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AudioCodes™ MP-104 Gateway Quick Start Installation Guide

August 2004

AudioCodes™ MP-104 Gateway

Quick Start Installation Guide

INTRODUCTION

This quick start guide contains information about how to install and configure the v4.4 Audio-
Codes™ MP-104 Gateway. This gateway is the latest version that is available through the
Inter-Tel

®

 CommSource™ division.

PARTS

This shipment consists of the following items:

AudioCodes MP-1xx Media Gateway Fast Track Installation Guide

AudioCodes MP-1xx CD-ROM

Inter-Tel IP Devices CD-ROM (Part No. 827.9162)

Inter-Tel AudioCodes Quick Start Guide

Power cord

ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES NEEDED

In addition to the previously listed parts, you will also need an Ethernet cable.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

The following lists the system requirements for installing the AudioCodes MP-104 Gateway:

Internet Protocol Resource Card (IPRC) firmware version 1.5.2, 8.2.0, or later

Axxess

®

 v7.0 or later

The AudioCodes MP-104 Gateway also must meet the following telephony requirements:

Loop Current:

 20mA, preferably down to an 18mA loop current (25 to 45mA may not

suffice and will increase the risk of poor audio).

Line Voltage:

 24 to 48vdc. Must pass the test called out in EIA/TIA-464B 4.1.2.3.3

(generally 42.5V ~56.5V).

Ring Voltage:

 40 to 150 vac ring voltage 20 to 30 Hz. Must pass the requirements

called out in EIA/TIA-464B 4.1.2.2.5 (generally 55~130Vrms for Class A;
40~130Vrms for Class B).

Db Levels:

 At least +3dBm without distortion into a 600 ohm load. Must pass the

transmission requirements called out in Section 5 of EIA/TIA-464B.

SYSTEM DATABASE PROGRAMMING 

The IPRC firmware version determines how Axxess is programmed to support the gateways.
For details about system database programming, refer to the documents listed below. 

If you are installing the gateway on a:

v1.5.1 firmware

 

IPRC

, see the latest version of the 

IP Devices Manual

v8.2.x or later firmware IPRC

, see the

 Addendum to the v8.0 Installation and Mainte-

nance Manual

.

Document Part Number 835.2741-4

A946/3852A

© Inter-Tel, Inc. August 2004 printed in USA

Summary of Contents for MP-104

Page 1: ...The AudioCodes MP 104 Gateway also must meet the following telephony requirements Loop Current 20mA preferably down to an 18mA loop current 25 to 45mA may not suffice and will increase the risk of poor audio Line Voltage 24 to 48vdc Must pass the test called out in EIA TIA 464B 4 1 2 3 3 generally 42 5V 56 5V Ring Voltage 40 to 150 vac ring voltage 20 to 30 Hz Must pass the requirements called out...

Page 2: ...ystem cabinet This reduces delay and removes the audio stream from the Time Division Mulitplex TDM highway To use P2P audio The devices must be members of the same Network Group The IPRC and IP devices must be upgraded to version 8 1 firmware SIP endpoints do not require firmware upgrades The devices must terminate on an IPRC with v8 2 x or later firmware There cannot be a NAT or firewall between ...

Page 3: ...set the Server Progress can be viewed in the BootP TFTP Server window make sure it is not paused See page 9 4 Configure the MP 104 application through the AudioCodes MP 104 Web administrator see page 19 5 Verify that the Call Agent IP address in the Advanced Configuration Protocol Management page matches the IPRC IP address see page 12 6 Configure the IPRC ports through the IPRC Administrative Ses...

Page 4: ...PC that is connected to the MP 104 NOTE Make sure the MP 104 and BootP TFTP Server are on the same submit because the BootP TFTP Server does not work across subnets 5 Unzip the MP104v44 zip file part no 841 0165 that is provided in the Inter Tel IP Devices CD into this folder 6 You may want to create a subfolder for the BootP zip file within the same folder and unzip the BootP zip file into this f...

Page 5: ...as Notepad Microsoft Word etc and add the following settings The MP 104 needs to communicate with an IPRC Determine the IPRC that you are going to use and enter the IPRC IP address e g 10 1 1 50 in the CallAgentIP field as shown below NOTE Programming the IPRC IP address in the ini file provides a more reliable Call Agent ID setting for the MP 104 when files are loaded via the TFTP server If not m...

Page 6: ...P TFTP Server program A reminder message about unpausing the program after configuring appears Click OK The following screen appears NOTE Ensure the AudioCodes BootP TFTP Server application is the only BootP server running If another server is running at the same time it may cause problems with the download 12 Select Preferences from the Edit menu The following dialog box appears Select or browse ...

