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Welcome to Avaya S8300 Media Server and Avaya G700 Media Gateway 555-234-200 Issue 1 May 2002...
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Notice ty, even when the equipment performs as warranted. These compromises may become more acute if you fail to follow Avaya’s recommendations for Every effort was made to ensure that the information in this document was configuration, operation and use of the equipment. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE complete and accurate at the time of printing.
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Technical Service Center at 1-800-242-2121 or con- ference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and tact your local Avaya representative. If the equipment is causing harm to the can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accor-...
• An overview of this product including a product, feature, and application summary • A guide to specific tools used to configure, administer, and maintain this product • A guide to the document set that supports the S8300 Media Server and G700 Media Gateway Intended Audience The information in this document is intended to support all S8300 Media Server and G700 Media Gateway users, including Avaya technicians, provisioning specialists, business partners, and customers.
To prevent access to electrical hazards by unauthorized personnel and to ensure continued compliance to international radiated emissions requirements, all captive screws must be securely tightened such that they cannot be loosened without the use of a tool. Welcome to S8300 and G700 555-234-200 — Issue 1 — May 2002...
About this Book: Safety Notices WARNING: The Avaya G700 Media Gateway must not be operated with any slots open. Empty slots should be covered with the supplied blank plates. Grounding CAUTION: System grounding must comply with the general rules for grounding provided in Article 250 of the National Electrical Code (NEC), National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 70, or the applicable electrical code in the country of installation.
45 cm Temperature Tolerances Recommended 65 to 85 deg Farenheit 18 to 29 deg Celsius WARNING: Installation in a Restricted Access Location is required in Finland and Norway. Welcome to S8300 and G700 555-234-200 — Issue 1 — May 2002...
About this Book: Trademarks and Service Marks Trademarks and Service Marks This document contains references to the following Avaya trademarked products: • Avaya G700 Media Gateway • Avaya S8300 Media Server and Avaya S8700 Media Server ® • AUDIX • Cajun and CajunView ®...
Where to Call for Technical Support If you need additional help, the following resources are available. You may need to purchase an extended service agreement to use some of these resources. See your Avaya representative for more information. DEFINITY Helpline (for help with feature administration and...
How to Comment on Documentation Avaya welcomes your feedback on our documentation. You can email comments to document@avaya.com or you can fax comments to 1-303-538-1741 or to your Avaya representative. Please mention name and number of the document. Welcome to S8300 and G700...
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About this Book: How to Comment on Documentation Welcome to S8300 and G700 555-234-200 — Issue 1 — May 2002...
An S8300 Media Server and G700 Media Gateway solution is comprised of several elements: • A G700 Media Gateway is always required. It can host an S8300 Media Server or various other media modules depending on the telephony needs at a particular location. Key components include...
• Avaya MultiVantage Software provides the Avaya Call Processing (telephony) features. It resides on the S8300 Media Server, or on a remote S8700 Media Server if the G700 media gateway does not contain an S8300 media module. Each of these components must be correctly configured in order to bring a new system into service. The...
Overview: Applications Summary Applications Summary The following programs support effective use of the S8300 Media Server and G700 Media Gateway: • Avaya MultiService (formerly CajunView ) Network Manager: This optional product is a complete Network Management System (NMS) and is part of the VisAbility Management Suite.
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Overview: Applications Summary • VoIP Monitoring Manager: used to monitor network quality of service for Avaya IP endpoints using a graphical user interface. Currently it runs only on Windows 2000 systems. The VoIP Monitoring Manager program may be downloadable from some S8300 Media Servers. It is available as part of the Avaya VisAbility Management Suite.
Administration Tool and Access Summary A variety of tools are used to access the different elements of the S8300 Media Server and G700 Media Gateway solution. A summary of key tools and their access methods is shown in Table 3.
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- System Access another tool such as Terminal (SAT) P330 Device Manager, S8300 web interface, or MultiService NMS - access SAT from CLI or ASA program 2 of 2 Welcome to S8300 and G700 555-234-200 — Issue 1 — May 2002...
Access Procedures: Administration Tool and Access Summary S8300 and G700 interface and task summary A summary of the various interfaces and tools used to access the S8300 Media Server and G700 Media Gateway are shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. Summary of S8300 and G700 access methods and tasks Welcome to S8300 and G700 555-234-200 —...
IP address because DNS is disabled for this access method. • Login service levels control access to the S8300 Media Server. These levels are specified through ASA or SAT. On the Login Administration screen, under Login Being Administered, the following service levels can be specified: - super-user.
- If you are accessing the system remotely over a modem, you need to set up a profile to dial in to the Avaya P330 stack processor. See Setting up dial-up networking on Windows systems for guidelines on how to do this. Initiate the call when ready.
- To exit the MGP CLI and return to the P330 stack processor CLI, type exit. The P330- n(configure)# prompt appears. - To start a telnet session to an S8300 Media Server installed in slot 1 of this media gateway, type telnet icc (see Accessing a CLI using telnet for details about logging in to telnet).
To run the telnet program: 1 . Make sure you have a valid Ethernet or serial connection from your computer to the S8300 Media Server or the G700 Media Module (or its P330 stack).
Accessing the S8300 Media Server Web Interface and P330 Device Manager using an Ethernet interface This section covers how to access the S8300 Media Server Web Interface or the P330 Device Manager over an Ethernet interface. Information includes: • Hardware and software requirements •...
