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TMP6400 Development Platform System Installation Guide Issue 3.0f...
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TMG3200-RJ+1, TMG3200-TE+1, TMG3200-DS3+1, TMG3200-STM1+1, TMG7800-TE+1, TMG7800-DS3+1, TMG7800-STM1+1, Tdev, TMP800, TMP6400, TMP6400-CTRL, TMP6400-TMS, Tmonitor, TM1000, Toopack, Toolpack API, TB640, TB-8, TB-16, and TB-Video, are trademarks of TelcoBridges Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their owners. This information is subject to change without notice.
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This term is used when a description applies specifically to the TMP6400-CTRL application server. TMP6400 Telecom Unit This term is used when a description applies to all variations of the TMP6400 Telecom Units (TE, DS3, STM1). TMP6400-TMS This term is used when a description applies specifically to the TMP6400-TMS...
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TMP6400 System Installation Guide Contact Us If you have comments about this guide or any other TelcoBridges technical documentation, please send an email to marketing@telcobridges.com.
Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter provides an introduction to the installation and setup of a Tdev TMP6400 Development Platform: The following topics are covered: • Section 1.1 “Identifying the Tdev TMP6400 Development Platform Equipment” • Section 1.2 “Installation Prerequisites” •...
One (1) to 16 TMP6400 Telecom Unit(s). See figure 1.2 on page 3. • Based upon the configuration of your Tdev TMP6400 Development Platform, the number of TMP6400-TMS media switche(s) may range from zero (0) to two (2). See figure 1.3 on page 3. TMP6400-CTRL (outer view) TMP6400-CTRL (inner view) Figure 1.1...
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Introduction TMP6400-TE TMP6400-DS3 TMP6400-STM1 Figure 1.2 TMP6400 Telecom Units Front and Rear Views 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 BITS1 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 ETH0 ETH1 IOIOI BITS0 Figure 1.3 TMP6400-TMS Front and Rear Views...
Adequate space for the installation of the TMP6400-CTRL You will need to mount the TMP6400-CTRL on a 19" equipment rack (customer provided). Your TMP6400-CTRL is a 2U unit. Plan for an additional 2U space on the equipment rack for a redundant TMP6400-CTRL.
Adequate space for the installation of the TMP6400-TMS You will need to mount the TMP6400-TMS on a 19" equipment rack (customer provided). Your TMP6400-TMS is a 1U unit. Plan for an additional 1U space on the equipment rack for a redundant TMP6400-TMS.
Recommended Reading This document assumes that you have a clear understanding of the installation of the TelcoBridges Tdev Development Platforms and have been trained to work with the equipment.If you have any technical questions, TelcoBridges TB Support (technical support team) can be reached via telephone (+1 866 438 4703) or email: support@telcobridges.com.
Chapter 2 Installing the Equipment This chapter provides information about the following topics: • Section 2.1 “Package Contents” • Section 2.2 “Rack Mounting the Tdev TMP6400 Development Platform Equipment” • Section 2.3 “TMP6400-CTRL” • Section 2.4 “TMP6400 Telecom Unit” •...
Section 2.1.3 “TMP6400-TMS Media Switch” on page 10. The contents of these devices are described in the following sections. 2.1.1 TMP6400-CTRL Application Servers In the TMP6400-CTRL box, you will find the following items: • One (1) TMP6400-CTRL. See figure 1.1 on page 2. •...
3. • One (1) set of mounting brackets and screws, used to mount the TMP6400 to a 19" rack. • One (1) DB-9 to RJ-45 adapter to interface the serial port of your computer with the RJ-45 port of the TMP6400.
One (1) DB-9 to RJ-45 adapter to interface the serial port of your computer with the RJ-45 port of the TMP6400-TMS. • One (1) set of mounting brackets and screws, used to mount the TMP6400-TMS to a 19" rack. • One (1) Important Notice (two-sided document containing pertinent product serial numbers, and other important information).
The TMP6400-CTRL and TMP6400 Telecom Units are each housed in a 2U chassis, while the TMP6400-TMS is housed in a 1U chassis, as tabulated in table 2.1 on page 11. It is important that you provide for enough room on the equipment rack to allow for the installation of the equipment.
Extend both sliding rails. See figure 2.4 on page 14. Attach the TMP6400-CTRL to the rails. See figure 2.5 on page 15 and figure 2.6 on page 15. Push the TMP6400-CTRL back into the equipment rack until it locks into place.
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Installing the Equipment THE RAIL needs to be rotated to be secured on the rack. Figure 2.1 Securing the Slider Rail to the Front of the Equipment Rack HOOKS that hold rail into place Figure 2.2 Detail View of Slider Rail Rear Retaining Hooks...
