Alpha Telecom Arion 1004 User manual

Arion1004
InstallationGuide
Revision1.0
09/04/2002

Arion1004
InstallationGuide
Informationinthisguideissubject
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Revision1.0
09/04/2002

Copyright2002AlphaTelecom,Inc.U.S.A.
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electronicform,byAlphaTelecom,orby
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ImportantSafetyInstructions
Introduction
PackageContents
FrontPanel
RearPanel
WiringInstructions
Diagnostics
ApplicationGuidelineInformation
Notes
WallMountingTemplate
AppendixA:OrderingInformation
AppendixB:SetupConfiguration
AppendixC:BasicConfigurations
AppendixD:SystemStatus
AppendixE:LineStatus
AppendixF:H.323Status
AppendixG:RTP/RTCPStatus
AppendixH:SystemLog
AppendixI:AdvancedConfigurations
AppendixJ:Administration
AppendixK:EthernetandTCP/IP
AppendixL:H.323Configurations
AppendixM:RTP/RTCPConfigurations
AppendixN:SystemLogConfigurations
AppendixO:Restorefactorysettings
AppendixP:FirmwareUpgrade
AppendixQ:Restart
AppendixR:FirewallPortSettings
AppendixS:InterfacePinAssignments
AppendixT:CablePinouts
AppendixU:PowerSupplyPinouts
AppendixV:TroubleshootingTips
AppendixX:CommandonConsole
AppendixX:Acronyms
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iArion1004InstallationGuide
ImportantSafetyInstructions
IfyouexperiencetechnicaldifficultywiththeArion1004please
contactthedistributororpointofsalesforhelp.
Neverinstalltelephonewiringduringalightningstorm.
Neverinstalltelephonejacksinwetlocationsunlessthejackis
specificallydesignedforwetlocations.
Nevertouchuninsulatedtelephonewiresorterminalsunlessthe
telephonelinehasbeendisconnectedatthenetworkinterface.
Usecautionwheninstallingormodifyingtelephonelines.
Donotusethisproductnearwater,forexample,nearabathtub,
washbowl,kitchensink,orlaundrytub,inawetbasementornear
aswimmingpool.
Avoidusingatelephone(otherthanacordlesstype)duringan
electricalstorm.Theremaybearemoteriskofelectricshock
fromlightning.
Donotusethetelephonetoreportagasleakinthevicinityofthe
leak.
Useonlythepowersupplyindicatedinthismanual.
SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS
Table1:LEDStatusIndicators
Table2:EthernetLEDStatusIndicators
Table3:OrderingInformation
Table4:U-InterfacePinAssignments
Table5:PowerConnectorPinAssignments
Table6:LANConnectorPinAssignments
Table7:DB9(RS-232)ConnectorPinAssignments
Table8:PowerSupplyInformation
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Tables
Figures
Figure1:Arion1004PerspectiveView
Figure2:Arion1004RearPanel
Figure3:InterfaceWiringDiagram
Figure4:RearCableConnectors
Figure5:ApplicationIllustration
Figure6:RJ45LANPinLocations
Figure7:DB9PinLocations
Figure8:PowerPinLocations
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Introduction
PackageContents
It'sanexcellentsolutionfor
businessestohelpreduceoreliminatethelong
distanceorinternationalphonecharges.
Watt
Thisinstallationguidedescribeshowtoinstall
theArion1004forusewithISDNTelephones
withinyourIPnetwork.
InstallationGuide:Forcurrentrevisionoflatest
documentation,pleaserefertothesupportpage
on:www.alpha-tele.com
OneArion1004unit
OneRJ45toRJ45CAT5cable
One16powersupply
InstallationGuide
QuickReferenceGuide
Wall-MountingKit
TheAlphaTelecom,Inc.USAArion1004
providesthephysicalinterfaceforanyISDN
TelephonesettoreachtheNextGenerationIP
Network.FunctionallyanISDNTelephoneand
theArion1004areequivalenttoanISDNMode
VoIPPhone.
TheArion1004providestheexisting,widely
deployedISDNTelephonesasmoothandquick
waytoaccesstheNextGenerationNetwork
(NGN).Today’sinvestmentofISDNTelephones
donothavetobeupgradedorreplaced.
TheArion1004providesfour(4)BRI,one(1)
10/100Base-Tinterface,one(1)DB9RS-232
interface,andmultipleLED’sforstatusdisplay.
TheGatewayiscompactandcanbedesktopor
wallmounted.

