3Com 3C10200 NBX Installation Guide - Page 124

124 CHAPTER 3: TELEPHONES AND ATTENDANT CONSOLES Manually Configure Telephones You can add telephones to the system manually using the NBX NetSet utility. However, if you have many telephones to configure, manual configuration can be a tedious and error-prone process. For information about adding telephones manually, see the NBX Administrator's Guide. Manual Configuration Notes ■ Typically, you must connect the telephone to the network segment on which the NCP resides to enable the NCP to communicate with the telephone. You can manually define a telephone's ability to communicate with its NCP by using the Telephone Local User Interface utility (LUI) or the 3Com Telephone Local Configuration application (TLC). The LUI utility resides on each 3Com telephone. You can install the TLC application to your PC by clicking Downloads > Applications For details about these tools, see the NBX Administrator's Guide. Connecting Power to the Telephone All 3Com telephones can accept power from an AC converter, however, the power converter is an optional component on 3Com 3100-series telephones because these devices are compliant with the IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE) standard. To eliminate the power converter, you can connect your 3Com Telephone to a powered Ethernet cable. NBX devices can use Ethernet power directly or through the use of a splitter device. The method you use to connect an NBX device to a powered Ethernet cable depends on the type of Ethernet power in use at your facility and the type of NBX device you are connecting. See Table 28 for power connection details. The base stations for 3Com 3106C and 3107C Cordless Telephones do not support PoE.