Planning the installation | Nortel Networks MICS-XC manual

Planning the installation

Planning checklist

åVerify that you have approval from UTAM Inc. (U.S. only)

åVerify that a site planner determined Base Station locations and recorded them in the Provisioning Record.

Required equipment and supplies

åCompanion portable telephones

åCompanion Base Stations

åCompanion Remote Power Interconnect device

åCompanion ID Labels (See “Step 1: Obtain the Companion ID” on page 69.)

Configuring Station Modules

When installing wireless capabilities, use only the last two (or highest numbered) ports for connecting the Companion Base Stations.

Each Station Module allows you to connect up to 16 additional Norstar telephones to the system.

Maximum number of Norstar telephones on a system

mini	midi			maxi				mega

ICS	SM3	SM4	SM5	SM6	SM7	SM8	SM9	SM10	SM11	SM12

32	48	64	80	96	112	128	144	160	176	192

Each Station Module that is used for Norstar Companion allows you to connect up to 16 Base Stations to the system.

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Nortel Networks MICS-XC manual Planning the installation, Planning checklist, Required equipment and supplies

Contents

MICS-XC Norstar-Companion Installer GuidePage Table of Contents Powering up the system Programming Testing TroubleshootingRegistering individual portables Specifications Upgrading your systemGlossary Index Activation U.S. only RegulationsFederal Communications Commission U.S. only Companion Base Stations Safety Norstar Companion basics Norstar Companion basics Norstar Companion basics Norstar Companion basics Hunt Groups New featuresWireless call pickup features What’s new with Norstar Wireless Portable Language Selection Wireless Call Forward No Answer enhancementWireless Twinning enhancement Required equipment and supplies Planning the installationPlanning checklist Configuring Station Modules SM13 SM14 Configuring expansion modules On a midi system On a mini system Two-port Expansion Cartridge Six-port Expansion Cartridge with Companion On a maxi system On a mega system Port Expansion Cartridge with Companion ICS numbering Routing fiber cablesNon-expanded system ICS alone numbering Six-port Expansion Cartridge and ICS numbering Two-port Expansion Cartridge and ICS numbering Twelve-port expanded system and ICS numbering Installation checklist Installation Installing Remote Power Interconnect RPI units Connecting expansion modules RPI unit RPI-16 PSUs 17-24 RPI-16 and 1 RPI-8 25-32 Mounting the RPI unitRPI Requirements Base Stations RPI-16 and RPI-8 required PSUs required Opening the RPI cover RPI components Wiring the RPI Wire size Single-pair Double-pair RPI Connector Overview Output connections Connector Pin Signal Output Input wiring Pin RPI Connector Board Label Wire color RPI-8 BIX wiring chart Installation RPI-16 BIX wiring chart Installing Base Stations Positioning a Base Station Mounting a Base Station Minimum distance between office areas and Base StationsClearance for the Base Station Bracket termination board Installation Sliding cover onto bracket Installing portable telephones Installing external antennas and lightning surge arrestors FCC requirements Installed antenna and lightning surge arrestor Planning for an outdoor external antenna Antenna with antenna bracket Installing a lightning surge arrestor Lightning surge arrestor and bracket Installation 44 / Installation If display shows See Powering up the system 46 / Powering up the system Programming overview Programming Basic password Maintenance ServicesSys speed dial Passwords Telco features Programming tools Norstar telephoneProgramming overlay Placing the programming overlay Special characters on the display Norstar display buttons Entering numbers Viewing your programming updatesNorstar Programming Record Exiting programming Reg. pswd Template defaultsPasswords defaults Startup defaults Companion System prgrming defaultsStartup programming Performing Startup Changing the default template Entering programming¤ﬂﬂ‹›› Entering programming for system coordinators Entering programming for installers Norstar features Entering programming using other passwordsPortable features Changing the Registration password Registration password Change password to avoid incorrect registration Default Registration password is Radio ‡¤‹›ﬂ Registration Companion programming Deregistering a portable Schedule re-evaluation during least busy call times Radio data Alarm Definition Re-eval occurred? Radio programming settings apply to Base Stations Antenna Type Cells Changing system LID de-registers all portables System logical identifier LID Software keys U.S. only Base Station must be installed and powered first Terminals&Sets Call the Nortel Customer Response Center Portable Credit Key Configure Base Stations and portables To register the C3050 Registering individual portablesRegistering the C3050 C3050 Icons Registered as Nortel Press Òor Ò. You hear a dial tone, and the portable displays To confirm that the C3050 is registered To deregister the C3050 Deregistering the C3050 Measuring Rssi for a C3050 To measure undirected RssiMeasuring directed Rssi Use the Companion Provisioning Record to find the following To register the C3020 Registering the C3020 Canada only Radio To deregister the C3020 Deregistering the C3020 Canada only Measuring undirected Rssi Measuring Rssi for a C3020 Canada only Before you begin measuring directed Rssi After registering the portables Measuring directed Rssi using your portable Registering individual portables 86 / Registering individual portables Testing Testing the Companion portable telephonesTesting the Base Stations Testing the system coverage Troubleshooting Problems with a portable telephoneProblems with a Base Station 90 / Troubleshooting Replacing a Base Station Press ƒ¤ﬂﬂ‹›› ÇØˆÏÈÌ Verifying Radio Credits U.S. only Problems with an RPI Problems with wireless communication Obtaining a Recovery Key U.S. onlyObtaining a Regression Key U.S. only Alarm codes DisplaysExample Meaning Possible causes Display Actions 96 / Troubleshooting Re-Eval Utam key Troubleshooting Event messages Event message displayCause Evt308-0103 Only radio credits decreased Disablement test is activeDisablement test is finished Event message display Cause Portable telephone Wireless system access errorWireless system software error in dealing with a Wireless system software error Station that an error has occurred Event message display Cause Internal radio driver errorSynchronization error Base Station software error Evt869 Evt879 Specifications Remote Power InterconnectNorstar Companion system components Base Station Base Station plug-top power supply External antenna assembly For the US Lightning surge protector Outdoor omni-directional antenna For Canada Upgrading your system Adding Companion to a mini, midi, maxi, or mega systemUpgrading an RPI-8 to an RPI-16 RPI connections Glossary Companion portable telephone Call Transfer See Transfer ICS integrated communication system The central hardware Directory number DN a unique Key Service Unit KSU Please Ƒﬂ›Line Pool Portable Credits U.S. only Registration password a Receive Signal Strength IndicatorRecovery Key U.S. only See Remote Power Interconnect RPI See also Utam Inc Utam Inc. U.S. only The Federal Utam Recovery Key U.S. onlyUndirected Receive Signal Strength Indicator Utam Activation Key U.S. only Utam code reqÕd Utam test failed Index Evt 275-3546 S8 Evt 301-1031 S5 Index 124 / Index Index 126 / Index Index 128 / Index Nortel Product Training and Documentation Tell us what you think Is it easy to find information in this document?