Table Of Contents - Talkswitch 24-CA User Manual

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CHAPTER 1: TALKSWITCH INSTALLATION
1.1 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Front Panel lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.3 Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3.1 TalkSwitch 24-CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3.2 TalkSwitch 48-CA/CVA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.4 Plugging into the Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.4.1 Attaching telephone lines to TalkSwitch line jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.4.2 Attaching phones and other devices to TalkSwitch extension jacks . . 6
1.4.3 Connecting devices to the Music and PA jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.4.4 Connecting TalkSwitch to a LAN and/or PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.4.4.1 Connecting TalkSwitch to a LAN for local configuration . . . . . 7
1.4.4.2 Connecting TalkSwitch to a PC using a USB cable . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.4.4.3 Connecting TalkSwitch to a PC using a Serial cable . . . . . . . . 8
1.4.4.4 Connecting to TalkSwitch over IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.5 Using 2 or more TalkSwitch units on a LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.5.1 Connecting 2 or more TalkSwitch units to a LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.5.2 Setting the Unit ID for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.5.3 Changing the Unit ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.5.4 How unit IDs affect system extension numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.5.5 Keep track of the lines and extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.5.6 Optimizing the system for networked use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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