42 Meridian Digital Telephone IP Adapter Installation and Administration Guide
Installing the Meridian Digital Telephone IP Adapter unit Standard 1.1
Installing the Meridian Digital Telephone Internal IP Adapter circuit card
Before you can install the Meridian Digital Telephone Internal IP Adapter
circuit card, you must first remove the footstand of the digital telephone. For
more information about supported telephone footstands, refer to “Required
footstand for Meridian Digital Telephone Internal IP Adapter units” on page 19.
Note: You can only add the Meridian Digital Telephone Internal IP Adapter
circuit card to digital telephones that have an A TA/MCA footstand. To obtain an
ATA/MCA footstand, contact your Nortel Networks distributor.

Removing the footstand of the digital telephone

To remove the footstand of the digital telephone, complete the following
procedure:
1Disconnect the telephone-side connection of the RJ-11 TCM telephone
cable. The other end of this cable connects to the wall jack.
2Place the telephone on a flat surface with the keypad facing downward.
Note: Ensure that you are grounded with an approved ESD strap.