Any issues in replacing ACS R6 card with ACS R7?

[OLVtelephoneman]

We're looking to get a backup card processor card for our system. We currently have an ACS R6. We have the opportunity to get an ACS 7 card. Can this card be plugged in to replace the ACS R6? Will there be any issues? Can our current settings be transferred, i.e., does the PCMCIA card work? Thanks!

 

[1043]

The R7 backup card with remote access (blue) will work in an R6, But you can NOT back up an R6 and restore it to an R7. You best bet is to get just a backup card (green) its cheaper and will backup just the same.

 

[aarenot]

If you want the R7 to just plug in and play if you pull the R6 out, you will need to pre-program the R7 independently. You would also have to slide the ext. cables X18- the end all one port lower on the system, and the CO lines up toward the proccessor. The R7 has 5 CO line ports, and 9 ext ports. So if you do not slide the cables around, X10-17 will be the same on the R7, but X18-the end would all be off one ext number higher. For the CO lines, if you do not slide them down to the open CO ports would be the same for CO lines 1-3, 4-5 would have no dial tone, and the next CO line would be line 6- however many more lines you have.
I would recomend getting two R7's, or two R6's, if you are looking for one to be a back up processor. Unless your cables will reach, and you can figure out how to slide the cables around and pre-program the R7 independent of using a back up, in order to restore it to the R7.

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