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Contents
2 Chapter 1. OfficeBOX Installation Guide
2.1 Introduction
Introduction
Installation guide takes you through the process of setting up the officeBOX appliance, this
takes a small amount of time after which you can use your officeBOX appliance.
Chapter 1. OfficeBOX Installation Guide
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
2.6 Software Setup 2.7 PBXware image flashing procedure Introduction Installation guide takes you through the process of setting up the officeBOX appliance, this takes a small amount of time after which you can use your officeBOX appliance. Chapter 1. OfficeBOX Installation Guide Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Bicom Systems Ltd. -
Page 2: Introduction
Introduction Installation guide takes you through the process of setting up the officeBOX appliance, this takes a small amount of time after which you can use your officeBOX appliance. Requirements Requirements for the usage of officeBOX are: 10/100Base TCP/IP based local area network (LAN) One of the following web browsers: Internet explorer 6.0+... - Page 3 For your protection when setting up the equipment, observe: All cautions and instructions marked on the equipment should be followed Make sure that your power source voltage and frequency matches the one required by your equipment Never insert objects through openings on the equipment. This can be dangerous and can damage the equipment.
- Page 4 In order to add cards or internal storage, first you must remove the top cover. Make sure to place the top cover back before turning on the appliance. Do not work with the officeBOX without its top cover in place. Failing to do so may cause injury and equipment damage.
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Page 5: Overview
Equipment modifications Do not make any hardware modifications to the equipment. Bicom Systems is not responsible for any damage or injury as a result of the equipment modification. g) Ventillation Although officeBOX does not use active cooling, it will not overheat within defined room temperatures. - Page 6 Front view of the officeBOX™ Overview/Front view of the officeBOX Figure 1. Front view of the officeBOX appliance. 1. Hard Disk activity LED 2. On/Off Button Rear view of the officeBOX™ Overview/Rear view of the officeBOX Figure 2. Rear view of the officeBOX appliance.
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Page 7: Installation
PCI cards. You can add PSTN, ISDN or E1/T1 functionality of your choice, and with an enclosed PCI riser it is possible to add two cards into officeBOX. A list of supported devices is available on Bicom Systems website: http://downloads.bicomsystems.com/pbxware_finder/pbxware-finder-1.0.exe... - Page 8 Figure 3. Placement of the screws and removal of top cover PCI riser When you have opened the appliance, remove the two screws indicated from the PCI riser, then pull it slightly out of the motherboard. PCI riser Figure 4. Opened officeBOX...
- Page 9 Remove the screws from the PCI card mounting from the back of the appliance and take it out. PCI card mounting Figure 5. Rear view of officeBOX When PCI card mounting is out, remove the metal slot cover from slot 1 or 2, depending upon the card placement on the PCI riser.
- Page 10 PCI riser, using the screw which was holding the cover on the mounting. Figure 7. Everything put together Fitting everything into officeBOX When the PCI card mounting is attached to a card in the PCI riser, put the spans back between the PCI slots, and insert the screws that attach it to the appliance through the holes as shown in Figure 8.
- Page 11 Figure 8. Putting spans between PCI slots first, then screwing through it. Now that everything is assembled, it is time to put it all back into officeBOX. Push lightly the PCI riser back into its place and use the screws previously adjusted, to attach it to the appliance.
- Page 12 Place the top cover back on the officeBOX, but not directly on the top, just a little forward so you can interlock it with the appliance. Now, push the cover until the holes on it match with the...
- Page 13 OfficeBOX mounting OfficeBOX appliance can be mounted on desk, floor, wall or into the rack cabinet. OfficeBOX mounting Figure 11. Mounting options Desk mounting The four rubber feet that came attached to the appliance by default are there if you want to put...
- Page 14 Desk mounting Figure 12. officeBOX with rubber feet When the appliance is on the desk, make sure that the surface is flat, that you provide good ventillation for your appliance and keep it away from any heat sources.
- Page 15 The four rubber feet that come attached to the appliance by default, need to be removed prior to floor mounting. Floor mounting Figure 14. officeBOX without rubber feet When mounting officeBOX appliance on the floor, you will need two special brackets which will let you mount your officeBOX vertically on the floor.
- Page 16 Figure 15. Brackets for vertical floor mounting...
- Page 17 Figure 16. officeBOX with brackets for vertical floor mounting Suggested method mentioned for desk mounting, also applies for floor mounting. Rack mounting If you plan to mount the appliance inside a rack cabinet be sure to remove the three plastic caps that reside on both sides of the appliance.
- Page 18 Figure 18. Rack mounts: Front and Side view Next is to attach the officeBOX to the rack cabinet. This is done by using two larger screws, that are also provided with the rack mounts, and attaching the appliance using two of the four larger holes on the rack mounts which can be seen on Figure 18 ‐...
- Page 19 Wall mounting Figure 20. officeBOX without rubber feet...
- Page 20 Figure 21. Wall mount After the rubber feet are removed, attach the wall mount to the machine using the four screws provided. On Figure 21. you will see four smaller holes which are designed for attaching the wall mount to appliance. The four larger holes on the sides are meant for attaching the appliance to the wall.
- Page 21 Connect the appliance to the network by plugging one end of the Cat 5 ethernet cable to the LAN connector on officeBOX. Plug the other end of the cable to an existing network socket. WAN connector currently is not supported, but is available for custom modifications.
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Page 22: Software Setup
Software Setup After officeBOX has been placed, it is time to set it up using the web-based setup wizard. The manual on how to do this and other related information can be obtained at: http://www.bicomsystems.com/support/... - Page 23 Step 4. Insert your USB stick in your PC Step 5. Run the Image Writer and you will get following Image Writer Step 6. Select Local image file option button and choose the image you downloaded earlier. Click the checkbox by your USB stick and click on the Write image to disk button Step 7.
- Page 24 Since downloaded image is 1 GB in size, your USB stick must also be 1 GB or larger Copying PBXware from USB stick to appliance Now that the USB preparation is done you are ready to continue with the steps. Step 8.
- Page 25 Hard Drive. That is done by issuing the cat /proc/partitions command. Disk is usually recognised as /dev/hda and USB stick as /dev/sda, but if they are recognised differently, put those in the step 12 acordingly. Retrieved from "http://wiki.bicomsystems.com/Applicanes_OfficeBOX_Installation_Guide" Disclaimers - About Bicom Systems Wiki...
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