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TELEPHONE INSTALLATION AND
MAINTENANCE
This chapter covers these topics:
■ Connecting the Telephone
■ Moving Your Telephone
■ Swapping Telephones
■ Cleaning Your Telephone
■ Troubleshooting Problems
Connecting the
Telephone
Although the connector layout varies between telephones, all 3Com
Telephones and attendant consoles use these symbols to identify the
connectors:
■ Power connection for an AC power adapter.
Network connection. Connects the device to the network. A powered
Ethernet cable that conforms to the Power over Ethernet (IEEE 802.3af)
standard is acceptable for:
■ 3Com 3100 Entry Telephones
■ 3Com 3101 Basic Telephones
■ 3Com 3102 Business Telephones
■ 3Com 3103 Manager’s Telephones
■ 3Com 3105 Attendant Consoles
■ Older 3Com telephones that include “PE” in the part number
Switch port for connecting a computer or other network device, such as a
3Com Attendant Console, to the network.
Handset connector.
Headset connector. 3Com 3102 and 3103 only.
