Swapping telephones

Last Updated : Aug 24, 2023 |

About this task

Moving a telephone from one location to another or swapping telephones between two locations is only possible if the two telephones are of the same type. Swapping telephones between two locations is possible if the telephones are both digital or both analog. You can use X ports to easily swap the telephones, A and B. Change port assignment of telephone A to X, change telephone port assignment of B to old port of A, and finally, replace the X on telephone A to old port of B.

For example, to swap telephones for extension 4567 (port 001V205) and extension 4575 (port 001V216), complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. Type change station 4567.
  2. Press Enter.
  3. Record the current port address (01C0505), and type x in the Port field.
  4. Press Enter to save your changes.
  5. Type change station 4575.
  6. Press Enter.
  7. Record the current port address (001V216).
  8. Type 01C0505 in the Port field.
  9. Update the Room and Jack fields.
  10. Press Enter to save your changes
  11. Type change station 4567 again.
  12. Press Enter.
  13. Type001V216 in the Port field.

    This is the port that was assigned to extension 4575.

  14. Update the Room and Jack fields.
  15. Press Enter to save your changes.
  16. Physically unplug the telephones, and move them to their new locations.

    When you swap telephones, the system keeps the old button assignments. If you are swapping to a telephone with softkeys, the telephone could have duplicate button assignments because soft keys have default assignments. You can check your button assignments and modify them as necessary.