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Important safety instructions

What is in this guide

What you should know

Related publications

MAX TNT documentation set

Related RFCs

Information about PPP connections

Information about IP routers

Information about OSPF routing

Information about multicast

Information about firewalls and packet filtering

Information about general network security

Information about external authentication

ITU-T recommendations

Related books

Documentation conventions

Installation overview

Before you begin

Power requirements

Checking the package contents

Understanding the back panel

Understanding the shelf-controller back panel

The lights on the shelf-controller back panel

Verifying the rotary switch setting and PCMCIA card

Guidelines for installing MAX TNT units in a rack or cabinet

Rack mounting the MAX TNT

Installing MAX TNT exhaust shields

Installing a slot card

Installing high-output power supplies

Before you begin

Identifying the high output power supply

Installing a high-output power supply

Connecting the MAX TNT ac power supply

Connecting the MAX TNT dc power supply

Connecting the MAX TNT to the LAN

Connecting a workstation to the serial port

Powering on the MAX TNT

Where to go next

Introduction

Setting the system date

Setting the system name

Setting the log level

Configuring the shelf-controller IP address

Configuring a default gateway

Configuring basic DNS information

Pinging the MAX TNT from a local host

Recommended basic security measures

Changing the Admin password

Securing the serial port

Assigning a Telnet password

Requiring acceptance of the pool address

Ignoring ICMP redirects

Disabling directed broadcasts

Configuring SNMP access to the unit

Overview of SNMP security

Enabling SNMP in the MAX TNT

Setting community strings

Setting up address security

Where to go next

Introduction

Setting the rotary switch on each shelf

Plugging in the multishelf cables

Designating master and slave shelf controllers

Resetting the shelves and checking the status lights

Where to go next

Introduction

10 Mbps Ethernet card

10/100 Mbps Ethernet card

Full-duplex 10/100 Mbps Ethernet-2 slot card

Installing the Ethernet card

Upgrading to the Ethernet-2 card

Overview of Ethernet configuration

Understanding the Ethernet-related profiles

Ethernet profile

IP-Interface profile

Configuring the duplex mode on the 100 Mbps Ethernet port

Understanding names in the interface table

Series56 Digital Modem card

Series56 II Digital Modem card

Digital Modem card

Analog Modem card

Guidelines for installing Series56 II cards

Installing modem cards

Overview of configuring modem cards

Specifying negotiation settings

Specifying modem modulation for 56K modem cards

Configuring an additional AT answer string for modem calls

Series56 II Call-Route profiles

Series56 II modem cards and Frame Relay connections

Hybrid Access card

Installing the Hybrid Access cards

Introduction to T1

ISDN PRI

Unchannelized T1

Channelized line-side vs. trunk-side T1

Installing the T1 card

Connecting the MAX TNT T1 line to the WAN

Monitoring the T1 line with bantam jacks

Overview of T1 configuration

Making a profile the working profile

Assigning names to T1 line profiles

Enabling a line

Specifying the framing and encoding

Configuring ISDN PRI signaling

Configuring overlap receiving on PRI lines

Configuring inband robbed-bit signaling

Configuring NFAS signaling

Configuring a single NFAS group

Configuring multiple NFAS groups

Configuring T1 R1 and R1-Modified (Taiwan) with ANI and called number

Configuring clocking

Configuring the front end transceiver

Configuring channel usage

Assigning phone numbers to switched channels

Configuring trunk groups

Configuring nailed channels

Configuring a back-to-back T1 connection

Specifying analog encoding for MAX TNT codecs

Configuring specialized options

Sample T1 configuration

Default Call-Route profiles

Introduction to E1

ISDN Primary Rate Interface (PRI)

