Avaya S8700 - Accessing the Avaya S8700 Media Server; Connecting to the Avaya S8700 Media Server Directly

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Migrating to an Avaya™ S8700 Media Server with Avaya™ MCC1 or SCC1 Media Gateway
Accessing the Avaya S8700 Media Server
May 2003
Accessing the Avaya S8700
Media Server
To administer the Avaya S8700 Media Server, you must be able to access it. Personal computers
and services laptop computers equipped with a network PCMCIA card, a terminal emulation
program or Avaya™ Site Administration and a Web browser are the primary support access for
S8700 Media Server initialization, aftermarket additions, and continuing maintenance.
You can access the Avaya S8700 Media Server either directly or remotely over the customer’s
local area network (LAN) or over a modem. A direct connection and over the customer’s LAN
are the preferred methods. Remote access over a modem is for Avaya maintenance access only.
This section covers the following tasks:
• ‘‘Connecting to the Avaya S8700 Media Server directly’’ on page 282
• ‘‘Connecting to the Avaya S8700 Media Server remotely over the network’’ on page 284
• ‘‘Connecting to the Avaya S8700 Media Server remotely over a modem’’ on page 284
• ‘‘Using the various interfaces’’ on page 285
• ‘‘Logins’’ on page 288
• ‘‘Network Configuration’’ on page 288
Connecting to the Avaya S8700 Media Server
directly
You access the Avaya S8700 Media Server directly by plugging a laptop computer into the
media server. See ‘‘Services laptop computer connected directly to the media server’’ on page
283. The computer used for accessing the media server must have the following minimum
specifications:
• Windows 95/98/NT4.0/2000/ME operating system
• 32-MB RAM
• 40-MB available disk space
• RS-232 port connector
• Network interface card (NIC) with a 10/100 BaseT Ethernet interface
• 10/100 BaseT Ethernet, category 5, crossover cable with an RJ45 connector on each end
(MDI to MDI-X)
• CD-ROM drive
Plug one end of the CAT5 cable into the services access port, which defaults to port 2 (Eth1), on
the back of the media server and the other end into the network connector (NIC card) on your
computer. (You may need a network interface card (NIC) adapter.)
You also must configure your network connection. For specific information, refer to ‘‘Network
Configuration’’ on page 288