Telephone System Installation and Maintenance Guide

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BCM50 Installation and Maintenance Guide
Chapter 1
Getting started with BCM50
This section contains information on the following topics:
• “About BCM50”
• “Symbols and conventions used in this guide” on page 28
• “Related publications” on page 29
• “How to get help” on page 31
About this guide
The BCM50 Installation and Maintenance Guide describes how to install, configure, and maintain
the BCM50 system.
Purpose
The concepts, operations, and tasks described in the guide relate to the hardware of the BCM50
system. This guide provides task-based information on how to install the hardware components
and perform basic configuration tasks.
Use the Nortel Element Manager (EM), Startup Profile, and Telset Administration to configure
various BCM50 parameters.
In brief, the information in this guide explains:
• Installing hardware components
• Connecting to the LAN and WAN
• Configuring basic parameters
• Replacing components
• Testing the system
Audience
The BCM50 Installation and Maintenance Guide is directed to installers responsible for installing,
configuring, and maintaining BCM50 systems.
To use this guide, you must:
• be an authorized BCM50 installer/administrator within your organization
• know basic Nortel BCM50 terminology
• be knowledgeable about telephony and IP networking technology