T A L K S W I T C H C O N F I G U R A T I O N
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ADDING TALKSWITCH TS-850i IP PHONES
(United States and Canada only)
Installing the base
1. Install the TS-850i base according to the instructions in the
TS-850i Start Guide
.
2. Connect the Ethernet cable from the WAN port on the base to a LAN port on your router or
Ethernet switch. The TalkSwitch unit must be connected to the same LAN.
3. Install the TS-850i handset(s) and allow them to register with the TS-850i, according to the
instructions in the
TS-850i Start Guide
.
Configuring the TS-850i as an IP extension
After installing the TS-850i, configure your phone as an IP extension. The phone can be located
within the office, or outside the office (i.e. as an external IP extension).
Before configuring a phone, ensure that no handsets registered with the associated base are
being used. If a handset is on a call, the call will be terminated when the system resets the base
during configuration of the phone.
NOTE: The TS-850i requires version 6.11 or greater of the TalkSwitch management software.
Configuring the TS-850i for use within the office
If the TS-850i is located within the office, it connects to your TalkSwitch system over the local
area network (LAN).
1. Launch the TalkSwitch management software.
2. Select the
Local Extensions/Fax
page.
3. Select an available extension number.
4. Select the
Extension
tab.
Activate extension area
1. Ensure the
Activate extension
check box is selected.
2. Set the
Extension type
to
IP extension
.
3. Enter the user’s
First name
and
Last name
. The names are used for caller ID, and appear
within other pages of the TalkSwitch management software. The
Last name
is used with the
dial-by-name directory.
4. Select
TalkSwitch
as the
Type of phone
, and then select
TalkSwitch 850i
as the model.
5. Select the language for prompts heard by the user of the extension in the
System prompt
language
list.
