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Intercom

A dedicated voice service within a specified user environment. TalkSwitch offers intercom capabilities between its Local Extensions.

Interface

Something that connects two separate entities. A user interface is the part of a program that connects the computer with a human operator (user).

Internet

A global network connecting millions of computers. Unlike online service networks (.com, .ca, .net, etc.) which are centrally controlled, the Internet is decentralized by design. Each Internet computer, called a host, is independent.

ISDN

Integrated Services Digital Network. The same lines are used for many different types of services, such as telephone, data, electronic mail and facsimile. ISDN specifications let large quantities of data (wide-bandwidth) flow from one location to another using the public telephone network. Under ISDN, a phone call can transfer 64 kilobits of digital data per second.

Keypad Commands

Combinations of digits that are used to configure TalkSwitch from a touchtone telephone.

Keypad (Telephone)

The push buttons on a telephone.

Key Telephone System

With Key Telephone Systems, access to telephone lines and calling features is controlled internally within each tele- phone unit. Users can gain direct access to telephone lines, etc. by pressing a key (or button) on their telephone.

LED

Light Emitting Diode. An electronic device that lights up when electricity is passed through it. LEDs are used in dis- plays on electronic devices such as com- puters. TalkSwitch has five LEDs on its front panel. They show which telephone is in use, whether data is being trans- ferred to or received from an attached PC, and which Mode setting is in use.

Link button

On most telephones, pressing the Link button has the same effect as pressing the Flash button or depressing and releasing the ‘hang up’ (switch) hook. However, on some telephones, the function of the Link button is internal to the telephone and pressing it will have no effect on TalkSwitch.

Modem

Acronym for MODulator-DEModulator. A modem is a device or program that converts digital information stored on a Computer into analog signals for transmission over telephone lines and, in reverse, converts analog signals into digital.

Modes

A TalkSwitch feature which allows you to store two distinct incoming call handling configurations (Mode 1 and Mode 2).

Monitor (TalkSwitch Monitor)

A feature included with the Software Configuration package. The Monitor provides a graphical representation of telephone traffic as it flows through the TalkSwitch system.

Msec - Millisecond

One thousandth of a second or one thousand microseconds.

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