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Not familiar with phone systems but company I work for has an old Electra Elite system here and currently has just one dsl line running into the building. All the old system is still intact. can I connect that dsl line to the NEC system and where do I do it?

The short answer is "maybe."

IF there is dial tone on the DSL, then you can connect the dial tone to the wires marked CO 1 on your elite.

If there is no dial tone, and IF the DSL goes through a DSL modem, and IF the Elite is set up for VoIP, you MAY be able to connect the DSL that way.

Your best bet, to keep from screwing up the internet connection of the accountants next door, is to call a certified NEC technician, who can inspect your set-up and advise you appropriately.

Everything is installed on a wall and I cant find a connection marked CO 1, there is one marked PRI. Could that be it? Otherwise all the other connections are labeled P1 thru P385.

Unless you have a PRI circuit, you can't connect to that one (it would be four wires, and your DSL is two wires.

It sounds like the installer numbered the blocks by the port numbers, and not by the function, so you would absolutely need a certified NEC tech to make it work for you.

Not to be a smart aleck, but from what you're describing, to explain how to hook it up would require starting at Alexander Graham Bell. It's better if you just call someone, and it won't cost much compared to your time and frustration to do it yourself.

Thank you for your time. The thing is the company doesnt want to pay to have an NEC tech come in and I was hoping to get it up and running to earn a few brownie points. LOL I know the the port numbers and extensions and I did find a C25 but no CO1. I also have connections marked PRI, ATT, and modem. Is there an installation manual that would help me.

If the roof leaked would they hesitate calling in a roofer ? Or a plumber if the sewer was plugged. The amount of time you will spend trying to do this will end up costing more than if they did it right and called in a NEC tech.

No they would ask me because I do all the maintanence around here. Given the knowledge I believe I can do anything. Just havent been able to find information about the wiring of the system. Hell if I had a schematic I wouldnt be asking questions here. I'm sure if it comes down to it they will call in a tech. I'm working on this thing during my lunch times.

Roel, let's think about this. Suppose that you just start in moving wires around, and next thing you know, nobody in the office can get on the internet, and you don't remember exactly where that wire hooked up before.

Here's the downside: You'll be there until midnight, with your boss breathing down your neck, while you guess and by golly and "is it working now?" -- and at that point, when you call out a tech, he's gonna be on Golden Time, and he's gonna have to start from scratch.

So if you call a tech now:

Cost is 1-2 hours at regular technician time.

If you screw up and THEN call a tech:

Cost is 4-5 hours on Golden OverTime, PLUS
You're there until midnight to get it fixed, PLUS
Your boss is pissed as hell that you didn't call a tech before you screwed up.

I'm sure that you COULD learn to wire telephone systems. But starting out by-guess-and-by-golly on a system is NOT the way to learn. You need to either get some formal training, or apprentice yourself to a phone tech who will train you properly.