Avaya S8400 Instruction Manual

Installing and Configuring the
Avaya S8400 Server
Release 5.0
03-300678
Release 5.0
January 2008
Issue 3

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Chapter 1: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
How to use Avaya installation documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Pre-installation requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Preinstallation tasks to complete at the customer site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Verifying that all the required equipment is on site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Ensuring that the preinstallation tasks are complete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Equipment specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
About server port connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Ethernet ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Server cable adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Ethernet connectivity with the TN8412AP circuit pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Services access port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
About modem connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Modem options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
About media gateways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
About Processor Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
About SSH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 2: SNMP configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Configuring the SNMP modules in the UPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Prerequisites for configuring the SNMP module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Administering the SNMP module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Setting selected traps (alarming) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Chapter 3: Communication Manager installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Clearing the ARP cache on the laptop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Connecting the CD/DVD-ROM drive to the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Applying power to the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Accessing the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Configuring Telnet for Windows 2000 and Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Installing Avaya Communication Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Chapter 4: Server configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Opening the Maintenance Web Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Copying files to the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Creating a super-user login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Methods of Configuring a server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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Configuring the server manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Setting the date, time, and time zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Maintenance Web Pages configuration screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Ethernet interface assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Performing the manual configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Avaya Installation Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
About the Avaya Installation Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Running the Avaya Installation Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Verifying the MPC IP information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Installing MPC firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Verifying the server connection to the customer LAN (if provided) . . . . . . . . 36
Configuring the modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Enabling firewall settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Enabling network time servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Release the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Administering IA 770 embedded messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Chapter 5: IP interface translations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Inputting initial system translations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Adding media gateways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Enabling the SIPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Adding the SIPI to the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Setting the alarm activation level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Saving translations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Chapter 6: IP interface configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
SIPI address configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Programming the SIPI for static addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Setting the VLAN and diffserv parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Verifying connectivity to the server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Verifying that the SIPI is translated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Upgrading the SIPI firmware version (if necessary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Enabling control of the SIPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Verifying the license status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Chapter 7: Postinstallation administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Verifying translations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Setting rules for daylight savings time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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Setting locations (if necessary) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Verifying the date and the time (main server only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Clearing and resolving alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Enabling alarms to INADS by way of a modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Enabling alarms to INADS by way of the SNMP module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Backing up files to the compact flash media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Before leaving the site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Chapter 8: Installation verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Testing the SIPI circuit pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Testing the license file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Additional server LED information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
TN8400AP Server LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Faceplate interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
LED descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
UPS LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
TN8412AP SIPI LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Appendix A: Server access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Accessing the command line interface of the server with SSH . . . . . . . . . . 69
Connecting to the server directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Connecting to the server remotely over the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Connecting to the server remotely over a modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Accessing the Maintenance Web Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Using the SAT command line prompt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Logins for Avaya technicians and BusinessPartners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Configuring the network for Windows 2000 and XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Setting the browser options for Internet Explorer 6.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Appendix B: Installation troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Troubleshooting the installation of the server hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Troubleshooting the configuration of the server hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Troubleshooting the installation of the license file and
the Avaya authentication file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

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Chapter 1: Introduction
Use these procedures to install Avaya Communication Manager and configure a new Avaya
S8400 Server and the associated components.
To configure the server, use the Avaya Installation Wizard. To configure gateways and other
hardware components, use the following two administration interfaces:
●The Maintenance Web Interface
●The command line interface, either directly or through Secure Shell (SSH), Telnet, or a
terminal emulation program such as Avaya Native Configuration Manager.
This installation document includes the following information:
●Pre-installation requirements on page 9
●Configuring the SNMP modules in the UPS on page 21
●Server configuration on page 29
●IP interface translations on page 41
●IP interface configuration on page 45
●Postinstallation administration on page 51
●Installation verification on page 59
●Server access on page 69
●Installation troubleshooting on page 79
Audience
This documentation is for the following people who install and configure the server components:
●Trained field installation and maintenance personnel
●Technical support personnel
●Authorized business partners

