Installation guide

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Meridian Companion Installation and Maintenance Guide
List of terms
Administration log
The Administration log is a list of significant user
initiated events, for example, Configuration sessions (during which a change
was made), invalid password attempts, and password changes. This log holds a
maximum of 10 events, and should be checked and cleared periodically.
Administration programming
Administration programming includes
setting registration permission, user options, time and date, and passwords.
Administration Terminal
A Northern Telecom M7310 wired terminal used
to perform Administration and Configuration programming, perform
maintenance activities, and display alarm messages. The Administration
Terminal does not support voice telephony when connected to a Meridian
Companion system.
alarm code
A number that appears on the Administration Terminal display
informing you of the type of fault the Controller has detected in the system.
antenna
Each Base Station has its own built-in antenna. External antennae
can be used indoors or outdoors to extend radio coverage to hard-to-reach places
such as tunnels or stairwells.
Base Station
A Base Station is the communication link between the
portables and the Meridian Companion system. Each Base Station contains two
radios and can handle two portable telephone calls simultaneously. A Base
Station is indirectly connected to a CMCC, CMRC or CMBC.
Calling Party Name Display (CPND)
Available on wireless telephones
beginning with X11 release 20B. CPND enables portable telephones with
displays to show the names of callers.