3Com V3000 ANALOG, Installation Manual

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Adding a 3Com Attendant Console 133
Adding a 3Com
Attendant Console
The optional 3Com Attendant Console provides extension button
mappings for up to 100 extensions per console and displays the current
status of each mapped extension. A receptionist typically uses the
Attendant Console to connect incoming calls to telephone extensions.
When you install a new NBX system, add all telephones before you Auto
Discover any Attendant Console. The Auto Discover process assigns the
extension of each known telephone to a button on the Attendant
Console and associates the Attendant Console with an existing telephone
extension.
You can associate any 3Com telephone with an attendant console.
However, if you use a 3Com 3103 Managers Telephone, you cannot map
a CO line directly to a button on the Attendant Console and the
Attendant Console will not support Bridged Station Appearances.
Connecting Power to
the Attendant
Console
Connect the AC power converter provided with the Attendant Console
to the power connection on the bottom of the Attendant Console and
then connect the other end of the power converter to an AC power
outlet. On all NBX devices, the power connector is marked by the DC
power symbol:
The 3Com 3105 Attendant Console complies with the IEEE 802.3af
standard, commonly called Power over Ethernet (PoE), so a power
converter is an optional component. To use a power converter, order
power adapter 3C10224-XX, where XX is the country code:
■
AA (Australia/New Zealand)
■
CN (China)
■
ME (Europe/LAT)
■
SA (South Africa)
■
UK (United Kingdom)
■
US (North America)
Using a Powered
Ethernet Cable to
Power an Attendant
Console
To eliminate the power converter, you can connect your Attendant
Console to a powered Ethernet cable. The Attendant Console cannot
accept power directly from an IEEE 802.3af-compliant power source. You
must use a device to remove power from the cable. The device you use to