Instruction manual

Using Auxiliary Equipment

Overview

There are many ways to set up auxiliary equipment—the setup you choose

depends upon your needs and the number of devices you have. This chapter

presents the most common setups and provides advice on setting them up.

(This chapter does not cover how to physically connect the equipment, or how

to program the procedures. See the PARTNER

Communications System

Installation guide for installation instructions, Chapter 5 for programming

instructions, and the manufacturer’s documentation for complete details on the

equipment you connect.)

This chapter shows various applications for the following types of equipment:

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Fax Machines

Answering Machines

Modems

PARTNER MAIL

PARTNER Attendant

Credit Card Scanners

Call Reporting Devices

In addition, you can connect the following devices to your system:

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Doorphones

allow visitors to ring any number of extensions at once by

pressing a button on the doorphone; the person who answers a

doorphone call can then speak with the visitor at the doorphone. The

system supports up to two AT&T PARTNER Plus/

doorphones, which

can be installed indoors or outdoors. A doorphone is especially useful for

providing access to offices or departments after hours. For example, you

can install a doorphone outside your building entrance to allow visitors to

ring telephones inside the building when the receptionist is not there and

the front door is locked.

Using Auxiliary Equipment

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