Gathering necessary information

Last Updated : Aug 24, 2023 |

Procedure

  1. Determine whether the telephone is an analog, digital, ISDN, or a hybrid set. You can also administer a virtual telephone which exists without hardware at the time of administration. You need the information to determine the type of port you need because the port type and telephone type must match.
  2. If you do not know what type of telephone you have, see the Type field on the Station screen for a list of telephones by model number.
  3. Record the room location, jack number, and wire number.

    The information can be found on the jack where you want to install the telephone, in your system records, or from the technician doing the installation.

  4. To view a list of boards on your system, type list configuration station.

    The available boards or cards and ports appear.

  5. Press Enter.

    The System Configuration screen appears showing all the boards on your system that are available for connecting telephones. You can see the board number, board type, circuit-pack type, and status of the port of each board.

  6. Choose an available port, and record its port address.

    Each port that is available or unassigned is indicated by a u. Choose an available port from a board type that matches your telephone type (such as a port on an analog board for an analog telephone). Every telephone must have a valid port assignment, also called a port address. The combined board number and port number is the port address. So, if you want to attach a telephone to the third port on the 01V2 board, the port address is 01V203 (01=Media Gateway, V2=Slot, 05=port).

    Note:

    If you add several telephones at one time, you might want to print a paper copy of the System Configuration screen.

  7. To print the screen to a printer attached to the system terminal, type list configuration station print
  8. Press Enter.
  9. To print to the system printer that you use for scheduled reports, type list configuration station schedule immediate.
  10. Press Enter.
  11. Choose an extension number for the new telephone.

    The extension you choose must not be assigned and must conform to your dial plan. You should also determine whether this user needs an extension that can be directly dialed (DID) or reached via a central telephone number. Be sure to note your port and extension selections on your system’s paper records.