Partner ACS Basic Questions 3

[LewisObn]

Hi all, normally I do network wiring, but am putting in a Partner ACS and have some really 101 basic questions if someone could be so kind and patient to answer them.
1). Are the in-line fuses that go on cross connects on a 66 block a good idea to install as a normal install item?
2). Can I ground the ACS to the circuit breaker panel box? It is the only ground anywhere near by, as all nearby plumbing is plastic.
3). This is a home office … can/should I add the personal home # to the lines on the ACS for convenience sake? The rest of the house is wired in a loop topology. The home office is Star topology.
4). As for a choice for wiring order - USOC, 568A, or 568B?
5). There's an ACS at the office office, as well as this home office - is there any worthwhile way to get two ACS's to work together?
A Verizon telco questions:
A. Can all the outside lines show the same number/info for caller ID? So all outbound calls show the main number/ID?
Thanks very much in advance - Lewis

 

[TouchToneTommy]

1) Don't bother
2) The system will get its ground through the AC cord in addition to the ground screw on the processor.
3) If you add the home number to the ACS, you can answer it when it rings, but you will not be able to see when others in the house are using it, so you may cut in on them, and vice versa. If an incoming call is answered in the house, the Partner will ring a couple more times.
4) The jacks on the modules are 8-pin, but they use 2-pairs USOC wiring. You can use any of the wiring patterns you mentioned, but it's only going to need the pairs on 4&5 and 3&6 (of an 8-pin jack)
5) No provision for networking ACS's together
6) Sending CID is a phone company feature, not part of the phone system. CLEC's are a lot more flexible than ILEC's in customizing this for you.

 

[sysconsultant]

Partner systems can be networked using MultiTech's VoIP Gateways. Avaya has partnered with MultiTech and supports this solution. Here is a website that will give you more information.

http://www.multitech.com/en_US/PARTNERS/Alliances/Avaya/

 

[Dexman]

If you do use the ground screw located on the front of the processor, I would ground to the electrical outlet that the system is plugged into.

A few years ago, a former contributor to Tek-Tips posted a comment here in the Partner forum about running into problems when grounding the system in the ways suggested in the Partner ACS Installation Guide. His suggestion was to either skip the ground screw or ground to the electric outlet.

If it ain't broke, I haven't fixed it yet.

 

[sysconsultant]

Thank you for the star!