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MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Ascend Communications, Inc. Part Number: 7820-0636-001 For software version 7.0.0 Preliminary November 3, 1998...
You can obtain technical assistance by telephone, email, fax, or modem, or over the Internet. Enabling Ascend to assist you If you need to contact Ascend for help with a problem, make sure that you have the following information when you call or that you include it in your correspondence: •...
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Calling Ascend from outside the United States You can contact Ascend by telephone from outside the United States at one of the following numbers: Telephone outside the United States (510) 769-8027 Asia Pacific (except Japan) (+61) 3 9656 7000 Austria/Germany/Switzerland...
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Finding information about new features and products Ascend is committed to constant product improvement. You can find out about new features and other improvements as follows: • For the latest information about the Ascend product line, visit our site on the World Wide Web: http://www.ascend.com •...
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Achtung: Das Gerät kann durch Herausziehen des Netzsteckers von der Stromquelle getrennt werden. Die Steckdose muß sich in der Nähe des Geräts befinden und leicht zu erreichen sein. MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
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Avertissement: Afin de reduire les risques d'incendie, les fils conducteurs du cable de communication doivent etre d'un calibre minimum de 26 AWG (American Wire Gauge), cest-a-dire d'un minimum de 0,404 mm. Warnung: Um Feuerrisiken zu reduzieren, müssen die Kommunikationskabel-Anschlüße 26 AWG oder größer sein. MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
About This Guide ................xvii How to use this guide ......................xvii What you should know ......................xvii Documentation conventions ....................xviii MAX 1800 Series documentation set ..................xix Related publications ....................... xix Chapter 1 Getting Acquainted with the MAX ..........1-1 What is the MAX? ........................
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LAN UTP ........................C-4 ISDN BRI interface specifications ..................C-4 For the Net/BRI module ....................C-5 Serial host interface specifications ..................C-5 V.35 cabling ........................C-7 V.35/V.25 bis cable to Cisco .................. C-7 Preliminary November 4, 1998 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
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FCC and Canadian Notices ............D-1 FCC Part 15 Notice ......................D-1 FCC Part 68 Notice ......................D-1 IC CS-03 Notice ........................D-2 Canadian Notice ........................D-3 Appendix E Warranties ..................E-1 Index ..................Index-1 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Preliminary November 4, 1998...
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Location of the MAX LEDs ................. 2-5 Figure 2-4 MAX 1800 back-panel ................. 2-7 Figure 3-1 MAX 1800 Series configuration menus ............3-2 Figure 3-2 Slot and port numbering in the MAX 1800 ..........3-9 Figure C-1 Control-monitor and MIF palmtop port and cable ........C-3 Figure C-2 V.35/V.25 bis cable to Cisco ................
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Pinouts for X.21 cable to generic serial host ..........C-23 Table C-14 Cable length requirements ................ C-24 Table C-15 V.35 cable pinouts ..................C-25 Table C-16 RS-449 cable pinouts ................C-26 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Preliminary November 4, 1998...
About This Guide How to use this guide This guide explains how to install and test the MAX 1800 series (referred to as the MAX) hardware. It also explains how to navigate the user interface. When you finish with the instructions in this guide, you will be ready to configure the MAX.
Warns that a failure to take appropriate safety precautions could result in physical injury. Warning: Note: In a menu-item path, include a space before and after each “>” character. xviii Preliminary November 4, 1998 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
About This Guide MAX 1800 Series documentation set MAX 1800 Series documentation set The MAX 1800 Series documentation set consists of the following manuals: • MAX 1800 Series Administration Guide • MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide • MAX 1800 Network Configuration Guide •...
Checking the MAX base unit Open the shipping package and make sure you have received the base MAX unit that you ordered. Figure 1-1 shows the ac MAX back panel. MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Preliminary November 4, 1998...
