Auxiliary Equipment - AT&T Lucent Technologies PARTNER Plus Installation And Use Manual

Auxiliary Equipment

Industry-Standard Devices
For best results, connect any
device with more than one Iine as
a single-line device.
Limitations
Connecting and Using
Standard Devices
* REN is a measure of the power it takes to ring a phone. A typical home phone Iine can handle 4.0-5.0 RENs; each extension
jack in your system can handle 2.0 RENs.
The system works with many telecommunications devices, not only system tele-
phones. You can connect almost any industry-standard device to your system,
and certain models of other devices, all without expensive adapters or additional
phone lines.
Many types of industry-standard, single-line telecommunications devices will
work with your system:
Touch-tone and rotary telephones
Fax machines
Answering machines
Modems
Credit card scanners
Cordless telephones
You can connect almost any standard device to your system, regardless of the
manufacturer. The following limitations apply:
It must be industry standard and non-proprietary. That is, it cannot be made
specifically for use on a particular telephone system. (For example, you can-
not connect an AT&T MERLIN® phone because it is specifically designed for
use on a MERLIN system.)
Its Ringer Equivalence Number (REN*) cannot be greater than 2.0. (The
REN is shown on a label, usually on the bottom of the device.)
You can connect a standard device so that it is on an extension by itself, or so
that it shares an extension with another piece of equipment (either another stan-
dard device or a system phone). For example, you can connect a standard
touch-tone phone and an answering machine to the same extension. To connect
two devices on one extension, you need an inexpensive AT&T 267F2 bridging
adapter (two are provided with each 206 module). See Chapter 2 for
installation instructions.
For additional information on programming and using fax machines, answering
machines, modems, or credit card scanners, see Chapter 5.
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