Meridian Fast Track Bootcamp

Course Overview

This course takes the student from an overview of the Meridian 1 range through to all the skills and techniques required to install and maintain the Meridian 1 and to meet the prerequisite for Nortel CS1K training.

Audience

This course is aimed at installation, maintenance and support staff that will wish to install and maintain the Meridian 1 or to meet the pre-requisite for Nortel CS1K training

Skills Gained

• Identify the range of Meridian Products.
• Describe install and configure Common, Network and Peripheral equipment of large systems.
• Describe install and configure Option 11C hardware
• Describe install and configure various Nortel digital telephones and a selection of associated features.
• Access the Meridian 1 maintenance terminal
• Print and interpret data from a Meridian 1
• Use Nortel Technical Publications (NTP)
• Perform system maintenance
• Install and replace cards
• Perform Installations and upgrades of meridian software
• Perform system backups
• Correct system faults on the meridian range
• Configure, maintain and test Q.931 digital connections
• Implement Uniform and Co-ordinated Dialling Plans
• Implement AC1 and AC2 access codes

Prerequisites

Delegates should meet the following pre-requisites:

• There are no pre-requisites for this course although the 0365C is highly recommended

Examinations

Recommended as preparation for the following Nortel Certifications:

• NCDS - Communication Server (CS) 1000
• NCSS - Communication Server (CS) 1000 Installation & Maintenance (I&M)

Course Outline

• Identify the range of Meridian Products
• Describe the Common Equipment that provides networking, memory and processing
• Describe the network equipment that provides call switching, system tones and trunk capabilities
• Describe the Peripheral Equipment that provide line and trunk capabilities
• Identify and interpret Directory number blocks and terminal number blocks
• Log in and out of the Meridian 1
• Print and interpret unused units and card slots
• Print and interpret systems packages
• Print and Set the Time and Date
• Use system documentation
• Use Maintenance Overlays
• Configure Telsets
• Configure Analogue Trunks
• Install mounting brackets, cabinets and connecting cables Option 11
• Install and replace cards
• Print the database and change models
• Correct System faults option 11
• Maintain and Upgrade Option 11
• Perform basic database admin from the TTY
• Perform backup and restore procedures Option
• Develop customer numbering plan
• Locate vacant DN's and TN's
• Program, change, move and a telset database
• Program access restrictions on system, customer and user level
• Program Telset features
• Obtain status of telephones
• Execute data dump
• Understand the reasons for networking on the Meridian
• Understand the networking hardware architecture
• Describe the hardware requirements for different types of environments
• Configure the networking hardware
• Maintain the networking hardware
• Meridian 1 Large Switch Installation and Maintenance Introduction