Nortel Modular Ics Companion Installer Guide

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If you are using  Norstar Voice Mail with your Companion 
system, Version 3.0 is recommended as a minimum Voice 
Mail software version. 
For information on how to access Norstar Voice Mail using 
your Norstar Companion portable, refer to the Portable 
Telephone Feature Card that is supplied with it.
What’s new with Norstar
This release reflects new features in the Modular ICS-XC 
software. For a list of these changes, refer to the Modular ICS 
Installer Guide.
For a complete list of features supported on Companion 
portables refer to the Modular ICS Companion System 
Coordinator Guide. 
						

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Planning the installation
Planning checklist
åVerify that you have approval from UTAM Inc. 
(U.S. only)
åVerify that a site planner determined base station locations 
and recorded them in the Provisioning Record.
Required equipment and supplies 
åCompanion portable telephones
åCompanion base stations
åCompanion Remote Power Interconnect device or plug top 
Power Supplies
åCompanion ID Labels (See Step 1: Obtain the Companion 
ID on page 68.)
Configuring Station Modules
When installing wireless capabilities, use only the last two. or 
highest numbered. ports for connecting the Companion  base 
stations. 
Each Station Module allows you to connect up to 16 additional 
Norstar telephones to the system.
Maximum number of Norstar telephones on a system
Each Station Module that is used for Norstar Companion 
allows you to connect up to 16 base stations to the system.
minimidimaximega
ICSSM3SM4SM5SM6SM7SM8SM9SM10SM11SM12
3248648096112128144160176192 
						

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Maximum number of Norstar Companion base stations on a system
Configuring expansion modules 
With the addition of an Expansion Cartridge or a Combo 
Cartridge in the ICS, you can add Trunk Modules and/or 
Station Modules to increase your system capacity.
Previous users of the Norstar 0X32 system should note that the 
Key Service Unit (KSU) has been renamed the Integrated 
Communication System (ICS).
*The last two ports are reserved for Companion use only.
Note:  For each type of expanded system above, Norstar 
Companion capability is supported. Ensure you have 
the correct Modular ICS software to support wireless 
capability.
minimidimaximega
ICSSM3SM4SM7SM8SM13SM14
16163216321632
Installed in ICSAdditional modules allowed
TrunkStationMaximum
XC system
Combo cartridge (6-port + 
Services) (maxi)666
Combo and 6-port cartridges 
(mega)612*12
Two Combo cartridges (mega)612*12
Two 6-port cartridges (mega)612*12 
						

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On a mini system
Note:  Port 1 and 2 are on the ICS. 
 On a mini or non-expanded system, port 1 on the ICS (station 
ports 101 to 132) is used for both base stations and Norstar 
sets. No fiber ports are used since no Station Module is 
required. Directly connect your base stations or Norstar sets to 
port 1 on the ICS via a wiring distribution panel.
On a midi system
On midi and maxi systems, the highest numbered ports can be 
used for both base stations and Norstar sets. Therefore, sets 
and base stations can share the two highest numbered fiber 
ports.
A system expanded to four ports (midi size) includes one 
2-port expansion cartridge with fiber ports numbered 3 and 4, 
and 1 and 2 on the ICS. The base stations must be physically 
connected (via a Station Module) to fiber ports 3 and 4 only. If 
only one Station Module supporting base stations is required, 
connect it to the highest-numbered port (port 4). 
						

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Two-port Expansion Cartridge
On a maxi system
A system expanded to eight ports (maxi size) includes one 
6-port expansion cartridge with fiber ports numbered 3 to 8, 
and 1 and 2 on the ICS. The base stations must be physically 
connected, via a Station Module, to fiber ports 7 and 8 
only.There is a maximum number of two Station Modules per 
base station. Refer to  Six-port Expansion Cartridge with 
Companion on page 11
If only one Station Module supporting  base stations is 
required, connect it to the highest-numbered port (port 8). 
Tip - If Both ports 7 and 8 are used for connecting 
Station Modules supporting base stations, connect 
Trunk Modules starting at port 6 and working down. 
Connect Station Modules for the desk sets beginning at 
port 3 and working up.
ICS (modules 1 and 2) TM4 SM3 
						

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Six-port Expansion Cartridge with Companion
On a mega system
Keep in mind that 10 station modules is the limit for regular 
Norstar sets, and two station modules for Companion base 
stations is the limit on an XC configuration. 
For example, a system expanded to 14 ports (mega size) 
includes two 6-port expansion cartridges with fiber ports 
numbered 3 to 14 on the expansion cartridges, and 1 and 2 on 
the ICS. The base stations must be physically connected to 
fiber ports 13 and 14 only. 12-port Expansion Cartridge with 
Companion on page 12
Tip - In the fully expanded mega configuration, Station 
Modules 13 and 14 are reserved for base stations only.
SM3SM4SM5 SM6 ICS (modules 1 and 2)TM8SM7 
						

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12-port Expansion Cartridge with Companion
TM8 TM7 SM6 SM5
ICS (modules 1 and 2)
SM4 SM3
SM14 SM13SM12 SM11SM10 SM9
To Ac
outlet
To Ac
outlet
Fiber Cable Guide(max. 7 modules per power bar)
(max. 7 modules per power bar)
Note 1: Station modules 13 and 14
are used for Companion
capability only. See your Norstar
Companion Installer Guide for
more detail.
Note 2: Using a 2 or 3 row layout is
acceptable. The layout depends
on the available wall space. 
						

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Routing fiber cables 
6-port Expansion Cartridge
Fiber
cable
guide Upward routed fiber cable
Downward routed fiber cable
loose cables 
						

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ICS numbering
Non-expanded system (ICS alone) numbering
Two-port Expansion Cartridge and ICS numbering
Six-port Expansion Cartridge and ICS numbering
Module #LinesLine 
portsB1 
DNB2 
DNDN 
ports Base station 
portsPortable 
DN
ICS (#2)001-
048201-248— —— —— —— —637-696
ICS (#1)— —— —21-5253-84101-
132101-132637-696
Expansion 
module #LinesLine 
portsB1  
DNB2  
DNDN 
ports Base station 
portsPortable 
DN
#4049-
072401-
412269-
284333-
348401-
416401-416637-696
#3073-
096301-
312253-
268317-
332301-
316301-316637-696
ICS (#2)001-
048201-
248— —— —— —— —— —
ICS (#1)— —— —221-
252285-
316101-
132— —— —
Expansion 
module #LinesLine 
portsB1 
DNB2 
DNDN 
port s Base station 
portsPortable 
DN
#8049-
072801-
812333-
348461-
476801-
816801-816637-696
#7073-
096701-
712317-
332445-
460701-
716701-716637-696
#6097-
108601-
612301-
316429-
444601-
616— —— —
#5109-
120501-
512285-
300413-
428501-
516— —— —
#4121-
132401-
412269-
284397-
412401-
416— —— —
#3133-
144301-
312253-
268381-
396301-
316— —— —
ICS (#2)001-
048201-
248— —— —— —— —— —
ICS (#1)— —— —221-
252349-
380101-
132— —— —