Mp-124 Ports; Cabling And Installing Mp-124 - AudioCodes MP-124 Quick Manual

3 MP-124 Ports

MP-124 provi des ports on its rear-panel, a s shown below a nd described in the s ubsequent ta ble.
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1 Grounding lug
2 DC power inlet
3 50-pi n female Telco connector, s upporting up to 24 FXS i nterfaces
4 DB-9 pi n female connector for RS-232 serial interface
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RJ-45 Ethernet port (10/100BaseTX)

4 Cabling and Installing MP-124

Warnings:
• Pri or to i nstalling MP-124, proper grounding (earthing) and power-surge protection mus t
be done; refer to the Hardware Installation Manual for deta iled instructions. AudioCodes'
wi l l not bear responsibility to damage that may be ca used to the device a s a result of not
compl ying with the instructions detailed i n the Hardware Installation Manual.
• Pri or to connecting MP-124 to power, refer to the Compliancy and Regulatory Information
document at www.audiocodes.com/library.
• Connect MP-124 to a s afety extra-low voltage (SELV) s ource that i s sufficiently i solated
from the ma ins.
• For FXS ca bling, you ca n use your own third-party MDF connector ca ble or you ca n use
Audi oCodes' MP-124 FXS Pa tch Pa nel (ordered s eparately from AudioCodes). When using a
thi rd-party MDF for FXS ca bling, to reduce noise i nterference, use a twisted-pair Octopus
ca bl e terminated on a metal-hooded 50-pin Telco connector.
 To cable and install MP-124:
1. Connect the Ethernet port to your LAN s witch, using the RJ-45 Ethernet cable connector.
2. Connect MP-124 to FXS-based a nalog equipment (for example, telephone, fax, a nd modem):
Third-party MDF: Us i ng a twisted 25-pair Octopus ca ble, connect each wire pair to i ts corresponding
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MDF a da ptor block s ocket, a nd then connect the wire-pairs a t the other end to a 50-pin male Telco
connector. Connect this to the MP-124 50-pi n female Telco connector. Connect your analog
equipment to the MDF using RJ-11 cables.
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