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1. gt gt gt Static Electricity To reduce the risk of damaging the unit or your equipment do not attempt to open the enclosure or gain access to areas where you are A A not instructed to do so Refer servicing to qualified service personnel Save these instructions for future reference Page 6 Digium Inc Release 1 1 VolPon www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 OVEFVIOW oie ee eee ee bee ee ee Ee ee ee 9 Whatis Astenisk 4 oscisseuck rans R EE E PREE EA 10 Chapter 2 Card Installation 22 c068c eee ieee ee epee teste eaten 11 Unpacking the Card 0 0 0 cee ee 11 Inspecting the Shipment 2 20200 cece eee 12 Identifying Communication Ports 0 02 eee ee eee 12 Selecting NT or TE Mode 0 00 0 cece eee 14 Terminating the NT Mode Line 000 c eee eee ee 15 Installing the Hardware auaa cece eee 16 Installing the Software 0 00 c ee eee 17 Chapter 3 Configuration 22 eee ee eee ees 21 Configure the driver oa toek a e e ep pE cee eee 21 Verify the previous step 0 00000 eee 21 Verify the card was found 000 cee eee eee 21 Configure the interface to Asterisk 0 0002 e eee eae 22 Enabling Echo Cancellation 0 0 eee 23 Verify all the above steps 0 cece eee 23 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 2 00 c cece ee2. conversation using PCM Pulse Code Modulation DS1 Digital Signal Level 1 1 544 Mbps in North America T1 and Japan J1 up to 24 voice channels DSOs 2 048 Mbps in Europe E1 up to 32 voice channels DSOs DS1 T1 E1 lines are part of the PSTN DS3 Digital Signal Level 3 T3 in North America and Japan E3 in Europe Up to 672 voice channels DSOs DS3 T3 E3 lines are not part of the PSTN DTMF Dual Tone Multi Frequency Push button or touch tone dialing Release 1 1 Digium Inc Page 39 www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 VolPon Appendix D Glossary and Acronyms E1 The European equivalent of North American T1 transmits data at 2 048 Mbps up to 32 voice channels DSOs E3 The European equivalent of North American T3 transmits data at 34 368 Mbps up to 512 voice channels DSOs Equivalent to 16 E1 lines EMI Electromagnetic Interference Unwanted electrical noise present on a power line full duplex Data transmission in two directions simultaneously G 711 The International Telecommunications Union recommendation for an algorithm designed to transmit and receive mulaw PCM voice and A law at digital bit rate 64 Kbps This algorithm is used for digital telephone sets on digital PBX G 729 An International Telecommunications Union standard for voice algorithm H 323 An International Telecommunications Union standard for multimedia communication
3. full technical support through our Maintenance Support Program The Maintenance Support Program covers all Digium hardware and the complete Asterisk software suite Through this program we guarantee that your business will always have a working Asterisk system no matter what happens To obtain a quote for maintenance please contact Asterisk Express sales at 1 256 428 6060 or express digium com Release 1 1 Digium Inc Page 27 VolPon www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Page 28 Digium Inc Release 1 1 VolPon www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 Appendix A Pin Assignments All four ports on the B410P bracket are 8 pin RJ45 ISDN BRI S T ports The pin assignments are identified in Table A 1 Table A 1 RJ45 ISDN BRI S T Port Connector Pin TE NT 1 Unused Unused 2 Unused Unused aa 3 Tx Rx 4 Rx Tx 5 Rx Tx ae 6 Tx Rx 7 Unused Unused 8 Unused Unused Release 1 1 Digium Inc Page 29 VolPon www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 Appendix A Pin Assignments Page 30 Digium Inc Release 1 1 VolPon www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 VolPon Appendix B Specifications This appendix provides specifications required environmental conditions and max
4. 5 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 VolPon Chapter 3 Configuration The B410P card should be installed and ready to configure The previous chapter covered installing the card and acquiring the software This chapter will provide steps for configuring the card and verifying its setup Configure the driver 1 Execute the following etc init d misdn init config 2 Edit the following appropriately it is self documented etc misdn init conf 3 Then load it by executing this command etc init d misdn init start Verify the previous step 1 Make sure the driver successfully loaded lsmod grep hfcmulti 2 The hfcmulti driver should be listed Verify the card was found Make sure the card was found by executing dmesg grep Digium Release 1 1 Digium Inc Page 21 www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 Chapter 3 Configuration Configure the interface to Asterisk Configure the interface to Asterisk by editing the following etc asterisk misdn conf The misdn conf file contains detailed comments documenting the options that are available and their meaning It is recommended that you carefully review the options to set them appropriately An example misdn conf is provided below Be sure to set the MSNS properly MSNS are like DIDs In order to accept all incoming DIDs set msns Also don t forget to specify a ports setting as well in your specified category within m
