Admin TTY?

[docjohn52]

I have a probably basic system meridian, with about 20
stations, and a single t-1

The "applications module" looks like a pc. it has a mouse and keyboard port, marked with icons, and a printer port and two serial ports.

Additonally there is a standard nic card, and a plain jane modem, inside what appears to be an almost standard isa bus....PC

but there's no card or jack for a monitor. did my vendor omit that card to keep me out of admin?

Is there a standard tty port to use for admin?

How do I get to the admin prompt (>) ?

John

 

[cmawbey]

TTY 0 is the standard port for admin
ld 37
stat tty 0...to check it

ld 22
req=prt
type=adan
to print tty info
Colin

 

[docjohn52]

And where does one enter these commands if one has no tty attached to the box?

John

 

[cmawbey]

a laptop and hyperterminal... Colin

 

[docjohn52]

have the laptop and hyperterminal up but can't tell where to plug the cable into the box. I have two serial ports, and what appears to be a printer parallel port, keyboard port, mouse port

Neither serial port seems to be awake, all speeds, all parities... etc

both serials seem to be benign to any command, break out box says i'm sending, and i have the info for the custom cable...

 

[cmawbey]

doc
do you have 3 leads from your switch marked port 0 1 or 2
?? Colin

 

[docjohn52]

Thanks for trying to help Colin,

I have what looks like a standard pc backplane facing down.
one port is a female 25 pin marked with what looks like a printer.

2 - 9 pin male conns. with a picture of this "|O|O|" beside each.

also have a ps2 keyboard jack marked with a keyboard pic. and a ps2 mouse port marked with the standard mouse icon.

these conns all come from what looks like a custom pc motherboard, and cable directly to the motherboard. it has a hard drive, and a floppy drive.

the motherboard looks like a 10 slot isa, with two local bus slots.

one isa slot has a standard generic cheapo modem in it. standard jacks for line and phone.

one isa slot has a standard generic Network card, standard RJ45 jack (unknown ip address)

and one local bus slot has a dialogic DVC card installed. I haven't done homework on this yet, but it has two rj11's. some kind of voice card i think.

this thing looks like i could plug an old isa video card into it, and run it as a pc. (might try it too, but i'm worried about unplugging system to insert card.) no reset button visible, and a cursory look inside revealed NO dip switches anywhere i could see.

today i'm gonna try ringing into the modem and see if it answers up.

John

 

[Reusser]

John, I don't think you are looking at a Nortel PBX. This may be your voice mail box or call accounting box or MAT - but not the switch.

What type of phones do you have - Look at the bottom

 

[docjohn52]

Is PBX, hangs on wall, 20-30 stations wired

says nortel meridian on the front, um phone on my desk is M-7208 made in canada. Operators phone is M-7324 with additional button box...

Main unit says "Applications Module", 2nd unit on wall says "M12X0" (CO lines), third unit says "M8X24-DS" (Station lines)


HMMMM..... more to follow the plot thickens

looks like the ONLY external connections that I have from the app module is the dialogic lines, it doesn't connect to the other modules at all. This MUST be voice mail. There are no ports or connectors except POTS and trunks on the other two modules, so this system won't accept programming from any but the main keyset... Maybe an option I don't have...

Well thanks guys I'll keep at it...

John

 

[wolfi24]

You are in wrong forum , you should go for help in NOrstar forum .

 

[acewarlock]

You have a NORSTAR key system, go to the norstar user forum.