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4300T Series 

Converged Network Appliance 

 

 

Quick Start Guide

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

This guide helps you to install and connect to the 4300T Series 

converged network appliance.  You may then use the online 

help files to configure the 4300T to meet the specific needs of 

your environment. 

 

This guide also provides an example of a typical 4300T Series 

deployment that can be used as a guideline for your 

installation. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for 4300T

Page 1: ...nd connect to the 4300T Series converged network appliance You may then use the online help files to configure the 4300T to meet the specific needs of your environment This guide also provides an example of a typical 4300T Series deployment that can be used as a guideline for your installation ...

Page 2: ...crosoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator o At least 1 ethernet cable o The following information supplied by your VoIP service provider IP address of the WAN interface T1 frame format Layer 2 protocol PPP Frame Relay DLCIs or HDLC IP address of the Softswitch ...

Page 3: ...n unit provided by your service provider Alternatively connect an ethernet cable between the WAN ethernet port on the 4300T and a WAN router or broadband modem Plug one end of the power adapter into an AC outlet and the other end into the power receptacle on the 4300T CAUTION To reduce the risk of fire use only 26 AWG or larger wire e g 24 22 20 etc to connect the T1 port on your unit to an RJ 45 ...

Page 4: ... 2 and a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 If using a LAN switch then the switch must support 100Mbps full duplex Launch a web browser on the PC and enter the URL 192 168 1 1 Press Return The initial 4300T main configuration menu appears Select the Network link enter the username root and the password default Continue to configure the LAN and WAN ports and the rest of the appliance using the informatio...

Page 5: ... of the private IP addresses assigned to the LAN IP phones and PC s A VoIP aware firewall A full layer 7 gateway for voice traffic and a stateful packet inspection firewall for data traffic Traffic shaping and priority queuing to guarantee the quality of VoIP traffic These mechanisms protect voice and data traffic from contending for the same network resources to guarantee low latency and the high...

Page 6: ...plified management and administration Simplified adds moves and changes Scalability the single public IP address can continue to be used for new subscribers to the service Increased availability of voice services through VoIP survivability Installing The 4300T With Existing Infrastructure In enterprise networks with existing routers and firewalls the 4300T can be configured as a VoIP application l...

Page 7: ... to simplify and expedite the IP configuration of phones This also includes VoIP signaling gateway information MGCP and SIP Call quality monitoring and test tools VoIP survivability is an orderable software option that provides local call switching for SIP clients during a WAN link failure or lost of connectivity to a centralized softswitch or IP PBX This functionality also includes the ability to...

Page 8: ...aded rows indicate the minimum configuration required for each deployment 4300T GUI Configuration Page Suggested Deployment 4300T with existing infrastructure 4300T behind an existing firewall Network Yes Yes Yes VoIP ALG Yes Yes Yes NAT Yes Optional Yes Firewall Yes Optional but recommended Optional but recommended DHCP Yes Yes but should be disabled if DHCP server already exists Yes but should b...

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