User guide

172 TALKSWITCH USER GUIDE • NORTH AMERICA
Adapters are somewhat similar
to modems.
Touch-tone telephone
A push-button telephone
which emits distinctive (DTMF)
tones when different buttons
on the keypad are pressed.
Two Line Telephone
A telephone allowing you to
make and receive calls on two
separate telephone lines.
TX/RX
Transmit and receive
USB
Universal Serial Bus — The
USB connection supports more
bandwidth than a serial or
parallel connection.
Virtual Extension
A telephone or other
communications device not
physically connected to
TalkSwitch as an extension but
providing the same
functionality. The term ‘virtual’
distinguishes something that is
merely conceptual/logical from
something that has physical
reality. TalkSwitch’s Remote
Extensions are virtual
extensions.
Voicemail (Call Answer)
A service provided by
TalkSwitch or telephone
companies giving callers the
opportunity to leave a message
when your extension or
telephone line is busy or
unanswered.
VoIP
Voice over IP (internet
Protocol) is a term used to
describe the technology of
taking voice and then applying
algorithms to digitize,
compress and carry the data
over an IP connection.