VoxiPlus
Advanced
INSTALLATION MANUAL
© 2008 TOPEX S.A.
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Please make sure that the COM port of your PC is configured accordingly!
Then you may connect the serial cable from the Topex equipment to the COM1 port of your
computer, as shown in figure 9:
Figure 16 - Connecting the serial cable
The local network connection (LAN):
The TOPEX VoxiPLUS equipment is connected on the local network (LAN) or to the Internet
through the standard UTP Ethernet cable (CAT-5). Since the switching system of the equipment is
auto – negotiation (10 / 100) and auto-crossover you can use either a straight or crossover cable, no
matter if you are connecting to a LAN (switch, hub) or a in case of connecting the equipment directly
to the Ethernet port of your computer.
The second kind of link is highly recommended when you connect to the Topex gateway in
order to change its IP address: if you connect directly to it, you can avoid both disruptions to
the local network in case of conflicting IP addresses, as well as loss of connection when you
are in the middle of performing changes.
The network cables are inserted with one end in the RJ45 connector (labeled LAN) from the
TOPEX VoxiPLUS equipment, and with the other end into a PC, switch or hub. The Ethernet
connection directly to your PC is used for configuration of the equipment by means of the OAM
program.
Figure 17 – LAN connection for Topex VOXI
