Installing and Configuring Telephony
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Connecting Your Callmaster VI Telephone to
Your PC
This section describes how to connect a Callmaster VI telephone to your PC.
Only perform the steps in this section if you have a Callmaster VI telephone.
Otherwise, see “Connecting Your 8411 Telephone to Your PC” or “Installing
the PassageWay Adapter.”
The 9-pin to 9-pin serial cable connects your PC and your Callmaster VI
telephone, enabling you to access the DEFINITY system from your PC. This
cable has a 9-pin connector for 9-pin serial ports. If you have a 25-pin serial
port on your PC, use the 9-pin to 25-pin cable to connect your Callmaster VI
telephone to your serial port.
To connect your telephone to your PC:
1. Turn off your PC.
2. Determine the type of serial port (9 pin or 25 pin) you have on your
PC. If you have a 9-pin serial port, you will use the 9-pin to 9-pin serial
cable. If you have a 25-pin serial port, you will used the 9-pin to 25-
pin serial cable.
3. Connect the 9-pin connector of the serial cable to the 9-pin connector
on the back of your Callmaster VI telephone.
4. Connect the other end of the serial cable to the serial (COM) port on
your PC.
5. Turn on your PC.
Proceed to “Installing the PassageWay Service Provider Software.”