Lucent Technologies Definity Audix System Digital Networking Guide

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Task 4: Administer Digital Networking Port(s)
and Extensions
Ad minister the d ig ital networking  p orts and  extensions on the Network Group  
sc reen. The networking  p orts ad ministered  in this task must matc h the 
networking  p orts ad ministered  on the switc h.
With the c ursor at enter command:
, enter change network 
and press   to 
d isp lay the Network Group  sc reen similar to the sc reen shown b elow. 
Figure 9-5. Network Group Screen
The ab ove examp le shows two networking  p orts for the loc al DEFINITY AUDIX 
Release 3.2 system.
Refer to the following  tab le to c omp lete the sc reen. Press  
(F3) to up d ate 
the Network Group screen.
ENTER
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Table 9-1. Network Group Screen Entries 
Field Description
Port Enter the p ort loc ation of the c orresp ond ing  voic e p ort. 
Network p ort 1 has the same p ort loc ation as voic e p ort 1 
on the Voic e Group  sc reen. Network p ort 2 has the same 
p ort loc ation as voic e p ort 2 on the Voic e Group  sc reen. 
This is the d ig ital port eq uipment loc ation on the switc h of 
t h e  D EFI N I TY A U D I X m u l t i f u n c t i o n  b o a rd  (M FB ).  Fo r  
examp le, if the DEFINITY AUDIX MFB is in mod ule 2, 
c arrier B, slot 07, the first p ort loc ation is 2B0701 (the last 
two dig its are the p ort numb er).
Extension The extensions for networking  p orts 1 and  2 must b e 
uniq ue extensions from the PBX d ial p lan and  must matc h 
the extensions ad ministered  on the switc h for the 
networking ports.
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Task 5: Verify Status of Networking Port(s)
Req uest a status of the networking  p orts on the Network Group  Status sc reen.
With the c ursor at enter command:
, enter status network-group 
and press 
 to req uest the networking  p ort status. The Network Group  Status sc reen 
d isp lays similar to the screen shown b elow. 
Figure 9-6. Network Group Status Screen
The State-Reason field  for eac h networking p ort should  show ISI (In-State Id le). If 
something  other than ISI is shown, rec hec k the networking ad ministration.
This status sc reen is d isp layed  until you p ress   (F1).
ENTER
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Task 6: Test the Networking Ports
Test eac h networking  p ort. 
With the c ursor at enter command:
, enter test network-port 
port location 
(the 
Port field  from the Network Group  sc reen) 
and  p ress   . A screen similar to 
the following  d isp lays. 
Figure 9-7. Begin Test Network Port Screen
Pre s s  
(F3) to execute the test.
ENTER
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When the test is c omp lete, the results d isp lay on the Test Networking  Port Results 
sc reen similar to the sc reen shown b elow. 
Figure 9-8. Test Networking Port Results Screen
The Test Pass c olumn should  d isp lay a 1 for eac h resourc e. If 0 is d isp layed  for a 
resourc e, refer to 
DEFINITY AUDIX System Maintenanc e, 585-300-110 or 
DEFINITY AUDIX System Release 4.0 Maintenanc e, 585-300-121, to d etermine a 
resolution. Resolve the p rob lem, and  run the test ag ain.
Rep eat the test for the other networking  port if there is one. 
						

