Important File Specifications; Caveats - Avaya S8500 Manual

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is firmware downloadable.
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plays announcements over the TDM bus.
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has 33 ports, including:
— 1 dedicated telephone port for recording and playing back announcements (port number
— 1 ethernet port (port number 33).
— 31 playback ports (ports 2–32).
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10/100 Mb Ethernet interface, allowing announcement and firmware file portability over your
LAN (FTP server functions).
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supports *.wav announcement files.

Important file specifications

Voice Announcement over LAN (VAL) requires that announcement files are in the following *.wav
formats:
CCITT A-Law or CCITT µ -Law (mu-Law) companding format (do not use PCM)
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8-kHz sample rate
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8-bit resolution (bits per sample)
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Mono (channels = 1)
You must convert other wave (*.wav) file formats to those listed above. Telephone access creates the
correct file formats.

Caveats

Remember the following points when using the TN2501AP integrated announcement circuit pack for the
first time:
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Despite the feature name, announcements are not played over the LAN but can be transferred to
and from the TN2501AP Voice Over LAN (VAL) circuit pack.
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You cannot save or restore announcements to a TN2501AP circuit pack to or from:
— a TN750C circuit pack
— flashcards
— tape
— magneto optical disks.
See the Hardware Guide for the Avaya Communication Manager for more information.
For information on installing a TN2501AP VAL circuit pack, see "Adding Hardware," Adding a
TN2501AP VAL section.
Installing the Avaya S8500 Media Server with an Avaya G650 Media Gateway
December 2003
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NOTE:
The P board suffix designation means the circuit pack is firmware-downloadable. For the
download procedures, see "Upgrading Software and Firmware," Upgrade Selected Port
Circuit Pack Firmware section.
Connecting to the customer's network
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