Task 7: Install the Terminals
Task 7B: Install a Terminal via Modems
This task describes how to connect a terminal via a modem to Port B (DP
integration only) of the MFB. (This task can also be used for remote connection to
Port A, whether DS or CL integration.)
To make sure the modems that you are installing are on the list of supported
peripherals, refer to DEFINITY AUDIX System — System Description,
585-300-205.
Refer to Figure 2-8, Connecting a Terminal to the MFB via a Modem, when
performing this task.
SWITCH
ALARM
BOARD
MULTI-
FUNCTION
BOARD
*NULL MODEM IS REQUIRED WHEN CONNECTING TO 715 BCT DCE PORT.
Figure 2-8. Connecting a Terminal to the MFB via a Modem
1. In the room where the switch and DEFINITY AUDIX system are located,
place one modem between the DEFINITY AUDIX system and a telephone
jack, close enough to each that the cables can easily reach. Also make
sure the modem is within reach of a power outlet.
2. Connect the modem to Port B of the DEFINITY AUDIX system MFB.
a. Attach one end of one of the Group 311 cables to the RS-232
b. Attach the connector on one end of a modular cord to the modem,
ALB
CABLE
PORT B
MFB
GROUP 311 CABLE
Y
CABLE
PORT A
connector labeled PORT B on the MFB Y-cable (the one connected
to the fourth slot of the five DEFINITY AUDIX system slots). Attach
the other end to the female 25-pin connector on the modem.
and attach the other connector to a telephone outlet.
*SEE
NOTE
TIP/
RING
RS232
MODEM
MODEM
Issue 2 December 1996
OPTIONAL
PRINTER
DIAL-UP
TERMINAL
2-17
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