NEC Aspire Series User manual

Empowered by Innovation
Networking Manual
P/N 0893207
Rev 3, June 2006
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Table of Contents
Aspire Networking Manual ◆ Table of Contents- 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
About Aspire Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What is Networking? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Aspire Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Available Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Available Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Using This Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Unique Considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Setting Up The Networking Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Required System Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Basic System Programming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
ISDN Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
IP Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Multi-Site Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Numbering Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
911 Call Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
911 Call Routing : Using ARS Class of Service Matching to Call
Local Authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
ARS/F-Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
BLF Indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Barge In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Call Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Call Forwarding / Do Not Disturb Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Call Forward, Off-Premise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Call Forwarding with Follow Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Call Waiting / Camp On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Call Waiting / Camp On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Callback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Caller ID Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Central Office Calls, Placing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Central Office Calls, Placing: Seizing a trunk in a networked system . . . . . . . 57
Channel Release Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Department Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Department Step Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Direct Inward Dialing (DID) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Direct Inward Line (DIL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Direct Inward System Access (DISA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Fax Over Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

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Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Hotline / Direct Station Selection (DSS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Intercom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Keep Alive Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Last Number Redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Message Waiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Operator, Centralized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Paging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Ringdown Extension, Internal/External . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Selectable Display Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Toll Restriction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Voice Mail, Centralized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Voice Mail, Local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Programming Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Before Reading This Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
How to Use This Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
How to Enter the Programming Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
How to Exit the Programming Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Using Keys to Move Around in the Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Programming Names and Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Programming Names and Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Using Soft Keys For Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
What the Soft Key Display Prompts Mean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
10-03 : PCB Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
10-12 : NTCPU Network Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
10-20 : LAN Setup for External Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
10-27 : IP System ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

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10-31 : Networking Keep Alive Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
10-32 : PRI Networking Channel Limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
11-01 : System Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
11-02 : Extension Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
11-07 : Department Group Pilot Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
11-10 : Service Code Setup (for System Administrator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
11-11 : Service Code Setup (for Setup/Entry Operation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
11-12 : Service Code Setup (for Service Access) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
11-16 : Single Digit Service Code Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
14-01 : Basic Trunk Data Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

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14-06 : Trunk Group Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
15-03 : Single Line Telephone Basic Data Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
16-01 : Department Group Basic Data Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
16-02 : Department Group Assignment for Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
20-01 : System Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
21-16 : Trunk Group Routing for Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
22-05 : Incoming Trunk Ring Group Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
22-08 : DIL/IRG No Answer Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
22-10 : DID Translation Table Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
22-11 : DID Translation Number Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
22-12 : DID Intercept Ring Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

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25-03 : VRS/DISA Transfer Ring Group With Incorrect Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
25-04 : VRS/DISA Transfer Ring Group With No Answer/Busy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
26-01 : Automatic Route Selection Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
26-02 : Dial Analysis Table for ARS/LCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
26-03 : ARS Dial Treatments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
26-04 : ARS Class of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
44-01 : System Options for ARS/F-Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
44-02 : Dial Analysis Table for ARS/F-Route Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
44-03 : Dial Analysis Extension Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
44-04 : ARS/F-Route Selection for Time Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
44-05 : ARS/F-Route Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

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44-06 : Additional Dial Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
44-07 : Gain Table for ARS/F-Route Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
44-08 : Time Schedule for ARS/F-Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
44-09 : Weekly Schedule for ARS/F-Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
44-10 : Holiday Schedule for ARS/F-Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
45-01 : Voice Mail Integration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
84-01 : CODEC Information Basic Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
84-02 : H.225, H.245 Information Basic Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
84-04 : VOIPU PCB DHCP Server Mode Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
84-05 : VOIPU IP Address Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
84-06 : VOIPU Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

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84-12 : H.323 Phone CODEC Information Basic Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Feature Cross Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Telephone Programming Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
Aspire Networking Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
ISDN Networking Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
VoIP Networking Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Multi-Site Networking Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

