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Contents
CHAPTER 1
GETTING STARTED......................................................................................1-1
INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................................1-1
AUDIENCE ..................................................................................................................................................1-1
NOMENCLATURE .........................................................................................................................................1-1
RELATED PUBLICATIONS .............................................................................................................................1-2
LIST OF FEATURES .....................................................................................................................................1-2
HOW TO GET HELP .....................................................................................................................................1-5
WEB ACCESS .......................................................................................................................................1-5
EMAIL ACCESS .....................................................................................................................................1-5
TELEPHONE ACCESS ............................................................................................................................1-5
WARRANTY COVERAGE ...............................................................................................................................1-5
CHAPTER 2
INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING RACK-MOUNTED SYSTEMS..........................2-1
BEFORE YOU BEGIN ..................................................................................................................................2-1
UNPACKING AND INSPECTING ................................................................................................................2-1
ADDITIONAL CABLES, TOOLS, AND MATERIALS ......................................................................................2-1
INSTALLATION SITE ...............................................................................................................................2-2
PORTS AND CONNECTIONS ........................................................................................................................2-2
DIAL-OUT PORTS .................................................................................................................................2-4
CONSOLE CABLE ..................................................................................................................................2-4
ETHERNET, E1, T1, CT3, CLEAR CHANNEL DS3, AND USSI .................................................................2-4
ALARMS ...............................................................................................................................................2-5
POWER ................................................................................................................................................2-5
MANAGEMENT INTERFACE ..........................................................................................................................2-5
INITIAL CONFIGURATION .......................................................................................................................2-5
INTERFACE CONFIGURATION ......................................................................................................................2-6
T1 INTERFACE .....................................................................................................................................2-7
E1 INTERFACE .....................................................................................................................................2-7