3Com Nbx 100 And Ss3 Nbx Administration Guide

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Changing BRI Group Membership
You may want to change the channel membership in a group to 
accommodate changing needs.
To change group membership:
1On the Digital Line Cards tab, from the Select Device Type pull-down list, 
select ISDN BRI Group List and then click Apply.
2Select the group for which you want to change membership.
3Click Membership. The Manage Group Membership dialog box 
(Figure 87
) appears.
Figure 87     Manage Group Membership...

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5Optionally enable the Refresh Channels on Add/Remove check box. This 
refreshes each channel as you add or remove it.
You cannot move a channel from the Member List to the Non-Member 
List.
Each channel must belong to a group. A channel can belong to only one 
group at a time. You cannot move a channel from the members list to the 
non-members list of a group unless the system can assign the channel to 
another group. If a channel has never been a member of another...

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Modifying BRI Card
ChannelsA channel is an ISDN logical B channel. A channel can take a single call. 
This section describes how to modify channels for an installed BRI card 
and how to view the status of an existing channel.
CAUTION:Do not modify channels unless a 3Com Technical Support 
representative advises you to do so. Modifying an ISDN channel 
disconnects any existing calls on that channel.
To modify a channel on an installed BRI-ST card:
1On...

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Figure 89   Modify Channel Dialog Box — BRI
4Fill in or change the fields in the appropriate Modify Channel dialog box. 
Ta b l e 4 5
 describes each parameter.
5Enable the On Line check box to bring the channel on line. Note that the 
channel does not come online unless, previously, the card and the span 
have come online. Click OK.
Table 45   Channel Parameters
ParameterISDN BRI Options
Board MAC AddressThe MAC address of the board.
Channel MAC AddressThe MAC address...

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Viewing the Status of a BRI Channel
To view the status of a channel on an installed BRI-ST card:
1On the Digital Line Cards tab, select ISDN BRI Channel List.
2Click Apply.
3Select the channel for which you want status information.
4Click Status. The BRI Channel Status dialog box (Figure 90
) appears.
Figure 90     Channel Status Dialog Box — BRI
5View the status of the channel.
6Refresh the Channel Status dialog box.
To manually refresh the Channel...

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Viewing Digital Signal Processor Status
To view DSP (Digital Signal Processor) details:
1Return to the Digital Line Cards tab.
2From the Select Device Type list, select T1/ISDN Board List and click Apply.
3Select the BRI board you want and click Status.
4In the Board Status dialog box, select a DSP from the DSP List and click 
Details. The DSP Status window (Figure 91
) appears.
Figure 91   DSP Status Window — BRI
5Click Close to close the DSP Status window.
6Click OK....

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To modify the IP settings of a BRI Digital Line Card:
1In the NBX NetSet - Main Menu window (Figure 97
), click 
Device Configuration.
2Click the Digital Line Cards tab (Figure 98
).
3From the Select Device Type pull-down list, select T1/ISDN Board List.
4Click Apply.
5Select the BRI board for which you want to change the IP settings.
6Click IP Settings (Figure 92
).
If there is no IP Settings button in the dialog box, you have not yet 
installed the...

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To assign IP addresses one at a time:
1In the Digital Line Card IP Settings dialog box, click Assign Addresses 
Individually (Figure 93
).
Figure 93   Modify Digital Line Card IP Settings Dialog Box — BRI
2Enter the desired IP addresses for the channels.
You must have IP licenses installed before you can enter addresses.
3Enter the mask number appropriate for your site in the Common Subnet 
Mask field.
4Enter IP address for the Common Default Gateway.
5Click Apply....

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Removing a BRI
Digital Line CardYou can remove a Digital Line Card at any time.
CAUTION:Removing a Digital Line Card may affect your Dial Plan.
To remove a Digital Line Card:
1From the NBX NetSet - Main Menu window (Figure 97
), click Device 
Configuration.
2Click the Digital Line Cards tab (Figure 98
).
3From the Select Device Type pull-down list, select T1/ISDN Board List and 
click Apply. A list of installed T1, ISDN PRI, or ISDN BRI boards appears in...

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Adding an E1 Digital
Line CardThese sections tell you how to add an E1 Digital Line Card to an NBX 
system:
■Preparing the NBX System for E1 Cards
■Ordering DID, CLIP, and MSN Services for E1
■Inserting the E1 Digital Line Card
Preparing the NBX System for E1 Cards
Before you insert the E1 Digital Line Card into the chassis, order an E1 
line, with the specifications you want, from your telephone carrier, and 
have them install the line.
Ordering DID, CLIP, and MSN...