MAX. Figure 1-2. Host/6 card Note: Not all Ascend units support all Ascend slot cards. You must install a slot card in a unit that supports that specific card. Ascend’s slot cards are only supported in Ascend devices. Preliminary November 4, 1998...
Digital modems support V.90, K56flex, V.34 and all lower modulations. You can install a maximum of 96 digital modems in the MAX. Figure 1-4. Series56 Digital modem card MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Preliminary November 4, 1998...
In the MAX manuals, this port is called the Serial WAN port. (For details about cables that connect to the serial V.35 DTE port, see “Serial WAN cabling specifications” on page C-25.) Preliminary November 4, 1998 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
MAX. It runs at 9600 bps (configurable through the user interface), 8 bits per character, no parity, no flow control, 1 stop bit. (For details about cables that connect to these ports, see “Cables and Connectors” on page C-1.) MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Preliminary November 4, 1998...
Or, alternatively, a hand-held palmtop terminal and associated cable less than 10 feet (3 meters) in length. • A remote Ascend or compatible unit to which you can telnet or which you can Ping over a dial-up Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) connection. •...
Make sure that there are openings to the air conditioning system in the floor beneath each cabinet. – Preferably use exhaust fans at the top of the cabinet. At a minimum, however, the cabinets must be ventilated at the top. Preliminary November 4, 1998 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
Caution: Do not force the expansion card into the slot. Doing so can damage the card or slot connector. Tighten the screws on either side of the expansion cards. Now you are ready to set up the hardware. MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Preliminary November 4, 1998...
Ethernet LAN. Before you start up the MAX, familiarize yourself with the indicator lights (LEDS). (See“Interpreting the MAX LEDs” on page 2-5.) Preliminary November 4, 1998 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
Before you start up the MAX, you need to understand the indicator lights (LEDs) on the number front- and back-panels of the MAX. MAX front-panel Figure 2-3 shows the location of LEDs on the MAX front-panel. Figure 2-3. Location of the MAX LEDs MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Preliminary November 4, 1998...
If the LED is OFF, the BRI line is not active or there is no connection to the Central Office switch. In some countries, the LED is ON only when you place a call and remains on for a few minutes after the call terminates. Preliminary November 4, 1998 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
LAN UTP Unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable connecting the MAX 1800 to a 10Base-T Ethernet network. Once you are familiar with the MAX, you are ready to start up the MAX. MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Preliminary November 4, 1998...
??| | Press Ctrl-n to move cursor to the next menu item. Press return to select it. Press Tab to move to another window --- thick border indicates active window. Preliminary November 4, 1998 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
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Continue with Chapter 3, “Navigating and Securing the Interface,” to learn how to navigate the MAX user interface before performing more advanced configuration as explained in the Network Configuration Guide for your MAX. MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Preliminary November 4, 1998...
The items listed in the Main Edit Menu differ depending on the system configuration. The Empty items represent expansion slots that do not contain cards as described in “Understanding menu numbers” on page 3-9. MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Preliminary November 4, 1998...
Navigating and Securing the Interface Configuration menus Figure 3-1. MAX 1800 Series configuration menus |-------- MAX1800 EDIT --------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |Main Edit Menu | |10-100 12345678 | |50-300 WAN Stat |>00-000 System | | Link XXXXXXXX | |>Rx Pkt: | 10-000 Net/BRI | | B1 ..
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A profile is a group of parameters listed under a particular menu entry. N/A means that a parameter does not apply within the context of how some other parameter(s) or profiles have been set. MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Preliminary November 4, 1998...
An enumerated parameter has a set of predefined values. You modify it by simply placing the cursor beside the parameter and pressing the Enter, Return, or the Right-Arrow key until the proper value appears. Preliminary November 4, 1998 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
To modify only a few characters of existing text, use the arrow keys to position the cursor, then delete or overwrite the characters. To close the edit field and accept the new text, press Enter. MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Preliminary November 4, 1998...
