |
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The system treats each data station, except for analog voice and modem data stations, as an extension with a
When you choose the mode of operation (Key, Behind Switch, or Hybrid/PBX), Intercom (ICOM) or System Access (SA) buttons are assigned automatically to every extension connected to the control unit. However, you can customize the system by changing the
The number and types of buttons assigned depends on the mode chosen and the type of extension jack you are using.
NOTE:
Trunks cannot be independently assigned to analog voice and modem data stations. The line/trunk assignment for the telephone also includes the modem extension; therefore, these instructions are not used for these types of data stations.
Forms Needed
■Data Form 1a, Modem Data Stations
■Data Form 1b, Data Stations
■Form 4e, MFM Adjunct: MLX Telephone
■Form 5c, MFM Adjunct: DLC
Planning Form Instructions
You should have already filled out preliminary information on Forms 4e and 5c when you planned voice communications. The lines/trunks for MLX telephones have already been assigned.
There are two different forms for data stations:
■Data Form 1a. Use this form for modem
■Data Form 1b. Use this form for ISDN terminal adapters and ISDN terminal adapter data stations used to communicate with the local host computer or with a workstation on a LAN.
Make enough copies of each data form so that you can complete one form for each data station. Complete each form:
1.From Form 2a, System Numbering: Extension Jacks, obtain the identification information for each data station.