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CONTENTS
Contact Information5
Carrier Information5
Preliminary Information6
Site Survey6
Digital Line Card Provisioning9
Digital Lines12
Digital Line Spans14
Digital Line Groups16
Class of Service18
Business Hours (Time of Day Service Modes)22
Hunt Groups23
Calling Groups25
Call Pickup Groups25
Dial Plan26
Peripheral Devices30
CO/Telephone Exchange Lines31
Button Mapping Groups33
User Configuration37
911 User Configuration41
Automated Attendant45
Automated Attendant Closed/Holiday Hours47
Voice Mail53
Notes53
PREFACE
This form is designed to help 3Com NBX partners gather information that they can use to facilitate
the installation of the 3Com SuperStack 3 NBX Networked Telephony Solution 3Com and the
NBX 100 Communications System. Completing this form may spur questions that enable you and
your client to configure the system in the most useful manner for the client. In addition, you can use
the completed form as a record for you and the client.
Distribution Medium
This guide is available in both Microsoft Word and PDF format on the NBX Resource Pack CD . The
free Adobe Acrobat Reader for reading the PDF file is on the NBX Resource Pack CD .
Comments
Your feedback is important to us. Please e-mail all comments and suggestions about this guide to:
nbx_techpubs_comments@ne.3com.com
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Contact Information
Customer
Client Name:
Contact Name:
Installation Address:
System Administrator:
Telephone Number:
Fax Number:
E-mail Address:
Dealer
Dealer Name:
Contact Name:
Address:
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Telephone Number:
Fax Number:
E-mail Address:
Carrier Information
Local Service
Carrier:
Contact Name:
Telephone Number:
Fax Number:
Billing Number:
Any additional lines being added? Yes No
Types of lines being added: Loop start Ground start T1/PRI E1/PRI BRI-S/T
New PSTN connection installation date:
Number of telephones installed on current telephone system:
Number of telephones being installed on the NBX system:
Number of users anticipated in the near future:
Number of chassis: NBX 100 SuperStack 3 NBX
Where will the NBX chassis be located?
How will it be mounted? Wall Rack
Mode:
Key system? Hybrid/PBX?
Will disk mirroring be installed (SuperStack 3 NBX only)? Yes No
What range of extensions would you like?
(NBX 100 default: 100-449 / SuperStack 3 default: 1000-4999)
Extension that will be assigned to the attendant’s telephone:
Power Failure Telephone (PFT) units to be installed? (North America only) Yes No
Number of PFTs:
UPS available for chassis? (UPS is recommended) Yes No
Dedicated power outlet available for UPS? Yes No
Will Ethernet Power Supply be used? Yes No
Number of Ethernet Power Supplies required:
Will a redundant power supply be used (SuperStack 3 NBX only)? Yes No
Note: One dedicated power outlet is required for each power supply.
Attach a list of frequently dialed telephone numbers for System Speed Dials.
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Site Survey
Cable Survey
Plenum PVC Termination:
Data cable: cat./level:SinglesDualQuad110
Voice-only cable: cat./level:SinglesDualQuadPatch
Total number of locations/drops:SinglesDualQuad66
Other:
Riser cable: Plenum PVC Shielded
Copper Number of pairs:Length:
FiberArmored Number of strands:Length:
Coax Type:Length:
Demarcation for dial tone:
Feeder: existing new
Plenum PVC Number of pairs:
Termination block? Yes No
Modular jack RJ-21x (66) 110 block
Location of IDFS:
Drop ceiling height:Walls:Number of floors:
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LAN/WAN Survey
Do you have IP networking/Internet access? Yes No
Fixed IP address to be assigned to the NCP: (Default: 192.168.1.190)
Default Gateway: (Default: 0.0.0.0)
Subnet Mask: (Default: 255.255.255.0)
Host Name: (Default: nbx100/25/750)
Will you require T-connectors with terminators for additional chassis?Yes No
Type of Ethernet LAN: 10BASE-T 100BASE-T
Protocols used on network: IP IPX AppleTalk
Do hubs have 10BASE2 connectors? Yes No
Does your network meet 5-4-3 Ethernet specifications today?
