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Chapter 3: Mechanical Installation & Cabling
Cabling Procedure for TA-410/810
Cabling involves connecting the TalkAnytime unit to your LAN and telephone equipment.
1. Connect the power cord supplied with your TalkAnytime unit to a live AC outlet and to the power
connector on the back of the TalkAnytime as shown at top right in Figure 3-5.
Ethernet Connection
C omm an d P or t C on nec ti on
COMMAND
10 BASET
E& M FXS/FXO E&M FXS/FXO
E&M FXS /FXO E&M FX S/ FXO
E&M
FXO
PSTN
E&M FXS/FXO
FXS
E& M FXS/ FX O E &M FXS/FXO E&M FX S/FXO E&M FXS/FXO
Voice/Fax Channel Connections
Chan n els 1-4 Bott o m MVP410 /8 10
Channels 5-8 Top MVP810 Only
COMMAND
MODEM
ETH ERNET
Command Modem connector
for remote configuration
Figure 3-5: Cabling for TA-410/810
2. Connect the TalkAnytime unit to a PC by using a DB-25 (male) to DB-9 (female) cable. Plug the DB-25
end of the cable into the Command port of the TalkAnytime and the other end into the PC serial port. See
Figure 3-5.
3. Connect a network cable to the ETHERNET 10BASET connector on the back of the TalkAnytime unit.
Connect the other end of the cable to your network.
4. For an FXS or FXO connection.
(FXS Examples: analog phone, fax machine, Key Telephone System.)
(FXO Examples: PBX extension, POTS line from telco central office.)
Connect one end of an RJ-11 phone cord to the Channel 1 FXS/FXO connector on the back of the
TalkAnytime unit.
Connect the other end to the device or phone jack.
For an E&M connection.
(E&M Example: trunk line from telephone switch.)
Connect one end of an RJ-45 phone cord to the Channel 1 E&M connector on the back of the TalkAnytime
unit.
Connect the other end to the trunk line.
Verify that the E&M Type in the E&M Options group of the Interface dialog box is the same as the E&M
trunk type supported by the telephone switch. See Appendix B for an E&M cabling pinout.
5. Repeat step 4 to connect the remaining telephone equipment to each channel on your TalkAnytime unit.
Although a TalkAnytime’s channels are often all configured identically, each channel is individually
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