Appendix A: Accessing The Media Server; Connecting To The Media Server Directly - Avaya S8500 Installing And Configuring

Appendix A: 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 interface card (NIC), a terminal emulation program,
and a Web browser are the supported access points for accessing the media server for initial
configuration, aftermarket additions, and continuing maintenance.
You can access the media server either directly or remotely over the customer's network or over
a modem. Connecting directly and remotely over the customer's network are the preferred
methods. Remote access over a modem is for Avaya maintenance access only.
This section covers the following sections:

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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Logins on page 107
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Network configuration
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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
the S8500 Media Server
directly to the S8500 Media Server
server must have the following minimum specifications:
Windows 2000/XP 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 10/100BaseT Ethernet interface
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10/100 BaseT Ethernet, category 5 (or better), crossconnect cable with an RJ45 connector
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on each end (MDI to MDI-X)
CD-ROM drive
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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.)
on page 107
Figure 18: Services laptop computer connected directly to
on page 102 or Figure 19: Services laptop computer connected
on page 103. The computer used for accessing the media
on page 101
on page 104
on page 104
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