Verifying The Media Server Connection To The Customer Lan (If Provided); Enabling Firewall Settings - Avaya S8500 Installing And Configuring

Verifying the media server connection to the customer
LAN (if provided)
1. Open the Maintenance Web Interface.
2. Under Diagnostics, click Ping.
3. Select Host Name Or IP Address and type the IP address of a computer on the network.
4. Click Execute Ping.
5. Verify that the ping was successful and indicates that the media server is connected to the
customer network.
6. If DNS is administered, type the host name of a computer on the network.
7. Click Execute Ping.
8. Verify that the ping was successful and indicates that DNS is working.
If possible, have a customer representative perform the following test from a computer on the
network:
1. Click Start > Run to open the Run dialog box.
2. Type command and click OK to open an MS-DOS command window.
3. Type ping serveripaddress and press Enter, where serveripaddress is the IP
address of the media server.
4. Verify that the ping was successful.
5. If DNS is administered, type ping servername and press Enter, where servername is
the host name of the media server.
6. Verify that the ping was successful.

Enabling firewall settings

For the media server to receive SNMP traps from the UPS and the Avaya Ethernet switch, you
must enable the snmptrap,162/udp port. The default is disabled.
1. Open the Maintenance Web Interface.
2. Under Security, click Firewall.
3. Scroll down to the snmptrap 162/udp row and select (check) the Input to Server box.
The Output to Server box can be left as is, either checked or clear.
4. Click Submit.
Installing and Configuring the Avaya S8500 Media Server

Verifying the media server connection to the customer LAN (if provided)

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