Finding The Ip Address Of The Active Media Server; Accessing The Maintenance Web Interface - Avaya S8700 Series Installing And Configuring

Appendix A: Media server access
6. When the system displays the Start PPP now message, click Done. When you see the
Connection Complete dialog box, your computer is connected to the media server.
7. Open an SSH session using PuTTY or other client.
See Accessing the command line interface of the server with SSH
information.
8. Within the SSH client, type the IP address of the active media server.

Finding the IP address of the active media server

To find the active media server IP address on a duplicated system:
1. Go to the task bar at the bottom right of your computer screen.
2. Right-click on the Network Status icon, and select Status, Details.
3. Scroll down until you see the Server IP address. This is the IP address for the media
server that you are connected to.

Accessing the Maintenance Web Interface

You can administer the media server through the Maintenance Web Interface. Access the
Maintenance Web Interface when connected:
Over the customer network with MS Internet Explorer 5.5 or 6.0.
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Directly to the Services port on the media server. For more information, see
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laptop computer connected directly to the S8710 or S8720 Media Server
To access the Maintenance Web Interface, you must first bypass any proxy servers.
1. In Internet Explorer, click Tools > Internet Options.
2. Click the Connection tab.
3. Click LAN Settings in the lower right, then click Advanced.
4. In the Exceptions box after the last entry, type 192.11.13.6
5. Click OK to close each of the dialog boxes.
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