ISP name:
ISP telephone number:
Typical LAN bandwidth utilization:
Will more hub/switch ports be needed?Yes No If yes, how many:
Location of phones within the network:
Note: Attach a current network diagram to enable you to connect the NBX phones so that there is minimal
impact on the data network.
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Telephone Line Survey
Number of CO (POTS) lines (North America only):
Fax lines:
Modem lines:
Alarm lines:
Other:
ANI?Yes No
DNIS? (North America only)Yes No
DID/DDI?Yes No
911/E911? (North America only)Yes No
Caller ID?Yes No
D4 Channel Bank? (North America only)Yes No
No. of T1/DS1 lines:
No. of T1/ISDN PRI lines:
No. of E1/ISDN PRI lines (outside North America only):
No. of ISDN BRI-S/T lines (outside North America only):
Other:
Other:
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Electrical Survey
Sufficient power outlets for all telephones and chassis? Yes No
Sufficient amperage?Yes No
Outlet fully grounded or switched? Outlet 1 Yes No Outlet 2 Yes No
Dedicated power outlet available for redundant power? Yes No
NBX Hardware Required to Complete the Installation
Line cards:
Hubs:
Chassis:
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Digital Line Card Provisioning – T1 DS1 and T1 ISDN PRI
Service Provider Value/ServiceT1 DS1T1 ISDN PRI
Line length (the physical line
length)
Note: Some line length ranges overlap. If neither range is more representative of the length, use either range. Otherwise, use
the range with the greatest overlap.
Framing typeD4*
Line code (zero code suppression)AMI
CSU installed?Yes No If No, planned
Timing modeLoop/InternalN/A
DID/DDI/DNIS Services
MSN (Multiple Subscriber
Numbering) Services
Service being used DID/DDI/DNIS
SignalingIn-band; standard TDM (Time Division
0-35
25-56
55-95
85-125
115-155
145-185
175-210
CSU ESF to D4 conversion
*Recommended/default (Required for
ANI)
CSU B8ZS to AMI Conversion
installation date: _______________
A CSU is required for both T1 DS1 and
T1 ISDN PRI installations.
NBX 100: 3-digit extensions 100-449?Yes No
SuperStack 3 NBX: 4-digit extensions 1000-3999Yes No
installation date: _______________
A CSU is required for both T1 DS1 and
T1 PRI installations.
If No, extension block available: ___________________________________
If the CO cannot provide these extensions for DID/DNIS, dial plan modifications are
required. See the Administrator’s Guide.
DID/DDI/DNIS
MSN
ISDN PRI
Multiplexed)
MSN
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Digital Line Card Provisioning – T1 DS1 and T1 ISDN PRI, continued
Service Provider Value/ServiceT1 DS1T1 ISDN PRI
Start typeAll channels must be configured for
Caller ID
Line huntingAvailable? Yes No
CO switch protocolE&M robbed bit4ESS Custom ____
Wink Start for inbound and outbound
calls.
ANI (Calling Party IE) provided?
Yes No
(required for caller ID)
Starting on channel _____
3Com recommends starting on channel 1 and hunting up.
N/A
ANI (Calling Party IE) provided?
Yes No
(required for caller ID)
Call-By-Call Service Enabled
Yes No
Carrier Identification Code _____
Default Outbound Service:
Standard ____
MEGACOM ____
5ESS Custom ____
DMS Custom ____
National ISDN NI-1/NI-2 _____
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Digital Line Card Provisioning – E1 ISDN PRI and ISDN BRI-ST
Service Provider Value/ServiceE1 ISDN PRIISDN BRI-S/T
Line length (the physical line
length)
Note: Some line length ranges overlap. If neither range is more representative of the length, use either range. Otherwise,
use the range with the greatest overlap.