3Com OfficeConnect 3C100XF manual

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    Of ficeConnect ® Gateway V oice Expansion (3C100XF) Quick Start Guide[...]

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    1 When installing y our OfficeConnect Gate w a y V oice Expansion Unit, mak e sur e of the f ollo wing: • Unit is out of dir ect sunlight and a wa y from sour ces of heat. • Ca bling is a w a y fr om po w er lines , fluor escent lighting fixtur es , and sour ces of electrical noise such as radios , transmitters and amplifier s. • W ater o[...]

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    2 After the ca bles ha v e been connected and pow er has been applied to the Of fi ceConnect Gatew a y V oice Expansion Unit, the LEDs on the fr ont panel of the unit will light as follo ws: • the P o w er LED will be gr een • the Alert LED will be fl ashing amber • the Expansion LED will be fl ashing g r een When the Alert and Expansion L[...]

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    3 The LED Indicator s on the front panel of the Of fi ceConnect Gatew a y V oice Expansion Unit pro vide the follo wing inf ormation: Rebooting the Of fi ce Connect Gateway V oice Expansion Unit: T o r eboot a unit that is pow ered u p , pr ess and hold the Reset button f or at least two seconds . Reset Button The Reset button is located on the r[...]

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    Inf ormation contained in this document is corr ect at time of pub- lication. The follo wing services are a vaila ble 24 hours a da y , 7 da ys a w eek. For the most u p – to – date information, 3Com r ecom- mends that y ou access the 3Com Corporation W orld W ide W eb site. World Wide W eb Site http://www .3com.com This service pr o vides acce[...]

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    Returning Products for Repair Bef ore y ou send a product dir ectl y to 3Com for r epair , you m ust fi r st obtain a Return Materials A uthorization (RM A) number . Pr oducts sent to 3Com without RM A n umber s will be r eturned to the sender unopened, at the sender ’ s e xpense. T o obtain an RM A number , please call the local n umber for y o[...]

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    6 3Com Corporation Limited W arranty The duration of the w arranty f or the Of fi ceConnect Gatew a y is Lif etime. Hardwar e 3Com w arrants the Of fi ceConnect Gatew a y to be free from def ects in wor kmanship and materials, under normal use and service, for lif etime from the date of pur chase from 3Com or its authorized reseller . If a produc[...]

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    7 W arranties Exclusive IF A 3COM PR ODUCT DOES NOT OPER A TE AS W ARR ANTED A BO VE, CUST OMER ’ S SOLE REMED Y FOR BREA CH OF THA T W ARR ANTY SHALL BE REP AIR, REPLA CEMENT , OR REFUND OF THE PUR- CHASE PRICE P AID , A T 3COM ’ S OPTION . T O THE FULL EXTENT ALLO WED BY LA W , THE FORE- GOING W ARR ANTIES AND REMEDIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE I[...]

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    8 3Com Corporation 5400 Bayfront Plaza Santa Clara, California 95052-8145 Cop yright © 2001 3Com Corporation. All rights reserv ed. No part of this documentation ma y be reproduced in an y form or by an y means or used to mak e any deriv ativ e wor k (such as translation, transformation, or adaptation) without written permission from 3Com Corporat[...]

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    3Com Corporation, Corporate Headquarters , 5400 Ba yfront Plaza, Santa Clara, CA 95052-8145, USA. T o learn more a bout 3Com solutions, visit www .3com.com. 3Com Corporation is publicly traded on Nasdaq under the symbol COMS. All speci fi cations are subject to chang e without notice. Printed in the U .S.A. Part No. 10045515 Rev . AB 07/01[...]