Magix Board Placement

[bolsonttu]

Hello, I have a Merlin Magix 4.0 system I am configuring. I have the boards configured as follows:

Carrier 1
Slot Board
00 Processor
01 Merlin Msg.
02 800 GL-ID
03 800 GL-ID
04 412 LS-TDL
05 016 ETR
Carrier 2
06 016 ETR

My question is this. The system is counting the first 6 ports of my 6-port voicemail on the system as the first 6 ports on the system, i.e. ext. 10, etc. Do I need to move the board to a different slot so that I can use the 4424LD+ on ext. 10? If so, what slot configuration should I use? How do I reconfigure my lines, extensions, etc. once the boards are swapped? Is it through sys-program->System->Board Renum?

Any help and or guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!

 

[merlinman]

If this system has not been turned up yet, I would reconfigure it.

If it is working, you can just leave it alone.

The first TDL (or MLX) Port on a Magix (or Legend) is, by default, the programming port, no matter what the extension number.

I would have built it this way:

Carrier 1
Slot Board
00 Processor
01 412 LS-TDL
02 016 ETR
03 016 ETR
04 Merlin Msg.
05 800 GL-ID
Carrier 2
06 800 GL-ID

I just like to have Messaging as the Last Station card, and trunk cards after that.

That way, if you take out a Trunk Card and put a t1 in later, it has less impact.

Either way, it will work just fine with your layout.

 

[bolsonttu]

merlinman,

Thanks for your response.

My system is up, however, I am in the initial stages of programming and configuration. If I do move the Merlin Msg. Board to the last station card, what impact does it have if I decide to add more station cards at a later date? Do I need to renumber the boards through the system programming menus?

Thanks again.

 

[tdaugirdas]

Whenever you move boards around - you need to do a "board" renumber. If you have not done much programming - you have little to lose. If you add more station cards later - just do another "board renumber" - you won't affect the programming for earlier boards.

Tom Daugirdas,
President
STCG, Inc.
stcg.com

 

[merlinman]

I agree with Tom 100%, and that's why I proposed the design I did.

Good Luck, and Keep us Posted.

 

[bolsonttu]

Thanks Again guys.

OK, last question on this topic.

If I later add station cards, I would insert the new card where the Merlin Messagin card was and move it and everything else to the right of it down on slot in the carrier, and then perform a system renumber and "clean-up" programming. How does that sound?

Also, my 412 TDL card has 12 stations on it, but is that only for 6 phones and their adjuncts, or is that 12 actual phones that can be installed on the system?

Again, thank you very much for your respnses, you all have been very helpful.

 

[tdaugirdas]

Your TDL card is automatically programmed for 12 extensions and adjuncts - whether you use them or not. I would follow the previous advice given and make the Messaging module your last non-line board. If you later need to add more extensions - add them after the messaging module - otherwise you will have a lot of reprogramming to do. You still have room for 6 more Magix phones on your existing TDL card - so use those first.

Tom Daugirdas,
President
STCG, Inc.
stcg.com

 

[1043]

Do yourself a favor and do a system renumber, setup space. Then go and renumber your extensions to what ever you want them to be. Use 3 or 4 digit extensions never use 2 digit.

 

[merlinman]

Yes, That TOO!

However, the way to start is SET UP SPACE.

Now any time you need to change an extension number, you can revert back to the 71xx original number and change to what ever with little or no pain.

 

[TouchToneTommy]

Guys, in the original configuration with the Merlin Messaging as the first "station" card, does the system see the 1st VM port as the system's "operator" - that is, it someone dials "0" on a SA button, will the call go the the 1st VM port, or will it go to the 1st TDL?

 

[merlinman]

'Fraid so, darn it....

That's why I suggested the redesign....

But you know, there may be times that would be the way to go.

(But not this time....)

 

[1043]

I will have to try it in shop and see what happens. But I think it would be the lowest extension that can be an operator (MLX or TDL only).

 

[TouchToneTommy]

I only ask because we had a customer with only ETR boards, and even though ETR's can not be operators, the 1st ETR was getting the "operator" calls

 

[1043]

Is it "had" a customer or "have" a customer. I hope I never see that config.I bet they upgraded from the Partner and got sticker shock when they priced the new phones.

 

[TouchToneTommy]

It was a customer that had a Partner ACS, added a 2nd site. We went to 2 Magix's networked with a T1 and centralized messaging. The new site got TDL's, the old site kept the ETR's. They built their own building, a surgical device manufacturer. When the building was complete, the Magix components got merged into one system, with the T1 cards used for a PRI from the telco. They still use the ETR's in production areas, but most of the cubical dwellers got the TDL's. All in all, a great solution for their transition.