S8300 Services Interface Direct Connection; Setting Up A Laptop For An S8300 Media Server Direct Ethernet Connection - Avaya S8300 User Manual

Access Procedures: Physical Connections to Media Gateways

S8300 Services interface direct connection

To connect a laptop directly to the S8300 Media Server:
1 . Make sure your laptop meets the hardware and software requirements.
2 . Plug an Ethernet crossover cable (MDI to MDI-X) into the 10/100 BaseT Ethernet network
interface card (NIC) on your laptop.
- Crossover cables of various lengths are commercially available.
- See Table 4 for pinout connections if needed. Crossover of the transmit and receive pairs (as
shown) is required
3 . Connect the other end of the laptop's Ethernet cable to the Services Ethernet interface on the
front of the S8300 media server.
4 . If your laptop is already configured with the correct network settings, you can now open your
Internet browser and log in.
- When accessing the server from a directly connected laptop, always type the following IP
address in the browser's Address or Location field to access the server: 192.11.13.6
- If you have never connected this laptop directly to an Avaya media server before, see Setting
up a laptop for an S8300 Media Server direct Ethernet connection.
Table 4. Crossover cable pinout chart
Pin to Avaya S8300 Media Server's
Services Ethernet interface
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
• Disable proxies in browser
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