About Connection And Login Methods; What Physical Access Methods Are Available - Avaya G700 Installing And Upgrading

About connection and login methods

This section describes the various ways of connecting to, and logging into, the Avaya™ S8300
Media Server and the Avaya™ G700 Media Gateway. Use this chapter as a reference for the
other chapters in this book.
The procedures in this book assume that you are connecting to the S8300 and/or the G700 with
an Avaya Services laptop. However, the methods apply for any type of PC.
This chapter is organized as follows:

What physical access methods are available

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Laptop configuration for direct connection to the services port
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About connection methods
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About Log in Methods
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About navigation for G700 CLI commands
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What physical access methods are available
Figure 1 reviews physical access methods for the S8300 and G700. Check for the locations of
the following ports:
If the S8300 is present in the G700,
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- Services port in the center of the S8300
- USB ports on the right side of the S8300
If the S8300 is not present in the G700,
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- Ethernet ports (EXT 1/ EXT 2) in the bottom center of the G700
You will need to connect the G700 to the customer's LAN using one of these ports for
loading the latest software.
- Console port at the lower right of the G700
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