Locking And Unlocking The Device - AudioCodes Mediant 500L User Manual

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42.3

Locking and Unlocking the Device

You can lock the <device> so that it stops processing calls. This may be useful, for
example, when you want to upload new software files to the <device> and you don't want
any traffic to interfere with the process. Locking the device may be done gracefully,
whereby the device stops accepting new calls, but allows existing calls to continue for up to
a user-defined duration before terminating them.
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To lock the device:
1. Open the Maintenance Actions page:
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Toolbar: Click the Reset button.
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Navigation tree: Setup menu > Administration tab > Maintenance folder >
Maintenance Actions.
2. From the 'Graceful Option' drop-down list, select one of the following options:
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Yes: The device locks only after a user-defined time, configured in the 'Lock
Timeout' field (see next step). During this interval, no new traffic is accepted. If no
traffic exists and the time has not yet expired, the device locks immediately.
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No: The device locks immediately, terminating all existing traffic.
Note: These options are available only if the current status of the device is in
"UNLOCKED" state.
3. If you configured 'Graceful Option' to Yes (see previous step), then in the 'Lock
Timeout' field, enter the time (in seconds) after which the device locks.
4. Click the LOCK button; a confirmation message box appears requesting you to
confirm device lock.
5. Click OK to confirm; if you configured 'Graceful Option' to Yes, a lock icon is displayed
and a window appears displaying the number of remaining calls and time. If you
configured 'Graceful Option' to No, the lock process begins immediately. The
'Gateway Operational State' read-only field displays "LOCKED" and the device does
not process any calls.
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To unlock the device:
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Click the UNLOCK button; the device unlocks immediately and accepts new incoming
calls. The 'Gateway Operational State' read-only field displays "UNLOCKED".
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Figure 42-3: Locking and Unlocking the Device
781 Mediant 500L Gateway & E-SBC
42. Basic Maintenance