FrontPanel
Figure1showstheArion1004inperspective
viewtoshowalloftheLEDsandlabels.There
arefiveLEDsinthefrontpaneloftheArion1004.
EachofthefirstfourLEDsfromtheleftindicates
thestatusofthelabeledport.ThelastLED
indicatesactivationoftheArion1004.
Figure2. Arion1004RearPanel
Figure1. Arion1004PerspectiveView
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RearPanel
TheArionrearpanelshowninhas
fiveRJ45connectors:fandone
LAN(10/100Base-T)connector.
ItalsohasaDB9(RS-232)connectorandbarrel
typepowerconnectorandawireclip.
Figure21004 ourU-Interfaces
fromlefttoright

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U3U1 U2 U4 S/T1 S/T2 S/T3 S/T4
40VDC
Power
Arion1004
QuadNT1
LAN CONSOLE PWR U3
U1 U2 U4
ISDNTelephones
10/100Base-THub/Switch
WiringInstructions
Figure3showsthewiringdiagramofthe
Arion1004withonetypicalsetup.The
equipmentinreferencearetheArion1004,
QuadNT1,ISDNTelephones,andtheLAN
Network.Specificstep-by-stepinstructions
follow.
LANNetwork
Figure3. InterfaceWiringDiagram

Figure4. RearCableConnectors
Step1:ConnecttheDCpowerplugofthe
powersupplytothepowerconnectoronthe
rearoftheArion1004asshownin.
Placethepowercableintothewireclipto
secureit
Step2:ConnecttheRJ45CAT5LANcable
fromyourLANHuborSwitchasshownin
.
Step3:ConnectU1,U2,U3,andU4
totheappropriateU-Interfaceconnectors
onyourNT1asshownin.
Step4:ConnectthePowerSupplyfromthe
Arion1004toanACoutlet.
Step5:ProgramtheArion1004with
appropriateinformation.RefertoAppendixB
fordetailedprogramminginformation.
Figure4
.
Figure4
(ISDN
Lines) Figure4
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Diagnostics
InitialconnectiontotheACOutlet,theArion1004
shouldhavethefollowingLEDStatus.
Ifthesestepsdonothelp,refertoAppendixU
TroubleshootingTips.
Table2.EthernetLEDStatusIndicators
LEDs 10Base-T100Base-TX
GREENOff On
ORANGEn/an/a
Table1.LEDStatusIndicators
LEDs
1~4
ACTSolid:
Blinking:
Off:
LinkActivated
LinkActivated withtraffictransmitting
LinkDeactivated
Off:Ux(x=1~4)isreadyforsending andreceiving
AlternateBlinking(100msON-900msOFF):Ux(x=1~4)
Registrationis completed butvirtualchannel isnotestablished yet
Status
Solid:Ux(x=1~4)Interfaceisnotreadyorunableto obtainsync
FastBlinking(8Hz):Ux(x=1~4)isinthe process ofsynchronization
SlowBlinking(1Hz):Ux(x=1~4)obtainsynchronizationandisinthe
process ofGatekeeperdiscoveryandregistration
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ApplicationGuidelineInformation
Thissectionwilldescribetypicalapplicationor
usageoftheArion1004.
TheapplicationshowstheArion1004being
usedinanetworkenvironmentsupportinga
QuadNT1withoneISDNTelephoneper
S/T-Interface.TheArion1004isconnectedtoa
10/100Base-TLANHub/SwitchviatheLAN
ConnectorontheArion1004.
TheArion1004is
connectedtoanACOutletaswellasthe
NT1beingused.
(NOTEFOR
10Base-T:THEMAXIMUMLENGTHOFTHE
LANCABLEPERNETWORKIS328FEET,THE
MAXIMUMLOOPREACHFORTHE
U-INTERFACEIS10kft).
U3U1 U2 U4 S/T1 S/T2 S/T3 S/T4
40VDC
Power
Arion1004
QuadNT1
LAN CONSOLE PWR U3
U1 U2 U4
ISDNTelephones
10/100Base-THub/Switch
LANNetwork
Figure5. ApplicationIllustration

