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Meridian Digital Telephone IP Adapter Installation and Administration Guide 31
October 2001 Planning for installation
Administration PC
This section describes the way that you can connect an administration terminal
to the Meridian Digital Telephone IP Adapter unit. It also describes the hardware
and software requirements for using the Configuration Manager administration
software.
Connection options
The Meridian Digital Telephone IP Adapter system includes the Configuration
Manager software that enables you to configure, administer, and upgrade the
Meridian Digital Telephone IP Adapter unit. You can connect to Meridian
Digital Telephone IP Adapter unit with Telnet to use Configuration Manager, or
using the digital telephone set menu.
You can access Configuration Manager using a 10BaseT Ethernet connection for
ongoing administration and upgrade of Meridian Digital Telephone IP Adapter
units.
Note: Use the telephone set menu for first-time configuration of Meridian
Digital Telephone IP Adapter units.
Ethernet connection
Once you configure the Meridian Digital Telephone IP Adapter unit with its IP
interface information, the following can occur:
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You can establish communication between the Meridian Digital Telephone
IP Adapter unit and the RLC (that is, calls can be routed over the data link
between the two).
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You can administer the Meridian Digital Telephone IP Adapter unit over
the data link between the unit and the RLC. For more information, refer to
“Administering multiple nodes in the network,” on page 32.