Accessing The Media Server; Connecting To The Media Server Directly - Avaya S8500 Manual

Accessing the media server

To administer the media server, you must be able to access it. Personal computers and services laptop
computers equipped with a network PCMCIA card, a terminal emulation program or Avaya Site
Administration and a Web browser are the primary support access for the Avaya Media Server
initialization, aftermarket additions, and continuing maintenance.
You can access the media server either directly or remotely over the customer's local area network (LAN)
or over a modem. A direct connection and over the customer's LAN are the preferred methods. Remote
access over a modem is for Avaya maintenance access only.
This section covers the following tasks:
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Connecting to the media server directly
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Connecting to the media server remotely over the network
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Connecting to the media server remotely over a modem
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Maintenance Web Interface
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Logins
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Network configuration

Connecting to the media server directly

You access the media server directly by plugging a laptop computer into the services port (port 2 [Eth1])
on the media server. See
Server, on page 292. The computer used for accessing the media server must have the following
minimum specifications:
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Windows 2000 operating system
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32-MB RAM
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40-MB available disk space
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RS-232 port connector
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Network interface card (NIC) with a 10/100 BaseT Ethernet interface
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10/100 BaseT Ethernet, category 5, crossover cable with an RJ45 connector on each end (MDI to
MDI-X)
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CD-ROM drive
Plug one end of the CAT5 cable into the services access port, which defaults to port 2 (Eth1), on the back
of the media server and the other end into the NIC on your computer. (You may need a NIC adapter.)
You also must configure your network connection. For specific information, see
on page 296.
The network connection for the computer is as follows:
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IP address: 192.11.13.5
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Subnet mask: 255.255.255.252
Installing the Avaya S8500 Media Server with an Avaya G650 Media Gateway
December 2003
on page 294
on page 296
on page 296
Figure 111, Services laptop computer connected directly to the S8500 Media
on page 291
on page 293
on page 293
Accessing the media server
Network configuration
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