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TMP6400 System Installation Guide RAIL ROTATE LEVER to secure to rack Figure 2.3 Detailed View of Slider Rail Rear Retaining Hooks being Locked onto the Rear of the Equipment Rack Figure 2.4 Detailed View of the Slider Rail Release Mechanism...
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Installing the Equipment TMP6400-CTRL Pins Figure 2.5 Attaching Sliding Rails to the TMP6400-CTRL Mounting Pins Figure 2.6 TMP6400-CTRL Installed on Slider Rails in the Fully Extended Position...
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TMP6400 System Installation Guide Method Two: Fixed Brackets Install the fixed brackets on the TMP6400-CTRL, adjusting their position in accordance with the equipment rack depth. See figure 2.7 on page 16. Mount the TMP6400-CTRL on the equipment rack. Secure it in place using the screws provided with the bracket. See figure 2.8 on page 16 and figure 2.9 on page 17.
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Installing the Equipment (4) TMP6400-CTRL MOUNTING BRACKETS (front & back) Figure 2.9 TMP6400-CTRL Installed in the Equipment Rack...
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Installing the Hard Drives To install the hard drives, do the following: Using the bezel key, unlock and remove the TMP6400-CTRL front bezel. See figure 2.10 on page 18, figure 2.12 on page 19, and figure 2.13 on page 19.
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Installing the Equipment Figure 2.12 Unlocking the Front Bezel of the TMP6400-CTRL UNLOCK AND SWING OUT BEZEL DOOR (to access server front panel) Figure 2.13 Opening the Front Bezel to Access the Hard Disks of the TMP6400-CTRL...
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TMP6400 System Installation Guide Figure 2.14 Unlocking the Hard Disk Door Figure 2.15 Opening the Hard Disk...
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Installing the Equipment Figure 2.16 Inserting the Hard Disk Figure 2.17 Closing the Hard Disk Door...
Platform Equipment” on page 11. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each additional TMP6400 Telecom Unit. Note If you are installing TMP6400-TE units you will require one (1) to two (2) patch panels per TMP6400-TE. Mount the patch panels beneath each TMP6400-TE. 2.2.3.3...
Installing the Equipment TMP6400-CTRL This section covers the following procedures: • Section 2.3.1 “Connecting to the System Management Interface” on page 24. • Section 2.3.2 “Connecting to the Tmedia Control Network” on page 25. • Section 2.3.3 “Powering Up” on page 26.
One CAT5 Ethernet cable with RJ45 male-male terminations. Note Ethernet cables are not supplied with the TMP6400-CTRL. To communicate with the Tmedia Management Interface: Connect an RJ45 cable from the TMP6400-CTRL to a Gigabit Ethernet switch. Gigabit Ethernet Switch 1 Management Interface Figure 2.18...
• Two CAT5 Ethernet cables with RJ45 male-male terminations. Connections The TMP6400-CTRL is connected to the Tmedia control network using two CAT5 Ethernet cables, as shown in figure 2.22 on page 29. To connect to the Tmedia control network: Connect the NIC1 connector on the TMP6400-CTRL to the Tmedia Control network switch one.
TMP6400 System Installation Guide 2.3.3 Powering Up The TMP6400-CTRL is furnished with two (2) AC or two (2) DC power connections. Only once all other equipment installation work has been completed should the Tdev Development Platform be powered Prerequisites To power the TMP6400-CTRL, you will need: •...
Installing the Equipment 2.3.3.2 Connecting to DC Power The TMP6400-CTRL is furnished with two DC power connection ports. In addition, each DC powered TMP6400-CTRL is supplied with two DC power cables. To connect the TMP6400-CTRL to DC Power Connect the first DC power connector of the TMP6400-CTRL to DC power source one. See figure 2.21 on page 27.
TMP6400 System Installation Guide TMP6400 Telecom Unit This section covers the following procedures: • Section 2.4.1 “Connecting to the Tmedia Control Network” on page 29. • Section 2.4.2 “Connecting to the VoIP Network(s)” on page 30. • Section 2.4.3 “Connecting to the PSTN” on page 31.
Two CAT5 Ethernet cables with RJ45 male-male terminations for each TMP6400 Telecom Unit. Connections The TMP6400 Telecom Unit(s) are connected to the Tmedia control network using two CAT5 Ethernet cables, as shown in figure 2.22 on page 29. To connect to the Tmedia control network: Connect the ETH0 connector on the TMP6400 Telecom Unit to the Tmedia Control network switch one.