You can also assign various levels of access to the as yet unnamed Security profile. For detailed information about modifying Security profiles and assigning passwords, see the Network Configuration Guide for your MAX. Preliminary November 4, 1998 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
Activating the Full Access Security Profile You have to activate and supply the password for the Full Access profile. To perform configuration tasks, the default password for the Full Access profile is Ascend. To activate the Full Access Security profile: Press Ctrl-D.
Open the DO menu. Ctrl-T Return from or go to the Simplified Menus. Ctrl-L Refresh the VT100 screen. Ctrl-C Return from the MIF to the normal menus. Dial from the currently selected profile. Preliminary November 4, 1998 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
The system itself is assigned slot number 0 (menu 00-000). The System menu contains the following profiles and submenus that are related to systemwide configuration and maintenance: 00-000 System 00-100 Sys Config 00-200 Sys Diag 00-300 Security 00-400 Destinations 00-500 Dial Plan MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Preliminary November 4, 1998...
20-000 V.34 Modem 30-000 Host/Dual 40-000 Serial WAN 50-000 Ethernet Now that you understand the MAX user interface, you can proceed to the Network Configuration Guide for your MAX. 3-10 Preliminary November 4, 1998 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
Not relevant for proper operation of the MAX. Appearances Ringing/Idle Call Idle The default for Terminal Type A. Appearances Autohold is Y/N The default for Terminal Type A. Onetouch is Y/N The default for Terminal Type A. MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Preliminary November 4, 1998...
National ISDN-1 (NI-1) mode, each SPID has the following format: 01 NNNNNNN 0 TT where: • NNNNNNN is the 7-digit phone number of the ISDN BRI line. • TT is the 2-digit TID (required only for NI-1). Preliminary November 4, 1998 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
Provisioning the Switch Information required from the ISDN BRI provider The TID can be a value from 00 to 62. It is assigned by your carrier. Ascend recommends that you use 00 as the TID for all SPIDs. For example, suppose that 555-1212 is the 7-digit phone number of an ISDN BRI line using Multi-Point mode.
The MAX contains an internal 3V lithium battery. The normal operating life of the battery exceeds five years. Only trained engineers authorized by Ascend should open the MAX unit’s case for testing, maintenance, installation, or any other purpose. Furthermore, only trained engineers should replace MAX components.
The MAX base system weighs 10 lbs (4.536 kg). A fully loaded system weighs 15 lbs (6.8 kg). The MAX has these dimensions: 1.75" x 17" x 12” (4.44 cm x 43.2 cm x 30.5 cm). Preliminary November 4, 1998 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
Table C-1. Control-monitor and MIF control-port and cabling pinouts DE-9 pin number RS-232 signal name Function Data Carrier Detect Serial Receive Data Serial Transmit Data Data Terminal Ready Signal Ground Data Set Ready MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Preliminary November 4, 1998...
MAX RJ–12 Function Power to Palmtop, +5V Control Out Control In Serial Transmit Data Serial Receive Data Ground In the I/O column, O (Out) is from the MAX toward the palmtop. Preliminary November 4, 1998 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
The base unit of a MAX has an Ethernet interface that supports the physical specifications of IEEE 802.3 and IEEE 802.14 with Ethernet 2 (Ethernet/DIX) framing. The unit provides a MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Preliminary November 4, 1998...
Attention: Afin de reduire les risques d'incendie, les fils conducteurs du cable de communica- tion doivent etre d'un calibre minimum de 26 AWG (American Wire Gauge), c’est-a-dire d'un minimum de 0,404 mm. Preliminary November 4, 1998 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
MAX supplies the Send Timing and Receive Timing clocks to the host. Table C-4. Serial host interface cabling abbreviations Abbreviation Explanation FGND Chassis Ground SGND Receive Common Ground Send Data + MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Preliminary November 4, 1998...
