Connecting Lines And Extensions - Avaya PARTNER ACS Installation And Use Manual

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Connecting Lines and Extensions

If extensions are not wired to any modular jacks, call a qualified service technician.
Use the following procedure to connect lines and extensions:
1. Test for a dial tone at the network interface jacks before connecting outside lines to the
control unit. For the test, connect a tip/ring telephone to the first network interface jack.
a. Lift the handset and listen for a dial tone. (If there is no dial tone, contact your local
telephone company before continuing.)
b. Repeat for each network interface jack.
2. Connect line cords to the line jacks on the
modules. Start at the top with the line jacks on
the processor module, and then move to the
leftmost module. Fill each module before
moving to the next module to the right
(see Figure 2-18).
3. Route each cord through the wire manager on
the front of the module (see
4. Connect the free end of each line cord to the
appropriate network interface jack
(see Figure 2-19).
5. Test the lines by plugging a system telephone
into extension jack 10. Press the line button
for each outside line and listen for a dial tone.
6. Test the extensions by doing the following:
a. Plug a system telephone into the first
extension jack on each module.
b. Press the line button on the telephone for
each outside line and listen for a dial tone.

Connecting Lines and Extensions

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Figure 2-18).
Figure 2-18. Connecting Line Cords to
Figure 2-19. Connecting the Line Cord
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10
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Line Jacks
to the Network Interface
Jack