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- Page 1 User Manual Rev. 2.0 P/N: BRI-8U Copyright © 2001-2009, Virtual Console, LLC All Rights Reserved sales@vconsole.com...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
User Manual 8 Port BRI-U ISDN Simulator Contents Chapter 1: Important Information General Disclaimer Other Restrictions Trademark Information Patent information Warranty Limitation of Remedies and Damages Important Safeguards Regulatory Compliance Chapter 2: Introduction Unpacking Fast Start for Advanced Users About your ISDN Simulator Chapter 3: Product Description Ports / Interfaces Power... -
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Page 5: Chapter 1: Important Information
Virtual Console, LLC authorized service facility/dealer. The warranty is limited to the original purchaser and is not transferable. Any liability of Virtual Console or its suppliers with respect to the product or the performance thereof under any warranty, negligence, strict liability or other theory will be limited exclusively to product repair or replacement as provided above. -
Page 6: Limitation Of Remedies And Damages
The entire risk of the quality and performance of the software programs contained in the system is with you. Limitation of Remedies and Damages Virtual Console, LLC, its agents, employees, suppliers, dealers and other authorized representatives shall not be responsible or liable with respect to the product or any other subject matter related thereto under any contract, negligence, strict liability or other theory for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, including, but not limited to loss of information, business, or profits. -
Page 7: Regulatory Compliance
4. Use “ISDN Manager” application or AT commands to configure simulator. About your ISDN Simulator Virtual Console’s “BRI-8U” ISDN simulator is an ISDN switch with eight BRI “U” interfaces, whichprovides call switching services for Basic Rate Interface (BRI) terminal equipment. All our ISDN simulators conform to the ISDN architecture and to individually programmable switch types (Table 1). - Page 8 User Manual Table 1: Switch Types Emulated Switch Type SPID required National ISDN-1 NET3 AT&T 5ESS Optional Nortel DMS-100 Figure 1: ISDN Functional Architecture The ISDN simulator appears to the customer-side Functional Groupings as the Loop Termination (LT) at the telephone central office. These Functional Groupings, examples of which are shown in, include ISDN- compliant Terminal Equipment (TE1), Network Terminations (NT1 and NT2) and Terminal Adapters (TA).
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Page 9: Chapter 3: Product Description
User Manual 8 Port BRI-U ISDN Simulator Figure 2: ISDN Protocol Stack Selecting a ISDN Switch type To use ISDN simulator you must set the switch type. Use drop down menu in ISDN Manager application to select appropriate BRI switch type. Selected BRI switch type must match the one configured on ISDN device. Once that is done, you will always need to set the phone numbers (i.e., DN) and, if the configured switch type requires it, the SPID numbers. - Page 10 User Manual Figure 3: Functional Applications of the Virtual Console Simulator...
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Page 11: Ports / Interfaces
User Manual 8 Port BRI-U ISDN Simulator The device has the most common connectors and indicators on its front panel. In a rack installation with routers, you would typically want the front panel on the same side as the router interface connectors. Less frequently used connectors and switches are on the back. -
Page 12: Cabling
User Manual Cabling Straight-through RS-232 cable with DB9 M/F connectors is supplied with each ISDN Simulator for the ISDN Manager or console management. To connect ISDN devices to the simulator, also use a straight-through CAT3 or CAT5 cable with RJ45 connectors. Controls A hardware “Reset”... -
Page 13: Configuring The Isdn Simulator With Isdn Manager
8 Port BRI-U ISDN Simulator Configuring the ISDN Simulator with ISDN Manager Virtual Console’s “ISDN Manager” application is the principal means of configuring and controlling ISDN simulators. It is a Windows application supported for Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The ISDN Manager version for this product also supports 8-port BRI U, as well as PRI, simulators. - Page 14 User Manual When you bring up ISDN Manager, you can set the appropriate COM port for it to communicate with the simulator with the settings’ tab (Figure 5). The “gather low-level diagnostics” is used only when working with the factory. Figure 5: Setting the COM port for ISDN Manager Your PC COM port must be configured with the settings in Table 2 Table 2: COM port settings for ISDN Manager...
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Page 15: Configuring Isdn Simulator Via Terminal Server
User Manual 8 Port BRI-U ISDN Simulator Figure : Version information from ISDN Manager About tab On the main screen, you set the “switch-type” (see Table 1). To set individual port characteristics, click on the appropriate “Port” tab. The screen will then show the current phone number and, when applicable, SPID number (see Table 6) for each B channel on the port. - Page 16 User Manual Table 3: Interface Settings for Reverse Telnet Parameter Value Baud rate 115200 bps Data bits Parity None Stop bits Flow Control Hardware From a terminal server, since you cannot press display buttons, modem-style AT commands must be issued for all functions.
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Page 17: Spid Assignments
The XLOAD program must have exclusive use of the COM port; no other application may use it while the upgrade program is running. Example: XLOAD.EXE P2US.XMD /Com:1 /Cfg:DEV.CFG at the Windows DOS command prompt. In this example, the Virtual Console device is connected to COM1 port and loads the default settings from the DEV.CFG file. -
Page 18: Troubleshooting
User Manual Troubleshooting Be systematic in your troubleshooting, from the environmental and then bottom-up from layer 1 upwards. Table 8: Symptoms and Recommended Actions Check power cabling, and the power supply. Verify Left LED on Port 1 does not light the outlet has power. -
Page 19: Chapter 5: At Commands Configuration Examples
User Manual 8 Port BRI-U ISDN Simulator Chapter 5: AT command configuration examples Assigning Phone Numbers Port 1: (42211001, 42211001) Port 2: (42211002, 42211002) Port 3: (42211003, 42211003) Port 4: (42211004, 42211004) Port 5: (42211005, 42211005) Port 6: (42211006, 42211006) Port 7: (42211007, 42211007) AT Configuration script:... - Page 20 User Manual Configuring NI-1 switch type that matches any SPID numbers atp0=”0” atp1=”0” atp2=”0” atp3=”0” atp4=”0” atp5=”0” atp6=”0” atp7=”0” atp8=”0” atp9=”0” atp10=”0” atp11=”0” atp12=”0” atp13=”0” atp14=”0” atp15=”0” ato=0 at&w Configuring 5ESS switch type with SPID numbers atp0=”02422110010101” atp1=”02422110020101” atp2=”02422110030101” atp3=”02422110040101” atp4=”02422110050101”...
- Page 21 User Manual 8 Port BRI-U ISDN Simulator Configuring 5ESS switch type without SPID numbers atp0=”” atp1=”” atp2=”” atp3=”” atp4=”” atp5=”” atp6=”” atp7=”” atp8=”” atp9=”” atp10=”” atp11=”” atp12=”” atp13=”” atp14=”” atp15=”” ato=64 at&w Configuring DMS-100 switch type (same as 5ESS with SPIDS, except ATO=512) atp0=”02422110010101”...
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Page 22: Chapter 6: Specifications
User Manual Chapter 6: Specifications Power Adapter: Input: 110/220 VAC Output: 9 VDC, 600mA. 2.5mm jack U Interface: RJ-45, 8-pin modular jack U Interface protocol: 2B1Q (2 Binary 1 Quaternary) Maximum cable drop: 1600 meters RS-232 Interface: DB-9 Female Storage Temperature: -40 to +55C Operating Temperature: 0 to 50 C... - Page 23 User Manual 8 Port BRI-U ISDN Simulator Copyright © 2001-2009, Virtual Console, LLC All Rights Reserved sales@vconsole.com...