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Introduction
About Aspire Networking
Networking
◆ 1
Introduction
About Aspire Networking
Introduction
What is Networking?
The Aspire Networking package provides a seamless connection of multiple systems into a single
“virtual” communications system using ISDN (PRI/BRI) and VoIP lines with a uniÞed numbering
plan. The ISDN Networking is only available with the Aspire M/L//XL - Aspire S must use IP
Networking. Aspire Networking will allow many companies to connect their telephone systems so
they appear as one. This will give them the ability to have only one operator to manage the system
and share one voice mail within the network. An extension user in the network can easily dial
another extension or transfer a call within the Aspire Networking System. Calls are passed from
network node to network node using a protocol that contains information about the source of the
call, the type of call and the destination of the call.
●Centralized Voice Mail
Centralized Voice Mail allows multiple networked systems to share a single voice mail sys-
tem. This centralized voice mail can receive calls from and transfer calls to any destination in
any network node. Unanswered calls recall and route as if they were part of a single, much
larger system.
●Centralized Operator
Centralized Operator allows multiple networked systems to share a single operator. The oper-
ator can be accessed by a single digit code - if the operator is busy your call will automatically
queue until the operator becomes free. The operator can have a DSS console to show the sta-
tus of users anywhere in the network.
This centralized operator can receive calls from and transfer calls to any destination in any net-
work node. Unanswered calls recall and route as if they were part of a single, much larger system.
●Flexible Network Routing
Use network routes to set up “single channel” networking between many separate systems - or
use multiple networking channels per system for greater network performance. Data tables in
the system program deÞne the routing for each extension in each network node. These tables
are easily customized to meet the requirements of each networking conÞguration.
Users may place an intercom call or transfer a call to any extension at any location by simply
dialing an extension number. The system analyses each extension number received and deter-
mines how to route the call to its Þnal destination. The feature that handles this route selection
is called Flexible Routing (F-Routing). Once an extension number is dialed, the system
checks the routing, accesses the assigned trunk group and places the call. Each extension is
assigned a route or routes that decides which trunk group to access and any modiÞed dialed
data if required.

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About Aspire Networking
2◆Networking
●Busy Lamp Indication
The status of an extension will be shown at a Hotline key/DSS Console on another networked
system. This allows a Centralized Operator to have lamp indication of extensions in the net-
work or an extension user to have a Hotline key for a co-worker on another system.
●Call Forwarding
You can forward your calls to an extension at another networked extension. If you visit
another site within your network but forgot to set a call forward. then use Follow Me to have
your calls forwarded to you. Follow Me is also useful if you have an Aspire Wireless handset.
If your handset is subscribed at the site you are visiting then you can use Follow Me to have
your calls forwarded to your Aspire Wireless handset.
●Conference
An extension can have a conference call that includes co-workers at another system within the
network.
●Direct Inward Dial (DID)
A DID call can be routed to any extension within the network. This allows an extension to
receive a DID call from any other system in the network. Along with trunk access, it is possi-
ble for an extension on a system that has no trunk lines to use the trunks of another system in
the network.
●ARS/Flexible Network Routing
Use network routes to set up “single channel” networking between many separate systems - or
use multiple networking channels per system for greater network performance. Data tables in
the system program deÞne the routing for each extension in each network node. These tables
are easily customized to meet the requirements of each networking conÞguration.
Users may place an intercom call or transfer a call to any extension at any location by simply
dialing an extension number. The system analyzes each extension number received and deter-
mines how to route the call to its Þnal destination. There are two types of programming which
can handle this route selection - ARS and Flexible Routing (F-Routing). Up to 48 routes are
available for networking. Once an extension number is dialed, the system checks the routing,
accesses the assigned trunk group and places the call. Each extension is assigned a route or
routes that decides which trunk group to access and any modiÞed dialed data if required.
●Paging
Networking allows a user to place a Paging call to a networked system. If you need to get
through to a co-worker who is not at their desk, a page can be made to their system.
●Trunk Access
An extension can access a trunk line at another system in the network. The user dials the stan-
dard trunk access code and the system will automatically route the call to the system that has
trunks connected.

