Chapter 16: Administering Media Servers; Overview - Avaya Communication Manager Administrator's Manual

Chapter 16: Administering Media Servers

This chapter describes how to administer an Avaya S8700 Series Media Server and an Avaya
G700 Media Gateway and the Avaya S8300 Media Server. It is targeted for system
administrators after the product is installed and tested. In a converged network where voice and
data are both sent over a corporate local area network (LAN), this configuration can provide
primary or standby telephony and communications-processing capabilities.
Users should have broad data networking experience with data products and technology to best
understand this product. An in-depth knowledge of the call-processing engine of Avaya
Communication Manager and of the Avaya P330 switches is also recommended.

Overview

To set up and maintain your S8300 Media Server with a G700 Media Gateway, you need to
administer:
the G700 Media Gateway and its internal processors, typically using the P330 Device
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Manager web-based tool or a command-line interface (CLI)
the S8300 Media Server using the S8300 Media Server Web Interface
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call-processing features using Avaya Communication Manager
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For details on administration access methods, tools, and alternatives, see Welcome to the
Avaya S8300 Media Server and Avaya G700 Media Gateway. Documents mentioned in this
chapter are available on the Avaya website: http://www.avaya.com/support.
Overview
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