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Talkswitch Configuration
Using Talkswitch
Receiving calls without the auto attendant
Call Detail Record CDR Logging
Troubleshooting and Support
What you should know
WHAT’S in this GUIDE?
Connecting devices
Single unit installation
Networked units installation
VoIP installation
Finding the Information YOU Need
Where to go for further information
Text elements
Guide Conventions
Talkswitch Package Contents
TA L K S W I T CH Installation
Configuration Software System Requirements
Unit Front Panel
Light State Description
Unit Back Panel
TalkSwitch 24-CA
Information, see 1.8.2 Connecting local extension
Connecting devices to the music jack on
Information, see 1.8.4 Connecting to the PA public
Connection on page 9, 1.9 Networking TalkSwitch units on
Installing a memory card on
Installing the Configuration Software
Installing the software for the first time
Upgrading the TalkSwitch software and firmware
Check current version
About TalkSwitch software version
Download new software and firmware
Click View System Information
Initial Configuration
File Update Firmware
Updating the firmware
Ethernet connection
Connect Talkswitch to a Network or a PC
Ethernet connection
USB Connection
USB connection
Serial connection
Serial connection
Internet connection
Internet connection
Click Connect
File connection
Wiring
Connecting Devices
Restore Firmware button
Things to consider when placing your TalkSwitch
Connecting local extension telephones and other devices
Connecting incoming telephone lines
Connecting a regular dual-line telephone
Connecting a regular single-line telephone
Connecting regular multi-line phones
Connecting an IP phone
Attach an internal or an external modem
Connecting fax machines
Option 1 Dedicated Fax Line
Option 2 Distinctive Ring
Option 3 Automatic fax detection via the auto attendant
Here’s how the TalkSwitch handles incoming calls
Connecting TalkSwitch units to a LAN
Networking Talkswitch Units on a LAN
Connecting devices to the music jack
Connecting to the PA public address jack
Power up all the TalkSwitch units
Ethernet switch
Setting or changing the unit ID
How unit IDs affect system extension numbers
Keys Result
Unit ID
Keep track of the lines and extensions
Auto attendants
Configuration settings
Optimizing the system for networked use
Outgoing line hunt groups
Memory card
Installing a Memory Card
Upgrading Talkswitch Units
Diagnostics for the lights flashing on the unit front panel
What the Flashing Lights Mean
Verifying the Connections
Configuration screen
System Configuration
File Menu
TalkSwitch
Exit Closes the configuration software
Settings
Usage
Installed
Tools Menu
Help Menu
Information
Configuration navigation
About
System
Configuration navigation
See 2.5 Call Back/Call
Feature Description
See 2.4.2 Auto
See 2.2.10 On-Hold
Call Detail Record CDR Logging on
Administration
Click the next to System Information Administration
System Information
To enter a new password
To change the password
To delete a password
Click the next to System Information -IP Configuration
IP Configuration
Automatic IP configuration
Current public WAN IP address
Public WAN IP Address
Click System Information Telephone Lines
Telephone Lines
Public WAN IP address-checker server name
Fully Qualified Domain Name
Way Calling/Conference
Phone numbers section
Calibrate Lines button
Line hunt groups
Select System Information -Line Hunt Groups
Hunt group configuration
Planning Automatic Route Selection and Toll Restriction
What is Automatic Route Selection ARS?
What is Toll Restriction?
Automatic Route Selection and Toll Restriction
ARS leading digits
Information Auto Route Selection
Examples of leading digits
Direct Line Access
Set local extension hunt group access
Telephone Line 3-Way Calling Services
Emergency Service Numbers section
Password Protection
Information Administration
Distinctive Ring fax detection
Restrict access to premium services
Fax information
Dedicated fax line
Dedicated fax line
Automatic fax detection with the auto attendant
Select System Information -Fax Information
Fax information
System Information Telephone Lines
Select System Information -Telephone Lines
Distinctive ring fax detection
Automatic fax detection
Click Fax Information
Select Call Handling -Auto Attendant
Fax routing
Local extensions
Last name/First name
Configuring a local extension for use with a IP phone
Select System Information -Local Extensions
Additional fields Caller ID Information section
Phone Type
For VoIP calls, use this number
Direct Line Access... button
Supported by TalkSwitch
Hunt Group Access... button
Remote extensions
Select System Information -Remote Extensions
Remote extensions
Use Same Line Connect
Transferring calls from a remote extension
Forwarding calls to a remote extension
Select System Information -Extension Ring Groups
Ring groups features
Setting up extension ring groups
Extension ring groups
Identify types of calls by different ring patterns
Different uses for extension ring groups
On-Hold/Ringback
External audio source
Forwarding calls to a ring group
Music port
Select System Information On-Hold/Ringback
Internal audio file
On-Hold Settings
Transfer Settings
Set the volume for Music on Hold
Mailbox options
Voicemail
Voicemail notification
Dialed notification
Remote Phone
Dialed Notification
Notification Settings button
Configure Notification Options button
Dial notification phone number using
If attempt unsuccessful, try again
Message waiting light
Mail notification
Click on the Message Waiting Light tab
Mail notification tab
Click on the E-mail Notification tab
To remove an e-mail address
To add an e-mail address
Example of an e-mail notification
To modify an e-mail address
Select Voicemail Global Settings
