Lucent Technologies MERLIN LEGEND Release 6.1 Feature Reference page 588

MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 6.1
Feature Reference 555-661-110
Features
Programming
Direct Station Selector
One or two DSSs can be used with the MLX-20L telephone. Each DSS adds 50
buttons to the system programming console. For more information about the DSS,
see "Direct Station Selector" on page
The LEDs on the DSS indicate the status of telephone features during system
programming, such as calling restrictions. Each LED on the DSS represents an
extension connected to the system. When certain features are selected from the
System Programming menu, the LEDs on the DSS indicate the status of the
feature for each extension. For example, if
Extension menu, the red LED is on for each extension that is toll-restricted.
Programming with SPM on a PC
The advantages of programming the system with a PC are the availability of
surrogate mode and, in releases prior to Release 3.0 (where programming can be
backed up on a PCMCIA memory card), the security that comes from knowing
that programming can be backed up on a floppy or hard disk. This makes
recovery of system programming fast and efficient in the event of an inadvertent
system shutdown or loss of power.
To program with a PC, SPM software is needed, along with DOS or UNIX
operating system software; the latter is necessary only if you are using Integrated
Solution II/III. Release 4.1 and later systems work with a version of SPM that
allows you to program in a DOS window of Windows 95. SPM provides an
interface to the programming and maintenance software in the control unit
processor module. The SPM software emulates the display screen and buttons of
a system programming console (the MLX-20L telephone). As shown in
the SPM display mirrors the following three areas of the console:
Display and display buttons (at the top of the SPM screen)
Function buttons (described on the right side of the screen)
Line buttons (represented in the lower portion of the display)
To use SPM for system programming, you must connect the PC to the control unit.
This can be done either directly through the system programming jack on the
control unit or through a modem (modems can be used for either on-site or remote
programming). See System Programming for details on SPM use.
NOTE:
Beginning with Release 3.0, SPM is no longer necessary in order to back
up system programming. System programming can be backed up on a
memory card. For details, see System Programming .
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