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Figure 44   Underside of the NBX Telephone (Support Bracket Removed)
The underside of the NBX Business or Basic Telephone includes:
1Handset cord (connects to the handset)
2Computer cable (connects to desktop computer)
3Ethernet cable (connects to wall jack)
4Power cord (connects to electric outlet)
5Strain relief tab that prevents the power cord from being disconnected
6Tabs for the telephone support bracket
When you initialize the NBX Telephone, the display...

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To connect a computer to the hub or switch port on the telephone:
■Use a Category 5 UTP cable with RJ-45 connectors.
■Connect one end of the Category 5 cable to the computer’s Ethernet 
network interface card (NIC).
■Connect the other end of the cable to the Ethernet hub or switch port 
on the underside of the telephone.
■The telephone serves as an Ethernet hub (Model 1102) or switch 
(Models 2102 and 2102-IR), connecting the computer to the LAN.
If you are using a 10...

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Connecting the NBX Basic Telephone
To connect the NBX Basic telephone:
1Connect a Category 5 Ethernet cable to an available hub port or wall jack 
that is connected to the same subnetwork as the Call Processor.
2Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the LAN connector on the 
underside of the telephone, The connector is similar to the one shown in 
Figure 44
 for the NBX Business Telephone.
The underside of the Basic Telephone includes:
■Handset cord...

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Adding a New Telephone Using Auto Discovery
Before you enable Auto Discovery, verify that a 3-digit or 4-digit dial plan 
is installed on the Network Call Processor and that you have specified a 
starting extension. See the NBX Installation Guide. 
To add a new telephone using Auto Discovery:
1In the NBX NetSet - Main Menu window (Figure 46
), click System 
Configuration. The System Configuration window displays the System 
Settings tab. See Figure 47
.
Figure 46...

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2Click System-wide. The System Settings dialog box appears (Figure 48).
Figure 48     System Settings — System-Wide Dialog Box
3Optionally, clear all check boxes associated with autodiscovering devices.
4Enable Auto Discover Telephones, and then click Apply.
5Optionally, enable the Auto Add Phones to Call Pickup Group 0 check 
box.
Regardless of whether you select this check box, you can change the call 
pickup group for any telephone later. See “Call...

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bConnect one end of the power adapter to the underside of the 
telephone and the other end to a source of AC power.
cConnect the telephone to the LAN. See Figure 44
.
dWait until an extension number appears in the telephone’s display 
panel.
eRecord the extension number on the telephone’s shipping box.
fDisconnect the telephone from the LAN.
gDisconnect power from the telephone.
hPlace the telephone back in its shipping box.
The telephone can now be placed in the...

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2Click Add. The Add Telephones dialog box appears (Figure 50).
Figure 50     Add Telephone Dialog Box
3Fill in the fields with the appropriate values. See Table 23.
Table 23 Add Telephone Dialog Box Fields
FieldDescription
MAC AddressThe hardware address assigned at the factory to each device. 
To find the MAC Address of an NBX Business Telephone, 
look at the label on the bottom of the telephone.
When you type the address, use the format: XX:XX:XX:XX:XX,...

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Telephone GroupAssigns a set of Button Mappings that correspond to the 
group you select. The three default groups are:
■Default Business Phone Group — The default group to 
which the NBX system assigns NBX Business Telephones 
during the Auto Discovery process.
■Attendant Telephone Group — The default group to 
which you assign NBX Business Telephones that have 
1105 Attendant Consoles attached.
■Default Basic Phone Group — The default group to which 
the NBX system...

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Silence SuppressionWhen it is set to Default, Silence Suppression allows this 
telephone to operate under system-wide Silence Suppression 
control. For more information on configuring system-level 
settings, see the Help for NBX NetSet > System Configuration 
> System Settings > System-Wide
Choose On or Off to override the System-wide setting. 
Enabling Silence Suppression reduces the number of packets 
transmitted during a conversation. With Silence...

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4Click Apply to configure this telephone. You can then configure 
additional telephones using the same menu.
5Click OK.
Modifying a
TelephoneTo modify a telephone:
1In the NBX NetSet - Main Menu window, click 
Device Configuration. The 
Device Configuration dialog box appears (Figure 49
). The Telephones tab 
is the default tab.
2Select the telephone that you want to modify from the list.
3Click 
Modify. The Modify Telephones dialog box appears (Figure 51).
Line...