Instruction manual

MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 6.1
System Manager’s Guide 555-661-118
Issue 1
August 1998
About the System
Page 2-26Programming the System
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Programming the System 2
System installation includes the programming of features, settings, and options
selected by you or a representative from your company.
Depending on the feature, either you, as system manager, or a person at his or
her extension can make changes to features:
■ System Programming. Used to program systemwide or group features. A
Lucent Technologies technician can also do system programming. You use
one of the following:
— An MLX-20L telephone, referred to as the
programming console
— A PC with System Programming and Maintenance (SPM) software,
connected to the system in one of three ways: a direct connection
between the PC and the system’s control unit, an onsite or
local modem
connection to the modem in the control unit, or an offsite
remote modem
connection.
■ Extension Programming. Can be performed in two ways:
— Centralized Telephone Programming. You program at the
programming console.
— Telephone Programming. Either you or the user programs at a specific
telephone.
When programming from an MLX-20L telephone or a PC, you work with menus of
features and options. You simply select an item from the menu and enter settings
as desired.
System Capacities 2
The system can support up to 80 line/trunk jacks, 72 of which can be B-channels
supplied on 100D modules or 800 NI-BRI modules (Release 4.0 and later
systems).
The maximum number of extensions depends on the type of equipment included
in the system. In theory, you can connect as many as 255 extensions, but this, in
fact, is not practical. In Release 4.0 and later systems, a higher-capacity tip/ring
(T/R) extension module, the 016, allows the system to support as many as 200
T/R devices such as single-line telephones, modems, and fax machines. The
number of extensions you can connect depends on the equipment you use in your
system.
Appendix C describes hardware and software capacities, that is, the minimums
and maximums for certain features.
If you have any questions about your system’s capacity, contact your Lucent
Technologies representative.