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RS-366 Call Digit or Tone RS-366 Call Digit or Tone RS-366 Call Digit or Tone RS-366 Call Digit or Tone RX/SEL Select Interface Jumper (not a signal to or from host) Preliminary November 4, 1998 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
Figure C-2 and Table C-5 show the V.35/V.25 bis cable pinouts. Figure C-2. V.35/V.25 bis cable to Cisco Table C-5. Pinouts for V.35/V.25 bis cable to Cisco Pair # Signal MAX male DB-44 Host female V.35 (MAX) (MAX) FGND MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Preliminary November 4, 1998...
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Table C-5. Pinouts for V.35/V.25 bis cable to Cisco (continued) Pair # Signal MAX male DB-44 Host female V.35 (MAX) (MAX) E, F* SGND RX/SEL 28, 44* Pin positions separated by commas are jumped to each other. Preliminary November 4, 1998 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
Figure C-3. V.35 cable to generic serial host Table C-6. Pinouts for V.35 cable to generic serial host Pair # Signal MAX male DB-44 Host female V.35 (MAX) (MAX) FGND MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Preliminary November 4, 1998...
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Table C-6. Pinouts for V.35 cable to generic serial host (continued) Pair # Signal MAX male DB-44 Host female V.35 (MAX) (MAX) D, F* SGND RX/SEL 28, 44* Pin positions separated by commas are jumped to each other. C-10 Preliminary November 4, 1998 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
Table C-7. Pinouts for V.35/RS-366 cable to generic serial host Model number MBHD-V35-366 Part number 2510-0077-001 Pair # Signal MAX male DB-44 Host female V.35 RS-366 female DB-25 (MAX) (MAX) FGND MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Preliminary November 4, 1998 C-11...
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Host female V.35 RS-366 female DB-25 (MAX) (MAX) DCD/CTS D, F* SGND SGND 7, 18, 19* RX/SEL 28, 44* * Pin positions separated by commas are jumped to each other. C-12 Preliminary November 4, 1998 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
Table C-9. Pinouts for V.35/RS-366 cable to PictureTel Model number MBHD-449PT Part number 2510-0093-001 Pair # Signal MAX male DB-44 Host female DB-37 RS-366 female DB-25 (MAX) (MAX) FGND MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Preliminary November 4, 1998 C-15...
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Host female DB-37 RS-366 female DB-25 (MAX) (MAX) DCD/CTS 9, 13* SGND 19, 20, 37* SGND RX/SEL 28, 44* *Pin positions separated by commas are jumped to each other. C-16 Preliminary November 4, 1998 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
Cables and Connectors Serial host interface specifications RS-366 cabling Ascend supplies a variety of RS-366 cables which you can use to connect the MAX to Video Telecom and to a wide variety of serial hosts. RS-449/RS-366/DB-37 cable to Video Telecom The RS-449/RS-366/DB-37 cable connects the MAX to the RS-449 port of a Video Telecom codec with support for RS-366 dialing.
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RS-366 RS-366 RS-366 RS-366 RS-366 RS-366 RS-366 RS-366 RS-366 RX/SEL 20, 28* Pin positions separated by commas are jumped to each other. This cable does not support terminal timing. C-18 Preliminary November 4, 1998 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
Table C-11. Pinouts for RS-449/RS-366 cable to generic serial host Model number MBHD-449-366 Part number 2510-0078-001 Pair # Signal MAX male DB-44 Host female DB-37 RS-366 female DB-25 (MAX) (MAX) FGND MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Preliminary November 4, 1998 C-19...
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Host female DB-37 RS-366 female DB-25 (MAX) (MAX) DCD/CTS 9, 13* SGND 19, 20, 37* SGND RX/SEL 20, 28* Pin positions separated by commas are jumped to each other. C-20 Preliminary November 4, 1998 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
A female-to-male DB-37 gender changer is included when you order the cable. Figure C-9 and Table C-12 show the RS-449 cable pinouts. Figure C-9. RS-449 cable to generic serial host MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Preliminary November 4, 1998 C-21...
