Synapse Installation Guide ONTENTS Preface..................................6 Using This Guide ................................................6 Topic Navigation ................................................7 Text Conventions ................................................8 Deskset and Cordless Handset Menu Navigation..................................9 Additional Documentation ............................................9 Installation ................................10 System Overview ...............................................11 Software Version Compatibility ......................................13 System Installation Overview ......................................14 Recommended Installation Sequence......................................17 Planning Your System and Network Configuration..................................19...
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Synapse Installation Guide System Configuration ............................79 The Web User Interface (WebUI) ........................................80 WebUI Overview............................................81 Log in as Administrator .........................................82 Error Handling ............................................84 System Settings ................................................85 Setting Line Appearance Mode ......................................86 Dial Plan Settings .............................................87 Direct Inward Dial (T1 Gateway).......................................91 Trunk Naming .............................................97...
Synapse Installation Guide REFACE This Installation Guide provides instructions for installing and setting up your Synapse system with software version 1.9.2 or later. page 13 for instructions on checking the software version on the Gateway, the Deskset, and the ATA.
Synapse Installation Guide REFACE Back to Table of Contents This Installation Guide provides instructions for installing and setting up your Synapse system with software version 1.9.2 or later. Click on the page heading to page 13 for instructions on checking the software version on the Gateway, the Deskset, and the ATA.
Synapse Installation Guide Text Conventions Table 1 lists text formats and their uses. Table 1. Description of Text Conventions Text Format Description Screen Identifies text that appears on the screen in a title, menu, or prompt. HARD KEY or DIAL-PAD KEY Identifies a hard key, including the dial-pad keys.
The procedures in this guide use the numeric keypad entry as the preferred method for selecting a function. Additional Documentation Downloadable copies of all Synapse documents, including user’s and administrator’s guides, installation instructions and www.telephones.att.com/synapseguides...
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 or one T1 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 System Overview 1. 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. Information that is only about the PSTN Gateway is designated by [PSTN] in this guide.
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7. 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.
Synapse Installation Guide Software Version Compatibility 'HYLFH ,QIR 6: 9HU Y Systems with software versions 1.9.1 and later support the features described in this ): 9HU = guide. All Gateways, ATAs and Desksets must have compatible software versions installed. Figure 3. Gateway Software Version To determine the software version of Gateways and the ATA from the device front ...
Synapse Installation Guide System Installation Overview Figure 6 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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Synapse Installation Guide If you install one SB67010 PSTN Gateway or SB67060 T1 Gateway and then one Deskset, the feedback described in this guide matches what you see on your system devices. A system must have at least one PSTN Gateway or one T1 Gateway. There can be up to four PSTN Gateways, and a system can include both a T1 Gateway and PSTN Gateways.
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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 8 illustrates a more complex installation (blue lines = telephone;...
Synapse Installation Guide Recommended Installation Sequence 1. Prepare your site for installation. See “Site Preparation” on page 2. Install the PSTN and/or T1 Gateways. See “Gateway Installation” on page 3. If you have only one Gateway, install the first Deskset. See “Deskset Installation”...
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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 any Cordless Handsets or Headsets.
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.