Installing the Hardware
Installing the Hicom Attendant P via the optiset E
control/data adapter with an optiset E system
telephone
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Before installing the hardware, back up the data on your PC (see the
operating instructions for Windows 95/98 or from your PC manufac-
turer).
The optiset E control/data adapter allows you to connect a PC to
your Hicom 150 E Office system via a system telephone (optiset E
memory, advance plus/comfort, advance conference/conference).
This means that you can also perform all switching functions from
your PC.
1.
Make sure that the product package contains all of the follow-
ing items:
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optiset E control/data adapter
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optiset E advance plus/comfort, memory, advance con-
ference/conference system telephone
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Serial connecting cable
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Two installation disks for Hicom Attendant P
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Installation instructions for optiset E control/data adapter
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Hicom Attendant P User and Installation manual
2.
Unplug the subscriber line from the optiset E telephone and
place the phone on a soft surface with the key field facing
down.
3.
Hold the optiset E adapter with the edge connector downward
and insert it into one of the two slots on the bottom of the op-
tiset E telephone with the two tabs in the two slits.
4.
Gently press the adapter with its edge connector into the
socket connector up to the stop.
5.
Check which COM port on your PC is free (usually COM2). In-
formation on the PC's serial interfaces can be found either in
the Windows 95/98 operating instructions or the manual from