Step 1: Configure The First Device - AudioCodes Mediant 800B User Manual

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33.1.2.1 Step 1: Configure the First Device

The first stage is to configure the first device for HA, as described in the procedure below:
Note:
disconnected from the network.
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To configure the first device for HA:
1. Cable the device to the necessary PSTN interfaces (e.g., FXS, FXO and E1/T1).
2. Configure the network interfaces, including the default OAMP interface:
a. Connect your PC to the device using a local, direct physical cable connection and
then access the Web interface using the default OAMP network address. For
more information on initial access, see Assigning the OAMP IP Address on page
31.
b. Open the Interface table (Configuration tab > VoIP menu > Network > IP
Interfaces Table).
c. Change the default OAMP network settings to suite your networking scheme.
d. Configure the Control and Media network interfaces, as required.
e. Add the HA Maintenance interface (i.e., the MAINTENANCE Application Type).
Note:
is not used by any other network interface. The Ethernet Port Group is associated
with the Ethernet Device assigned to the interface in the 'Underlying Device' field.
The Interface table below shows an example where the Maintenance interface is
assigned to Ethernet Device "vlan 2" (which is associated with Ethernet Port Group
"GROUP_2") in the 'Underlying Device' field, while the other interface is assigned to
"vlan 1" (associated with "GROUP_1"):
Figure 33-4: Configured MAINTENANCE Interface in Interface Table
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During this stage, ensure that the second device is powered off or
Make sure that the MAINTENANCE interface uses an Ethernet Port Group that
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