Refurbished Phone Exchange Blog — Phone Systems

When setting up your 3Com NBX phone system, you will need some way of connecting your phones to the outside world. This is accomplished through the use of line cards in your 3Com phone system. There are six types of line cards, each designed for a different standard. Below is a summary of each card and how they are used. 3com analog line cards (Part no. 3C10114B and 3C10114C) connect your 3Com system to the outside world through traditional phone lines. Each card adds 4 FXO trunks that connect to POTS lines. These analog cards connect your system to the...

Over five years ago, on January 14, 2009, Nortel declared bankruptcy. For those who just received their phone system, there was much concern about the future support of this equipment. Eventually, Avaya bought out the rights to Nortel’s equipment, ensuring a provider would be able to manufacture telephones and equipment at least for the Nortel Business Communication Manager systems. These systems are slated for integration with Avaya’s IP Office system, allowing for a smooth migration from Nortel to Avaya. For those with older Meridian and Norstar phone systems, affordable replacement phones can be hard to find. Refurbished phones from third...

The Bizfon 680 is a popular small business phone system.  The Bizfon 680 was designed to be as simple as possible for users to set up and configure. The simplicity of the phone does come with some drawbacks, however. Many features that would otherwise be standard like multi-tenant configuration are absent from the Bizfon 680 to make it easy to program. Voice Vault Cards To address the shortcomings of their system, Bizfon released a set of add in cards for the Bizfon 680. These memory cards add additional 2 hours of voicemail greeting time or 4 hours. In addition, one...

As your company grows, often your conference phone will need to grow with it. When you’re a small company or a small team, a single conference phone unit can pick up the voice of all your team members. When the meeting gets larger though, it can be much harder for all of your team to be heard by those on the other end of the call. By using expandable microphones, you can ensure everyone in the room is heard crystal clear.   Not every Polycom conference phone can accept external microphones. The SoundStation 2 conference phones come in two variations,...

Clearing and resetting extensions on your Bizfon 680 is a simple task. Often when a used Bizfon 680 is received, someone will need to clear out the last person’s information. To do this, you’ll need your Bizfon 680 plugged in and booted up along with a Bizfon BizTouch 2 or BizTouch 3 phone.   If using a BizTouch 2 phone: Dial 7 to enter settings.                If using a BizTouch 3 phone: Press setup on your phone. Your Bizfon 680 will ask you to enter the extension you wish to program. Enter extension 200 for general settings. If you have...