How to set up 2 identical phones?

[helpfulldesk]

Hello Folks,

I have a working phone on my desk and I would like to also have a phone in my server room. Is there a way to create a duplicate phone by cross connecting them in the wiring closet? I have no need for serperate DID's more lines or a difffernt extension, and in fact that might be rather difficult as resources are low and I just want to know if my phone is ringing when I am in the server room and if its internal I would like to see who it is before i pick it up...

I have seen SBC and the like cross connect phones on the wiring closet but I am not having any luck... it pretty much seams as if the phone are stuck in a booting loop...

It would be nice not to have use up another whole port to get a second phone that just is a twin or clone... like 2 analog lines on the same number... is there a way to do this?

Not sure what version of the software I have, its a Norstar digital system... the phones are M7310's...

thanks!

 

[phoneguy427]

Is this a BCM or Norstar?

When in doubt RTFM (read the friggin manual)

 

[helpfulldesk]

Norstar MICS CICS.

 

[curlycord]

Look for Answer DNs
Press Show
Enter your Server set
Add your desk Set

You now have an Answer DN key on your Server phone for your desk phone.

 

[helpfulldesk]

No, that's not what I want... I know how to do answer DNs...

Lets say that I have only one port on my phone switch open, and that is the only port I have available to me... is there a way to have 2 phones plugged into the same port?

Is there a way to have the phones be identical, cloned, be the same phone, just in different rooms? Ring at the same time, etc ,etc...

I am starting to see it may not be possible, but I swore I have seen tech cross connect access ports int he closet on a digital system... maybe they were only doing so to create multipul access ports for that extension?

 

[lugerlover]

curly correct...on a norstar can not do it...option switch you could...swap out n* for single cabinet option 11

 

[curlycord]

Quote:
I just want to know if my phone is ringing when I am in the server room and if its internal I would like to see who it is before i pick it up...
Quote #2:
just in different rooms? Ring at the same time, etc ,etc...

Are there any other reason? because that is exactly what Answer DN is for.
No you cannot put 2 sets on the same digital port, the whole idea of digital is to avoid that.

 

[helpfulldesk]

well yea the reason being is I don't really have a port to waste on it... thanks for the answers... I suppose the best way would be to use a port but save a DID and use an internal extensions and use answer DNs...

thanks

 

[RikRodgers]

It sounds like you want to daisy chain your extension to 2 jacks. That'll work fine, but you can only have 1 phone plugged in at a time. (take your set with you when you need to spend some quality time in the server room.)

 

[helpfulldesk]

Ah, good suggestion... that would work... thank you all for your input... I understand my options now, thank you!

 

[curlycord]

Anyone know if you can add an answer dn key to the B channel? and use a Konexx device for an analog set?

 

[lugerlover]

if you use konex you lose handsfree on main set..yes you can i had a customer i set up with 3 of them

 

[RikRodgers]

The last analog "b-channel" device I used on a set was the "StarNexus" about 4-5 years ago. Is the Konexx similar in use?

 

[curlycord]

Pretty much, analog convertor for B channel.

Wall jack to device, 1 port to set and 2nd port to analog device.