Each TMP6400 Telecom Unit features dual GigE ports for connection to different VoIP networks. This provides an access point to manage VoIP traffic. Should one of the IP networks fail, the TMP6400 Telecom Units will continue to manage VoIP traffic using the alternate network.
The TMP6400 Telecom Units feature a variety of interfaces to the PSTN network. Prerequisites To connect the TMP6400 Telecom Unit to the PSTN network, you must comply with one of the following: • Your TMP6400-TE features SCSI connectors for connection to T1/E1 lines. You will require one patch panel for each 32 line grouping of T1/E1 line interfaces with 2 SCSI cables per patch panel (supplied).
SCSI Interface (T1/E1) for the TMP6400-TE A TMP6400-TE with 4 SCSI connectors enables the connection to T1/E1 lines. The termination impedance is set at 120 ohms. It is possible to connect an external balun in order to convert to 75 ohms.
TMP6400 System Installation Guide 2.4.3.2 Dual BNC Interface (DS3) for the TMP6400-DS3 A TMP6400-DS3 with 3 sets of BNC connectors enables the connection to DS3 lines. See figure 2.25 on page 34. Note All ports may not be active. DS3 ports are activated by software license; the number of active ports depends on the licenses purchased.
Optical Interface (OC3/STM-1) for the TMP6400-STM1 A TMP6400-STM-1, with one main and one backup OC3 or STM1 port enables connection to OC3/STM1 lines. See figure 2.26 on page 35. Refer to table 2.2 on page 35 for a listing of optical interfaces.
See figure 2.29 on page 38 for an Ethernet crossover wiring diagram. To interconnect the TMP6400-TMS: Start with the TMP6400 Telecom Unit at the topmost position of the equipment rack and connect a CAT7 shielded Ethernet crossover cable to the TMS0 connector at the rear of the TMP6400 Telecom Unit, figure 2.27 on page 37.
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ETH0 ETH1 IOIOI BITS0 TMP6400-TMS 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 BITS1 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 ETH0 ETH1 IOIOI BITS0 Figure 2.27 Example of Interconnecting 2 TMP6400 Telecom Units to an active and standby TMP6400-TMS...
2.4.4.2 Interconnecting Two TMP6400 Telecom Units If your TMP6400 Development Platform has no more that two TMP6400 Telecom Units, they can be connected to each other without the use of a TMP6400-TMS switch. Simply connect the TMS0 ports of each unit together using a CAT7 shielded cross-over cable with RJ45 male-male terminations.
Installing the Equipment 2.4.5 Powering Up The TMP6400 Telecom Units are furnished with two AC or DC power connections. Only once all other equipment installation work has been completed should the TMP6400 Telecom Unit be powered up. 2.4.5.1 Connecting to AC Power...
2.4.5.2 Connecting to DC Power The TMP6400 Telecom Unit DC model is furnished with two DC power connection ports. In addition, each DC powered TMP6400 Telecom Unit is supplied with two DC power cables. To connect the TMP6400 Telecom Unit to DC power: Connect one DC cable, supplied with the TMP6400 Telecom Unit, as shown in figure 2.31 on...
• Two CAT5 Ethernet cables with RJ45 male-male terminations. Connections The TMP6400-TMS is connected to the Tmedia control network using two CAT5 Ethernet cables, as shown in figure 2.22 on page 29. To connect to the Tmedia control network: Connect the ETH0 connector on the TMP6400-TMS to Tmedia Control network switch one.
TMP6400 System Installation Guide 2.5.2 Powering Up The TMP6400-TMS is with two (2) AC or two (2) DC power connections. Only once all other equipment installation work has been completed should the TMP6400-TMS be powered up. Prerequisites To power the TMP6400-TMS, you will need: •...
The TMP6400-TMS DC models are furnished with two DC power connection ports. To connect the TMP6400-TMS to DC power: Connect a ground wire to the ground lug located at the rear of the TMP6400-TMS, as shown in figure 2.34 on page 43.
TMP6400 System Installation Guide Start Up After powering up the TMP6400-CTRL, you must select one of the servers to be the primary server. If you have a second server, configure it as a secondary. Once these configuration settings have been applied, your Tdev TMP6400 Development Platform will start up and display the web portal configuration management tool.
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Installing the Equipment Select New Redundant. Before clicking the Yes, it’s connected like that already, verify that the physical connections have been properly done.
TMP6400 System Installation Guide 2.6.2 Secondary Connect to the web portal. The Welcome page appears. Note: The Welcome page indicates whether the TMP6400-CTRL is a primary or secondary unit.