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About Aspire Networking
Networking ◆3
Aspire Requirements
There are two methods available for Networking connections as shown in following table.
Aspire S Requirements
●IP Networking is supported by the Aspire S KSU.
●An ENTU LAN Connection PCB is required with the VOIPU PCB. The system will not start
up if the ENTU is not installed.
●A VOIPU PCB with an ethernet connection to the ENTU PCB is required for connection.
Aspire NTCPU Requirements
●Networking is not supported on the 64-port Basic NTCPU (P/N 0891002).
●A Feature Upgrade PAL chip (P/N 0891039) is required for the Basic NTCPU or an Enhanced
NTCPU (P/N 0891038) can be used to enable Networking.
●A PRIU (Þrmware 2.0 or higher), BRIU (Þrmware 2.6 or higher), or VOIPU PCB with an eth-
ernet connection to the NTCPU is required for connection.
Interface Description Comments
ISDN
(PRI ISDN
available with
Aspire M/L/
XL Only)
Using Q.931-based proprietary
protocol, Basic Rate Interface
and Primary Rate Interfaces are
available.
• A PRIU or BRIU PCB is required for each
network connection.
• A minimum version of Þrmware is required
for the ISDN PCB.
BRIU PCB - Firmware 2.6
PRIU PCB - Firmware 2.0
• Using ISDN Networking the system provides
up to 256 B-channel ports which can be used
for Networking.
• A PRIU circuit will take 24 ports and each
BRI circuit will take 2 ports.
• These ISDN Networking ports are indepen-
dent of the trunk and station ports available
on the system.
VoIP Using H.323 protocol for voice
transmit protocol. • A VOIPU PCB is required, as well as an ethernet connection to the NTCPU.
• No speciÞc Þrmware version required.
• Using IP Networking the maximum quantity
of simultaneous calls is limited by the avail-
ability of resources on the VOIPU PCB’s
installed. A maximum of sixteen 16VOIPU
PCB’s can be installed each with a 16 port
expansion daughter card giving a maximum
of 512 speech channels (this number depends
on the system and the NTCPU type).
• The maximum quantity of calls may also be
reduced by the compression mode (CODEC
type) of the VOIPU PCBs, this is selectable
by the installer in Program 84-12-28. Refer
to the Aspire IP Manual for further detail.

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About Aspire Networking
4◆Networking
Networking Software Levels
It is advisable to have compatible levels of Aspire software installed on all systems within the Net-
work. Although the basic Networking operation will operate correctly, there could be problems
with features that are only available from a given level of software.
Aspire Software V2.01
●Two Aspire systems can be installed in the network.
●Networked Park Hold should not be used.
Aspire Software V2.5x
●More than two Aspire systems can be installed in the network.
The networked systems can use a combination of PRI, BRI or VoIP PCBs. Refer to
Networking Using Mixed PCBs (PRI, BRI or VoIP) (page 4).
●For Networks with more than 10 systems.
●Networked Park Hold should not be used.
How Many Aspires can be Installed in a Single Network?
The Aspire system software version 2.5x allows you to install up to 10 Aspires within the network.
With software prior to version 2.5x, you should not install more than two systems in a network.
All systems must have either the 64-port NTCPU with Feature Upgrade PAL (P/N 0891002 and
0891039) or the Enhanced NTCPU (P/N 0891038) installed and version 2.5x software or later is
recommended.
Refer to Multi-Site Networking in this manual for information on installing more than two Aspire
systems in a network.
Networking Using Mixed PCBs (PRI, BRI or VoIP)
A network can consist of a combination of VOIPU, PRI and BRI PCBs. In order to create a network
using mixed media, you must keep a direct connection between the systems. IP resources will
receive priority over ISDN resources in a mixed media network. Refer to the following mixed
media examples:
Networking via IP and ISDN (as a backup for extra resources)
This connection will work because each system is connected via the VOIPU and PRI/
BRI PCBs. The IP resources will get priority. The PRI resources will be selected when the
IP resources are in use or unavailable.
Aspire A Aspire B
Hub
VOIPU VOIPU
CSU
PRI PRI

