Phone Systems

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Or you could take it one step further and use all RJ-45 and CAT5 to the same
panel as your network then by using jumpers in the patch panel your desktops
can be changed to phone or data depending on you current need.

-----Original Message-----
From: Todd Anderson [mailto:tanderson@...]
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 12:27 PM
To: 'vantage@yahoogroups.com'
Subject: [Vantage] Phone Systems


On other thing I neglected to mention about the phone system conversation.

Service calls are the bread and butter of this industry and obscure
programming and wiring serves to perpetuate the rip off.

If you can - have your new system wired using RJ-11 patch panels - One
section of panels should be wired to your desktops while the other is wired
to the PBX. This way if you want to move someone from one desk to another
YOU can simply repatch the jumper wire. This is the same concept as Hubs /
Switches being jumpered over to patch panels. Most phone systems are
installed using 66-blocks which require the tools and the knowledge to run
the wire.

I have had my last 2 remote sites wired up with patch panels and the PBX
provider though I was nuts. Why would I use patch panels instead of 66
blocks ? Gee, let's see .. all available ports from the PBX are wired to
one patch panel - all possible desktop locations are wired to the other ...
how many times do you think I've had to call the vendor for moving a
extension or activating an extension ? We've saved the additional cost of
the patch panels many times over.

Anything you can do to cut down on service calls will reduce your ongoing
cost considerably.

You should not need weeks of specialized training to support a PBX system or
it's wiring.

Ok, I'll admit it ... the whole PBX issue caused me some grief a few years
ago ...

Todd Anderson

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On other thing I neglected to mention about the phone system conversation.

Service calls are the bread and butter of this industry and obscure
programming and wiring serves to perpetuate the rip off.

If you can - have your new system wired using RJ-11 patch panels - One
section of panels should be wired to your desktops while the other is wired
to the PBX. This way if you want to move someone from one desk to another
YOU can simply repatch the jumper wire. This is the same concept as Hubs /
Switches being jumpered over to patch panels. Most phone systems are
installed using 66-blocks which require the tools and the knowledge to run
the wire.

I have had my last 2 remote sites wired up with patch panels and the PBX
provider though I was nuts. Why would I use patch panels instead of 66
blocks ? Gee, let's see .. all available ports from the PBX are wired to
one patch panel - all possible desktop locations are wired to the other ...
how many times do you think I've had to call the vendor for moving a
extension or activating an extension ? We've saved the additional cost of
the patch panels many times over.

Anything you can do to cut down on service calls will reduce your ongoing
cost considerably.

You should not need weeks of specialized training to support a PBX system or
it's wiring.

Ok, I'll admit it ... the whole PBX issue caused me some grief a few years
ago ...

Todd Anderson