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Installing the Equipment Select the bottom portion of the image to configure the TMP6400-CTRL as a secondary unit. Before clicking the Yes, it’s connected like that already, verify that the physical connections have been properly done.
• Off = no connection 2.7.2 TMP6400 Telecom Unit Once the TMP6400 Telecom Unit has run successfully through its system boot procedures, the following will be displayed in an alternating fashion as described in table 2.4 on page 48: Table 2.4...
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Installing the Equipment Display Order Display Second Screen <board type. eg. TMP-STM1, TMS-16, TMP-DS3, TMP- 16, TMP-32, TMP-64> <adapter name e.g. TB002821> <serial number e.g. TB002821> <release used e.g V2.2.0 RC1> Serial port to the computer Figure 2.35 Front display and LEDs If the reset button is pressed a software menu will appear on the display at the front of the unit.
TMP6400 System Installation Guide 2.7.3 TMP6400-TMS Once the TMP6400-TMS has run successfully through its system boot procedures, the following will be displayed in an alternating fashion as described in table 2.4 on page 48: Table 2.6 TMP6400-TMS Displays Display Order...
Indications” on page 48, to power down the Tdev Development Platform with the reset button. 2.8.2 TMP6400 Telecom Unit Unplug the power cord from the unit. The unit can be restarted using restart button on the front of the unit.
Development Platform, using one of the following two methods. Method 1: Use a male-male DB9 cross-connect cable Connect a male-male DB9 cross-connect cable between the DB9 serial port of your computer and the DB9 serial port of the TMP6400-CTRL. See Figure 3.1 on page 53. Serial Port Figure 3.1...
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Method 2: Use a USB to DB9 adapter Connect the USB connector of the cable to a USB port on your computer and the DB9 connector of the cable to the DB9 serial port of the TMP6400-CTRL. See figure 3.2 on page 54. Figure 3.2...
Initial System Configuration 3.1.1 Configuring the Terminal Emulator Application Before initiating communication with the Tmedia serial interface, you must first configure a terminal emulator or console application to communicate with the Tdev Development Platform in order to configure initial settings. Available terminal emulation software includes: •...
TMP6400 System Installation Guide 3.1.3 Retrieving Tdev Development Platform Information Note The Tdev Development Platform enables you to retrieve system information with the following shell commands: • tbproduct (retrieve the Tmedia product type) • tbserial (retrieve the Tmedia product type)
Connect a CAT5 RJ-45 (male-male) cable (supplied with unit) between the com port of your computer and the serial port (labelled 10101) of the TMP6400 Telecom Unit as shown in figure 3.4 on page 57. See Section A.2 on page 67 for a RJ-45 console wiring diagram.
TMP6400 System Installation Guide 3.2.2 Using the set_boot and print_boot Commands The set_boot command can be used to modify certain settings and the print_boot command can be used to review the changes. Using the set_boot command, the System ID (also known as gateway port) can be configured.
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Do not confuse the gateway port (also known as System ID) with the IP gateway address. The gateway port is used to control the Tmedia units and TelcoBridges strongly recommends that this setting be left at its default value: 12358.
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TMP6400 System Installation Guide This is described in the Toolpack Installation guide; for further information, contact TelcoBridges Technical Support. Note The management interface is reserved for future use. To view the results of a set_boot command: Type print_boot...
Initial System Configuration 3.2.3 Creating a Shell Password Access to the shell commands may be protected with a password. Note By default, access to the shell commands is not password protected. To create a password: At the shell prompt, type set_pass <your password>. Restart the Tmedia unit.
Chapter 4 System Backups This chapter provides information about the following topics: • Section 4.1 “Creating a Database Backup” • Section 4.2 “Downloading a Database Backup” • Section 4.3 “Uploading a Database Backup” • Section 4.4 “Restoring a Database Backup”...
TMP6400 System Installation Guide For more detailed information with regard to any of the points described in this section, please refer to the TBWiki: http://docs.telcobridges.com Creating a Database Backup It is important that backups be made of system configuration settings in the event of a system failure. It is recommended that a backup be made once the system has been configured.
TMP6400 System Installation Guide RJ48C Wiring Diagram: Crossover and Straight Cables RJ 48 (T1/E1/J1) Wiring Schematic: Crossover Cable RX/Ring/- RX/Ring/- RX/Tip/+ RX/Tip/+ Not Connected Not Connected TX/Ring/- TX/Ring/- TX/Tip/+ TX/Tip/+ Not Connected Not Connected Not Connected Not Connected Not Connected...
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