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Settings for a Direct Connection to S8300 Services Port

A laptop connected directly to the Services Ethernet interface on the S8300 Media Server requires a specific configuration as described in this section.

On any operating system, the network settings need to reflect the following:

The names of the dialog boxes and buttons vary on different operating systems and browser releases. Use your computer's help system if needed to locate the correct place to enter this information.

The S8300 Media Server uses the same access configuration as an Avaya S8100 Media Server with a CMC1 or G600 Media Gateway. If you already have a NetSwitcher profile for the S8100 Media Server (formerly called DEFINITY One), try using that profile first before configuring a new one.

Set TCP/IP properties on Windows systems

TCP/IP administration varies among Windows systems as described below.

Note: Make a record of any IP addresses, DNS servers, or WINS entries that you change when you configure your services computer. Unless you use the NetSwitcher program or an equivalent, you will need to restore these entries to connect to other networks.

Check Your Version of Windows

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  1. Log in to your laptop, and double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop.

The My Computer window opens.

  1. Click Help on the My Computer window's toolbar.

    2. The Help menu opens and displays the version of Windows installed on your laptop.

  2. Follow one of the two procedures below, depending on your operating system.

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Change TCP/IP Properties and Network Settings (Windows 2000 and XP)

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  1. Right-click My Network Places on your desktop or under the Start menu in XP.
  2. Select Properties to display the Network and Dial-up Connections window.

    3. Windows should have automatically detected the Ethernet card in your system and created a LAN connection for you. More than one connection may appear.

  3. Right-click the correct Local Area Connection from the list in the window.
  4. Select Properties to display the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box.
  5. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
  6. Click the Properties button. The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties screen appears.
  7. On the General tab, select the radio button Use the following IP address. Enter the following:

Note: Record any IP addresses, DNS settings, or WINS entries that you change. You may need to restore them later to connect to another network.

  1. Disable DNS service as follows:
    1. Click the radio button labeled Use the following DNS server addresses. The entries for Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server should both be blank.
    2. Click the Advanced button at the bottom of the screen. The Advanced TCP/IP Settings screen appears.
    3. Click the DNS tab. Verify that no DNS server is administered (the address field should be blank).
  2. Disable WINS Resolution as follows:
    1. Click the WINS tab. Make sure WINS is not administered (the address field should be blank).
    2. Click OK. If warned about an empty primary WINS address, click Yes to continue.
  3. Click OK twice to accept the address information and close the TCP/IP and Local Area Connection Properties dialog boxes.
  4. Reboot the system if directed to do so.

    5. After you have made these changes to your computer's network configuration information, the Network and Dial-up Connections window shows the status of the Local Area Connection:

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Change TCP/IP properties (Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, and Millennium Edition [ME])

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  1. Access your computer's network information. On your desktop:
  2. Select Properties to display the Network dialog box.
  3. Locate the TCP/IP properties as follows:
  4. Select the Properties button.
  5. In the TCP/IP Properties box, click the IP Address tab.
  6. Click the radio button to Specify an IP address, and enter the following:

Note: Record any IP addresses, DNS settings, or WINS entries that you change. You may need to restore them later to connect to another network.

  1. Disable DNS service as follows:
  2. Disable WINS Resolution as follows:
  3. Click OK twice to accept the address information and close the Network dialog box.
  4. Reboot the system if directed to do so.

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Disable/bypass proxy servers in browser

If you are connecting a laptop directly to the Services Ethernet interface on the S8300 faceplate, you must either disable or bypass proxy servers as described below.

Note: The Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) browser is recommended. If you use IE, it must be version 5.5 or higher. You can use Netscape, but some features of the web interface may not work properly. If you use Netscape, it must be version 6.2 or higher.

To check or change proxy settings:

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  1. Open your Internet browser.
  2. Verify that you have a direct connection with no proxies as follows:

For Internet Explorer

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    1. Select Tools > Internet Options.
    2. Click the Connections tab.
    3. Click the LAN Settings button.
    4. If Use a proxy server for your LAN is not selected, no change is necessary; click Cancel to exit.
    5. If Use a proxy server for your LAN is selected, you can:
    6. Deselect it and click OK to exit;
    7. Or, you can leave it selected and configure your browser to bypass the proxy server whenever you are connected to the S8300 services port as follows:

For Netscape

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    1. Select Edit > Preferences.
    2. Under Category, click Advanced.
    3. Click Proxies.
    4. If Direct connection to the Internet is selected, no change is necessary; click Cancel to exit.
    5. If Direct connection to the Internet is not selected, you can:
    6. Select it and click OK to exit;
    7. Or, you can leave it unselected and configure your browser to bypass the proxy server whenever you are connected to the S8300 services port as follows:

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