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ENTIA™ 5536 DM PRI
RAS Communications Controller
Users Guide
Document No. UG05536-000-D3
Release Date: July 2002
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NOTE See Appendix I for Regulatory Statements/Conditions that affect the operation of this product. The CE Declaration of Conformity can be found at www.iphase.com
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Copyright Notice © 2000, 2001, 2002 by Interphase Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America, 2002. This manual is licensed by Interphase to the user for internal use only and is protected by copyright. The user is authorized to download and print a copy of this manual if the user has purchased one or more of the Interphase products described herein. All copies of this manual shall include the copyright notice contained herein. No part of this manual, whether
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Safety Precautions The following general safety precautions must be observed during all phases of operation of this equipment. Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in this manual violates safety standards of design, manufacture, and intended use of the equipment. Interphase Corporation assumes no liability for the user’s failure to comply with these requirements. As the user of the product, you must observe all stated warnings and safety precautions
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WARNING ■ The ISDN cable(s) must remain disconnected from the telecommunications system until the card has been installed in the system. ■ The installation of the card in the host system must be done in a way that ensures at least 2mm of air gap between the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) card and any other components in the host system, so that the unsafe area remains located only on the ISDN card. ■ The ISDN card must only be used in a host system with a screw-down cover / lid in order to p
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WARNING This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate electromagnetic energy. It may cause or be susceptible to electromagnetic interference (EMI) if not installed and used in a cabinet with adequate EMI protection.
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END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR INTERPHASE CORPORATION SOFTWARE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO USER–READ CAREFULLY THIS END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR INTERPHASE CORPORATION SOFTWARE (“AGREEMENT”) IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU (EITHER AN INDIVIDUAL OR SINGLE ENTITY) AND INTERPHASE CORPORATION FOR THE SOFTWARE PRODUCTS ENCLOSED HEREIN WHICH INCLUDES COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND PRINTED MATERIALS (“SOFTWARE”). BY INSTALLING, COPYING, OR OTHERWISE USING THE ENCLOSED SOFTWARE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TER
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responsible for any transportation costs, unless expressly authorized in writing by Seller. This warranty does not cover damage to the Product resulting from accident, disaster, misuse, negligence, improper maintenance, or modification or repair of the Product other than by Seller. Any Products or software replaced by Seller will become the property of Seller. REMEDIES AND EXCLUSIONS. THE SOLE LIABILITY OF SELLER AND BUYER’S SOLE REMEDY FOR BREACH OF THESE WARRANTIES SHALL BE LIMITED TO RE
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any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall in no way be affected or impaired thereby. All rights in the Software not specifically granted in this Agreement are reserved by Interphase.
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1Contents Using This Guide........................................................................................ vii Purpose.................................................................................................. vii Audience ............................................................................................... vii Admonition Conventions ................................................................... vii Text Conventions ..................................................
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Contents Completing the MVIP Bus Connection ......................................25 CHAPTER 3 Connecting to the Line Overview ...............................................................................................27 T1/PRI Line ..........................................................................................27 Connection Methods......................................................................27 Connecting Directly to the Line.............................................28
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Contents CHAPTER 5 Setting Up WAN Firmware and Hardware Overview................................................................................................71 Accessing Online Help ........................................................................71 Starting the WAN Adapters Setup Utility ........................................72 Firmware Management........................................................................74 Hardware Management ...........................................
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Contents Saving Call Setup Properties ......................................................107 Setting Up Outgoing Call Properties ..............................................108 RAS Management ........................................................................108 Asynchronous Application Management .................................108 CHAPTER 7 Managing Serial Driver COM Ports Overview .............................................................................................109 Setti
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Contents Watching ISDN Ports and Channels ...............................................142 Watching ISDN PRI Layer 1 Alarms..............................................144 Stopping and Freezing the Display..................................................145 Changing Display Settings................................................................145 Changing Watch Parameters.......................................................145 Changing Fonts Used for Display Text.........................
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Contents Alarm LEDs ..................................................................................173 Error LEDs ....................................................................................174 Loopback LEDs............................................................................174 Statistics Parameters ....................................................................175 APPENDIX F Quick Reference of Common Tasks Overview ........................................................
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1Using This Guide Purpose This Users Guide provides information about the Interphase ENTIA™ DM RAS communications controller. It describes general features, hardware and software installation procedures (with safety precautions), and the software modules that comprise the product. It also provides detailed information about the external software interface and about how the software modules interact. Audience This users guide assumes that its audience has a general understanding of comput
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Text Conventions CAUTION The Caution admonition brings to your attention those items or steps that, if not properly followed, could cause problems in your machine’s configuration or operating system. WARNING The Warning admonition alerts you to steps or procedures that could be hazardous to your health, cause permanent damage to the equipment, or impose unpredictable results on the surrounding environment. Text Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual. Computer- genera
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Using This Guide Pressing the return key (↵ Return) at the end of the command line entry is assumed, when not explicitly shown. For example: /bin/su is the same as: /bin/su ↵ Return Required user input, when mixed with program output, is printed in bold Courier type. Documentation Updates ® ® The latest documentation (in Adobe Acrobat pdf) for our current products are available on our WWW site. Interphase recommends our customers visit the web site to verify that they have the latest versi
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Driver Updates 5. A new web page appears with a list of the latest released user guides available for the product. Click on the document you require. Driver Updates Contact our Technical Support Department at swlib@iphase.com to determine if updated drivers are available for your product. When contacting technical support, please be sure to provide your name, company name and address, phone number, product name, driver version (if applicable), OS and version (if applicable) and serial nu
