Completing Installation

When installation and programming appear complete, take each handset off hook to verify dial tone and test its ability to place and receive calls. Finally, while in a call, walk through each part of your facility to verify the KWS500 system operation and radio coverage. If there is any trouble with operation or coverage contact your KIRK vendor for assistance.

8. Glossary

Specialized and technical terms used in this manual are defined below. If you do not find the term you are looking for in the glossary, please consult a dictionary.

1.9 GHz radio The KWS500 Base Station and KIRK Handsets are two-way radios that broadcast at a frequency of 1.9 gigahertz, or 1.9 billion cycles per second, at a power level of up to 250 milliwatts, giving a coverage area of approximately 25,000 square feet in a typical office building installation.

24 gauge wire Copper wire with a thickness of 0.02” (0.51 mm), commonly used for telephone wiring and other electronics applications such as speaker wire and computer network cabling.

Administration

Program KIRK software program used to configure KIRK Wireless Servers and KIRK Handsets.

Analog signal Continuous electrical signal, in this case transmitted over a telephone line, that varies in amplitude and frequency according to changes in loudness (amplitude) and pitch (frequency) of the voice speaking into the telephone.

Analog station

port Pair of connectors in a termination block that are dedicated to a particular analog station (telephone extension) on the PBX system. It is used to transmit analog signals, as opposed to digital signals.

ARI number Access Rights Identity number, a 12-digit number that specifically identifies the DECT 1 _{system. Each KWS500 produces a unique ARI}

number that identifies it from any other KWS500. The ARI number is located on the back panel of the unit.

Example: s/n 000123456789

AWG Abbreviation for American Wire Gauge, a standard system for measuring the diameter of electrical wire. The number of the gauge is determined by the number of successively smaller dies the wire is drawn through. Thus a 24 gauge wire is much thinner than a 10 gauge wire.

Base station Low-power two-way radio that connects a wireless telephone to the wired telephone system, such as a PBX, through a wired computer (Central Control Unit), a telephone wire termination block, and cabling to a telephone wire distribution frame. Base stations commonly broadcast at a power level of 250 milliwatts and have a maximum range of several hundred feet.

Cat. 3 cabling Standard eight-wire color-coded twisted-pair wire cabling commonly used for telephone systems. Cat. 3 cabling is used to connect the analog station ports on the PBX distribution frame to the KWS500 telephone wire termination block. One Cat. 3 cable can support four telephone lines.

CCFP Central Control Fixed Part: designation for the KWS500 as the system’s central control unit, located in a fixed position.

1 _{Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications. DECT is a radio technology standard originally} developed for European wireless telephone systems and is now in use worldwide.

Central Control

Unit Another term for central processing unit, the part of a computer that interprets and executes instructions. The analog signals between the handsets and the PBX are processed by the Central Control Unit and are transmitted and received by the base station’s two-way radio.

Color pair Pair of wires with color-coded insulation, such as a blue wire with a white stripe paired with a white wire with a blue stripes. The pair makes up a single telephone line. One wire in the color pair transmits signals and the other receives signals.

Conditioned

power supply AC current from the power company fluctuates and contains electronic “noise”. This can disrupt the operation of sensitive electronic devices and can affect audio signal quality. A power conditioner smoothes out the power fluctuations and noise.

DECT Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications. DECT is a radio technology standard originally developed for European wireless telephone systems and is now in use worldwide.

Distribution

frame Wall- or rack-mounted metal frame which holds punchdown (termination) blocks where telephone cables are terminated and cross- connected with other telephone cables. These blocks of connectors connect the public telephone lines with the PBX lines. They allow calls to be routed (distributed) to and from the PBX stations (telephone extensions). You should find a distribution frame in your company’s phone closet.

GAP Generic access profile, an interoperability profile for DECT telephone systems. Handsets and base stations of different makes that support GAP can communicate with each other at a basic level.

GHz Abbreviation for gigahertz. Giga- is a prefix meaning one billion. Hertz is a frequency of one cycle per second. A frequency of one gigahertz is one billion cycles per second.

IPEI number International Portable Equipment Identification number, synonymous with handset serial number.

KIRK Brand name for several models of KIRK Wireless Servers and Handsets that conform to the DECT standard.

LED Light emitting diode. Usually red or green, it is an electrical component that lights up when electricity is passed through it. The KWS500 has an LED in the center of its cover.

Master handset The first KIRK Handset registered to the KWS500 becomes the “master” handset, which can be used to register additional KIRK Handsets to the system and to remove handsets if needed.

PBX Private Branch eXchange, a telephone switching system located at a business office. A PBX can use a microprocessor and a telephone line distribution frame to provide internal station-to-station communications, as well as access to outside telephone lines and special features such as conference calling and voice mail.

Port Connection point for wiring between two electrical devices. For instance, a port is one of eight pairs of connectors on the KWS500 termination block.

Port 0 The left-hand port on the KWS500 termination block. It is always