User`s guide
MultiVoice Gateway for the MAX— User’s Guide Preliminary November 23, 1998 5-1
5
Configuring the WAN Interfaces
Before you begin
Before configuring the MultiVoice Gateway for the MAX, make sure you have:
• Hardware installed as explained in the Chapter 3, “Setting Up the MultiVoice Gateway
Hardware.”
• Familiarity with the VT100 user interface.
• One or more active T1 or E1 lines into the MultiVoice Gateway. To support the self-tests
described in this chapter, the line(s) must provide switched data service on at least two
channels. (For more information, see “Provisioning the Switch” on page B-1.)
• An active Ethernet LAN with appropriate cables and connectors.
• A local host or workstation that can Telnet or Ping to the MultiVoice Gateway.
Configuring T1 lines
Each built-in T1 line contains 24 channels, each of which can support one single-channel
connection. Depending on the signalling mode used on the line, all 24 channels are available
for user data, or 23 channels are available for data and the 24th is reserved for signalling. T1
line configuration parameters are in a Line Config profile, as shown in the following example
for a MAX 4000/6000:
Net/T1
Line Config
Name=mytelco
1st Line=Trunk
2nd Line=Trunk
Line N...
Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Configuring T1 lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Testing T1 connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Configuring E1 lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Testing E1 connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Configuring the serial WAN port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Configuring ISDN BRI network cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19