3Com Nbx 100 And Ss3 Nbx Administration Guide

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If the DDI/DID numbers match your internal extension numbers, the 
translator entries in your Dial Plan configuration file can be much simpler.
Example: You plan to use internal extensions from 100 through 299, 
and the local telephone company assigns you numbers from 
617-555-4100 through 617-555-4299. If the local telephone carrier 
passes you three digits, you need no translator entries in the Dial Plan 
configuration file. If the carrier passes...

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5To seat the BRI-ST card into the connectors, press the front of the card 
firmly.
6Tighten the left and right screws on the front of the BRI-ST card to secure 
it to the chassis.
7Wait 3 minutes.
CAUTION: When you insert the BRI-ST Digital Line Card, it begins an 
initialization sequence. Also, because you enabled the Auto Discover 
Digital Line Cards check box, the system recognizes the addition of the 
BRI-ST card and begins to update its database. Allow 3 minutes...

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Figure 81   Modify Board Dialog Box — ISDN BRI
4Scroll through the Channel List to verify that the system lists all eight 
channels. Figure 81
 shows the first few channels; the channel numbers 
appear after the MAC address, separated by a dash.
Example: In the figure, the fourth line appears as:
2...00:01:03:48:e0:4e-4...New Trunk. 
The 4 after the dash indicates channel number 4.
5To change the name of the BRI-ST board, edit the contents of the...

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To verify that the span status changes from Offline to Ready:
1On the Digital Line Cards tab, select ISDN BRI Span List from the Select 
Device Type list and then click Apply.
2Enable the On Line check box.
3Click Apply.
4Verify that the word Ready appears in the ISDN BRI Span List line item 
that corresponds to this span.
The Digital Line Cards dialog box includes buttons named Config & Status 
Report and Export Report. Both of these buttons generate configuration 
and...

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4Select Restricted from the Tr u n k  t o  Tr u n k pull-down list.
CAUTION: If you select Unrestricted, users can transfer incoming calls to 
outgoing trunks. 3Com does not recommend this setting because it 
enables the possibility of toll fraud.
5Click the On Line check box.
6Enter 500 in each of the four AutoExt text boxes.
7Click OK.
Verifying BRI Group Membership
To verify that all channels are in the member list:
1On the Digital Line Cards tab,...

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Completing the BRI-ST Configuration
To complete the BRI-ST installation:
1Return to the Digital Line Cards tab.
2From the Select Device Type list, select ISDN BRI Channel List.
3Click Apply.
4Wait approximately 30 seconds for the status of each channel to change 
from Ready to Idle.
If the channel status does not change to Idle, verify that you have enabled 
the On Line check box for the card, the span, and the group.
While you are waiting, click Apply to refresh the...

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Modifying a BRI Span
To  m o d i f y  a  s p a n :
1On the Digital Line Cards tab, from the Select Device Type pull-down list, 
select ISDN BRI Span List and then click Apply.
2Select the span you want to modify from the Span List. Click Modify. The 
Modify Span dialog box (Figure 84
) appears.
Figure 84   Modify Span Dialog Box — ISDN BRI
3Make the changes that you want. Table 43 lists all span parameters. The 
ISDN BRI-ST Digital Line Card supports...

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4Click Apply.
5Enable the On Line check box to bring the span online. Note that the 
span does not come online unless the card is online first.
6Click Apply to make the changes and then click OK.
Modifying Audio Controls
In a normal environment, you should not need to change the Audio 
Controls from their default settings. If you have an issue with sound 
quality and you cannot resolve it using the volume controls on the NBX 
Telephones, contact your technical support...

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Figure 85   Add Group Dialog Box — BRI
Modifying a BRI Group
You may want to modify a Digital Line Card group to change its name, 
Auto Extension assignments, or other parameters. When you modify a 
group, the changes affect all of the Digital Line Cards assigned to that 
group.
CAUTION:Modifying a BRI group disconnects any active calls on any 
channels that are associated with the group.
To modify a BRI group:
1On the Digital Line Cards tab, from the...

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Figure 86   Modify Group Dialog Box — BRI
5Make the changes that you want to the group parameters. See Table 44. 
6Enable the On Line check box to bring the group on line. Click Apply for 
the changes to go into effect and then click OK.
Table 44 Group Parameters
ParameterISDN BRI Options
Group NameA name to help you to identify this group in a list.
Channel ProtocolN/A
E&M DirectionN/A
Start TypeN/A
Digit CollectionN/A
Called Party DigitsN/A
Calling Party DigitsN/A...