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Installation
This section contains details on how to install the
Syspine Digital Operator Phone System (Syspine Phone System) and connect
and configure the supplied Syspine IP Phone 310s.
Terms used in this chapter:
• DHCP—Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is used by net-
worked devices (clients) to obtain IP addresses and other parameters from
a DHCP server.
•IP—Internet Protocol (IP) is used for communicating data across a net-
work. IP provides the service of communicable unique global addressing
amongst devices.
•LAN—Local Area Network (LAN) is a computer network covering a small
geographic area, like an office, or group of buildings.
•PoE—Power over Ethernet (PoE) is an alternate method of powering
devices without using a standard power outlet. The IP Phone 310 supports
PoE, although the required adapter is not supplied.
• PSTN—Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) is the network of the
world's public telephone networks, in much the same way that the Internet
is the network of the world's public IP-based networks.
•WAN—Wide Area Network (WAN) is a computer network that covers a
broad area. WANs are used to connect LANs and other types of networks
together, so that users and computers in one location can communicate
with users and computers in other locations.