Clearing The Arp Cache On The Laptop; Powering Up The Media Server; Accessing The Media Server - Avaya S8700 Series Installing And Configuring

Installing Communication Manager software

Clearing the ARP cache on the laptop

Depending on your laptop computer's operating system (generally Windows 2000), you may
need to clear the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) cache before entering a new IP address. If
you enter an IP address and your computer cannot connect, then you may need to clear the
cache.
1. On your laptop computer click Start > Run to open the Run dialog box.
2. Type command and press Enter to open a MS-DOS Command Line window.
3. Type arp -d 192.11.13.6 and press Enter to clear the Address Resolution Protocol
(ARP) cache in the laptop. This command responds with one of the following:
The command line prompt when the cache has been cleared.
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The phrase: The specified entry was not found.
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This is returned when the specified IP address does not currently appear in the ARP
cache.

Powering up the media server

To power up the media server:
1. S8700: Connect the AC power cord to media server 1 and to UPS 1 to power it up.
S8710: Connect the AC power cord to media server 1 and to UPS 1. Press the Power
button on the front to power it up.
Note:
You must place the CD in the drive immediately.
Note:
2. Place the CD with Avaya Communication Manager in the CD-ROM drive on the media
server.

Accessing the media server

To access the media server:
1. Connect the laptop to the services port (port 2 [Eth1]) on the back of the media server using
a crossconnect cable.
2. Wait at least 3 minutes after powering up before starting a Telnet session to access the
information on the CD.
38 Installing and Configuring the Avaya S8700 Series Media Server