Global Settings
More e-mail settings
Voicemail manager
Global Message Waiting Indicator
Mailbox data
Reset Mailboxes button
Call Handling
Modes
Select Call Handling Modes
Click Settings
To set holiday mode
Auto attendant
Adding/configuring an auto attendant
Configuring auto attendant
Record Instructions button
Record, play or erase auto attendant messages
Erase Instructions button
Load Auto Attendant button
If the caller selects 0 then
Select routing options for each auto attendant
View Auto Attendant Time Usage
Tools Memory Usage Auto Attendant
If a fax call is detected then
English, 2 for Spanish. In this example, you
If 7 is dialed
Additional features at the auto attendant
No selection was made at the auto attendant
If 6 is dialed
Configure incoming calls during mode 1, 2 and holiday mode
Select Call Handling -Telephone Lines
Select Business Hours
Go to voice mailbox
Adjust Sequence... button
Play auto attendant or Go to voice mailbox
VoIP Numbers
Call Cascade
Local extensions
Select Call Handling Local Extensions
Busy tab
Busy No Answer Answered Do Not Disturb
Answered tab
No Answer tab
Remote extension call cascade
Remote extensions
L K S W I T C H US E R G U I D E N O R T H a M E R I C a
Extension ring group call cascade
Extension ring groups call cascade
Hang up Go to VoIP location
Go to auto attendant Queue at ring group
Screening calls from a remote extension
Call cascade examples
If my extension is busy
If I am away from my desk
How it works
Call BACK/CALL Bridge
If I don’t want to be disturbed only local extensions
Two call back methods
Select Call Back/Call Bridge Auto Call Back
Auto call back
Use Announced Message
Configuring auto call back
Select Call Back/Call Bridge Prompted Call Back
Prompted call back
Call bridge
Accessing and using prompted call back from a telephone
Activating call bridge
Options
Permissions
To add permissions for users Select Options Permissions
Select the user and click Modify
Audio Controls
Line Controls
Extension Controls
Transferring from a home phone
Transfer Options
Remote transfer
Transfer and clear
If being used with another PBX PBX extension length
Miscellaneous
Caller in queue reminder
Call Back ring return
Setting up TalkSwitch behind an existing PBX
SIP Server Registration
Troubleshooting
Other options include
Auto Attendant Transfer Prompts
Way Calling wait time
Auto Attendant Adjustments
Transmitted Flash length
Double Flash time
Minimum required time to detect a Dtmf digit
Troubleshooting Advanced
Auto Route Selection
Dtmf Detection
Line CPC/Disconnect Clear
Ringback Control
Fax Detection
Starting RTP Port
VoIP Ports IP Signalling Port
I N G TA L K S W I T CH
Receiving calls using the auto attendant
Receiving calls without the auto attendant
Office Making and Receiving Calls Using AN Analog Phone
Receiving calls at a local extension
Place out-of-office calls from a local extension
Restrictions
Place calls on hold
Placing calls on hold at a local extension
Transferring calls from an extension
Unscreened transfer
Unscreened Transfer
Screened transfer
Screened Transfer
Parking and retrieving calls at a local extension
Parking a call
Retrieving a parked call at another local extension
Using call park with the paging option
Queuing and retrieving callers
Queuing calls to a single extension
Queuing callers to an extension ring group
Using call waiting
Two local TalkSwitch extensions and one outside caller
Conference calling
Two outside callers and one local extension
Making calls from a local IP extension IP phone
Office Making and Receiving Calls Using AN IP Phone
Receiving calls at a local IP extension
Hold
Hold and transfer
Transfer from a IP extension to any outside number
Call park Parking and retrieving callers
Parking a caller
Retrieving a parked call
Using the TalkSwitch call waiting feature
Conference calling with TalkSwitch
Two TalkSwitch local extensions and one outside caller
Making and Receiving Calls Using Voip
Transferring calls on parallel-connected phones
Modems and Telephone Line Access
Conditional call forwarding
Three ways to forward calls
Automatic call forwarding
Manual call forwarding
Transferring calls from a remote extension
Screening options for forwarded calls
Forwarding calls with screening
Making calls
Calls over VoIP with IP phones and Gateways
Using the Voicemail System
Activating voicemail boxes
Receiving calls
Press Transfer or xfer
Retrieving messages and accessing a voice mailbox
Press 2 to change greeting options
Press 1 to listen to messages
Recording an announcement on a regular or an IP phone
Press 3 to change personal options
Press 4 to record your name for the dial-by-name directory
Music on Hold
Pager and cell phone notification
Music on hold and call forwarding to remote extensions
Mode Switching Options
Manual mode switching
Automatic mode switching using the time scheduler
Bridge session, press # # before hanging up
Using call bridge
Activate call back
Using call back
Accepting the call back
Enabling Call Detail Record CDR Logging
CA L L D E T a I L RE CO RD C D R LO G G I N G
Web interface Store to File on TalkSwitch
File Save to TalkSwitch
Retrieving Data
Log in window
CDR web interface
Serial interface Real-time to Serial Port
Click on Transfer Capture Text
Connecting
Analyzing the Data
IP phone press * * , then dial * 88 + Account Number
Example
Introduction to Voip
VO I P I N F O R M a T I O N
Optimizing Your IP Network for Voip
Broadband connection
Router/NAT/firewall
Confirm sufficient network capacity for VoIP
Connecting to a LAN and IP network
UDP
Confirm router/firewall path for voice data
Ddns Support
Setting UP a Voip Network
Connect TalkSwitch or SIP-compatible gateways
Prioritize your voice traffic
Which location and unit should be the SIP server?
