Introduction - Lucent Technologies MERLIN Plus Release 2 System Manual

Introduction

INITIAL ADMINISTRATION
ONGOING
ADMINISTRATION
You can begin using your MERLIN Plus Communications System right now.
Just make sure the system is set to generate the right dial signals for your outside
telephone lines and to recognize the long distance dialing procedure for your
area. To make these simple checks, see "Dial Signals" and "Long Distance
Dialing" under "Basic Administration" later in this section.
To take full advantage of your system's advanced features you should plan to
customize it to fit the needs of your business. However, you do not need to
customize it all at once. Look through this section for options and features that
best suit the way your business operates, and make the most important settings
first. You can always change these or add others later.
Before you begin to customize your system, you should understand the meaning
of the terms "administer" and "program" as they are used in this manual:
Administer means to establish options and features that have systemwide
impact, such as assigning the outside lines that each voice terminal can
access or defining System Speed Dial codes for everyone to use.
Program means to assign features to an individual voice terminal.
Most people will probably program their own voice terminals. But you may
want to program certain features that can affect the calling patterns of your
business.
Although an AT&T technician may perform the initial administration of your
system, you can assist with the setup by familiarizing yourself with the
time-saving instructions located under the following headings:
Administration Preview
Basic Administration
Customized Line Assignments
Systemwide Options
Use the "Quick Reference Guide to System Administration" and the
"Quick Reference Guide to Administration Codes" at the end of this section to
make changes to the system once it has been setup and administered. If you
need more information on an administration procedure than is provided in the
Quick Reference Guides, see Section 5, "Reference."
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