Registering individual portables Registering the C3060 The following section describes the procedures involved in registering Companion C3060 portable telephones. To register each portable with the Norstar system, you must do two things: • Register the portables by entering the Registration password on each one. • Verify that the portable functions correctly.
90 / Registering individual portables Note: Wireless Systems is a registration list of names for up to six different systems. If the list is full, and you must add another system, de-register an existing system name. 4. Press ADD to establish a radio link. The display briefly shows Adding SYSTEM: (next system number). If ADD, not available, start over at step 1 again. The display shows Pswd: for an established radio link. The display shows No connection for a radio link not established.
Registering individual portables / 91 • Press the dial pad key until the letter you need appears on the display. For example, press key 5 three times to display the letter L. • Press SPACE to add a blank space to the name. • Press BKSP to delete the previous character. • Press > if the next letter is on the same button. 8. Press SAVE . The display shows the registered name. For example, NOR NORTEL 1 registered . 9. Turn off registration for your system. To confirm that the C3060 is registered 1.
92 / Registering individual portables b. Dial the number of a working telephone. The telephone must ring to confirm the registration. 3. Receive a call. a. If the portable has the same extension number as a desk telephone, make sure the desk telephone is idle and Call Forward is not active. b. On another working telephone, dial the telephone number of the registered portable. The portable must ring to confirm the registration.
Registering individual portables / 93 If a portable is registered on other systems, it will still be available on those systems. You deregister one system at a time. Note: If you are out of range of the system, this procedure clears registration data only from the portable. 1. Press m ***. The display shows ADMINISTRATION and three softkeys, SYS, PINFO, DATA. 2. Press SYS. The display shows WIRELESS SYSTEMS. 3. Press ERASE . The display shows Erase item? . 4. Press OK . The display shows Deregistering...
94 / Registering individual portables Measuring RSSI for a C3060 The Receive Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) is a measurement of the signal strength the Base Station receives from the portable. The Base Station controls the power transmitting mode of the portable. When the Base Station receives a weak signal, it instructs the portable to transmit in high-power. When the Base Station receives a strong signal, it instructs the portable to transmit in low-power.
Registering individual portables / 95 You can also press ⁄ to view the information in “standard” display mode. This mode displays the radio ID of the Base Station to which the portable is linked, followed by the signal strength and power mode. For example, 15112 - 67 H . You can revert back to the initial display mode by pressing ƒ . Hand-off occurs normally between the cells. Note: In this example, the cell is 8, the card is 15, the port is 11, the radio is 2, and the channel is 29.
96 / Registering individual portables • The five-digit ID of the Base Station radio you want to measure, by mapping the Base Station location to the TCM port. The first four digits indicate the TCM port to which the Base Station is connected. The last digit indicates the number of the radio on the Base Station. For example, the number 03142 on the Base Station is connected to TCM port 0314, and 2 is the radio number.
Registering individual portables / 97 You can also press ⁄ to view the information in “standard” display mode. This mode displays the radio ID of the Base Station to which the portable is linked, followed by the signal strength and power mode. For example, 15112 - 67 H . You can revert back to the initial display mode by pressing ƒ . Hand-off does not occur as you move between the cell boundaries. The link drops when you move out of range.
98 / Registering individual portables C3050 Canada æ º Icon function C3050 US Answer button Ò Feature button Ï Telephone directory button Î To register the C3050 1. Turn on registration for your system. 2. Open the portable flap. The portable displays the current system name or No system selected for two seconds. 3. Press Í. The portable displays WIRELESS SYSTEMS. Your portable can be registered to a maximum of nine different systems. 4. Press the ADD key to establish a radio link.
Registering individual portables / 99 7. Enter the system name (up to 16 characters), for example NORTEL 1. (If you are registering to only one system, use the portable telephone user’s name.) Press the key that has the letter. For example, to enter A, press ™, to enter B, press ™™. Press SPACE to add a blank space to the name. Press BKSP to remove a mistake. Press ¯or ˘to move the cursor backward or forward. 8. Press SAVE. The portable displays the registered name, for example NORTEL 1 registered. 9.
