Specifications

4.c Rhino OST PCI Analog card Channel configurations
Rule of Thumb: Have you ever heard someone say “Opposites attract”? The same is true when
configuring Zaptel and Zapata for your Rhino OST PCI card. When configuring the signaling for
your interface channels remember that physical FXO channels require FXS signaling and physical
FXS channels require FXO signaling.
Rhino analog cards like LOOP and KEWL start signaling, so be sure to use just these two
signaling choices in your Zaptel and Zapata configuration files!
When you are configuring your Rhino OST PCI analog card with only FXO channels use the following
signaling:
zaptel.conf
; First 4 channels are the R4FXO card
fxsks=1-4
; Next 4 channels are the R8FXX card with two dual FXO modules installed
fxsks=5-8
;Next 4 channels are the R8FXX card with two dual FXS modules installed
fxols=9-12
zapata.conf
echocancel=yes (this must be specified for enabling the hardware Echo Cancellation)
; First 4 channels are the R4FXO card
signalling = fxs_ks
channel => 1-4
; Next 4 channels are the R8FXX card with two dual FXO modules installed
signalling = fxs_ks
channel => 5-8
; Next 4 channels are the R8FXX card with two dual FXO modules installed
signalling = fxo_ls
channel => 9-12
Important: Once zaptel.conf and zapata.conf are configured, initialize the card with the new configuration
values by running “ztcfg -vvv” from the Linux command prompt. This will force zaptel to read your
configuration files, and if there are errors, they will be reported. Errors must be fixed before continuing or
zaptel will not identify the channels correctly.
4.e Rhino Firmware File Update
If a new firmware file update becomes available, be sure to install that firmware file into the proper
location. For example, for Rhino analog cards, the rcbfx.fw file must be installed into the /lib/firmware
directory using:
install -m 644 rcbfx.fw /lib/firmware
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