Select which TalkSwitch to use as the SIP network server
Assign phone numbers to each VoIP location
TalkSwitch System Configuration window, select
Voip Configuration
Configure TalkSwitch IP addresses
Set the TalkSwitch local IP address
Local IP configuration
Set the TalkSwitch public IP address
Configure TalkSwitch Profile
TalkSwitch Profile
Select System Information VoIP Configuration
Registrar Server Name
Proxy Server Name
Outbound Proxy
User Name and Password section User/Account
Password
VoIP lines available for use with the TalkSwitch network
Maximum number of VoIP lines for outgoing calls
Codec Options button
View Registrar Entries button
View Registration Status button
Service Provider profile
Service Provider profile
Service Provider Name
VoIP Lines
System Information VoIP Numbers
Assign VoIP phone numbers
Call Handling VoIP Numbers
Configure call handling for VoIP numbers
System Information -VoIP Numbers
Assign service provider phone numbers
How does VoIP work?
Does a VoIP call sound like a regular phone call?
High-speed connections on both ends of the call
Format Type Unit
What is SIP?
Choose the right codec for your location
Can a firewall prevent VoIP calls from passing through?
Can a VPN help to carry data securely over the Internet?
What is a VPN?
What is a IP Proxy and Registrar?
What is NAT and how does it affect VoIP?
How often will my public IP address change?
What is a port number?
Voip Network Administration Form
Am unable to configure TalkSwitch using a touchtone phone
Troubleshooting
Problems that may occur during configuration
Am not able to retrieve settings from TalkSwitch
Auto attendant message is broken up or very faint
Problems that may occur while using the TalkSwitch features
Auto attendant does not play when calls come
Auto attendant
Auto attendant is transferring calls to the wrong extension
Callers hear only silence when put on hold at an extension
Music on hold
Call routing with local extensions and home phones
Other possible local extension problems
Answering and fax machines
’m unable to place intercom calls from a local extension
Multiple TalkSwitch units connected to the same LAN
Calls are not always reaching my voicemail
Calls across the LAN are lower in volume
Callers complain the sound is distorted or choppy
Support
L K S W I T C H US E R G U I D E N O R T H a M E RI CA
About functions and commands
Extension numbers Unit
Other 3-digit numbers
Flash/Hold There are 10 parking spots for the entire system
Flash/Hold at
510
500-509
For last call
3, 4
Functions you can access from outside phones
Keys Function performed
300-309
P E N D I X B
L K S W I T C H U S E R G U I D E N O R T H a M E R I C a
When would you use double-flash?
Call Hold and Flash
What does single and double-flash do?
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TalkSwitch settings and configurations
Calling features
Mode scheduling and power interruptions
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F E T Y a N D RE G U L a T O R Y I N F O R M a T I O N
Safety precautions
FCC Part
Important Notices FCC and IC Warnings
Acta TIA/EIA/IS-968A, FCC Part 68 and IC CS-03
Service
P E N D I X E
DOC Compliance
Warranty Service
If purchased from TalkSwitch
If purchased from a reseller
Canadian Goods Being Returned to Canada
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System 24-CA 48-CA 48-CVA
Specification S
Analog trunks
Dimensions H x W x L
Weight 24-CA 48-CA
Analog extension interface
CO P Y R I G H T a N D L I CE N S I N G N O T I CE S
L K S W I T C H U S E R G U I D E N O R T H a M E R I C a
P E N D I X G
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M E / O F F I CE W I R I N G G U I D E
Basic residential phone wiring Looped wiring
Single-line wiring
Dual-line wiring
Demarcation Point
Disadvantages
Connecting to TalkSwitch rear panel
Using a dual-line phone jack
Re-wiring demarcation point
Adding extension block
From demarcation point
Connecting to TalkSwitch
L K S W I T C H U S E R G U I D E N O R T H a M E R I C a
Call back
Star/asterisk sign
# Number/pound sign
Way calling/conference call
Communications software
Connector
Centrex/Plexar
COM port
Extension
Distinctive ring
Driver
Dual-line telephone
Interface
Keypad commands
Icon
Intercom
Modem
Line 1, 2, 3, or
Link button
Local extension
RJ-11
Prompt
Registered jacks
Remote extension
UPnP
SIP server
Serial port
Terminal adapter
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L K S W I T C H U S E R G U I D E N O R T H a M E R I C a
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