5. 61 or visiting the website at www digium com You may also contact your distributor or reseller from which the card was purchased for assistance Release 1 1 Digium Inc Page 23 VolPon www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 Chapter 3 Configuration Page 24 Digium Inc Release 1 1 VolPon www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides frequently asked questions as identified from Digium Technical Support and possible resolutions Multiple resources are available to obtain more information about Asterisk and Digium products These resources are listed on page 27 I can t receive DID calls even though I have it enabled in extensions conf Make sure the ports are set to the correct jumper setting and that their misdn init conf matches this setting Phone calls will not work without this being correct Common Fixes for all cards 1 Check for shared interrupts by entering the following cat proc interrupts and lspci vb If a conflict exists try moving the card to another PCI slot Release 1 1 Digium Inc Page 25 VolPon www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 2 Check to see if X windows is running by entering the following ps aux grep X If X windows is running stop the application since it may cause a conflict
6. and ring The standard termination on the two conductors of a telephone circuit named after the physical appearance of the contact areas on the jack plug twisted pair Two copper wires commonly used for telephony and data communications The wires are wrapped loosely around each other to minimize radio frequency interference or interference from other pairs in the same bundle Page 44 Digium Inc Release 1 1 www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 Appendix D Glossary and Acronyms V volts VoIP Voice over IP Technology used for transmitting voice traffic over a data network using the Internet Protocol Zaptel Zap Zapata Telephony Project dedicated to implementing a reasonable and affordable Computer Telephony platform into the world marketplace Release 1 1 Digium Inc Page 45 VolPon www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 Appendix D Glossary and Acronyms Page 46 Digium Inc Release 1 1 VolPon www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030
7. c switched telephone network A communications network which uses telephones to establish connections between two points Also referred to as the dial network QoS quality of service A measure of telephone service as specified by the Public Service Commission RJ11 A six pin jack typically used for connecting telephones modems and fax machines in residential and business settings to PBX or the local telephone CO SIP Session Initiation Protocol An IETF standard for setting up sessions between one or more clients It is currently the leading signaling protocol for Voice over IP gradually replacing H 323 Release 1 1 Digium Inc Page 43 www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 VolPon Appendix D Glossary and Acronyms T1 A dedicated digital carrier facility which transmits up to 24 voice channels DS0s and transmits data at 1 544 Mbps Commonly used to carry traffic to and from private business networks and ISPs T3 A dedicated digital carrier facility which consists of 28 T1 lines and transmits data at 44 736 Mbps Equivalent to 672 voice channels DSOs TDM time division multiplexer A device that supports simultaneous transmission of multiple data streams into a single high speed data stream TDM separates signals by interleaving bits one after the other telco A generic name which refers to the telephone companies throughout the world including RBOCs LECs and PTTs tip
8. digium Asterisk The Open Source PBX B410P User Manual August 26 2006 Release 1 1 VolPon www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 digium Digium Inc 2006 All rights reserved No part of this publication may be copied distributed transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any human or computer language without the prior written permission of Digium Inc Digium Inc has made every effort to ensure that the instructions contained in this document are adequate and error free The manufacturer will if necessary explain issues which may not be covered by this documentation The manufacturer s liability for any errors in the documents is limited to the correction of errors and the aforementioned advisory services This document has been prepared for use by professional and properly trained personnel and the customer assumes full responsibility when using it Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks and Acrobat Reader is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated Asterisk and Digium are registered trademarks of Digium Inc Any other trademarks mentioned in the document are the property of their respective owners 1 Page 2 Digium Inc Release 1 1 VolPon www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 Safety Certification and Agency Approvals Safety IEC 60950 1 2001 First Edition AS NZS 60950 T