Page 7: ...device Client Name Enter the desired name e g mp104 Template Select none IP Obtain the IP address of the MP 104 from your network administrator and enter the value in this field Subnet Enter the subnet mask of the MP 104 Gateway Obtain the default gateway IP address of the MP 104 from your network administrator and enter the value in this field TFTP Server IP Enter the IP address of the computer t...

Page 8: ... 104 and click Reset and Close Unplug the AC power cord from the back of the MP 104 and plug it in again Press the RESTART button shown on page 2 using a long pinhole tool such as a bent paper clip You should hear a click when you press the button The green lamps of the LAN and Ready LEDs should change to yellow and return to green If the color of the lamps don t change try resetting the client by...

Page 9: ... by pressing RESTART button using a long pinhole tool and click Apply When complete four files should have loaded and all four should show 100 OK The green lamps on the LAN and Ready LEDs also light If not there is a problem with the file location Verify that the file location is accurate and reconfigure the Client Con figuration dialog if necessary Follow the instructions on the following pages t...

Page 10: ... appears enter the username and password The default user name and password are both Admin case sensitive If you are unable to log on verify that the Client Configuration is set up correctly see page 7 3 The MP 104 has the following options Quick Setup see page 11 Protocol Management see page 12 Advanced Configuration see page 13 Status and Diagnostics see page 17 Software Update see page 18 Save ...

Page 11: ...ld blank Gateway Name Enter the name to identify this gateway on the network such as MP104v4 4 case sensitive with no spaces or special characters The default name is set to the IP address of the MP 104 e g 172 17 112 61 NOTE With a v8 2 x or later firmware IPRC ensure the names match those in Axxess Database Programming under System Cabinets IPRC 32 Device Devices MGCP Gateway and Endpoint Endpoi...

Page 12: ...ay Name Enter the name to identify this gateway on the network such as MP104v4 4 case sensitive with no spaces or special characters NOTE With a v8 2 x or later firmware IPRC ensure the names match those in Axxess Database Programming under System Cabinets IPRC 32 Device Devices MGCP Gateway and Endpoint Endpoint Name The default endpoint name is ACgw case sensitive and should not be changed to av...

Page 13: ...et mask or gateway address Ensure these values match those on the IPRC Device Configuration page if using static IP addressing DNS Primary Server IP Should be set to 255 255 255 255 DNS Secondary Server IP Should be set to 255 255 255 255 Syslog Server IP Address Leave this field at default or enter any IP address of a system that is equipped with a system logging application Enable Syslog Should ...

Page 14: ...A Law With a v8 2 0 or later firmware IRPC The DTMF Encoding Setting under System IP Related Information Call Configurations in Axxess Database Programming must be set to G 711 Mu A Law The DTMF Transport Type and MF Transport Type shown above must be set to Transparent DTMF and Transparent MF respectively If the system uses G 729 or RFC 2833 vocoder With a v1 5 2 firmware IRPC The Audio Settings ...

Page 15: ...D Type Select Bellcore To apply the changes click SUBMIT Configuration File Allows you to update the ini file for the gateway To download the file click Get INI FILE To upload the file to the gateway click Browse to select the file that you just downloaded and then click Send INI File To restore the settings click Restore All Defaults NOTE Uploading an ini file overwrites the existing settings in ...

Page 16: ...2 16khz TBR21 fxo_uk dat files for the gateway NOTE Currently the Voice Prompt file is not used on Axxess systems To upload the files click Browse to select the appropriate file s and then click Send File To set the date and time enter the date and time where the gateway is installed and click Set Data Time This is useful when reading logs Change Password Allows you to change the password To apply...

Page 17: ...you to see the Channel Status Message Log and Ver sions of the MP 104 Channel Status Indicates the status of the channels as shown below Message Log Shows the call history Versions Contains various version information Make sure you have version ID 4 40 1 0 or later Green Channel Blue Channel Gray Channel Red Channel ...

Page 18: ...r than v4 4 To download the files click Start Software Upgrade and follow the instructions on the Wizard Load Auxiliary Files Allows you to upload the INI Coefficient and Call Progress Tone files To upload the files click Browse to select the appropriate file s then click Send File NOTE Currently the Voice Prompt and Pre Recorded Tones files are not used on Axxess systems 9 Save Configuration Clic...

Page 19: ...ion Device Type and Device Information Allows you to manually configure the ports 4 Select the port a k a circuit to configure and follow the instructions below For port 1 select MGCP Gateway Device Endpoint as the device type For ports 2 3 and 4 select MGCP Add l Endpoint as the device types NOTE The same rule applies even when you have more than one gateway installed in a network system Configur...

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