Patapsco PacketBand ISDN Quick Start Guide V2.01 End User.…
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1. Connecting to PacketBand Connecting via the Serial Port PacketBand can be initially connected to via the serial cable provided with the unit Alternatively the default IP address can be used for IP connection to the unit see 4 2 below Start up the DoManager Application Login as Super User Four windows will be displayed Devices in World A network map showing nodes and links between Patapsco devices Green Window Terminal A view of the communications between DoManager and PacketBand Blue Window Event History All events which occur while connected to PacketBand White Window Outstanding Events Current events White Window Select View Properties Terminal from the Dbmgr toolbar Choose the COM port which is in use Leave the Serial Port Rate at the default setting of 19200bps Click OK Select the Devices in World window and double click the Device node The Connect to Device window will appear Click Connect The Connected to Device window should appear This window will show a representation of the front and rear labels on the PacketBand If it does not check the COM port settings and re try Note If any other applications which use the COM port are in use please close them down when using DbManager In some cases it is necessary to reboot the PC after using such applications in order to free up the COM port for DbManager to use Connecting via IP Once a serial connection has been established with PacketBa2. PacketBand will clock from the next highest priority clock source which is available and so on Set priorities for each of the clock sources O represents the highest priority while 19 represents the lowest Any clock sources which are not going to be used can be left at the default value of 19 Note if one PacketBand in a system is set to clock Internally or from an ISDN port a Master unit a second or third PacketBand in the system must be configured to recover clock from their Logical Link connections to this Master unit IMPORTANT NOTE Clock Sources must be configured correctly to ensure error free operation Please consult the full PacketBand manual if unsure of how to configure Clock Sources Device Settings This menu controls unit specific features of the PacketBand such as the IP Address Identifier Serial Number Configuration Number Time amp Date and Event Reporting These features are all fully explained in the PacketBand ISDN User Manual on the DbManager Installation Disk Enter an IP Address SubNet Mask and Gateway for the PacketBand unit if not previously configured for IP connection Your network administrator will be able to advise you on the correct settings to use Enter an Identifier for the unit This Identifier will be used by DbManager to mark events relating to the unit Set the Time and Date if it does not match your current time zone DbManager will timestamp events using this IMPORTANT NOTE All cha
3. Numbers tab to choose numbers which PacketBand will use to route the calls If no Incoming Numbers are configured PacketBand will route all calls received on the Source ports to the Destination ports The DDI Listing defaults to which represents any number and any SubAddress Number SubAddress Double click the to edit the number values An entry of 1234 would route any call with a DDI ending in 1234 with any SubAddress Right clicking an existing entry will present more options Enter a CLI value if required This is entered in the same way as the DDI The default value will route calls with any CLI Note More routing options may be used to configure complex routing profiles These are all explained in the PacketBand ISDN manual on the Dbmgr installation disk Click OK on the two active windows and the new routing profile will appear in the Call Routing Profiles List Click Exit to return to the Connected to Device window Prioritizing Routing Profiles The Call Routing Profiles List shows all configured Call Routing Profiles in order of priority These priorities can be rearranged to allow diverse routing possibilities When PacketBand receives a call it will check each profile in order from the top of the list for any routing parameters matching those of the call It will route the call based on the first matching profile Select Call Routing from the Cmd port Drop Down menu All configured routing profiles are displayed Right cl
4. interface Bottom LED on Calls established on interface Bottom LED flashing Calls being set up on interface Bottom LED off No call traffic on interface Configuring PacketBand BRI Port Menu PacketBand can be fitted with up to 8 BRI ports Each port is individually configurable Click the BRI port which is to be configured and select Setup Network Port Use the Channel Enable buttons to set the number of ISDN channels available on each port Select the BRI port type Euro BRI Point to Multipoint ETSI spec Euro BRI Point to Point ETSI spec or US BRI ANSI spec Use the Tone Generation option to set A law Tones euro or p law Tones US Note that tones can only be generated on NT ports The LEDs on each BRI port can be used to monitor the status of the port The LED states show the following information Top LED on Call active on channel 1 of BRI port Top LED flashing Call being set up on channel 1 of BRI port Top LED off No call traffic on channel 1 of BRI port Bottom LED on Call active on channel 2 of BRI port Bottom LED flashing Call being set up on channel 2 of BRI port Bottom LED off No call traffic on channel 2 of BRI port Configuring PacketBand PKT Port Menu Use the PKT port menu to configure the PacketBand s connection to the IP network and Logical Links to other PacketBand units Click on any PKT port to access the menu Port Configuration The settings in this menu control parameters which appl