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How to use Avaya installation documents
Use this document as a guide to install and configure Avaya servers. For information about a
particular task, use the index or the table of contents to locate the page on which the information
is described. You also need information from other Avaya documents. This section lists those
documents and tells you when to use them.
To complete this installation:
●In this document, see:
- Pre-installation requirements on page 9 first. This section describes the tasks that your
must complete at the site before you start the installation.
- Equipment specifications on page 10 for the technical specifications for the hardware.
●For how to install and connect the hardware, see Quick Start for Hardware Installation:
Avaya S8400 Server (03-300705).
●Return to this document and see the remaining sections in the following sequence to
install the components of the server. If you are not to install certain components, skip the
procedures for those components.
- Configuring the SNMP modules in the UPS on page 21
- Server configuration on page 29
- IP interface translations on page 41
●See the appropriate sections in the following documents to install the port networks and
the media gateways:
- Installing the Avaya G650 Media Gateway (03-300144)
- Installation and Configuration for the Avaya G150 Media Gateway (03-300395)
- Quick Start for Hardware Installation: Avaya G250 Media Gateway (03-300433)
- Quick Start for Hardware Installation: Avaya G350 Media Gateway (03-300148)
- Quick Start for Hardware Installation: Avaya G450 Media Gateway (03-602053)
- Installing and Upgrading the Avaya G250 Media Gateway (03-300434)
- Installing and Upgrading the Avaya G350 Media Gateway (03-300394)
- Installing and Upgrading the Avaya G450 Media Gateway (03-602054)
- Quick Start for Hardware Installation: Avaya S8300 Server and Avaya G700 Media
Gateway (555-233-150)
- Installation and Upgrade for the Avaya G700 Media Gateway and Avaya S8300 Server
(555-234-100)
- Avaya IA 770 INTUITY AUDIX Messaging Application Administering the S8300 and
S8400 Servers to work with IA 770
●Return to this document and see:
- IP interface configuration on page 45 to program the IP interface.

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- Postinstallation administration on page 51
- Installation verification on page 59
- Server access on page 69
- Installation troubleshooting on page 79 if problems occur during the installation.
Pre-installation requirements
This section describes the tasks that you must complete before you start the installation. You
complete certain tasks before you go on site and other tasks at the site.
Preinstallation tasks to complete at the customer site
Before you start the installation, you must:
●Verify that all the required equipment is on site
●Ensure that the preinstallation team completed the preinstallation tasks
Verifying that all the required equipment is on site
Compare the list of items that were ordered to the contents of the boxes to verify that you have
all the equipment. Your project manager can give you an inventory list. Do not rely on the
packing slips inside the boxes for the correct information.
Ensuring that the preinstallation tasks are complete
The preinstallation team completes the following tasks. If these tasks are not complete, do not
continue with the installation.
●Verify that the required number of open, customer-supplied, EIA-310D (or equivalent)
standard 19-in. (48-cm) 4-post equipment rack(s) is(are) properly installed and solidly
secured. Ensure that the screws that come with the racks are present. If you use a rack
cabinet, ensure that the cabinet has adequate ventilation.
●Verify that the rail kit to support the server is available to install (S8400 installed in a G650
carrier only).

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●Verify that the rail kit that is required to support the UPS is installed on the rack or available
to install. For how to install the rails, see the documentation that comes with the rail kit.
●Verify that the equipment racks are grounded per local code. See Job Aid: Approved
Grounds (555-245-772).
●Verify that the customer-provided AC power to the rack is from a nonswitched outlet.
Equipment specifications
The control network components of the S8400 Server consist of a G650 Media Gateway with a
TN8400AP circuit pack that is installed in slot 2, a TN8412AP (SIPI) that is installed in slot1, and
one UPS. The physical specifications for the S8400 control network are shown in Table 1.
Table 2 shows the specifications of the TN8400AP circuit pack.
Note:
Note: Values of some parameters may change with future versions of the TN8400.
Table 1: S8400 control network components specifications
Component Dimensions
English
(height x width x depth
in inches)
Dimensions
Metric
(height x width x depth
in centimeters)
Height
(u)
Weight
(lb/kg)
G650 Media Gateway 14 x 17.5 x 22 35.5 x 44 x 56 8 39/18
UPS:
700 VA
1500 VA
3.5 x 17 x 19
3.5 x 17 x 24
9 x 43 x 48
9 x 43 x 61
2
2
34/15
50/23
Table 2: TN8400AP specifications
Feature Specifications
Microprocessor Intel Celeron M (600 MHz)
Memory 512 MB RAM
Storage IDE SSD, 2 GB
IDE hard drive

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S8400 environmental specifications are shown in Tabl e 3.
About server port connections
The following section explains how to connect the Ethernet ports on the back of the server.
Ethernet ports
All Ethernet ports on the backplane I/O adapter of the S8400 Server can connect to the
customer LAN.
For control and adjunct connectivity, the S8400 Server supports the internal Processor Ethernet
(PE) or separate C-LAN. Messaging and administration use the customer link. If LAN
connectivity is required for administration only, PE is not required.
Server cable adapter
The server cable adapter is mounted on the rear of the TN8400AP Server circuit pack
(Figure 1: Server cable adapter on page 12). The server cable adapter provides the connection
between the backplane pins and the RJ-45 connectors for:
●Four backplane Ethernet ports
●One backplane USB port
Table 3: S8400 environmental specifications
Parameter Specifications
Air Temperature Server on:
41.0°F to 104.0°F (5°C to 40°C)
altitude: -1,257 ft to 10,617 ft
(-383 m below sea level to 3,286 m above sea level)
Humidity 10% to 90%
Voltage and Current
Requirements
+5 VAC, 10 A

