OmniConnect / ISDN
User’s Manual
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Part number 613-10787-00
1.
About This Guide
This section discusses the objectives, audience, organization and conventions of the
OmniConnect/ISDN User’s Manual.
1.1.
Document objectives
This publication guides the user through the preparation, installation, configuration and
troubleshooting of the OmniConnect/ISDN access device.
1.2.
Audience
This publication is designed for a person with a basic understanding of the Microsoft
Windows® 95/98/NT operating system, Ethernet, standard telephone wiring practices and
networking protocols. It is recommended that the user read through the entire manual prior to
connecting and configuring the new OmniConnect/ISDN device. All acronyms used by the
configuration and installation manuals are defined in Appendix A.
1.3.
Document organization
The document is organized as follows:
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Chapter 1, “About This Guide” discusses the objectives, audience,
organization and conventions of the OmniConnect/ISDN User’s Manual.
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Chapter 2, “Introduction and Overview” contains an overview of the
OmniConnect feature set, front and rear panel descriptions and the physical
specifications.
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Chapter 3, “Preparing for Installation” contains safety recommendations,
wiring connection considerations and preparation for ISDN provisioning
and worksheets and guidelines.
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Chapter 4, “Getting Started” contains step-by-step instructions for
configuring the OmniConnect/ISDN series access devices to operate in
various environments.
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Chapter 5, “Configuration & Setup” contains instructions on how to
configure the access device for use with the Local Area Network (LAN) and
ISDN providers.
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Chapter 6, “Advanced Applications” contains instructions on how to
configure advanced applications such as filtering, Network Address
Translation, (NAT) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
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Chapter 7, “Monitoring OmniConnect/ISDN Operation” contains a
description on the installation and use of the OmniConnect Monitor
application.
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Chapter 8, “Troubleshooting” contains instructions on troubleshooting any
problems that may occur. In addition, this chapter lists and describes
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) messages that may be sent to
the access device to indicate status.
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Appendix A, “Glossary” contains a list of all acronyms used as well as their
definition.
