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IT1000 Basic Rate ISDN Tester How To Contact your Local Black Box Italy: Australia: Black Box Italia S.P.A Black Box Catalog Australia PTY LTD Tel: 0227400280 Tel: 0398797100 Fax: 0227400219 Fax: 0398702955 Web Site: www.blackbox.it Deutschland: Brazil: Black Box Deutschland Black Box Do Brasil.
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IT1000 Basic Rate ISDN Tester France: U.S.A Black Box Catalogue Black Box Corporation Tel: 0145606700 Tel: 724-746-5500 Fax: 0145606747 Fax: 724-746-0746 Web Site: www.blackbox.fr Web Site: www.blackbox.com Spain: Chile Black Box Comunicaciones S.A. Black Box Chile Tel: 34 91 659 0191...
IT1000 Basic Rate ISDN Tester CONTENTS PREFACE ................................6 INTRODUCTION............................8 Description ............................8 Unpacking the tester........................... 8 Take a closer look..........................9 1.3.1 The front panel ........................9 1.3.2 The rear panel........................10 1.3.3 The battery ..........................10 1.3.4...
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IT1000 Basic Rate ISDN Tester INDIVIDUAL TEST DETAILS........................30 Introduction............................30 D Channel Activity Monitor ....................... 30 D Channel Data Call........................... 30 B Channel Data Call........................... 30 Voice Call (outgoing) ......................... 30 Voice Answering (incoming) ......................31 Line Voltage............................31 Email Logs............................
IT1000 Basic Rate ISDN Tester PREFACE This guide is intended for use by technically competent personnel when using the IT1000 ISDN unit to make tests on ISDN lines. Throughout this manual certain typographical conventions are used as follows: Text Type Meaning Text like this …...
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Packet Mode Bearer Service (X.31) tests. Connected to a PC or laptop to access the built in serial port, the IT1000 becomes a powerful test instrument complete with ISDN layer 1, 2 & 3 protocol analysis, event logger and much more.
IT1000 Basic Rate ISDN Tester 2.3 Take a closer look. Now that you have the tester out of the box, take a closer look so that you are familiar with the various connectors and indicators. 2.3.1 The front panel The front panel of the tester features 8 LED indicators that will illuminate steady or flashing when the unit is in use to indicate the status of various tests which the unit can perform.
2.3.3 The battery The IT1000 is battery powered to enable tests to be carried out in the field without the need for additional power supplies. A standard PP3 or MN1500 battery should be used. We recommend that only good quality Alkaline or Lithium batteries should be used, such as Duracell™.
(Duracell MN1604B2 or equivalent of size IEC 6 F 22) Black Box do not recommend the use of rechargeable cells other than the ones supplied with the unit, doing so may result in erroneous test results and will invalidate the warranty.
IT1000 Basic Rate ISDN Tester 2.3.5 ISDN connector The connector labelled ISDN BRI is used to connect the tester to the ISDN network using the cable supplied. One end of the cable should be fitted into this connector (with the retaining clip at the bottom) before the other end is connected to the wall mounted ISDN outlet socket.
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In order to make best use of your tester it is important that you take the time to read this section of this guide carefully. It explains the basic operating modes of the IT1000 and will help in your understanding of how to configure the unit for different applications.
Turning the Unit Off Your IT1000 is equipped with an ‘auto power off’ feature which will switch the unit off to conserve battery power whenever there has been no activity for a certain time. The power off delay is user configurable and can be changed in IT1000 Explorer Options >Configure IT1000 menu.
You can defeat the auto power off feature by unchecking the Auto Power Off box in Options > Configure IT1000. This is useful if you are using the IT1000 on a mains power supply, especially if the unit is being used remotely as it will prevent the unit from switching itself off.
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Windows NT platform. By means of the IT-Explorer software it is also possible to access a remote IT1000 in the field to determine the status of an ISDN circuit which may be hundreds of miles away, thereby saving unnecessary maintenance visits.
