Synapse Installation Guide Back to Contents REFACE This Installation Guide provides instructions for installing and setting up your Synapse system with software version 2.0 or later. See page 8 for instructions on checking the software version on the Gateway, the Deskset, and the ATA.
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H A P T E R NSTALLATION This section describes the physical installation of the Synapse devices. Each system must include at least one PSTN Gateway, one T1 Gateway, or one SIP Gateway. Each PSTN Gateway supports up to four analog telephone lines. Up to four PSTN Gateways can support up to 16 analog telephone lines.
Synapse Installation Guide Back to Contents System Overview AT&T SB67010 PSTN Gateway — Each PSTN Gateway provides access to up to four analog outside telephone lines. The system can have up to four PSTN Gateways, supporting up to 16 telephone lines.
Back to Contents AT&T SB67050 Analog Terminal Adapter (ATA - Optional) — The ATA allows the integration of non-Synapse devices, such as analog telephones, a fax machine, overhead paging equipment, and a music-on-hold source into the Synapse system. It also provides Group Mailboxes to allow different people to access the same Mailbox.
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Synapse Installation Guide Back to Contents To determine the SB67030/031 Deskset software version, press MENU, then 4. See the P Firmware version. To determine the software version of all installed devices, log in as administrator. See “Log in as Administrator” on page 80.
Back to Contents System Installation Overview Figure 1 illustrates how the Synapse system differs from conventional telephone systems in that calls are not coordinated by a central controller. Instead, the system uses a distributed control system over a new or existing LAN.
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SB67050 Analog Terminal Adapter (ATA). The Synapse system supports one ATA per system. The ATA allows you to attach hardware such as conference phones, overhead paging equipment, a fax machine, or a source for Music On Hold (MoH) to Synapse. Figure 3 illustrates a more complex installation (blue lines = telephone;...
Back to Contents System Installation Overview for Remote Sites If two separate Synapse systems both have SIP Gateways, then they can communicate with each other as “Remote Sites” on a privately managed network. Remote Sites allow users to make extension-to-extension calls between Synapse sites, thus avoiding long-distance charges.
5. Configure the Dial Plan Settings and [T1/SIP] Direct Inward Dialing (DID). Unless you do this, the other Desksets will be assigned sequential three-digit extension numbers starting with 201 and without DID numbers. For more information about Dial Plan and DID configuration, see the Synapse www.telephones.att.com/synapseguides Administrator’s Guide at...
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If you have set the system to use Call Appearance mode, ask all users to record their user names on their Desksets. See “Name Recording for the Auto Attendant Directory” in the Synapse Administrator’s Guide at www.telephones.att.com/synapseguides If you have set the system to use Call Appearance mode, distribute and register ...
In Line Appearance mode, each line that Deskset users can access corresponds to an actual physical line connected to the PSTN Gateway (the Synapse system can have up to four PSTN Gateways providing up to 16 lines). Incoming lines are mapped to Programmable Feature Keys on Desksets.
169.254.xxx.xxx link-local address that the Synapse devices use to communicate with each other. When setting up the IP address on a Synapse device, this network IP address used for WebUI connectivity is the only address you can change.
(Default Phone Extension Prefix) or by restricting your extension numbers to a range. For example, your site uses 200 to 249, while another site uses 250 to 299. For more information, see the Synapse Administrator’s Guide at www.telephones.att.com/synapseguides Installation...
ATA allow for connecting standard POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) analog telephones and conference phones. When an ATA is added to the Synapse system, the FXS ports are automatically assigned extension numbers that can be changed by the system administrator using the WebUI. Users can make and receive calls on those analog telephones, but system features such as Hold, Call Forward, and Transfer are not supported.
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Loud Ringers can be used for alerting users of an incoming call via a loud speaker and are treated within Synapse as a regular analog phone instead of OHP equipment. This type of overhead alerting can only be done by including the voice FXS port in a Ring Group.