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AT&T partner plus communications system manual

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  • Page 1

    GBS 117 (5-91) AT&T AT&T 518-600-109 Issue 1 May 1991 PARTNER™ Plus Communications System Release 2 System Planner Graphics AT&T © 1988[...]

  • Page 2

    Form A1 Instructions: Night Service Salesperson completes Items 1–10. Sales Support Rep completes 11-13. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Enter the name of the customer (billing name). Enter the address where the system is to be installed. Enter the name and telephone number of the person at the installation site who is to be contacted with questions a[...]

  • Page 3

    AT&T PARTNER™ Plus Release 2 System Planner GBS 117 (5-91) Form A1: System Programming 1. Customer Name 2. Installation Address 3. Contact Name Phone ( ) – 4. Person to be Trained Phone Alternate’s Name Phone ( ) – ( ) – 5. Sold by [ ] AT&T Sales Force Salesperson’s Name [ ] Dealer: ( ) Phone 7. Outside Telephone Lines {#104} Li[...]

  • Page 4

    Form A2 Instructions: 14. Extension Assignments Name/Location Equipment Connected Line Assignment/ Ringing Options Line Access Restrictions Display Language No Abbreviated Ringing Enter name and location (room number or other description) for each extension. Enter devices connected to each extension (examples: MLC-6, MLS-6, MLS-12, MLS-12D, MLS-34D[...]

  • Page 5

    PARTNER™ Plus Release 2 System Planner AT&T GBS 117 Form A2: System Programming (5-91) 14. Extension Assignments Name/Location Ext. O 10 11 12 13 14 15 O 16 17 18 19 20 21 O 22 23 24 25 26 27 O 28 29 30 31 32 33 Equipment Line Assignment {#301}/ Ringing Options ■ Line Access Restrictions Connected (Central Tel Programming) {#302} Line Line [...]

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    Customer Information—System Design and Training Who Will Design My System? ■ ■ When you purchase your PARTNER™ Plus system, your salesperson will help you determine the best way to set up your system. Based on this discussion, your salesperson will complete the System Programming forms in this Planner (forms A1 and A2). To indicate how you [...]

  • Page 7

    System Speed Dial Numbers System Extensions The PARTNER Plus system can memorize a list of up to 60 frequently called telephone numbers, referred to as System Speed Dial numbers, which everyone on the system can use. With System Speed Dialing, employees don’t need to remember changes in telephone numbers, and dialing is much quicker. You assign a[...]

  • Page 8

    AT&T Form B: Speed Dial Numbers To Dial ● On MLS- or MLC-model telephone, press [ Feature ] + Code ● On standard touch-tone telephone, press [ # ] + Code while receiving intercom dial tone. System Speed Dial Numbers Personal Speed Dial Numbers Code Name/Company ✱ Telephone Number Code Name/Company ✱ Telephone Number Code Name/Company ?[...]

  • Page 9

    Disallowed & Allowed Telephone Numbers With Disallowed Telephone Numbers you can prevent users who can normally make outgoing calls from dialing specific telephone numbers or categories of telephone numbers (e.g., calls to 976 exchanges for pre-recorded messages, such as horoscopes, and 900 area code “chat lines”). Conversely, Allowed Telep[...]

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    AT&T Form C: Disallowed & Allowed Telephone Numbers Disallowed Telephone Numbers {#404} Entry Telephone Number 01 Disallowed List Extension Assignments {#405} Ext List 1 List 2 List 3 List 4 Ext List 1 List 2 List 3 List 4 10 22 11 23 12 24 13 25 14 26 15 27 16 28 17 29 18 30 19 31 20 32 21 33 List 1 Entry Telephone Number 01 02 03 04 05 06[...]

  • Page 11

    Telephone Programming Use forms D1 and D2 to record the features and Auto Dial numbers for the programmable buttons of MLS-series and MLC-6 phones. Telephone buttons that can be programmed depend on the type of phone, as shown below: MLS-34D Programmable buttons Any unused line buttons are programmable MLS-12D and MLS-12 (MLS-12 has no display) MLC[...]

  • Page 12

    AT&T Form D1: Telephone Programming (Standard Templates) MLS-34D Telephone Template 1* (Ext. 10) ● Intercom Auto Dial Numbers ● Group Paging ● Night Service On/Off ● Loudspeaker Paging ● Fax Management (indicate fax machine extension) ● Message Light On ● Message Light Off NOTE: This standard template is recommended for extension [...]

  • Page 13

    Form D2 Instructions (Blank Templates): Fill in the templates to indicate how the individual telephones are to be programmed: 1. To show the features and Auto Dial numbers to be stored on programmable buttons, put the appropriate abbreviations from the list below on the templates. (Except for Do Not Disturb, Fax Management, and Auto Dial, these fea[...]

  • Page 14

    AT&T Form D2: Telephone Programming (Blank Templates) MLS-34D PHONES: Assign to exts.: Auto. Line Sel.: MLS-6 and MLC-6 PHONES: Factory setting is “Outside lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; Intercom” NOTE: An MLS-6 or MLC-6 phone with 4 lines assigned to it has no programmable buttons. Assign to exts.: Auto. Line Sel.: Factory setting is “Out[...]

  • Page 15

    Instructions We suggest using this form as a training aid, to communicate to your staff how their extensions are programmed in the system. To avoid completing an entire form for each user, first use one form to fill in information that applies to everyone, photocopy enough of them for each user, and finally complete the individual forms. All the in[...]

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    AT&T Ext.: EXTENSION PROGRAMMING INFORMATION Line Assignments and Ringing. The lines checked are on your extension. Unless otherwise indicated on the chart, you can use the line to make and answer calls, your phone will start ringing immediately when a call comes in on the line, and to get an outside dial tone just press an idle line button. Yo[...]