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I don't know how to put it best but cabling is probably going to be the least of your worries. You are going to need to cross connect one pair per phone (unless using older models - then two per phone) and it will be blue or center pair. That's just about it, more or less. Now, as far as administering the PBX goes, I advise you to get yourself signed up for a training class with the manufacturer. Otherwise you are going to have a heck of a time changing anything and will most likely bring it down a few times which seems like a no-no in a hotel environment to me.

Good luck!

Best Regards, Dmitri Abaimov, RCDD

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I don't understand why a person with enough intellect to perform I.T. tasks can't handle phone system cross-connections and administration.

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Don't just click the link to download the entire document, it will only give you the Appendices.

Download the Appendices and at a minimum, the first chapter.

Get ready for some heavy reading.

As far as the Lucent phone system is concerned, go to Avaya's website and with some diligence you will find all the information you could dream of regarding administration, expansion, etc... Be specific in your searches. Lucent is the brand name of a number of phone systems, so you will need to know the Model. This is likely easy to find on the exposed area of the main module.

I'll bet you can even find some software that will allow you administer your system from a computer.

Cable guy in MI - BICSI member since 2001

Good luck.