100 / Registering individual portables 6. Close the portable’s flap, and set the Ringer Control Switch to g. If the portable is twinned with a desk telephone, make sure the desk telephone is idle and Call Forward is not active. 7. On another working telephone, dial the telephone number of the registered portable. If the portable rings, it is functioning properly. If you do not hear a dial tone, or if the portable does not ring, refer to the Troubleshooting section in this guide.
Registering individual portables / 101 2. Press Í. The portable displays WIRELESS SYSTEMS and ADD. Note: Do not select ADD. 3. Press the scroll keys (” or ’) to display the system name that you want to deregister. 4. Press ERASE. The portable displays Erase item?. 5. Press OK. The portable displays Deregistering... and then Item erased.
102 / Registering individual portables Measuring RSSI for a C3050 The Receive Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) is a measurement of the signal strength the Base Station receives from the portable. The Base Station controls the power transmitting mode of the portable. When the Base Station receives a weak signal, it instructs the portable to transmit in high-power. When the Base Station receives a strong signal, it instructs the portable to transmit in low-power.
Registering individual portables / 103 You can also use directed RSSI to prevent hand-off while you find a cell edge. To measure the RSSI of a specific radio, you must be in range of two Base Stations—the one you want to measure and another Base Station. You cannot measure the directed RSSI of both radios in the Base Station at the same time.
104 / Registering individual portables 5. Enter the five-digit ID code for the Base Station radio you want to measure. The portable displays this ID followed by the signal strength and the power mode, for example 03142 - 54 H. Hand-off does not occur as you move between the cell boundaries. The link drops when you move out of range. In this example, the module is 03, the port is 14, and the radio is 2.
Registering individual portables / 105 on page 106 to overwrite the system number then return to step 2 of this procedure. 4. Press s, then press m. The display shows Registering.... 5. Next, enter the Registration password when the display shows Pswd:. The default is 7 2 3 4 6 (RADIO). If the display does not clear after entering the password, then you may be using the wrong password. 6. Wait for the display to clear.
106 / Registering individual portables If the portable does not ring, try to register the portable again. If you do not hear a dial tone, or if the portable does not ring, refer to the Troubleshooting section in this guide. Deregistering the C3020 (Canada only) You can deregister the C3020 in two steps: • from the portable • from the administration set (For more information about using the Norstar administration set, see the Modular ICS System Coordinator Guide.
Registering individual portables / 107 6. To continue using the portable, press r. Measuring RSSI for a C3020 (Canada only) The Receive Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) is a measurement of the signal strength the Base Station receives from the portable. The Base Station controls the power transmitting mode of the portable. When the Base Station receives a weak signal, it instructs the portable to transmit in high-power.
108 / Registering individual portables Measuring directed RSSI You may want to measure the Receive Signal Strength Indicator between a portable and a specific Base Station radio. For example, you may suspect that a radio in a Base Station is not working properly. You can also use directed Receive Signal Strength Indicator to prevent hand-off while you find a cell edge.
Registering individual portables / 109 Measuring directed RSSI using your portable 1. Perform an undirected Receive Signal Strength Indicator by following steps 1 to 3 in “To measure undirected RSSI’’ on page 102. To direct the Receive Signal Strength Indicator to the other radio of the Base Station, move out of range until hand-off occurs before moving on to step 2. 2. Press L. Wait for dial tone. 3. Press * 8 9 9. 4. Enter the five-digit ID code for the Base Station radio you want to measure.
110 / Registering individual portables For the steps involved in operating a Norstar Companion portable, see the Companion Portable Telephone User Guide that is supplied with the portable. When you distribute the portables, tell the users that the portables are registered and give them the corresponding extension numbers. Tip - You can register a portable to more than one system. You cannot register a portable to more than one extension number per system.
