Partner II Rel1 Upgrade to ACS Question

[homerdodgefarm]

Our Partner II Release 1 system, circa 1992, is on its last legs. The phone connections on most of the 206 modules are noisy at best. On a couple of the 206 modules, when a CO line rings, those phones may do one or two half-rings and then they go "dead" for a few seconds. No ring, no dial tone, no or scrambled display. Then they recover.

Given the existing 10+ phones, comprising MLS-34D, MLS-12D and Partner-6 models, existing wiring and 5-slot carrier, we figured perhaps the most practical thing would be to upgrade to the ACS R6 by replacing the processor and 206 modules with new modules.

We're assuming the carrier is good, because any problems we have with a card move with the card no matter what slot we put the card in.

Does anyone have any suggestions/thoughts on upgrading?
Will the Partner II Rel.1 5-slot carrier work with ACS R6.0 cards?

 

[itpphoneguy]

Hi homerdodgefarm,
I agree. Replace the carrier too. The new carrier has the cards spaced out further to improve cooling. As your MLS phones fail, replace them with the new Partners. The keypads and lights are the most common failure. Don't bother fixing them.
There is no way to transfer your program. Just write down what you need. There are some new features and you may want to change things anyway.
-Chris

 

[homerdodgefarm]

Chris,

Thanks for the quick reply and the information. Yes, we will replace the carrier. We're looking forward to the new features, and may even spring for the integrated voice messaging.

 

[itpphoneguy]

Hi homerdodgefarm,
Hey, if you get min. 4 port, the VS type will even hunt a subscriber down to deliver a voicemail message. This is far better that using an outside system forward.
-Chris

 

[homerdodgefarm]

Chris,

Interesting. What's required to have it send voicemail to an email address as a .wav attachment?

How secure is the VS, in terms of someone hacking into it and reprogramming it for fraudulent outbound calling.

George

 

[itpphoneguy]

Hi George,
Well, security is always a problem on any system. Change the admin. password & write it down. Understand that almost anyone in this group could get into it. The newer R1 series would be a better bet from that standpoint. Always kill any mailboxes that you don't use.
Now, the new R1 series will make your voicemail available on your network. I haven't installed one with browser access yet. Some of the other guys can help here. I don't think it would be too difficult to set that application up.
-Chris

 

[homerdodgefarm]

Chris,

Thanks again for all the help!

-
George