AT&T 518-600-016 Telephone User Manual


 
The Administrator/Attendant Console
After the MERLIN II system hardware has been installed.
you set its operating conditions and features through a
series of administration procedures, which are described in
this section.
You use similar procedures, also described in this section,
to change an existing MERLIN II system’s operating
conditions and features to adapt it to new communication
requirements.
In either case, the administration procedures are
performed at the administrator/attendant console. The
administrator/attendant console has two functions:
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It serves as the
administrator console
when put into
administration mode. In this mode, you use the
console to establish the operating conditions for the
MERLIN II system and to set up optional features and
call restrictions. You can also assign features to
individual voice terminals from the console.
It serves as the
primary attendant
console for day-to-
day call handling.
TYPES OF
ADMINISTRATOR
ATTENDANT
CONSOLES
Display Console
There are two types of administrator/attendant consoles
used with MERLIN II systems:
The MERLIN II System Display Console is intended
for use with a Release 3 system or Feature Module 1 or
2 configured as a large system.
It is the
only console
that can be used to administer Release 3 features.
The BIS-34D is intended for use with Feature Modules
1 and 2 configured as a small system
The Display Console shown in Figure 3-1 is used to
administer Feature Module 1 or 2 configured as a large
system, that is, one configured for more than 8 lines or
more than 20 stations. Using this console, you follow
menu-driven
administration procedures in which
The Administrator/Attendant Console 3-1