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If you wish to connect to an IT1000 tester via the supplied serial cable, press Local Tester. If you are attempting to connect to a remote tester, enter the ISDN number of the remote line in the Number box and press Remote Tester.
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IT1000 Basic Rate ISDN Tester You must enter the correct username / password combination for the particular unit you are dialling or your connection request will be refused. The default settings for the tester are : Username : tester Password : tester Note that the username and password are case sensitive and stored in the remote unit, not on your computer.
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IT1000 Basic Rate ISDN Tester From the drop down menu, select the required test from the list available. In this case we have selected a B Channel Data Call on a locally connected unit : After selecting the test, you can configure the parameters by clicking on Configure Test. In this...
IT1000 Basic Rate ISDN Tester When the test is starts to run, you will see a confirmation screen like this : The results of the test are displayed on the tester itself by means of the Pass / Err indicator and also...
4.4.5 Configure IT1000 Analyser In this option, you can set general parameters about the IT1000, such as the length of time before it automatically powers off and the unit’s identity name. The configuration screen looks like this : You can also defeat the auto power off circuit by unchecking the ‘Auto Power Off’ box. This function is useful if you have a lot of setting up to do or you are using the unit as a terminal adaptor.
4.4.6 Set Time Your IT1000 tester is equipped with a battery backed real time clock which has a resolution of ± 10 mS. This allows data written to the analyser log to be date and time stamped for future analysis.
IT1000 Basic Rate ISDN Tester 4.4.8 Configure Automatic Emails To send emails, you must have an account with an Internet Service Provider. One of the principal features provided by the tester is the ability to automatically generate and send an email each time an event of a specified priority, or higher, occurs.
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If you do not wish the tester to send automatic e-mails i.e. only to send emails when commanded to do so through the front panel or the IT1000 Explorer main menu, then set the maximum number of e-mails per day to zero.
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IT1000 Basic Rate ISDN Tester ü The automatic email facility works in conjunction with the event logger The event codes tab box enables priorities on individual events to be changed, by clicking on the Event Codes tab you will be presented with the...
4.4.9 Save Changes to Tester Your IT1000 tester is equipped with Non-Volatile Flash memory and a battery backed real time clock. However, changes to the tester are not made permanent until you chose this option. Use this option every time you make changes to the configuration of your tester, otherwise they will be lost and future tests may give confusing results.
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5 INDIVIDUAL TEST DETAILS 5.1 Introduction This section describes the individual tests which your IT1000 tester can perform in further detail. To select a test in stand-alone mode, ensure that the test selection indicators are set to the correct value as in 2.2.3 above...
IT1000 Basic Rate ISDN Tester The unit will continue to ring the specified number for 30 seconds or until the call is answered. On answering the tester will play a pre-recorded voice message announcing itself to the person who answered the call and the test will be considered successful.
IT1000 Basic Rate ISDN Tester Make sure that before attempting to send e-mails you have configured the unit for an ISP where you have a valid account or this test will fail. Configuring this is a three step process :...
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IT1000 Basic Rate ISDN Tester Appendix A – Async (DTE) port connector The illustration and table below show the pin numbering for the serial port RJ45 connector as seen from the side of the unit and the pin designations respectively.
Case High impact ABS plastic Power 9VDC by rechargeable NiMh or disposable IEC6F22 (PP3) battery 12VDC by external power supply (Black Box type 5412-1200) Interfaces ISDN Basic Rate S0 bus to CCITT 1.430 on 8 pin RJ45 RS-232 serial port on 8 pin RJ45 (RJ45 to 9 pin D type adaptor supplied)
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Pentium Class CPU with a minimum of 32Mb RAM 5Mb Hard Drive space available VGA display Remote Access Requires an ISDN Terminal Adaptor capable of V.120 Multiframe or another Black Box IT1000 tester and a functional ISDN line. SALES: 0870 90 10 750...