Connecting to an Ethernet interface

Types of Ethernet connections to an S8300 Media Server or G700 Media Gateway include:

• Remote access to the G700 Media Gateway from a computer over the corporate local area network (LAN). See Corporate LAN remote access.
• Direct connection from a laptop to the corporate LAN interface on the G700 Media Gateway. See Corporate LAN direct connection.
• Direct connection from a laptop to the S8300 Media Server using a crossover cable. See S8300 Media Server Services interface direct connection.

Corporate LAN remote access

To physically connect the G700 Media Gateway (and S8300 Media Server if installed) to the corporate local area network (LAN) to support remote access:

1. Connect an Ethernet cable to one of the two 10/100Base-T Ethernet interfaces in the bottom center of the G700 Media Gateway chassis. Either port EXT 1 or EXT 2 can be used.
2. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to an Ethernet Layer 2 switch to connect the G700 Media Gateway and its Media Modules to the corporate network. LAN topology varies per location.
3. Complete administration of the S8300 Media Server and G700 Media Gateway components, including network routing.
4. From another location on the corporate LAN, connect your computer to the network. An Ethernet card in the computer is required.
5. Log in using the desired administration tool.

Corporate LAN direct connection

To connect a laptop directly to a G700 Media Gateway Ethernet interface:

1. Your laptop must be assigned an IP address compatible with this subnet of the corporate LAN. The IP address may be assigned statically or through a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) service on the customer's LAN.
2. Connect an Ethernet cable to one of the two 10/100Base-T Ethernet interfaces in the bottom center of the G700 Media Gateway chassis. Either port EXT1 or EXT2 can be used if available.

If both corporate LAN Ethernet interfaces on the G700 Media Gateway are in use, and if the G700 Media Gateway is in a stacked configuration, another Ethernet interface can be used if available on one of the stack devices.

3. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the 10/100 BaseT Ethernet network interface card (NIC) on your laptop. (Do not use a crossover Ethernet cable for this connection.)
4. Log in to the desired administration tool.

S8300 Media Server Services interface direct connection

To connect a laptop directly to the S8300 Media Server:

1. Make sure your laptop meets the hardware and software requirements.
2. Plug an Ethernet crossover cable (MDI to MDI-X) into the 10/100 BaseT Ethernet network interface card (NIC) on your laptop.
• Crossover cables of various lengths are commercially available.
• See Table 4 for pinout connections if needed. Crossover of the transmit and receive pairs (as shown) is required
3. Connect the other end of the laptop's Ethernet cable to the Services Ethernet interface on the front of the S8300 Media Server.
4. If your laptop is already configured with the correct network settings, you can now open your Internet browser and log in.
• When accessing the server from a directly connected laptop, always type the following IP address in the browser's Address or Location field to access the server: 192.11.13.6
• If you have never connected this laptop directly to an Avaya Media Server before, see Setting up a laptop for an S8300 Media Server direct Ethernet connection.