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Access Procedures: Specific Access Procedures 3 . In the Address (or Location) field of your browser, type the IP address or name of the Avaya media server and press Enter. - LAN access by IP address. If you are logging into the administrative interface over the corporate local area network, you can type the media server's unique IP address in standard dotted-decimal notation, such as http://192.152.254.201...
Accessing the S8300 Media Server using a dial-up connection If an optional external modem is connected to the USB port on the S8300 Media Server, you can access the server over a dial-up connection. Issues include: • Dial-up users must have a system configured for point-to-point protocol (PPP) access via modem.
. When the Start PPP now! message appears, click Done. 5 . Your computer should now authenticate onto the network. 6 . Open a telnet session to the IP address assigned to this S8300 Media Server during configuration. - To use Linux shell commands, see Accessing a CLI using telnet.
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17 . Click OK three times to exit and save the changes. 18 . To access the remote server, see Using a dial-up networking connection. Welcome to S8300 and G700 555-234-200 — Issue 1 — May 2002...
Tools used to administer MultiVantage software include: • Avaya Site Administration (ASA): a telephony administration program that uses a graphical user interface (GUI). ASA must be run on a compatible Microsoft Windows operating system such as Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, Millennium Edition, and Windows 2000.
The Avaya Site Administration (ASA) software can be accessed in a variety of ways: 1 . Make sure you have a valid physical connection from your computer to the S8300 Media Server, or another media server (such as the S8700) that is running MultiVantage software.
The System Access Terminal (SAT) program can be accessed from a command line interface as follows: 1 . Make sure you have a valid Ethernet or serial connection from your computer to the S8300 Media Server, or another media server (such as the S8700) that is running MultiVantage software.
To connect an external modem to a USB port on the S8300 Media Server: 1 . Obtain an external modem and its required USB cabling. 2 . Connect one end of the modem’s USB cable to an available USB port on the S8300 Media Server’s faceplate. Either USB1 or USB2 can be used.
• Direct connection from a laptop to the corporate LAN interface on the G700. See Corporate LAN direct connection. • Direct connection from a laptop to the S8300 Media Server using a crossover cable. See S8300 Services interface direct connection.
Setting up a laptop for an S8300 Media Server direct Ethernet connection A laptop connected directly to the Services Ethernet interface on the S8300 Media Server requires a specific setup. This section covers: • General settings • Set TCP/IP properties on Windows systems •...
NetSwitcher is available from an Avaya Services CTSA. The S8300 Media Server uses the same access configuration as an Avaya S8100 Media Server with CMC1 Media Gateway. If you already have a NetSwitcher profile for the S8100 Media Server (formerly called DEFINITY One), try using that profile first before configuring a new one.
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- Windows NT: On the Protocols tab, select TCP/IP in the installed network components list. 4 . Select the Properties button. 5 . In the TCP/IP Properties box., click the IP Address tab. Welcome to S8300 and G700 555-234-200 — Issue 1 — May 2002...
10 . Reboot the system if directed to do so. Disable proxies in browser If you are connecting a laptop directly to the Services Ethernet interface on the S8300 Media Server faceplate, you must disable proxies as described below. Note: You may not have to disable using a proxy server if you instruct your browser to not use the proxy server when accessing address 192.11.13.6 from a...
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. Select Edit > Preferences. b . Under Category, click Advanced. c . Click Proxies. d . Make sure Direct connection to the Internet is selected. e . Click OK. Welcome to S8300 and G700 555-234-200 — Issue 1 — May 2002...
Supporting Library Introduction This section describes the document set that supports the Avaya S8300 Media Server and Avaya G700 Media Gateway. This section covers: • MultiVantage Solutions Hardware Guide • S8300 and G700 Reference Library MultiVantage Solutions Hardware Guide This document provides a detailed description of the S8300 Media Server and G700 Media Gateway. It should be used in conjunction with the other documents in the library set.
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S8700 Media Server, 555-234-100 Purpose: This document provides procedures to install, upgrade, or add to an S8300 or S8700 with an Avaya™ G700 Media Gateway and other communication controllers and to establish initial access to the full range of Avaya MultiVantage™ capabilities.
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Purpose: This document provides procedures to monitor, test, and maintain a G700 Media Gateway controlled by an S8300 or S8700 Media Server. It covers many of the faults and troubles that can occur in the system. Audience: Field technicians, Support personnel...
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Field technicians, Design Engineers, Telecommunications managers Avaya P333T User’s Guide Purpose: This guide tells you how to connect up to 10 Avaya™ P330 switches in a stack. Audience: Field technicians, Design Engineers Key supporting documents: MultiVantage software Administrator's Guide for Avaya MultiVantage...
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Dial Plan Expansion Job Aid for Avaya MultiVantage Software, 555-233-782 Purpose: This job aid provides an overview for converting an Avaya MultiVantage Solutions system from a 4/5- digit dial plan to a 6/7-digit dial plan. Audience: System Administrators, Software Specialists...
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INTUITY AUDIX LX Release 1.0 LAN Integration with S8300 and DEFINITY Systems Purpose: This document provides procedures set up a LAN connection from the S8300 with a G700 to an INTUITY AUDIX LX messaging system. Audience: Field Technicians, System Administrators ®...
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Supporting Library: S8300 and G700 Reference Library Table 5. S8300 Media Server and G700 Media Gateway library Continued Avaya Products Security Handbook, 555-025-600 Purpose: This guide tells you how to protect your telecommunications network from a variety of security risks.
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Audience: System Administrators, Application Designers and Programmers Documentation Library CDs You can order the following documentation Library CDs from the Avaya Publications Center; see How to Order Documentation. ® Avaya DEFINITY...