Lucent Technologies Comcode 108239393 manual Connecting Your 8411 Telephone to Your PC

Installing and Configuring Telephony

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Connecting Your 8411 Telephone to Your PC

This section describes how to connect an 8411 telephone to your PC. Only perform the steps in this section if you have an 8411 telephone. Otherwise, see “Connecting Your Callmaster VI Telephone to Your PC” or “Installing the PassageWay Adapter.”

The 9-pin to 25-pin serial cable connects your PC and your 8411 telephone, enabling you to access the DEFINITY system from your PC. This cable has a 9-pin connector for 9-pin serial ports. If you have a 25-pin serial port on your PC, use the 25-pin to 25-pin cable to connect your 8411 telephone to your serial port.

To connect your telephone to your PC:

1.Turn off your PC.

2.Determine the type of serial port (9 pin or 25 pin) you have on your PC. If you have a 9-pin serial port, you will use the 9-pin to 25-pin serial cable. If you have a 25-pin serial port, you will used the 25-pin to 25-pin serial cable.

3.Connect the 25-pin connector of the serial cable to the 25-pin connector on the back of your 8411 telephone.

4.Connect the other end of the serial cable to the serial (COM) port on your PC.

5.Turn on your PC.

Proceed to “Installing the PassageWay Service Provider Software.”

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