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System Administration Guide
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Revised: March 28, 2007
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23 Zoned Paging and Overhead Paging
The Allworx products support two related forms of Paging. The first type of paging is Overhead Paging. This
type of paging has its audio go out through the LINE OUT jack of the associated server. If used at a site, one
typically hooks the LINE OUT jack to a paging amplifier or some sort of Public Address Announcement
system.
The other type of paging is referred to as Zoned Paging. The Zoned Page audio typically emits from a
selected set of Allworx IP phones through their speakerphone speakers. Each set of phones that emit the
same class of pages is referred to a zone. Each station can be in any combination of zones desired.
Additionally, any combination of zones can be assigned to the Overhead Paging circuit so that those pages
also play their audio out to the LINE OUT jack referred to above.
Allworx systems support a total of 10 paging zones via a common paging circuit. That is, while you can
configure and use any combination zones desired and each station can be in any combination of zones
desired, for this reason only a single zone can have an active page at any one instant in time.
The 10 paging zones are accessed consecutively via extensions 460 through 469. One extension
corresponds to each one of the 10 zones.
23.1 Paging Amplifier and Door Release Relay
Most Allworx server products support an internal relay that is controlled to be active when a LINE OUT
overhead page is currently active in the system. The relay can alternatively be used to control a door release
mechanism so that a phone extension can be dialed to allow someone entry to a secured area. The contacts
of the relay associated with these features are available via the DB-9 connector (9-pin D shell serial type
connector) of the Allworx server. See the installation instructions for connectivity details.
When configured in paging amplifier mode, this relay feature is useful for using the relay contacts to control
when power is fed to an external paging amplifier.
When configured in door relay mode, the relay is useful for activating a door release solenoid mechanism of
some form.
The relay operation mode is configured on the Phone System / Paging configuration page and can be set
exclusively to one of the following modes:
 Door Entry System
– by setting the relay mechanism to this mode, a door entry system can be remotely
activated to allow access by dialing extension 403. The relay will activate for a maximum of 5 seconds
or will stop when the phone call is terminated, which ever is shorter.
 Paging Amplifier
– by setting the relay mechanism to this mode, the paging amplifier system will
automatically activate immediately preceding each overhead page and then turn back off once the page
completes.
 Unconnected
– setting the relay feature to this mode will completely disable the relay and it will not
operate through either mechanism.
Note: These relay based features are not available on Allworx 10x server.