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Modular ICS 5.0 Companion Installer Guide
Glossary
A
alarm code: A number that appears
on the alarm telephone's display,
informing you that the ICS has
detected a fault in the system.
Analog Terminal Adapter (ATA): A
device that permits the connection of
analog telecommunication devices
such as fax machines, answering
machines, and single line
telephones to the Norstar system.
Programmed defaults for the ATA
are automatically assigned by the
Norstar system.
Answer button: A telephone button
with an indicator that is used to
monitor another telephone. The
answer button indicates incoming
calls destined for the other
telephone. Someone working at a
telephone with answer buttons (an
attendant, for example) can receive
all ringing and visual indication of
incoming calls for other telephones,
and answer those calls when
necessary.
One telephone can have up to four
Answer buttons. An Answer button
is automatically assigned to a
telephone when that telephone is
assigned an Answer DN.
Answer DN: The internal or
directory number (DN) of a
telephone that is monitored by an
Answer button. You can assign up to
four Answer DNs to a telephone
under Line Access in Terminals and
Sets programming.
antenna: A built-in antenna inside
each base station. External
antennas can also be used to extend
radio coverage to hard-to-reach
places such as tunnels or stairwells.
Antenna type: A programming
setting that lets you select the type
of antenna used for each base
station radio in your Norstar
Companion system. Settings are
Internal and External.
B
Base station: A Companion
component that is mounted on walls
and ceilings to provide a radio link to
an office or other area where
Companion portable telephones are
used. Each base station houses two
radios that allow portables to send
and receive calls through the ICS.
See also UTAM Inc.
C
Call Forward: A feature that
forwards all the calls arriving at your
telephone to another telephone in
your Norstar system. You can also
forward calls from your Norstar
Companion portable. To have calls
