3Com NBX, Installation Manual

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4 Insert the card into the slot. Slide the card into the chassis until you feel it
touch the connectors. To seat the card into the connectors, apply firm
pressure to both the left and right sides of the front of the card.
CAUTION: If you cannot seat the card with light pressure, remove it and
check for obstructions.
5 Tighten the left and right screws on the front of the card to secure it to
the chassis.
Wait at least 2 minutes for the Analog Terminal Card to initialize and for
the system to update its database.
Verifying Analog
Terminal Card Ports
After you have used the Auto Discover feature to add an Analog Terminal
Card, you can verify that the card is properly installed by using the NBX
NetSet utility, described next, and by examining the status lights on the
front of the card, which are described on
page 46 .
Using the NBX NetSet
Utility
To verify the proper installation of an Analog Terminal Card using the NBX
NetSet utility:
1 Log in to the NBX NetSet utility using the administrator username and
password.
2 Click Telephone Configuration > ATA .
3 Compare the MAC addresses or port numbers that appear in the list to
the MAC address and port numbers you recorded before you inserted this
card.
The four ports of an Analog Terminal Card appear in the list of ATAs,
along with the ports of any previously discovered Analog Terminal Cards,
and any Analog Terminal Adapters (ATAs) and the ATA port on an
NBX V3000.
Adding an Analog
Terminal Adapter
(ATA)
To add an Analog Terminal Adapter (ATA) to your NBX system you must
first enable the Auto Discover feature. You Auto Discover an Analog
Terminal Adapter (ATA) in the same way that you discover 3Com
telephones and Analog Terminal Cards.
See “3Com Telephones” on page 52 for information on system software
and licensing requirements for an ATA.