AT&T MERLIN LEGEND Release 3.1, System Programming Manual

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Introduction to System Programming
Programming Basics
1–3
Types of Programming
Listed below are the three types of programming available for the
communications system.
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System Programming. This type of programming enables the system
manager to program features that affect all or most system users, and
requires one of the following:
An MLX-20L
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telephone connected to one of the first five jacks of the
first MLX module in the control unit.
A PC with System Programming and Maintenance (SPM) software.
SPM emulates a system programming console on your PC. The PC
should be connected to the lower port (labeled ADMIN) on the
processor module. A PC with a modem can perform system
programming remotely through the public network or by connecting to
a tip/ring extension jack (012, 016 or 008 OPT module) on the
communications system. A built-in modem in the processor allows the
PC and the communications system to communicate.
■ Extension Programming. This type of programming enables individual
telephone users and system operators (except for QCC operators) to
change their telephone features to meet individual needs. For details
about extension programming, see the appropriate user and operator
guides.
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Centralized Telephone Programming. This type of programming
enables the system manager to program any feature that can be
programmed by individual telephone users or system operators. Some
features can be programmed only in centralized telephone programming.
Centralized telephone programming can be done on the programming
console or on a PC with the SPM software. See Chapter 5, “Centralized
Telephone Programming.”
NOTE:
If your system has the AT&T Integrated Solution II or AT&T Integrated Solution III
(IS II/III) UNIX
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application, see Chapter 2, “Programming with SPM” for a list of
the appropriate documentation.