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Chapter 2: Unit Installation
Installing the Appliance
1.
If a Compact Flash
®
card is to be used, remove the Compact Flash
cover plate and insert the Compact Flash card before connecting the
power supply.
2.
Attach one end of an ethernet cable to the appliance’s WAN port.
Refer to Figure 3 for the WAN port location. The other end of the
cable should be connected to the appropriate internet connection (will
vary depending on your setup). This will connect the Asterisk
Appliance to the internet.
3.
Connect one end of an Ethernet cable (not included) to an Asterisk
Appliance LAN port, and one end to an Ethernet connection on a
computer configured to obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP).
This step will connect your appliance to your computer so that you
may access the Asterisk Appliance.
4.
Connect the provided power cable to the power supply. You can then
connect the power supply to the Appliance’s DC power connector. The
Appliance will immediately power on once connected to a power
source.
5.
When the unit completes the boot process, the left-most eight LEDs
will indicate how the analog ports are configured. Red indicates FXO,
Green for FXS, and off if not installed.
Caution.
The Compact Flash is not hotswapable. The Compact Flash
card should b e inserted before powering on the unit. Likewise,
the Compact Flash should be unmounted (using the unmount
command) and then power off the unit before removing the
Compact Flash.