Administration Overview - AT&T Merlin II Feature Module 2 Data Communications Manual

Administration Overview

HOW TO USE THIS
SECTION OF THE GUIDE
You need to perform certain administration procedures that aren't described
System Manual to use digital data communications equipment with
MERLIN II
your MERLIN II system. You use the administrator/attendant console (the
voice terminal at intercom number 10) to perform the administration
procedures described in this section of the guide.
This section shows how to administer data options for systems that contain
data equipment. It describes these administration procedures:
digital
Administering analog station jacks used for BTMIs in modem pools or for
t h e S i m u l t a n e o u s V o i c e a n d D a t a f e a t u r e s
Assigning lines and features to incoming and outgoing modem pools
Setting up data hunt groups for access to local host computers and
o u t g o i n g m o d e m p o o l s
A d d i n g o r r e m o v i n g t h e l o c a l h o s t i n t e r f a c e f r o m s t a t i o n j a c k s
P r o g r a m m i n g D a t a S t a t u s b u t t o n s f o r d i g i t a l v o i c e t e e r m i n a l s
Assigning the Simultaneous Voice and Data features to analog voice
t e r m i n a l s
Separate administration procedures are provided for the MERLIN II Display
Console and the BIS-34D Console.
Whether you use this section of the guide by itself or as a supplement to the
MERLIN II system manuals depends on the type of system you're
administering.
If You're Administering a New System
If you're administering a newly installed MERLIN II system, you must set
basic operating conditions for the system before you can administer data
options. Complete instructions for basic administration are provided in the
MERLIN II System Installation and Administration Manual.
If you haven't already clone so, get your MERLIN II System Installation and
Administration Manual and turn to Section 4, "Administering the System."
Read the "Overview," then complete steps 1 through 3 of the administration
procedure. When you've finished this basic administration, you'll be ready to
administer data options.
Data
If You're Adding Options to an Existing System
For your convenience, this section of the guide includes the procedures for
setting analog voice terminal types and assigning the Simultaneous Voice and
Data feature to analog voice terminals. Therefore, you maybe able to add
data capability to a running MERLIN II system using just this guide. If you
need more information, refer to Section 4, "Administering the System" in the
MERLIN II System Installation and Administration Manual.
If you make any changes to system settings or features, such
NOTE:
as Call Restriction, while you're administering data options, be sure to
record those changes on the appropriate planning forms.
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