5. not supplied with an IEC Power Cable for orders outside of the UK 1 2 Optional Accessories The following accessories can be optionally ordered from Patapsco e ISDN Cables A range of CAT 5 PRI and BRI cables are available e Rack Mount Kit Enables PacketBand to be mounted in a 19 rack 2 Installing PacketBand Mount the PacketBand in a 19 rack using the Rack Mount Kit if ordered or place the unit in the desired location Connect the ISDN cables between the PacketBand s ISDN ports and system devices networks Connect the Controller Cable between PacketBand s Terminal Port and a PC which will be used for management Connect an Ethernet cable between PacketBand s PKT port s and the IP network switch router as required Connect the 95 250VAC 47 63Hz Mains Supply to PacketBand 3 Installing DbManager e Insert the DoManager Installation Disk into the drive of the PC which will be used for management of PacketBand e InstallShield Wizard will start up Follow the steps to install DoManager e Serial Number Enter the Serial Number on the case of the DoManager Disk If there is no serial number on the case leave the field blank and continue DoManager will run in Lite mode Single user single Device Node Patapsco Communications Passfield Oak Passfield Liphook Hampshire GU30 7RL England Tel 44 0 1428 752900 Fax 44 0 1428 752901 www patapsco co uk 4 1 4 2 5 1 Performance with Flexibility
6. Kit with Patapsco units The Rack Mounting Kit comprises of the following 2 x L Brackets 4 x Rack Mount screws 4 x Rack Mount washers O 4 x Rack Mount cage nuts 4 x Long Patapsco case screws Pam 1 Remove the four short screws near the front or rear panel on the left and right hand sides of the Patapsco unit The unit can be mounted with the front panel facing forward or with the ports facing forward as required 2 Fit one of the L Brackets to the side of the unit The four small fixing holes allow the unit to protrude forward or sit further back depending on the desired position of the unit The bracket may also face forwards or backwards depending on the desired position of the unit 3 Fix the L Bracket in place using the Long Patapsco case screws 4 Fix the second L Bracketto the other side of the case in the same way 5 Put the Rack Mount screws through the Rack Mount washers 6 Offer the unit up to the rack and fix it in place using the Rack Mount Screws and Rack Mount cage nuts Patapsco Communications Passfield Oak Passfield Liphook Hampshire GU30 7RL England Tel 44 0 1428 752900 Fax 44 0 1428 752901 www patapsco co uk
7. Performance with Flexibility Patapsco PacketBand ISDN Quick Start Guide V2 01 This document is a basic guide for configuring a new Patapsco PacketBand I SDN unit A full User Manual for configuring all settings on the unit is supplied on the DbManager Installation Disk Documents amp Manuals PacketBand PacketBand ISDN User Manual Please note Patapsco offer an optional Pre Configuration Service and optional Telephone Support Agreements at minimal cost Information on these options is in the Support document on the CD supplied Contents 1 In The Box 1 1 Accessories 1 2 Optional Accessories Installing PacketBand Installing DbManager Connecting to PacketBand 4 1 Connecting via the Serial Port 4 2 Connecting Via IP 5 Configuring PacketBand Terminal Port Drop Down menu 5 1 Call Routing 5 2 Prioritizing Routing Profiles 5 3 Using Groups 5 4 Clock Sources 5 5 Device Settings Configuring PacketBand PRI Port Menu Configuring PacketBand BRI Port Menu Configuring PacketBand PKT Port Menu 8 1 Port Configuration 8 2 Logical Link Configuration 9 Notes on configuring PacketBand 10 Other Resources AWUN ONO 1 In The Box 1 1 Accessories PacketBand ISDN is supplied with the following e DbManager Installation Disk Management Software Documents and Manuals e RJ12 to 9 pin D connector Controller Cable Serial Port Management Cable e IEC Power Cable Connection to mains supply Note PacketBand is
8. ck from TDM21 while the other clocks from Logical Link 101 for example e Routing Profiles The units will have different routing profiles to control the incoming and outgoing calls This example requires that the PacketBands perform the following actions 1 Route ISDN calls ending 100 102 to the VC 2 Route ISDN calls ending 103 105 to the ISDN phones 3 Route all calls from the ISDN phones to the ISDN 4 Route all calls from the VC to the ISDN The following Call Routing Profiles must be configured on the central Site PacketBand Profile Number Source Port s Destination Port s DDIs The two profiles will pass all traffic from the ISDN to the Remote Site PacketBand and all traffic from the Remote Site to the ISDN The separating of calls between the ISDN phones and the VC will be handled by the routing profiles on the Remote Site PacketBand Profile Number Source Port s Destination Port s DDIs C e a ee e a Oe aa E E a E E 101 5 S D E C S a E This configuration will send the appropriate DDI numbers to the correct ports All calls from the VC and ISDN phones go out on Logical Link 101 to the Central Site PacketBand and on to the IDSN network BRI 1 6 have been made into a Group to achieve this Patapsco Communications Passfield Oak Passfield Liphook Hampshire GU30 7RL England Tel 44 0 1428 752900 Fax 44 0 1428 752901 www patapsco co uk 10 Performance with Flexibility With all of thes
