Talkswitch 48-CA User Manual page 155

Serial Port
Serial Ports are physical 'plug-ins' .
They allow two devices to exchange
information or data. A Serial Cable is
used to connect the two Serial Ports
together.
SOHO
Acronym for Small Office/Home Office.
It's a burgeoning market comprised
of solo professionals, part-time
work-at-homes, telecommuters and
small businesses.
Tel Lines 1, 2, 3, or 4
A jack or plug-in on the back panel of
TalkSwitch which can accept a RJ-11
plug from either a telephone line or
PBX system. A single line telephone
cable can be plugged into this jack and
will become a usable TalkSwitch Line.
Telephone Keypad
The collection of push buttons on a
touch-tone telephone.
Telephone Wall Jack
A wall outlet for a standard telephone
jack.
Terminal Adapter
A device that allows analog devices to
be used on ISDN (digital) lines.
Terminal Adapters are somewhat
similar to modems.
Touch-tone telephone
A push-button telephone which emits
distinctive (DTMF) tones as different
buttons on the keypad are pressed.
G l o s s a r y
Two Line Telephone
A telephone which allows you to make
and receive calls on two separate
telephone lines.
TX/RX
An acronym for transmit and receive.
USB
Short for Universal Serial Bus, the USB
connection supports more bandwidth
than a serial or parallel connection.
Virtual Extension
A telephone or other communications
device not physically connected to
TalkSwitch as an extension, but which
provides the same functionality. In
general, the term 'virtual' distinguishes
something that is merely conceptual
from something that has physical
reality. TalkSwitch's Remote Extensions
are virtual extensions.
Voicemail (Call Answer)
A service provided by TalkSwitch or
telephone companies which gives
callers the opportunity to leave a
message when your extension or
telephone line is busy or unanswered.
VoIP
Voice over IP is a term used to
describe the technology of taking
voice and then applying algorithms to
digitize, compress and carry the data
over an IP connection.
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