What Is A Keycode Used For; How The Keycode Works With The System; Defining The System With Keycodes - Nortel Meridian 1 Planning, Installation And Operating Instructions

Chapter 20 — Meridian Mail Compact Option installation and maintenance

What is a keycode used for?

A keycode will permit you to do certain system operations. These system
operations are:
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How the keycode works with the system

For each system operation that requires a keycode, the software prompts you
to enter each of the five groups of characters that make up a 20-character
keycode.
Once the keycode is entered, the system software compares the information
in the keycode with the present hardware/software configuration or the
desired configuration, or both, to make sure the proposed operation is valid.
Example
This is an example of a keycode:
D2G8 ESYM YCE6 7705 0J1U

Defining the system with keycodes

Keycodes define the system by
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Option 11C Compact
software installation
comprehensive upgrade, which can combine any one or more of the
following:
— language expansion
— feature expansion
— hardware modification
— conversion
Note: Case does not matter when entering keycodes, however, certain
letters cannot be used because of their similarity to numbers. These
letters are: B, I, O, and Z because they resemble the numbers: 8, 1, 0,
and 2.
the maximum number of storage hours permitted
the maximum number of full service voice ports
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