MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 6.1
System Manager’s Guide
555-661-118
Issue 1
August 1998
Managing the System
Page 6-40Adding an Extension
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Task List: Adding an Extension 6
o Obtain Form 2a, System Numbering: Extension Jacks. Also obtain any
other relevant forms, including group-assigned feature forms (for example,
Form 7c, Group Coverage) and forms for the individual extension (for
example, Form 4d, MLX Telephone). Appendix D of this guide includes a
list of the planning forms.
o On Form 2a, confirm that there is a spare jack that supports the type of
extension you want to add. In the Jack Type column,
A
indicates an analog
jack,
D
indicates a digital (MLX) jack, and
B
indicates a basic jack (for
single-line telephones, adjuncts, and certain applications).
NOTE:
If there are no spare jacks, you must add a module to the control unit
before you can add an extension. Contact your Lucent Technologies
representative.
o Make decisions about which features and buttons to assign to this
extension as described in the planning guidelines above. Record your
decisions on the appropriate planning forms.
o Open the System Programming menu from the console or a PC with SPM.
o If your system uses the Set Up Space numbering plan (see Form 2a),
single-renumber the extension jack following the instructions in “Single
Renumbering” in the “System Renumbering” section of
System
Programming
, Chapter 3.
NOTE:
This task requires Extension Forced Idle for this extension jack.
o If you are adding a personal line, Loudspeaker Paging, or Pool buttons
(Hybrid/PBX only), assign the outside lines/trunks to the buttons on the
telephone, following the instructions in “Assign Trunks or Pools to
Telephones” in the “Extensions” section of
System Programming
,
Chapter 3.
Also, you may choose to copy line/trunk button assignments, pool dial-out
code restrictions (Hybrid/PBX only), and Night Service information (for
operator positions only) as described in “Copy Line/Trunk Assignments” in
the “Extensions” section of
System Programming
, Chapter 3.
NOTE:
This task requires an idle condition: Extension Forced Idle.
o Assign Intercom or System Access buttons by following the instructions in
“Assign Intercom or System Access Buttons” in the “Extensions” section of
System Programming
, Chapter 3.