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aculab Prosody X PCI Express E1 Installation And Replacement

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Linecard Installation and Replacement
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  • Page 1 Aculab Prosody X PCI Express (PCIe) Linecard Installation and Replacement S p a r e P a r t s D o c u m e n t...
  • Page 2 Concord, Ontario, Canada. Trademarks Aastra OneBox and Aastra are registered trademarks Aastra Technologies Limited. Aculab and Prosody are registered trademarks of Aculab Corporation. Dialogic is a trademark of the Dialogic Corporation. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation All other products, brand names, or companies mentioned in this document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Assigning Network Addresses on the Prosody X card ............7 Changing the Network Binding Order on the Telephony Server Platform ......10 Configuring the Prosody X Linecard with the Aculab Configuration Tool (ACT) ....12 Configuring OneBox for the Prosody X linecard ..............15 Cabling Aculab Prosody PCIe Cards to the Telephone System ...........16...

  • Page 4: Preface

    OneBox and the Microsoft Windows operating system. This installation guide consists of the following parts:  An Overview of the Aculab Prosody X PCI Express linecards  Aculab PCI Express linecard specifications and configurations  Preparing the linecard for service ...

  • Page 5: Document Conventions

    S p a r e P a r t s D o c u m e n t Document Conventions The following conventions apply to information in this guide: Bold Indicates text you type; enter the information exactly as shown. It also indicates buttons and commands that you click or select from menus.

  • Page 7: Overview

    S p a r e P a r t s D o c u m e n t Overview This document explains how to install or replace Aculab Prosody X PCI Express E1/T1 High Capacity Digital Access telephony interface cards, referred to as a Prosody X PCIe linecard, in a OneBox Call Server platform.

  • Page 8: Planning An E1 Or T1 Application

    Before you begin, verify that the Call Server platform in which you are installing the linecard is compatible with the PCIe slot requirement of the Prosody X PCIe card. The Aculab Prosody X PCIe linecard is a full length x4 form factor PCI Express board that requires 25W of power. The Prosody X linecard can be installed only in an x4 or greater PCI Express chassis slot.

  • Page 9: Technical Specifications Of The Prosody X Pcie Linecards

    S p a r e P a r t s D o c u m e n t Technical Specifications of the Prosody X PCIe Linecards Table 1 lists the technical specifications for the Aculab Prosody X PCIe linecards approved for use with OneBox. NOTE Your local telephone company may require some of these specifications.

  • Page 10: Installing The Aculab Software

    The software is installed as a hardware support component of the OneBox Server software found on the Telephony Server DVD. The Aculab software is typically installed at the time of the initial Call Server software installation. However, if it was not been previously installed, you must install it by re-installing the OneBox Server software.

  • Page 11: Installing The Aculab Prosody X Pcie Linecards

    S p a r e P a r t s D o c u m e n t Installing the Aculab Prosody X PCIe Linecards Once the OneBox and Aculab software is installed on the Call Server platform, you can:  Install the linecard(s) into the platform ...

  • Page 12: Adding The Linecard To Windows Device Manager

    S p a r e P a r t s D o c u m e n t 4. Do one of the following: If the Aculab card you added is … Then … The only linecard in the system An H.100 cable is note required...

  • Page 13: Assigning Network Addresses On The Prosody X Card

    IMPORTANT Because network address schemes vary from one company LAN to another, Aastra can only make recommendations on how to address the Aculab Prosody X linecard. Ultimately, the decision on what addresses to use is the responsibility of the network administrator.
  • Page 14 S p a r e P a r t s D o c u m e n t Prosody X Card Number 3 Network Connection IP address: 172.40.102.1 Prosody X on-board computer IP address: 172.40.102.2 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.252 To assign the TCP/IP address of the Network Connection IP Address… 1.
  • Page 15 S p a r e P a r t s D o c u m e n t 3. Windows Server 2003 - Click Properties, and then double-click the Internet Protocol TCP/IP protocol. The Connection Properties dialog box displays. Windows Server 2008 R2 - Click Properties, and then double-click the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) protocol.

  • Page 16: Changing The Network Binding Order On The Telephony Server Platform

    S p a r e P a r t s D o c u m e n t Changing the Network Binding Order on the Telephony Server Platform OneBox uses the primary (public) network interface card (NIC) in the platform for all network communications.
  • Page 17 S p a r e P a r t s D o c u m e n t 3. On the left pane, select Change Adapter Settings. 4. Press Alt to display the menu bar. 5. On the menu bar, select Advanced, and then click Advanced Settings. 6.

  • Page 18: Configuring The Prosody X Linecard With The Aculab Configuration Tool (Act)

    1. Select Start, right-click My Computer, and then select Manage. 2. Double-click Service and Applications, and then double-click Services. 3. Verify that the Aculab Resource Manager Service is started. If it is not started, right-click the Aculab Resource Manager Service, and then select Start.
  • Page 19 7. Typically, an installed linecard displays on this page with its serial number. If the ACT did not pre-register the serial number of the card, and the Aculab Resource Manager Service is running, click Add. The ACT Adding Prosody X Card dialog box displays.
  • Page 20 17. Verify the ACT configuration is correct for each card 18. Verify that that the two IP addresses assigned to each linecard are on the same subnet 19. Verify the Aculab Resource Manager and Aculab Startup service are both running in the Windows Service Manager...

  • Page 21: Configuring Onebox For The Prosody X Linecard

    Configuring OneBox for the Prosody X linecard Once the Prosody X linecard is configured in the Aculab Configuration Tool and the linecard displays on the ACT Prosody X Page as ―In Service,‖ and displays in the Card List, you can add it to the OneBox Boards tab using the Auto-Detect wizard.

  • Page 22: Cabling Aculab Prosody Pcie Cards To The Telephone System

    To connect the Aculab telephony ports to the telephone system… Connect the PBX line interface cables to the E1/T1 RJ-45 line interface connectors on the Aculab card. Refer to table 2 and figure 2 for the correct pin-outs and plug configuration. NOTE If you are using a 75 ohm BNC connection you must use a BNC to RJ45 adapter.
  • Page 23 S p a r e P a r t s D o c u m e n t Figure 1 shows a fully equipped 4-port Prosody X PCIe end plate. The end plate is configured only with the number of physical connections the linecard is configured to support. For example, if your PCIe linecard is equipped for two E1 ports, only Trunk 0 and Trunk 1 are equipped on the end plate.

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