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2.12 Creating a Configuration File
Manager can be used to create a configuration file a new configuration file for a system.
The Manager Application: The Admin Tasks List
· A configuration created offline should only ever be loaded to a system with the matching hardware
configuration. Doing otherwise may cause system faults.
· Once the system has been installed, changing the order or combination of cards will require the system
configuration to be defaulted.
1. Close any current configuration open in Manager.
2. Select Create an Offline Configuration or File | Offline | Create New Config.
3. Check that the Configuration setting is set to Norstar Mode.
4. Select the System Mode required. The options are Key or PBX. For more details see Key System or PBX
System 11 .
· Key System
The Number of Lines setting (see below) is used to automatically assign line appearance buttons on all
extensions with programmable buttons. To make external calls the user should select an available line
appearance button. Outbound call routing is determined by which line appearance button the user selects
before dialing or by the user's automatic line selection (ALS) settings.
· PBX System
No line appearances are automatically assigned. The Outside Line setting (see below) is used to set the
dialing prefix that indicates that the call is an external one for which an available line should be seized. The
Outbound Call Handling 98 settings are used to determine which lines are used for each outgoing call. Line
appearance buttons can also still be configured for making and answering external calls.
5. Set the Locale to match the default locale and language that should be used for the system. This will also affect the
extension and daughter cards available for selection in the following steps. Changing the locale will cause any
existing hardware selections to be cleared.
· The options are Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa,
Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Default.
6. Select the extension number length that should be used, the options are 2 or 3.
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