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Task 7: Change the Local Machine Profile Screen
Ad d  d ig ital networking information to the Mac hine Profile sc reen for the loc al 
DEFINITY AUDIX system. Refer to the information rec eived  from the d esign 
c enter when c omp leting  this sc reen.
With the c ursor at enter command:
, enter change machine 
machine name 
(the name of the loc al DEFINITY AUDIX system) 
and p ress  
. 
Page 1 of the 
Mac hine Profile screen d isp lays for the local DEFINITY AUDIX system similar to 
the sc reen shown below. 
Figure 9-9.Local Machine Profile Screen — Page 1
Pag e 1 of the Mac hine Profile sc reen should  have b een c omp leted  d uring  the 
DEFINITY AUDIX installation. Change the Machine Name from local
 to the ac tual 
mac hine name if it is not alread y the ac tual name. Chang e the Mac hine Typ e to 
audix
 if it is not alread y aud ix. Make any other c hang es to the sc reen need ed  at 
this time.
Press   (F7) to display page 2 of the Machine Profile screen.
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Pag e 2 of the Mac hine Profile sc reen is similar to the sc reen shown b elow. Refer 
to the following  table to c omp lete the sc reen.
Figure 9-10.Local Machine Profile Screen — Page 2
The Dial String  in the ab ove examp le is the Hunt Group  numb er for the d ig ital 
networking  p ort hunt g roup  set up  d uring  switc h ad ministration. The Data Rate is 
64000
. Refer to Chapter 4, ‘‘DCP Mod e 2 — 9600 or 19,200 b p s’’
, for a Mac hine 
Profile sc reen examp le for DCP Mod e 2.
Pre s s  
(F3) to up d ate the Mac hine Profile sc reen.
Ta b l e  9 - 2 .Local Machine Profile Screen — Page 2 Entries 
Field Desc rip tion
Dial String
This field  is only used  when this system c alls itself for testing  p urp oses. 
Enter the d ial string  of the hunt g roup  numb er for the d ig ital networking  
p ort hunt g roup set up  d uring  the Switc h Ad ministration d esc rib ed  earlier 
in this c hap ter. The DEFINITY AUDIX system will use this hunt g roup  
numb er to d o a test mac hine for the d igital networking  p orts. If there is only 
one d ig ital networking  p ort, enter the extension of the d ig ital networking  
p ort of the loc al mac hine.
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Mod em 
St r in gLeave this field  b lank. This field  is c urrently not b eing  used .
Data Rate
This field  is used  only when this system c alls itself for testing  p urp oses. 
Enter the d ata rate used  b y the dig ital networking  p orts for test mac hine on 
the loc al DEFINITY AUDIX system (9600
, 19200
, 56000
, or 64000
). This 
d ata rate is used  to selec t a network g roup  for outg oing  c alls, so this entry 
should  matc h a d ata rate administered  for a network g roup  on the Network 
Group  sc reen.
Password Enter the p assword  remote systems must use to estab lish networking  
c onnec tions to this loc al DEFINITY AUDIX system.
Log  
Connec t 
Eve n t sEn t e r  y 
if this loc al DEFINITY AUDIX system will c reate an entry in the 
ad ministration log  for eac h network c onnec tion event (c onnec tions and  
failures) when c alling  any remote DEFINITY AUDIX, Intuity AUDIX, or 
AUDIX R1 systems. You may want to set to n
 if this will c reate too many 
entries in the ad ministration log .
Network 
TurnaroundFor now, leave this field  set to n
 sinc e this will simp lify testing . After testing , 
enab le the feature if d esired . 
Network Turnaround  c an b e ad ministered on a system-wid e or 
p er-mac hine b asis. To d isab le this feature system wid e, set this field  to n
 
on the loc al Mac hine Profile sc reen.  To enable the feature, set this field to 
y
 on the loc al Mac hine Profile sc reen 
and on the app rop riate remote 
Mac hine Profile(s) sc reens on this loc al system. 
If enab led , a network c onnec tion that orig inated  from this loc al DEFINITY 
AUDIX system is allowed  to turn around  after the loc al DEFINITY AUDIX 
system has sent all of its network d ata to any remote system. The remote 
system may then return up d ate information, voic e mail, and  status on the 
same c onnec tion. For more information on this feature, refer to Chap ter 10, 
‘‘Ongoing Administration’’.
Up d ates In For now, leave this field  set to n
 sinc e this will simp lify testing. After testing  
is c omp lete, set this field  to y
 if you want to ac tivate the remote up d ates 
feature. 
En t e r  y
 if this loc al DEFINITY AUDIX system will ac c ept up d ated 
sub sc rib er d atabase information from any remote system (the Up d ates In 
field  must b e set to y
 on the remote Mac hine Profile sc reen set up  on the 
loc al DEFINITY AUDIX system for eac h remote system.) If this field  is set to 
n
, the loc al DEFINITY AUDIX system will not ac c ep t upd ates from any 
remote system reg ard less of the entry on the remote Mac hine Profile 
sc reen. 
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Updates 
OutFor now, leave this field  set to n
 sinc e this will simp lify testing. After testing  
is c omp lete, set this field  to y
 if you want to ac tivate the remote up d ates 
feature. 
En t e r  y
 if sub sc rib er information up dates for loc al sub sc rib ers may b e sent 
to a remote system (the Up d ates Out field  must b e set to y
 on the remote 
Mac hine Profile sc reen set up  on the loc al DEFINITY AUDIX system for 
eac h remote system). If this field  is set to n
, up dates will not b e sent to any 
remote system reg ard less of the entry for this field on a remote Mac hine 
Profile screen.
Allow 
Automatic  
Fu l l  
UpdatesFor now, leave this field  set to n
 sinc e this will simp lify testing. After testing  
is c omp lete, enter y
 to automatic ally g enerate req uests for full up d ates 
from remote systems. Enter n
 to halt automatic  full up d ates from this 
DEFINITY AUDIX system.
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Task 8: Perform a Local Machine Test
If the numb er of networking  p orts is g reater than one, exec ute a test of the loc al 
mac hine.
With the c ursor at enter command:
, enter: 
test machine local 
or
test machine local <
network port location> 
(op tionally sp ecify p ort) 
or 
test machine 
machine name 
(the name of the loc al DEFINITY AUDIX system)
and  p ress  . A sc reen similar to the following  d isp lays:
Figure 9-11. Begin Local Test Machine Screen
Pre s s  
(F3) to execute the test.
ENTER
ENTER