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About Aspire Networking
Networking ◆5
Multi-Site Networking via IP and ISDN
This connection will NOT work because System C cannot access System A.
Multi-Site Networking via IP and ISDN
This connection will work as all systems are inter-connected. The IP resources will get
priority when System A accesses System B. When System A access System C, a PRI
resource will be used. In this setup, System A and System B must each have 1 VOIPU and
2 PRIU PCBs. System C must have 2 PRIU PCBs.
Aspire A Aspire B
Hub
VOIPU VOIPU
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Available Features
6◆Networking
Available Features
Available Features
Feature Name
911 Call Routing : Using ARS Class of Service Matching to Call Local
Authorities (page 39)
ARS/F-Route (page 40)
Barge In (page 47)
BLF Indication (at Hotline / DSS Console key) - refer to Hotline / Direct
Station Selection (DSS) (page 72)
Call Forwarding / Do Not Disturb Override (page 50)
Caller ID Display (page 56)
Call Forwarding (page 48):
Immediately
Busy
No Answer
Both Ring
Call Forwarding with Follow Me (page 52)
Call Forward, Off-Premise (page 51)
Call Waiting / Camp On (page 53)
Callback (page 54)
Central OfÞce Calls, Placing: Seizing a trunk in a networked system
(page 57)
Channel Release Link (page 59)
Conference (page 60)
Department Calling (page 62)
Department Step Call (page 64)
Direct Inward Dialing (DID) (page 65)
Direct Inward Line (DIL) (page 66)
Direct Inward System Access (DISA) (page 67)
Fax Over Networking (page 69)
Hold (page 71)
Hotline / Direct Station Selection (DSS) (page 72)
Intercom (page 74): Change Voice/Signal Ring
Keep Alive Operation (page 75)
Last Number Redial (page 76)
Message Waiting (page 77)
Operator, Centralized (page 78)
Paging (page 79)
Park (page 81)
Ringdown Extension, Internal/External (page 83)

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Selectable Display Messaging (page 84)
Toll Restriction (page 85)
Transfer (page 86)
Voice Mail, Centralized (page 89)
Voice Mail, Local (page 93)

Introduction
About This Manual
8◆Networking
About This Manual
Using This Manual
This manual is in three sections:
●Section 1: Setting Up the Networking Feature
This section guides you step by step in setting up a basic Networking system.You'll learn how
to:
●Program the Aspire system for Networking
●Program the Aspire system for Networking with Voice Mail
●Set Up the Voice Mail for Networking
●Section 2: Features
This section provides details on system features and how they work with a networked system.
●Section 3: Programming Basics
This section describes the programming basics for the Aspire phone system.
Telephone Programming Instructions shows you how to enter the program’s data into sys-
tem memory. For example:
1. Enter the programming mode.
2. 15-07-01
tells you to enter the programming mode, dial 150701 from the telephone dial pad. After you
do, you’ll see the message “15-07-01 TEL301” on the Þrst line of the telephone display. This
indicates the program number (15-07), item number (01), and that the options are being set for
extension 301. The second row of the display “KY01 = *01” indicates that Key 01 is being
programmed with the entry of *01. The third row allows you to move the cursor to the left or
right, depending on which arrow is pressed. To learn how to enter the programming mode, see
How to Enter the Programming Mode (page 102).
●Appendix: Examples of Aspire Networking ConÞgurations
This section shows diagrams and simple programming instructions for Aspire Networking.
15-07-01 TEL301
KY01 = *01
←←
←← →→ →→

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Unique Considerations
Simplifying Keyset Operation with One-Touch Keys...
A system phone user can access many features through Service Codes (e.g., Service Code *0
answers a Message Waiting from a co-worker). To streamline the operation of their phone, a keyset
user can store these codes under One-Touch Keys. This provides one-button operation for almost
any feature. To Þnd out more, read the One-Touch Calling feature in your Software Manual.
Programmable Keys...
When reading an instruction using programmable keys, you will see a notation similar to (PGM 15-
07 or SC 851: 06). This means that the key requires function code 06, and you can program this
code through Program 15-07 or by dialing Service Code 851. Refer to the Programmable Function
Keys feature in your Software Manual if you need more information.
Using Handsfree...
The manual assumes each extension has Automatic Handsfree. This lets a user just press a line key
or CALL key to answer or place a call. For extensions without Automatic Handsfree, the user must:
Lift the handset or press SPK for Intercom dial tone.
Lift the handset or press SPK, then press a line key for trunk dial tone.
◆Read These Notes ◆

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