Connecting The Attendant Console To The Network; Using Auto Discover For An Attendant Console - 3Com 3C10122 - NBX Business Telephone Installation Manual

Table 31 Connecting Power to a 3Com Attendant Console (continued)
Power Source
3Com Ethernet Power Source:
3C10220 (12-port)
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3C10222 (24-port)
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Connecting the
Attendant Console to
the Network
Using Auto Discover
for an Attendant
Console
Connection Details
1
1
To connect a 3Com Attendant Console:
1 Connect the Attendant Console to the Ethernet port located on the
bottom of the 3Com telephone. The telephone's Ethernet port is
identified by this symbol:
The Attendant Console does not need to be connected directly to a
telephone. You can connect it to the LAN instead. The LAN port on the
bottom of the Attendant Console is identified by this symbol:
When you use the Auto Discover feature to configure an Attendant
Console, the NBX system associates the Attendant Console with a
telephone based on the these factors:
If one or more Attendant Consoles are already configured in the
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system, the Auto Discover process finds all 3Com Telephones that
currently have an associated Attendant Console and associates the
new Attendant Console with the telephone that has the lowest
extension number. For example, if the existing Attendant Console is
associated with extension 1000, the new Attendant Console will also
be associated with extension 1000.
Adding a 3Com Attendant Console
The 3Com Ethernet Power Source
2
predates 802.3af so you must use
a 3Com NBX Telephone Power
Splitter (3C10223) 1 to split a
powered Ethernet connection 2
into an unpowered Ethernet
connection 3 and a power jack 4
4 3
3105 Attendant Console, top
2
1105 Attendant Console, bottom
4 3
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3C10223