9. ct to attempt connection over IP Configuring PacketBand Terminal Port Drop Down menu Call Routing Select Call Routing from the Drop Down menu to configure routing profiles for PacketBand The Call Routing Profiles List is displayed This will show all Routing Profile details when they are configured Select Add Profile and choose Add Routing Profile Name the profile and tick the Enable check box Move the SOURCE PORTS radio button to Select and enter a source for incoming calls A source can be designated by entering a port number port and channel number or by using a Group of ports and or channels To use a port Enter the port number e g 21 for PRI 21 1 for BRI 1 To use a port and channel enter the port number followed by a full stop and then the channel number e g 21 1 for PRI 21 channel 1 1 1 for BRI 1 channel 1 To use a Group configure a group and select it from the Drop Down menu see 5 2 for instructions on configuring a group To connect to a remote PacketBand ISDN unit Enter a Logical Link number 101 164 See 8 2 for more information on configuring Logical Links Move the DESTINATION PORTS radio button to Select and enter a destination for calls in the same way as the Source Ports Patapsco Communications Passfield Oak Passfield Liphook Hampshire GU30 7RL England Tel 44 0 1428 752900 Fax 44 0 1428 752901 www patapsco co uk 5 2 5 3 5 4 Di Di Performance with Flexibility Select the Incoming
10. e profiles configured the Call Routing Profile List screen should look like this Type Index Identifier Enabled Source 1st Destination DDI Number E ROUTING 0 Inbound to YC port 1 YES 101 1 100 BE ROUTING 1 Inbound to YC port 2 YES 101 2 ia a BE ROUTING 2 Inbound to YC port 3 YES 101 3 1027 BE ROUTING 3 Inbound to ISDN Phone 1 YES 101 4 1034 BE ROUTING 4 Inbound to ISDN Phone2 YES 101 5 104 BE ROUTING 5 Inbound to ISDN Phone 3 YES 101 6 105 nE ROUTING 6 Outbound Calls YES YC and ISDN Phone BAI 101 Any Other Resources The DbManager Installation disk contains the following resources to help with the configuration User Manual The full user manual for PacketBand I SDN Technical Documents Guides to help with calculating overheads and choosing the correct clock recovery type Example Configuration Files Configuration files taken from a typical application which can be used as a guide End Patapsco Communications Passfield Oak Passfield Liphook Hampshire GU30 7RL England Tel 44 0 1428 752900 Fax 44 0 1428 752901 www patapsco co uk Performance with Flexibility Rack Mounting Kit I nstructions All Patapsco units can be mounted in a standard 19 rack housing To allow units to fit into a 19 rack a Rack Mounting Kit must be purchased for the unit s There are various rack mounting options depending on the size of the unit ordered The following guide will explain how to use the Rack Mounting
11. field Liphook Hampshire GU30 7RL England Tel 44 0 1428 752900 Fax 44 0 1428 752901 www patapsco co uk Performance with Flexibility e Enter a value in the J itter Buffer Length field The Jitter Buffer will allow the PacketBand system to run across IP networks with moderate amounts of Jitter PDV See the PacketBand user manual for more information IMPORTANT NOTE Once the PacketBand has been configured as required all changes to the configuration must be Uploaded to the device before they take effect Select File Upload from the toolbar and Dbmgr will upload the changes to the unit 9 Notes on Configuring PacketBand PacketBand is a two ended solution and it is therefore important to consider the differences between the configuration of units in a system The example overleaf shows two PacketBand units in a typical PacketBand application Logical Links Primary Rate vc E Basic Rate BRI 4 5 6 Number range 100 102 PRI 21 Number Range 100 200 Packet Network 91 S Remote Site PacketBand gregesese r RN lt ISDN Phones Central Site PacketBand BRI 1 2 3 Number range 103 105 The Differences in configuration to be aware of between the two units are e IP Addresses The units must have different local IP Addresses and their target IP Addresses will be each other s local IP Address e Clock Sources The units will clock from different places The Central site PacketBand will clo
