Instruction manual

CHAPTER 6. HARDWARE RECONFIGURATION
Circuit Pack Administration
Circuit pack administration is a capability that allows theSystem Manager to assign circuit packs
to carrier slots before the circuit packs are actually installed in the slots. The circuit packs are
assigned on the Circuit Pack screen form. The form has five pages, one for each of the port car-
riers. Page 1 is for Carrier A, page 2 is for Carrier B, etc.
Before any voice terminals, attendant consoles, trunks, pooled modems, etc., can be assigned to
the system, the correct type of circuit pack must be installed in the appropriate slot or a circuit
pack must be assigned to the slot using the circuit pack administration form. The circuit packs
are assigned to slots using the circuit pack (TN circuit pack number) code.
Once the circuit packs have been assigned to a slot in the carrier, the System Manager can add
the appropriate voice terminals, trunks, etc., to the system.
The System Manager can assign a circuit pack to the system by entering the command change
circuit-pack and inputting the circuit pack code beside the available slot number. Once the circuit
pack code has been assigned, the System Manager can then enter the appropriate port number
on the screen form for the voice terminal, trunks, pooled modem, etc.
If administering without hardware (see “How to Administer Voice Terminals Without Hardware” in
Chapter 5 of this document), enter an X in the Port file on analog, digital, and hybrid voice ter-
minals to indicate that there is no hardware associated with the port assignment. This permits
pre-administration of voice terminals that will be implemented at a later time. These voice termi-
nals are referred to as “phantom stations.”
Port assignments can be made at a later time.
The following commands can be used to administer circuit packs. Pressing [HELP]
provides a list
of circuit pack codes that can be entered on the form.
● display circuit-packs [print]
● change circuit-pack
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