Installing the Avaya S8700 Media Server with the G650 Media Gateway
Pre-installation setup
24 Installing the Avaya S8700 Media Server with an Avaya G650 Media Gateway
December 2003
• Administrator’s Guide for the Avaya Communication Manager (555-233-506)—end-user
documentation that includes information on administering trunks and telephones.
• Administration for Network Connectivity for the Avaya Communication Manager (555-233-
124)—documentation providing information on network connectivity.
• Maintenance Commands Reference (555-245-101)—provides information on how to use
command interfaces, command syntax, and output from maintenance-related commands.
• Maintenance Alarms Reference (555-245-102)—provides information on how to use alarms, error
codes, and tests to diagnose and repair problems.
• Maintenance Procedures (555-233-103)—provides information on how to troubleshoot and
replace various components.
The following information is included in this installation procedure:
• Pre-installation setup on page 24
• High level overview of installation process on page 26
• Downloading license and Avaya authentication files on page 31
• Mounting hardware in the rack on page 29
• Configuring and connecting the hardware in the rack on page 30
• Installing the media gateways on page 58
• Installing the G650 Media Gateway on page 64
• Installing an MCC1 Media Gateway on page 90
• Installing the G350 Media Gateway on page 127
• Installing the G700 Media Gateway on page 129
• Installing the main distribution frame on page 134
• Connecting the media gateway to the main distribution frame on page 149
• Connecting to the customer’s network on page 190
• Installing and wiring telephones and trunks on page 193
• Connecting to the IP server interfaces on page 181
• Completing the installation administration on page 246
• Accessing the media server on page 255
• Testing the complete configuration on page 263
• Troubleshooting an installation on page 287
Pre-installation setup
The pre-installation team should have done the following tasks. If they were not all done, do not continue
with the installation.
• Verify that the open, customer-supplied, EIA-310D (or equivalent) standard 19-inch (48-
centimeter) equipment racks are properly installed and solidly secured. Make sure that the screws
that come with the racks are there.