 05-09-2006, 11:57 PM | #1 (permalink) |
| Junior Member |  Electra Elite 192 Ports Hi, i am not a phone guy, but i have a client with this device. He has about 15 phones and wants to add a few more. the local dealer is saying he has to buy the add on box to increase the ports, but i was under the impression that this first box has 64 ports. Is it possible to use them all up with only 15 phones? I told him to ask them how that works and they said if they increase the ports per card then the users will get busy signals after 4 lines are in use. Does that make sense? Any info would be appreciated. |
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| 05-10-2006, 07:42 AM | #2 (permalink) | |
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I'm not saying that you might not have to get an expansion, but if you don't think you are getting the right deal/price you can always look around. | |
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| 02-02-2007, 08:06 PM | #3 (permalink) | |
| Junior Member | I've got a similar system. Each unit attached to the system consumes a port. 15 phones & 4 trunk lines & 15 VM boxes = 34 ports. Going on that, they could technically add 13 more phones & 13 VM's for each, capping the system out @ 64 ports used. Does that help? ...my 2 cents Quote:
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| 02-02-2007, 08:31 PM | #4 (permalink) | ||||||||
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Rep Power: 4  | Voice mail boxes do not take away from the usable ports, only voice mail ports do. In-switch voicemails are 2, 4 or 8 port units. The base (without a PKU chip) ports usable in an Elite 192 is 16x32 (16trunks max x 32 stations) for 48 ports max, not 64. You can build the system 4x44, 8x40, 12x36 or 16x32. If you have a T-1 or PRI in a base system it will only support 16 channels. The dealer is most likely saying you need to buy another station card ( ESI-8 ) which support 8 phones each, not an expansion cabinet. They are probably also recommending adding more trunks, because 4 trunks is not enough lines for more than 10 stations. A PKU chip will allow the system to run at 120 ports. D __________________ NEC NTAC 1 800 852 4632 http://www.necntac.com http://www.2000stuff.com http://ipk2stuff.com/ Last edited by Doghart : 02-02-2007 at 08:36 PM. | ||||||||
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| 02-02-2007, 08:50 PM | #5 (permalink) | |
| Junior Member | Interesting! Can you explain the difference between a voicemail port & a voicemail box? I'm confused. We have a system w/ 120 ports, and are shuffling things around to try and save from having to expand the system to add more internal extensions... Thanks for clarification! mrjlturner Quote:
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| 02-14-2007, 09:45 PM | #6 (permalink) | ||||||||
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Rep Power: 4 | Voicemail ports are the physical connection between the voicemail & the PBX system. A 4 port voicemail will support 4 simulainious calls into the voicemail, the number of mailboxes has nothing to do with port count. You can have a 2 port voicemail with 500 mailboxes. You are only using 2 ports off of the phone system to access voicemail, so 2 callers can be in the voicemail at one time. D __________________ NEC NTAC 1 800 852 4632 http://www.necntac.com http://www.2000stuff.com http://ipk2stuff.com/ | ||||||||
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