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ApplicationInformation
(Point-to-pointTelephoneRelocationprocedure)
Thisisastep-by-stepprocedureinmovingone
ISDNphoneuserfromonelocationtoanother
usingtheISDNIPGateway:
1)DisconnecttheISDNTelephonesetfrom
theNT1.
2)ByusingtheWEBGUIremoveordelete
AliasfromtheISDNIPGatewayserving
thecurrentlocation(seeQuickReference
Guideforfurtherdetail).
a)TheIPAddressoftheVoIPGateway
servingtheuserbeforethemoveand
alsotheIPAddressoftheVoIP
Gatewayservingtheuserinthenew
locationisneeded.(Youcanconnect
directlytotheconsoleportusinga
commandtofindouttheIPaddressof
theunit).StarttheBrowsersessionand
useWEBGUItoconfigure.
3)AddthesameAlias,thathasbeenremoved
fromstep2above,totheISDNIPGateway
servingtheuserinthenewlocation.
4)ReconnecttheISDNTelephonesetto
telecommunicationjackorbehindthe
S/T-InterfaceoftheNT1servingthenew
location.
5)Uponre-registeringwithiMergeandnew
ISDNIPGateway,checktomakesurethat
onecandrawdialtonebygoingoff-hookon
theISDNTelephoneset.

AppendixA: OrderingInformation
Toorderanyofthefollowingcomponents,please
contactAlphaTelecom,Inc.U.S.A.at(256)772-
5245orvisitourwebpage:www.alpha-tele.com.
Table3.OrderingInformation
Arion1004 CompleteKit 555-1004GA
Arion1004 Unit only553-1004GA
Arion1004 InstallationGuide035010041000
16WPowerSupply272-16000
6footRJ45-RJ45 CAT5 Cable220-45450
Arion1004 BasicSetup (QuickReference Guide)035010041100
Wall MountKit (2-wall anchors/2-screws)033004011000
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AppendixB:SetupConfiguration
ConfiguringtheArion1004forfirsttime
users.
1.OpenyourWebbrowser(i.e.Internet
ExplorerorNetscapeNavigator).
2.Inthe“Address”field,type
http://192.168.0.1andpressthe<ENTER>
key.
3.Inthe“SystemInformation”pageofthe
ArionWebconsole,thefollowing
informationwillbeshown:
?192.168.0.1withDHCPdisabledwillbethe
manufacturerdefaultsetting
a.Product
b.MACAddress
c.SoftwareVersion
d.IPAddress
e.Subnet
f.DefaultGateway
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AppendixB:SetupConfiguration
Thefollowingoptionsareavailableonthe
lefthandcolumnoftheGUIontheArion
1004WebConsole:
ForBasicConfigurationoftheunit,click
“BasicConfiguration”onthelefthand
column.Thefollowingitemswillshow.
ContinuewithAppendixCStep1.
a.SystemInformations
b.BasicConfigurations-Primarysetuppage
usedforconfiguringthedevice.
c.Systemstatus-Providingthestatusofthe
device
d.AdvancedConfiguration-Advanced
featuresusedtosetupthedevice.It
includes:
e.FirmwareUpgrade-ConnectingwithTFTP
servertoupgradethelatestversionof
firmware.
f.Restart-Resetandrestartthedevice
i.Administration
ii.EthernetandTCP/IP
iii.H.323
iv.RTP/RTCP
v.Systemslog
vi.Restorefactorysettings
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AppendixC:BasicConfiguration
1.Thefollowingparameterscanbefound
underthisWebpage:
2.Click“SUBMIT”Buttontoregisterchanges.
3.Click“RESTART”Buttontoactivatethe
reset/restartunitfunction.
4.AvisualRestartTimerwilldisplay.Deviceis
doingarestartprocess.Allthechangeswill
besavedandbeusedfromnowon.
5.
a.IPAddressofiMerge(CFG)
b.EnableDHCPservice(fordynamicIPsetting)
orenterIPaddress(forstaticaddress).
c.EnteringtheAliasinformation(providedby
serviceproviderortelephonecompany).
RELOADwillresetallparametersonthis
page,tooriginalvaluesorsettings.
NOTE:Configurationsaremarkedasredcolorwill
onlytakeeffectafterrestart

AppendixD:SystemStatus
onthelefthand
column
SelectingtheSystemStatus
,willdisplaythespeedoftheEthernet
interfaceandthecurrentstatusofthefour
U-Interfaces(U1,U2,U3,andU4).
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NOTE:Configurationsaremarkedasredcolorwill
onlytakeeffectafterrestart

AppendixE:LineStatus
onthelefthandcolumn
underSystemStatus
SelectingLineStatus,willdisplaythecurrent
statusoftheconnectionbetweenthedeviceand
theiMerge.
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AppendixF:H.323Status
onthelefthandcolumn
underSystemStatus
SelectingH.323Status
,willdisplaythecurrent
statusoftheAliases,LocalPorts,RemotePorts,
CallReferenceValues,andMediaChannel.
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