Instruction manual

MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 5.0
System Planning
555-650-112
Issue 1
June 1997
Data Communications
Page 5-15About Data and Video Communications
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Other Supported Data Terminals 5
Other data equipment that may be connected to the system include analog data
terminals using modem connections, such as the following:
■ A local host computer
■ Group III (G3) fax machine
■ An output-only device
■ An input-only device
A PC containing an internal modem card can also be connected to a T/R
interface.
Other digital data terminals may be connected using ISDN terminal adapters,
including the following:
■ Group video conferencing system
■ Group IV (G4) fax machine
For more information, including detailed hardware configuration illustrations, refer
to the
Equipment and Operations Reference .
Other Resource Groups 5
You can create the following types of special groups:
■ Modem-Only Group. Provides access to multiport data equipment, for
example, a caller at a data station calling an online database system at an
outside number, over analog lines/trunks.
■ ISDN Terminal Adapter-Only Group. Provides access to multiport
equipment, for example, a host computer, by assigning the MLX ports
interfacing with the ISDN terminal adapters in the pool to a DHG.