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forwarded outside the system, use

can also appear and ring at your

Line Redirection.

portable.

Call Transfer: See Transfer.

Companion ID: An eight character

Cell: The area covered by one or

(alphanumeric) number assigned by

Northern Telecom to identify each

more radios in close proximity within

Companion wireless system. This

a Norstar Companion system. Calls

Companion ID is sent to each

on portable telephones are passed

customer once radio or portable

from one cell to another as the user

credits have been purchased. The

moves around the office.

Companion ID must be provided

Cell assignment: A heading in

each time keys or credits are

obtained using the Nortel Customer

programming that lets you

response center.

determine whether a cell has radios,

 

 

any neighboring cells, or any

Companion portable telephone:

neighboring radios.

Hand-held wireless sets which allow

Cell neighbor: A cell that physically

complete mobility within the reach of

Companion base stations or an

adjoins another cell.

external antenna. Portables offer

 

Combo Cartridge: A cartridge that

many but not all Norstar features

and share much of the same

allows you to connect Trunk

programming as “wired” desk sets.

Modules and Station Modules to the

 

 

ICS to expand the system’s capacity

Conference: The Conference

for trunks and telephones. Combo

feature allows you to establish a

Cartridges provide six-port or 12-

three-person call at your Norstar

port expansion and Services

telephone. It can also be used on

functionality with each cartridge.

your Norstar Companion portable.

(See also Expansion Cartridge.)

 

 

Companion: The name for Northern

credits: See Portable Credits.

 

 

Telecom communication systems

D

which use radio technology to

 

 

transmit and receive signals

defaults: The settings for all Norstar

between its components and the

features when the system is first

Norstar system.

installed. Settings are changed from

 

Companion Wireless provides

their defaults in programming. In this

manual, default settings are shown

mobility in the workplace. Calls that

in bold text.

used to ring just at your Norstar set

 

 

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