12. ick on a profile in the Type column to display options The profile can be promoted or demoted in the priority list There are also options to edit and delete the profile Using Groups When more than one port needs to be configured as a source or destination for calls a Group of ports can be set Select Add Group from the Add Routing Profile screen The Group Configuration screen is displayed Name the Group you wish to configure this name must not start with a digit Use the All and None buttons to add blocks of BRI and PRI ports to the Group or select individual channels from each port by using the tick boxes Click OK to save the group The new Group will now appear in the SOURCE and DESTINATION drop down menus Select this Group from the drop down to use it in the Call Routing Profile Clock Sources The PacketBand can be configured to clock from one of the following sources Internal PacketBand will generate clock for the connected devices ISDN BRI Ports 1 8 PacketBand will receive clock from the specified BRI port Note that clock can only be sourced from TE ports ISDN PRI Ports 21 24 PacketBand will source clock from the specified PRI port Logical Links 101 164 PacketBand will recover clock from its IP connection to another PacketBand The Clock Sources screen works as a hierarchy system PacketBand will clock from the highest priority source which is available If the highest priority clock source is not available
13. nd an IP Address can be configured and an IP management connection can be made Alternatively the default IP address can be used to initially connect to the unit The default IP configuration is as follows IP Address 192 168 0 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 Connect to the PacketBand via the serial port as above When connected click on the Term port and select Device Settings Configure the IP Address and Gateway details Your network administrator will be able to advise you on the correct settings to use Upload the changes by selecting File gt Upload from the DbManager toolbar Go to Term gt Device Settings gt Reset Device and follow the steps to reset the unit The unit will now reset Resetting the device will end the management connection to PacketBand and takes about 20 seconds before the PacketBand is again ready to use Close the Connected to Device window From the tool bar select View gt Properties gt Terminal Select the TCP IP option Select the Device IP Addresses button and enter the IP address configured in the PacketBand Select OK to close the Properties window Hold down Ctrl and right click on the Device node in the Devices in World window Click Properties and click IP List Select the PacketBand s IP address from the IP list window Click OK to save the options and exit the window Dbmgr is now ready to connect to the PacketBand via IP Double click the device node and click Conne
14. nges to configuration need to be uploaded to the device to take effect When satisfied with configuration select File gt Upload from the toolbar to load the changes to the unit Changes in IP address will also require a reboot after the upload Patapsco Communications Passfield Oak Passfield Liphook Hampshire GU30 7RL England Tel 44 0 1428 752900 Fax 44 0 1428 752901 www patapsco co uk 6 8 1 8 2 Performance with Flexibility Configuring PacketBand PRI Port Menu PacketBand can be fitted with up to 4 PRI ports Each port is individually configurable Click the PRI port which is to be configured and select Setup Network Port Use the Channel Enable button to set the number of ISDN channels available on each port Select a Port Type User or Network This controls whether TE Terminal Equipment or NT Network Termination devices can be connected to the ISDN ports Select the Port Type E1 ETSI spec or T1 ANSI spec Choose whether CRC4 is to be switched On or Off This depends on the CRC4 setting on the connected devices or networks Use the Tone Generation option to set A law Tones euro or p law Tones US Note that tones can only be generated on NT ports The LEDs on each PRI port can be used to monitor the status of the port The LED states show the following information Top LED on Layer 1 and 2 established Top LED flashing Layer 1 established Syncing up to Layer 2 Top LED off No connectivity on
15. y to the PacketBand globally except where specified The settings control the relationship between PacketBand and the IP network Select the Protocol Type of the IP network Your network administrator will be able to advise you on which setting is appropriate for your IP network Use the Auto Neg button to configure the way the PKT ports will establish connections with connected devices By default PacketBand will not auto negotiate and is fixed to 100M Full Duplex operation NOTE PacketBand must have a Full Duplex path for PacketBand traffic The Half Duplex setting is only designed to be used on ports which will connect to devices which are passing traffic through PacketBand s on board Ethernet switch Logical Link Configuration Logical Link is the term used to describe the logical data connection from one PacketBand to another over an IP network Multiple Logical Links can be configured to allow links between many PacketBand units Each Logical Link can support up to 32 ISDN channels and a unit may have up to 64 Logical Links Click Link Configuration and select the first Logical Link 101 Tick the Enable box Use the Frames Per Packet field to dictate how many ISDN frames are encapsulated in each IP packet See the PacketBand user manual and PacketBand Overhead Calculator spreadsheet on the DbMgr disk for more information Enter the IP address of the Destination PacketBand unit Patapsco Communications Passfield Oak Pass
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