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Figure 1: Server cable adapter
Figure notes:
1. USB modem connector
2. Connection to the TN8412AP circuit pack
3. Connection to the LAN
4. Not used
5. Not used
addp84bk LAO 112905
USB
ETH-A
ETH-B
ETH-C
ETH-D
1
2
3
4
5

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Table 4: port labeling on the server cable adapter on page 13 describes the connections for the
server cable adapter.
Ethernet connectivity with the TN8412AP circuit pack
The S8400 Server supports connectivity with the TN8412AP (SIPI) circuit pack. This interface is
for control signaling only. No bearer traffic is carried over this connection.
The physical connection between the TN8412AP and the TN8400 circuit packs is made by
either:
●A 10/100 BaseT Ethernet cross-over cable that directly interconnects the appropriate
backplane pins of the two circuit packs. This cable plugs into the TN8400AP cable adapter
RJ45 ETH-A port and the TN8412AP IPSI-2 adapter RJ45 control port.
●Connection to the customer LAN. Connecting the TN8412AP and the TN8400 via the
customer LAN is generally done using a cross-over cable direct interconnect method as
described in Table 4.
Table 4: port labeling on the server cable adapter
Location (from the top
of the adapter)
Port name Adapter
label
Function
USB Backplane USB
modem port
USB Provides power to the USB modem,
can be used to perform a hard reset
of the USB modem, and provides a
USB modem interface to support
Services remote alarming and
access.
Top Ethernet Ethernet
connectivity with
the TN8412AP
circuit pack
ETH-A A 10/100BaseT Mbps Ethernet
Interface for the control links that
uses a cross-over cable to connect
directly to the SIPI.
Second Ethernet Ethernet
connectivity with
the LAN
ETH-B A 10/100BaseT Mbps Ethernet
Interface to the customer LAN that
can be used for:
●Messaging over IP
●Connections to adjuncts and IP
endpoints
●Remote administration over IP
Third Ethernet Not applicable ETH-C Not used.
Bottom Ethernet Not applicable ETH-D Not used.

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Figure 2: IPSI-2 cable adapter on page 14 shows the IPSI-2 cable adapter for the S8412AP
SIPI circuit pack.
Figure 2: IPSI-2 cable adapter
Figure notes:
1. D9 connector 2. RJ45 for connection to the TN8400 or LAN
addpipsi LAO 112905
10/100bT
ETHERNET
10/100bT
ETHERNET
1
2

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For the location of the two backplane adapters on a G650, see Figure 3.
Figure 3: Cable adapters on the TN8412AP and the TN8400AP circuit packs in a G650
Figure notes:
1. Server cable adapter on the TN8400AP
Server circuit pack
2. IPSI-2 cable adapter on the TN8412AP
SIPI circuit pack
h2dp650b LAO 121605
USB
ETH-A
ETH-B
ETH-C
ETH-D
RS232 DEBUG
10/100bT
ETHERNET
1
2

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Services access port
The S8400 Server has one port for Services access. This port is off the Maintenance Processor.
Use this port to access the MPC and the server on the S8400AP circuit pack by way of the
Services laptop computer. For more information on connecting to the Services port on the
S8400 and for the location of the Services port on the S8400 Server, Connecting to the server
directly on page 71.
Table 5: Services access on the MPC on page 16 lists the Services access protocols. The MPC
receives Service requests on two TCP ports, 10022 (SSH access) and 10443 (Secure Web
access).
Note:
Note: With Release 4.0 or later of Communication Manager, Telnet is disabled, so you
must use SSH to access servers after Communication Manager software
Release 4.0 or later is installed.
Table 5: Services access on the MPC
Access
method
Service
requested
IP address TCP
port
Service granted
Services laptop HTTPS 192.11.13.6 10443 Secure Web access to the MPC
Services laptop SSH 192.11.13.6 10022 SSH access to the MPC
Services laptop SSH 192.11.13.6 22 Secure Shell access to the
server
Services laptop HTTPS 192.11.13.6 443 Secure Web access to the
server
Services laptop Telnet 192.11.13.6 23 Access to the server
Services laptop Telnet 192.11.13.6 5023 Access to the SAT on the server
Modem dial-in PPP>SSH Modem IP
address
10022 Secure Shell access to the MPC
Modem dial-in PPP>HTTPS Modem IP
address
10443 Web HTTPS access to the MPC
Modem dial-in PPP>SSH Modem IP
address
22 Secure Shell access to the
server
Modem dial-in PPP>HTTPS Modem IP
address
443 Secure Web access to the
server
Modem dial-in PPP>Telnet Modem IP
address
23 Access to the server
1 of 2