Note: To manufacture an RS-449 cable for Cisco routers, use the wiring list shown in Table C-12 and connect the following DB-37 pins to SGND: • DSR-(pin 29) • CD-(pin 31) • CTS-(pin 27) C-22 Preliminary November 4, 1998 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
Serial host interface specifications X.21 cabling Ascend supplies a single X.21 cable. You can use the X.21 cable for connecting to generic serial hosts. If your host is equipped with an X.21 interface, Figure C-10 and Table C-13 show the pinouts for the host cable.
Longer distances at the specified data rates are possible when you use terminal timing. If you require still longer distances you can install the Ascend RPM, a hardware device that provides an extended-distance high-speed link between the MAX and the serial host equipment.
You can connect a V.35 cable to the V.35 port of a DCE device. Table C-15 describes the V.35 cable pinouts. Table C-15. V.35 cable pinouts Pair # Signal MAX male DB-44 Host male V.35 (MAX) (MAX) FGND SGND MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Preliminary November 4, 1998 C-25...
Table C-16. RS-449 cable pinouts Pair # Signal MAX male DB-44 Host female DB-37 (MAX) (MAX) FGND SGND 19, 20, 37* Pin positions separated by commas are jumped to each other. C-26 Preliminary November 4, 1998 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
ANSI T1.601-1991 • CNET specification technique ST/LAA/ELR/DNP/822 • ETSI DTR/TM 3002 • Recommendation CCITT G961 • Most of the commercially available 2B1Q band ISDN BRI terminal adapters, bridges, and routers MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Preliminary November 4, 1998 C-27...
Cables and Connectors IDSL specifications Loopback testing IDSL provides the following types of loopback testing: • Line loopback test • Corrupt CRC test • Request corrupt CRC test • Monitoring C-28 Preliminary November 4, 1998 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
Ascend Communications, Inc. FCC Part 68 Notice Ascend Communications MAX models: MAX-DSX/DSX, MAX-CSU/CSU, and MAX-CSU/DSX, have been tested to comply with Part 68 of FCC Rules. Please note the following: Upon request of the telephone company, you should provide the FCC registration number of the equipment that is connected to your line.
This precaution may be particularly important to rural areas. Caution: Users should not attempt to make such connections themselves, but should contact the appropriate electric inspection authority, or electrician, as appropriate. Preliminary November 4, 1998 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
LE PRESENT APPAREIL NUMERIQUE N’EMET PAS DE BRUITS RADIOELECTRIQUES DEPASSANT LES LIMITES APPLICABLES AUX APPAREILS NUMERIQUES DE LA CLASSE A PRESCRITES DANS LE REGLEMENT SUR LE BROUILLAGE RADIOELECTRIQUE EDICTE PAR LE MINISTERE DES COMMUNICATIONS DU CANADA. MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Preliminary November 4, 1998...
The MAX has a twelve-month conditional warranty. Product warranty Ascend warrants that the MAX will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of twelve (12) months from date of shipment. Ascend shall incur no liability under this warranty if: •...
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Repair Facility upon request. The warranty on a serviced product is thirty (30) days measured from date of service. Out-of-warranty repair charges are based upon the prices in effect at the time of return. Preliminary October 28, 1998 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
LAN UTP port interface Ethernet LEDs. See indicator lights interface specifications menu required equipment expansion cards. See slot cards Main Edit Menu MAX package base unit front-panel LEDs contents of See also slot cards MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Index-1...
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V.35 V.35/RS-366 C-11 C-13 C-15 V.35/V.25 bis X.21 C-23 user interface Point-of-Presence (POP) input entry and editing ports. See pinouts special characters power interface specifications power requirements privileges assigning passwords restricting V.110 card Index-2 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide...
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Ethernet menu Main Edit Menu menu numbers menu window, to make active Mod Config menu saving your changes status window (1-8) ports window Ethernet menu Mod Config status X.21 cabling specifications C-23 MAX 1800 Series Hardware Installation Guide Index-3...
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