[Asterisk-Users] Receptionist phone

[Derek Beaumont]

Newbie question alert!

I was just wondering how a receptionist phone would work with Asterisk.
(I've never had a real job, so I've never really looked at different
phone systems).

I have looked around on the internet and seen that you can purchase 24
line phones; how does that get connected?
What kind of wiring goes to the reception phone?

How would I go about adding one of these to an asterisk phone system?
(Hardware required, sample configuration)

Any help is always appreciated.