Nailed or unchannelized E1

Installing the E1 card

Connecting the MAX TNT E1 line to the WAN

Monitoring the E1 line with bantam jacks

Overview of E1 configuration

Understanding configuration requirements

Making a profile the working profile

Assigning a name to E1 line profiles

Enabling a line

Configuring a back-to-back connection

Specifying the framing

Specifying E1 signaling

Configuring ISDN PRI signaling

Configuring E1 R1 signaling

Configuring E1 R2 signaling

Configuring DPNSS signaling

Configuring overlap receiving on PRI lines

Configuring clocking

Configuring the front end E1 transceiver

Configuring channel usage

Assigning phone numbers to switched channels

Configuring trunk groups

Configuring nailed channels

Specifying analog encoding for MAX TNT codecs

Default Call-Route profiles

Introduction

Installing the T3 card

Connecting the MAX TNT T3 card to the WAN

Interpreting a T3 card's status lights

Overview of T3 configuration

Understanding T3 configuration requirements

Understanding T3-card profiles

T3 profile

Call-Route profile

T1 profiles

Assigning a name to a T3 profile

Enabling a line

Configuring the T3 physical link

Configuring clocking

Introduction

Installing the SWAN card

Connecting the MAX TNT serial WAN line to the WAN

Reading the SWAN card status light

Overview of SWAN configuration

Understanding SWAN-card configuration requirements

Making a profile the working profile

Assigning a name to a Serial WAN profile

Enabling a line

Specifying a nailed group

Specifying the SWAN internal clock speed

Sample serial WAN configuration

Configuring the SWAN card

Configuring the Frame-Relay profile

Configuring the Connection profile

Introduction

Overview of supported features

PPP

Frame Relay

Routing protocols

RADIUS

SNMP

Installing the FrameLine card

Overview of FrameLine configuration

Configuring the clock source

IDSL overview

ADSL overview

SDSL overview

Installing DSL cards

Introduction

Overview of supported features

Installing the ATM DS3 card

Connecting the ATM DS3 card to the WAN

Connecting redundant ATM DS3 cards

Interpreting a ATM DS3 card's status lights

Overview of ATM DS3 configuration

ATM-DS3 profile

Configuring the ATM DS3 physical link

Configuring a redundant connection

Sample configurations

Configuring a routed ATM connection

Configuring the ATM card

Configuring the Connection profile for the remote device

Configuring a switched ATM connection

Configuring the ATM card

Configuring the ADSL profile

Configuring the Frame Relay profile

Configuring the Connection profile for the remote device

Configuring the Connection profile for the ATM network

Introduction

Overview of supported features

PPP

Frame Relay

Routing protocols

SNMP

Installing the E1 FrameLine card

Overview of E1 FrameLine configuration

Example configuration

Administrative profiles

Admin-State profile

Device-State profile

Administrative commands and status information

Configuring the clock source

Introduction

Overview of supported features

Installing the UDS3 card

Connecting the MAX TNT UDS3 card to the WAN

Interpreting a UDS3 card's status lights

Overview of UDS3 configuration

Using the DS3 profile

Assigning a name and enabling the UDS3 line

Configuring the DS3 physical link

Introduction

Configuring switched connections

Configuring nailed connections

Configuring data transfer rates

Configuring data transfer rates for ADSL lines

Configuring data transfer rates for SDSL lines

Configuring per session data transfer rates

Configuring per-session data rates using modem rate control

Configuring per-session data rate limits

Sample log session showing rate control negotiation

Configuring DSLPipe Plug & Play

How Plug & Play works

DHCP server requirements

TFTP server requirements

DSLPipe default configuration

Configuring the MAX TNT

Configuring BOOTP Relay

Configuring the SDSL profile

Configuring a Frame Relay profile

Configuring a Connection profile

Configuring IDSL voice connections

Incoming calls

Outgoing calls

Configuring the MAX TNT

Configuring the IDSL profile

Configuring a Connection profile for the remote device

Configuring trunk groups

Configuring the Pipeline

Configuring the Configure profile

Sample configurations

Sample Frame Relay IDSL configuration

Configuring the MAX TNT

Configuring a Connection profile for the remote device

Configuring the IDSL profile

Configuring the Frame Relay profile

Configuring a static route to the gateway

Configuring the Pipeline

Configuring the Configure profile

Configuring the Frame Relay profile

Configuring the Connection profile

Sample ADSL nailed PPP connection

Configuring the ADSL profile

Configuring the Connection profile

Configuring the DSLPipe

Sample SDSL Frame Relay configuration using numbered interfaces

Configuring the Connection profile

Configuring the IP-Route profile

Configuring the SDSL profile

Configuring the Frame-Relay profile

Configuring the DSLPipe-S

Sample SDSL Frame Relay configuration using system-based routing

Configuring the Connection profile

Configuring the SDSL profile

Configuring the Frame-Relay profile

Configuring the DSLPipe-S

How call routing works in the MAX TNT

How the MAX TNT routes calls it receives

What's new in MAX TNT call routing

The old call routing method

A new parameter that mimics the old method

The new MAX TNT call-routing method

Default call routing

The most general case: A system default

General routes for trunk calls

General routes for voice and data calls

How the MAX TNT gathers information about a call

How the MAX TNT matches the call to a Call-Route profile

Trunk-Group comparison

Subaddress numbers comparison

Phone-Number comparison

Destination address comparison

Source address comparison

Routing-type comparisons

Setting global call-management options

Working with Call-Route profiles

Understanding the Call-Route parameters

Index

Trunk-Group

Phone-Number

Preferred-Sourcel

Call-Route-Type

Example of call-routing configuration

Working with the call-routing database

Sorting calls by slot

Sorting calls by item

Example of a Call-Route profile

Overview of the Ascend SS7 Gateway (ASG) solution

SS7 interface between the ASG and the MAX TNT

Incoming calls

Call continuity

Redundant links

Configuring the MAX TNT to interoperate with the ASG

Configuring an IP interface to the ASG

Configuring the SS7 profile

Configuring T1 lines as SS7 data trunks

Line status indicators for SS7 data lines

Provisioning the switch for T1 access

What you need from your T1 service provider

What you need from your E1 service provider

Introduction

DSLVSP for customer premises

DSLVSO for the central office

Installing the DSLVSP

Specifications

Battery

Power requirements

Environmental requirements

Alarm-relay operating specifications

Serial port specification

Ethernet interface specifications

Required equipment

Coax

10Base-T/100Base-T

AUI

T1/PRI interface specifications

T1/PRI CSU requirements

Port with internal CSU

Port without internal CSU

T1/PRI cable specifications

T1/PRI crossover cable: RJ-48C/RJ-48C

T1/PRI straight-through cable: RJ-48C/RJ-48C

T1/PRI straight-through cable: RJ-48C/DB-15

T1/PRI crossover cable: RJ-48C/DB-15

T1/PRI straight-through cable: RJ-48C/Bantam

T1 RJ-48C-Loopback plug

T1/PRI WAN connectors

WAN switched services available to the MAX TNT

Serial WAN cabling specifications

V.35 cable to WAN

RS-449 cable to WAN

Ascend Serial WAN cable

IDSL cable specifications

ADSL cabling specifications

SDSL cabling specifications

Slot card specifications

ADSL-CAP slot specifications

ADSL-DMT card specifications

ATM DS3 card specifications

E1 FrameLine card specifications

FrameLine card specifications

IDSL card specifications

SDSL card specifications

T3 slot card specifications

Unchannelized DS3 card specifications

FCC Part 68

FCC Part 68 Notice

FCC Part 15

Canadian Notice

Product warranty

Warranty repair

Out-of warranty repair

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