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A jack or plug-in on the back panel of TalkSwitch which can accept an RJ-11
plug from a telephone line or PBX system. You can plug in a single-line
telephone cable into this jack and it becomes a usable TalkSwitch line.
Link button
The
Link
button has the same effect as the
Flash
button or pressing and
releasing the hang-up hook on most telephones. On some telephones, the
function of the
Link
button is internal to the telephone and pressing it has
no effect on TalkSwitch.
Local extension
A local extension is any telephone or analog device (answering machine, fax,
etc.) plugged into one of the extension jacks on the back panel of your
TalkSwitch.
Modem
Acronym for
MOD
ulator-
DEM
odulator. A modem is a device that converts
digital information from a computer into analog signals for transmission
over telephone lines and vice-versa.
Modes
TalkSwitch supports different time and day modes of operation, providing
different call management depending on the current mode of operation.
Monitor
(TalkSwitch monitor)
A feature included with the configuration software. The monitor provides a
graphical representation of telephone traffic as it flows through the system.
Network
A group of two or more computer systems linked together.
PBX
Private Branch eXchange
. A PBX is a private telephone network used within
an enterprise. The PBX controls access to telephone lines and services. It
allows many users to share a smaller number of telephone lines using
extensions and have access to additional call handling benefits (call hold,
intercom calling, etc.). TalkSwitch is a small PBX.
Phone load
see
Ringing equivalency
.
POP3
The post office protocol (POP) is a standard Internet protocol for retrieving
e-mail from a remote server. Most subscribers to an Internet service provider
have e-mail accounts using POP3 (3 is the version number).
