Far south networks Com.X20 User manual
Copyright © 2008-2014 Far South Networks (Pty) Ltd
Com.X20 IP PBX & SIP gateway
Quick Start Guide
Version
July 15, 2014
www.farsouthnet.com
Welcome to the world of ComX changing the communications landscape for good
This leaflet will help you to get started with your new ComX platform This getting started guide addresses the
asics of networking and installation of the ComX unit and SHOULD e read in conjunction with the
•ComX Administrators Guide httpwwwfarsouthnetcomwpcontentuploadsComX
administratorguideverpdf
•Other ComX user manuals and user guides are availa le at
httpwwwfarsouthnetcomsupportmanuals
This getting started guide addresses networking and installation of the ComX host server with one or more
Comma iTA devices and should e read in conjunction with the
•Comma iTA Getting Started guide httpwwwfarsouthnetcomwpcontentuploadscomma
gettingstartedpdf
Comma iTA developer mediawiki access refer to
•User Guide httpfarsouthnetcommediawikiindexphptitleCommaUserGuide
•Developer Resources httpfarsouthnetcommediawikiindexphptitleCommaDeveloperResources
Description
The ComX host server includes Ethernet ports preconfigured to support LAN access and other IO ports
descri ed elow
The figure a ove shows the rear view of the ComX host server
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ComX rear view IO port definition
• BaseTx Ethernet LAN Eth LAN Eth LAN Eth LAN Eth
•Power VacHz
•Serial port COM
•USB USB USB USB USB
•PS Key oard mouse
•VGA
Hardware Installation
The ComX host server is powered using the AC power ca le included with your server Connect the
power ca le to VHz mains power supply and turn the server on
Connect any Comma iTA units to availa le LAN ports Eth Eth Eth using Cate Ethernet ca les
Connect the ComX host server to the LAN switch using the first Ethernet port Eth and a standard
Cate ca le
Accessing the Com.X20 Host Server
•Default access details for the ComX is
user: comma
password: farsouth
•The ComX server GUI can e accessed using the url httpip where ip is the IP addressed
assigned to the unit via DHCP or one of the statically configured IPs All administrative tasks ela orated on
elow can e performed from the GUI Please refer to the Administrators guide for more detail
•The ComX server can also e accessed via its serial port using a nullmodem ca le with the following
settings
baud rate: 115200
data bits: 8
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stop bits: 1
parity: none
•The ComX server requests its IP address from the LAN WAN via physical Ethernet port LAN la elled
the eth interface in the Operating System This interface can e reconfigured with a static IP in
etcnetworkinterfaces as follows
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
netmask 255.255.255.0
•Note that the Operating System networking will need to e restarted after this configuration change
sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
Networking
The ComX server comes preinstalled with Ethernet interfaces configured as follows
Interface
DHCP client
IP
Netmask
LAN eth
Yes
LAN eth
No
LAN eth
No
LAN eth
No
The ComX server comes preinstalled with the Comma Manager supporting the following
a DAHDI no patches required for PRI and Analogue
mISDN with Comma patches for BRI
c Asterisk
d CommaGUI
The ComX server is preconfigured with fixed IP addresses on the Ethernets port that iTAs are
connected to
U untu compati le packages are availa le at httpfsnpu dnsaliascomapt
For User Guide and Developer information please see httpwwwfarsouthnetcomsupportmanuals
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Logging and Diagnostics
From the CommaGUI select the Monitoring menu for an extensive monitoring suite
A log is maintained while the Comma Manager is running typically found at varlogcommalog
less / ar/log/comma.log
The ComX server system log keeps a record of system warnings and errors and can e viewed as
follows
less / ar/log/syslog
The Asterisk PBX server command line can e accessed from the server as follows
sudo asterisk – r
If the ComX is supporting an external iTA device the command line interface of the Comma iTA
may e accessed from the Comma Manager directory y typing
comma-console <IP ADDRESS>
Identifying connected iTAs
From the GUI select the Hardware panel A Scan of the network will list additional devices
2.
From the host server type the following
comma-ls –
Connected iTA devices will e identified y their MAC addresses and IP addresses if connected correctly
and the hardware configuration and software versions will e listed
If IP addresses are not listed the unit may e connected in the wrong order Connect the units to different
host server Ethernet ports The units MAC addresses can e viewed with their interface configuration in
etccommaconf in order to determine the correct connection order
Firmware Upgrade
The em edded firmware is downloaded to the Comma iTA unit from the server at every powerup or reset In order
to upgrade
Copy the new image file to varcomma
Update the appimageXXX configuration record in the configuration file to the new file name
3.
Restart Comma iTA
comma-ls –r
In an U untu ased system updating the package
commaimg
will result in updated firmware
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install comma.img
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