Nortel Networks adding a m7310 to a small norstar system

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adding a m7310 to a small norstar system Don S 04-27-05
Posted by Don S on April 27, 2005, 1:17 pm
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I'm a unix sysadmin doing some work at a startup. They have a small Norstar
PBX switch. The manuals don't give you a good overview of the system that
ties what your doing all together. I have what I think is a good line
but when I plug a m7310 into it all the little triangle arrows flash
and then go out, no dial tone, nothing. I have a few questions before I
even get to setting up voice mail and appreciate any help anyone can
give me.

1. When the phone flashes triangles and nothing afterwards, does this
mean the line is not hooked up to the system or that the phone has some
sort of memory that it is at the wrong line? I've heard that I may have
to reset the phone somehow so it comes up on the line as whatever
extension is suppose to be on that line. If so how do you do that?

2. I've got the "sets" now set to the correct names of the people sitting
at them via the F**266344 but I've noticed that almost all of the "lines"
are labeled by the system as "Line 223" not the name of the person sitting
there. Should they be set to the users name as well or left at the
"Line 233" string?

3. How do I find out what extension should be at the wall plate? Should
that have been labeled at install and the only way is to trace the wires?
How do I see if a wall plate is live?

Thanks,
Don


Posted by Tim on April 27, 2005, 3:44 pm
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1. arrow flashing is normal and a unit can take up to a minute to be
programmed by the system. Plug one and and go get a cup of coffee, if
by the time you get back it still is flashing then somehow the system
doesnt know how to program that type of phone.

2. Not sure on this answer.. You metion the word "line". Do you mean
external line? Internal numbers should be programmed with user names.
External ... i have never touched..so I dont know.

3. Depending on the system and settings the extension at the wall plate
could be meaningless. As you could have set relocation turned on. On
systems without "set relocation" turned on I have always just had to
plug a phone in and see what i got. Once the phone is plugged in you
can do a
feature * 0 intercom button.
This tells you the internal number and what you have programmed for the
name.


>
> 1. When the phone flashes triangles and nothing afterwards, does this

> mean the line is not hooked up to the system or that the phone has
some
> sort of memory that it is at the wrong line? I've heard that I may
have
> to reset the phone somehow so it comes up on the line as whatever
> extension is suppose to be on that line. If so how do you do that?
>
> 2. I've got the "sets" now set to the correct names of the people
sitting
> at them via the F**266344 but I've noticed that almost all of the
"lines"
> are labeled by the system as "Line 223" not the name of the person
sitting
> there. Should they be set to the users name as well or left at the
> "Line 233" string?
>
> 3. How do I find out what extension should be at the wall plate?
Should
> that have been labeled at install and the only way is to trace the
wires?
> How do I see if a wall plate is live?
>
> Thanks,
> Don



Posted by on April 28, 2005, 5:20 am
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OK I've made some progress, I left a unit plugged in and after 2 sets of
arrow flashing it came up on the system. That phone came up on x259
while the user sitting there should be at x242. I then found another phone
and plugged it in. It came up as x249. Obviously something is stored in
the phone that is telling the system what extension to come up on. How
do I erase, set or reset the extension number in the phone?

I'm also still wondering about the second question as well. I have the
correct names on the sets via the F**266344 menu but the lines are
labeled "Line 223", "Line 224" etc. One and only one is edited to a
person's name. Should I edit them all to the person's name or perhaps
some other data?

Don


> 1. arrow flashing is normal and a unit can take up to a minute to be
> programmed by the system. Plug one and and go get a cup of coffee, if
> by the time you get back it still is flashing then somehow the system
> doesnt know how to program that type of phone.
>
> 2. Not sure on this answer.. You metion the word "line". Do you mean
> external line? Internal numbers should be programmed with user names.
> External ... i have never touched..so I dont know.
>
> 3. Depending on the system and settings the extension at the wall plate
> could be meaningless. As you could have set relocation turned on. On
> systems without "set relocation" turned on I have always just had to
> plug a phone in and see what i got. Once the phone is plugged in you
> can do a
> feature * 0 intercom button.
> This tells you the internal number and what you have programmed for the
> name.


Posted by Tim on April 28, 2005, 10:48 am
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You have set relocation turned on. Which is great when users move
around, they just grab ther phone and plug it back in where ever and
all there settings follow the phone around. You need to turn this
setting off for awhile. Its located at System Programming, Featr
Setting, Set Relocation. Turn the Y to a N and then exit the
programming. Then just unplug and re attach that phone, the system
should reprogram that phone with the settings for that line.

As for the second question. So you have a user with an extinsion of
"210" and when you dial that number from another set it should say the
users name "JIM B". This user should also has a DID (direct inward
dialing) number. This DID number corosponds to a line number - which is
what I think you are refuring too. I like to keep these lines paired to
the extension number. Example - 503-xxx-x210 is for Jim's set 210. This
doenst always work as you dont aways get the right external numbers
from the telephone company.
Anyway, Going back to programming... This set can be programmed to any
external DID line (or even several). So nameing the line isnt very
helpful. I would just make sure you have good notes as to what internal
number has what DID line and record each lines real DID external
number. Make a excel spread sheet with Line #, Ext, Name, DID #

Thats how I do it, but I dont know nothing. ;)

Tim S



Posted by Kevin Martin on April 29, 2005, 2:21 am
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dshesnicky@yahoo.com wrote:

> OK I've made some progress, I left a unit plugged in and after 2 sets of
> arrow flashing it came up on the system. That phone came up on x259
> while the user sitting there should be at x242. I then found another phone
> and plugged it in. It came up as x249. Obviously something is stored in
> the phone that is telling the system what extension to come up on. How
> do I erase, set or reset the extension number in the phone?
>
> I'm also still wondering about the second question as well. I have the
> correct names on the sets via the F**266344 menu but the lines are
> labeled "Line 223", "Line 224" etc. One and only one is edited to a
> person's name. Should I edit them all to the person's name or perhaps
> some other data?
>
> Don
>

Depends on lots of factors, like is the line one of a group of incoming
lines (PSTN)? In which case you could name them ABC 1, ABC 2 ABC 3 etc.
If it is indial (where everyone does have their own number, then you
could program with individual names or anything that means something to
you. For obvious reasons it is better to use unique names to avoid
confusion. Smith A, Smith J etc would be an answer. Limit of 7 chacters.

Kevin



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