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Modem dial-in PPP>Telnet Modem IP
address
5023 Access to the SAT on the server
Modem dial-in PPP>SSH Modem IP
address
5022 Secure access to the SAT on the
server
Table 5: Services access on the MPC (continued)
Access
method
Service
requested
IP address TCP
port
Service granted
2 of 2

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About modem connections
Note:
Note: You cannot connect USB modems to rotary lines. A touch tone line is required.
The TN8400AP Server circuit pack supports a USB modem. The modem communicates directly
to the maintenance processor or tunnels through to the Communication Manager processor
application. The modem provides Avaya Services with remote alarming and dial-in and dial-out
access.
Connect the USB modem to the port that is labeled USB on the server cable adapter. The
adapter is mounted on the rear of the TN8400AP Server circuit pack.
Modem options
You set the modem options when you configure the server. You do not set options on the
modems themselves.
About media gateways
In a new installation, the S8400 Server is installed only in the Avaya G650 Media Gateway.
In a migration, the server is installed only in the following Avaya Media Gateways:
●G600
●CMC1
The servers also work with Avaya G150, G250, G350, G450 and G700 Media Gateways. These
gateways register with the server either through the Processor Ethernet interface or through a
TN799DP C-LAN circuit pack.
About Processor Ethernet
Like a C-LAN circuit pack, Processor Ethernet provides connectivity to IP endpoints, gateways,
and adjuncts. The PE interface is a logical connection in the Communication Manager software
that uses a port on the NIC in the server. No additional hardware is needed to implement PE.
Starting with Release 3.1 of Communication Manager, the PE interface is enabled on the S8400
Server to allow enhanced flexibility to connect to gateways, endpoints, and adjuncts.

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Table 6 lists the possible uses of the PE interface for an S8400.
About SSH
Secure Shell (SSH) is both a computer program and an associated network protocol that you
use to log in to and run commands on a networked computer. SSH provides secure encrypted
communications between two untrusted hosts over an insecure network. Avaya strongly
recommends that you use SSH instead of Telnet for most interactive connections to the Avaya
servers and other devices on a customer network.
To use SSH, a third-party SSH client must be installed on your computer. PuTTY is one such
client. You can download PuTTY from http://www.putty.nl/download.html.
You can use SSH to access the following devices:
●The S8300, S8400, S8500, and S8700-series Servers on Release 3.1 or later of
Communication Manager
Table 6: Use of the PE interface on the S8400 Server
Possible functions of
the PE interface
Status of the function
on the S8400 Server
Administration needed?
Registration The PE interface is
always enabled for
registration.
No. The Communication Manager
software automatically enables the use
of the PE interface for registration.
H.248 gateway
registration
H.248 gateway
registration is enabled by
default.
No. The H.248 gateway enabled field
on the ip-interface procr form defaults
to yes on an S8400 Server. To disable
the H.248 registration, you can change
the H.248 gateway enabled field on the
ip-interfaces procr form to no.
H.323 endpoint
registration
H.323 endpoint
registration is enabled by
default.
No. The H.323 endpoint enabled field
on the ip-interface procr form defaults
to yes on an S8400 Server. To disable
H.323 endpoint registration, change the
H.323 enabled field on the ip-interfaces
procr form to no.
Adjunct connectivity Adjunct connectivity is
enabled by default.
Yes. You must administer adjuncts on
the S8400 Server.

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Note:
Note: With Release 4.0 or later of Communication Manager, Telnet is disabled, so you
must use SSH to access the servers after Communication Manager software
Release 4.0 or later is installed.
●A Maintenance Processor Complex (MPC), which is used with the S8400 Server
●A TN2312BP IPSI that is running firmware version 20 or higher
●A TN8412AP SIPI
●A TN2602 IP Media Resource that is running firmware version 212 or higher
●An Expanded Meet-Me Conferencing (EMMC) server
●A SIP Enablement Services (SES) server
●G250, G350, and G450 media gateways
●C360 Ethernet switches
!Important:
Important: You cannot use SSH with the G700. From within the Linux command line of a
server, you can use SSH to access the G250, 350, and G450, but you must use
Telnet to access the G700.