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Quick Start for Hardware Installation: Avaya G450 Media Gateway 03-602053 Issue 5 November 2009...
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Avaya support Avaya provides a telephone number for you to use to report problems or to ask questions about your product. The support telephone number is 1-800-242-2121 in the United States. For additional support telephone...
Avaya Support Web site, at http://support.avaya.com. Preparing the G450 serial number In order to register the gateway to CM, you need the serial number of the G450. The serial number is printed on a sticker on the back of the G450 chassis.
Addr Admin. A script file is created and downloaded or e-mailed to you. Preparing needed hardware Laptop – to configure the Avaya G450 Media Gateway, you need to prepare a laptop with a serial port. ● The laptop must have Internet Explorer installed. If you install a G450 without an S8300, you must prepare the laptop with a Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating system and a TFTP server.
Minimum of four wood screws ● Minimum of four screws (pan head at least ½ in, # 10-12 screw) to fasten the G450 to the wall ● You might also need wire cutters to attach the grounding conductors, if your site uses a ground block.
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Before you start 6 Quick Start for Hardware Installation: Avaya G450 Media Gateway...
For ease of installation, it is recommended to remove the power supply unit(s) before unpacking the G450. 1. Open the package. Note that the G450 is lying flat. Turn it so that the rear panel is facing up. 2. Remove the power supply unit (PSU). If you ordered two power supplies, remove them both.
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Two 19 in. Rack mount brackets One Cable Management Assembly One Ground Screw Two 5/16 in. Round Head Screw Two Serrated Lock Washers One Jumper for Bridging NVRAM init Pins 8 Quick Start for Hardware Installation: Avaya G450 Media Gateway...
Chapter 3: Mount the device You can position the G450 on a suitable table, or mount it in a rack or on the wall. Once the G450 is mounted, re-insert the Power Supply Units. Positioning on a table To install the Avaya G450 Media Gateway as a tabletop unit: 1.
Turn the screws only 3-4 times, so that a part of them is protruding. 2. Position the G450 in the rack so that the bottoms of the brackets are resting on the protruding screws. 3. Position the G450 in the rack. Ensure that there is adequate ventilation.
2. Mark the plywood with the location of the G450 bracket screw holes before fastening the plywood to the wall. 3. Position the G450 so that its front panel is facing up, and secure it to the plywood using a minimum of four screws (pan head at least ¾ in, #10-12 screw).
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Mount the device Figure 5: Inserting the power supply unit 12 Quick Start for Hardware Installation: Avaya G450 Media Gateway...
Chapter 4: Install media modules The required media modules may be pre-installed in the G450 chassis. If this is the case, skip this chapter. If the media modules are not pre-installed, or if you want to replace modules or add new media modules, install the necessary media modules and related components to support the configuration required for your site.
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V1 – V8 Provides eight ports for connecting up to eight ISDN trunks or 16 ISDN BRI stations. MM722 V1 – V8 Provides two ports for connecting ISDN trunks. S8300 Server 14 Quick Start for Hardware Installation: Avaya G450 Media Gateway...
Installing an S8300 server module You can only insert the S8300 in slot V1 on the left side of the Avaya G450 Media Gateway. 1. If you are inserting an S8300C or S8300D module, r If you are installing an S8300B, r emove the plate above slot V1, labelled “Remove before removing or inserting S8300 module”.
Install media modules The MM760 is not supported ● The following limitations apply to combining media modules in the G450: Three MM340/MM342 WAN modules ● The MM760 is not supported ● Inserting media modules Media modules are restricted to certain slots. Ensure that you insert each module in a slot appropriate for that module.
Adding or removing media resources You can add or remove media resources (VoIP) modules in the G450 main board. To do so, you must pull out the G450 main board. The G450 supports hot insertion and removal of the main board without power drop.
Figure 8: Removing and inserting the G450 main board Adding or removing media resource modules: MP20 and MP80 The G450 main board has four slots for VoIP engines. Each slot can accommodate either an MP20 (Media Processor 20) module or an MP80 (Media Processor 80) module. An MP20 provides 25 channels for G.711 and G.726 and 20 channels for G.729, and an MP80 provides 80...
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Adding or removing media resources b. Location of MP20 and MP80 module slots in a G450 1.x Figure notes: 1. MP20 or MP80 module slot 3. MP20 or MP80 module slot 2. MP20 or MP80 module slot 4. MP20 or MP80 module slot...
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Install Media Resources, PSU, and Memory Figure 9: Location of MP20 and MP80 module slots in a G450 2.x Figure notes: 1. MP20 or MP80 module slot 3. MP20 or MP80 module slot 2. MP20 or MP80 module slot 4. MP20 or MP80 module slot c.
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Adding or removing media resources Figure 10: Adding or removing an MP20 or MP80 module in a G450 1.x Figure notes: 1. VoIP module locking screw Issue 5 November 2009...
Install Media Resources, PSU, and Memory Figure 11: Adding or removing an MP20 or MP80 module in a G450 2.x Figure notes: 1. VoIP module locking screw d. Push the module in all the way. Do not use too much force.
Inserting a power supply unit The G450 provides full redundant, load sharing power supply units (1 + 1). A single power supply unit provides sufficient power for any G450 configuration. If you choose to install two power supply units, they operate in a load sharing mode.
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Both safety grounds must be connected to an approved ground (see Chapter 2 of Installing and Upgrading the Avaya G450 Media Gateway, 03-602054, for the definition of an approved ground). If a power cord accompanies the G450, use that cord whenever possible.
2. Connect the other end of the power cable into a mains socket. LED sequence When you turn on the G450, the following LED sequence occurs: 1. The PWR LED on the front panel lights, indicating the operational status of the power supply unit...
Chapter 7: Prepare for configuration Before you prepare the G450 for configuration, ensure that you load the completed Electronic Pre-Installation Worksheet onto the laptop. You should also load any CM license and authentication files and any firmware files that you have prepared onto the laptop.
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Wizard (IW) opening screen appears. Configuring the G450 and S8300 using the Avaya IW Step through the screens of the Avaya IW to configure the S8300 and the G450. Take note of the following items: 1. On the initial IW screen, you can upgrade the wizard if you have a more current version of the AIW.rpm wizard file.
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15. On the IP Addresses screen, click to configure the following information for the G450: a. To specify the details of the Primary Management Interface of the G450, use the PMI screen. b. To specify SNMP community strings and trap destinations, use the SNMP screens.
Click to configure the following information for the media gateway: a. To specify the details of the Primary Management Interface of the G450, use the PMI screen. b. To specify SNMP community strings and trap destinations, use the SNMP screens.
Preparing for a remote configuration of the G450 through the network If you need to prepare the G450 for remote configuration through the network, run the installation script for newly installed gateways. The installation script configures the gateway’s basic network parameters required to achieve network connectivity: VLAN number, IP address, IP netmask, IP address for the default router, MGCs list, and hostname .
CLI. Preparing for a remote configuration of the G450 via a modem If you need to prepare the G450 for a remote configuration via a modem, you must attach a modem and enable it using the GIW.
Using the Command Line Interface For information about configuring the G450 with the Command Line Interface: For instructions on how to connect to the CLI, review Chapter 4 of Administration for the Avaya G450 ● Media Gateway, 03-602055 - Accessing the Avaya Media Gateway.
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