9. e eee eee eee eee eee 25 Release 1 1 Digium Inc Page 7 VolPon www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 Table Of Contents Appendix A Pin Assignments Appendix B Specifications Appendix C Dial Plan Applications Appendix D Glossary and Acronyms Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Table A 1 Table B 2 Page 8 List of Figures Sample Application B410P Card 2000 NT and TE Mode Jumper Positions NT Termination Switches Jumpers Reserved for Future Use Insert the Card 0 List of Tables RJ45 ISDN BRI S T Port Connector Maximum Power Consumption Release 1 1 Digium Inc VolPon www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 Chapter 1 Overview The Digium B410P is a four port BRI line termination card compatible with Euro ISDN It is capable of serving as Terminal Equipment TE or as a Network Termination NT device When configured as an NT device it is the source of BRI lines as shown in Figure 1 The B410P can also improve voice quality in environments where software echo cancellation is not sufficient with hardware echo cancellation onboard ISDN Phones S T Figure 1 Sample Application Release 1 1 Digium Inc Page 9 VolPon www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fa
10. ease 1 1 www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 Chapter 2 Card Installation Status LEDs Keyed for 3 3 or 5 volt PCI Figure 2 B410P Card Release 1 1 Digium Inc Page 13 VolPon www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 VolPon Chapter 2 Card Installation Selecting NT or TE Mode There is a 5 position jumper on the board for each port to select between NT and TE mode This must be set before installing the card Each of the four ports can be set for TE or NT mode independently This eliminates the need to use a crossover cable Place the jumper on the left side of the connector for NT mode or place it on the right side for TE mode as shown in Figure 3 The default setting is TE mode Notice in Figure 5 on page 16 there are an additional set of jumpers which are reserved for future use These are not to be used at this time device is utilized in TE mode Take safety precautions when using the card in this manner There is a risk of electrical shock due to lightning when this Note Be careful when changing the jumper position fin e oOo im l fn NT Mode TE Mode EI JUMPER NO JUMPER This diagram illustrates the jumpers that control NT an TE modes for the B410Ps ports Figure 3 NT and TE Mode Jumper Positions Pa
11. ease 1 1 Digium Inc www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Page 35 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 Appendix C Dial Plan Applications Page 36 Digium Inc Release 1 1 VolPon www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 VolPon Appendix D Glossary and Acronyms ANSI American National Standards Institute An organization which proposes and establishes standards for international communications asynchronous Not synchronized not timed to an outside clock source Transmission is controlled by start bits at the beginning and stop bits at the end of each character Asynchronous communications are often found in internet access and remote office applications attenuation The dissipation of a transmitted signal s power as it travels over a wire bandwidth The capacity to carry traffic Higher bandwidth indicates the ability to transfer more data in a given time period bit The smallest element of information in a digital system A bit can be either a zero or a one bps bits per second A measurement of transmission speed across a data connection Release 1 1 Digium Inc Page 37 www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 VolPon Appendix D Glossary and Acronyms broadband Broadband transmission shares the bandwidth of a particular medium copper or fiber optic to integrate multiple signals The channels take
12. elecom AS ACIF S031 TBR3 TBR4 November 1995 as amended by TBR4 A1 December 1997 Emissions EN 55022 1998 Class B EN 55022 1998 Class B Radiated and Conducted EN 55024 1998 IEC 61000 Immunity EN55024 ITE EN61000 Release 1 1 Digium Inc Page 3 VolPon www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 Introduction to B410P Documentation This manual contains product information for the B410P card Be sure to refer to any supplementary documents or release notes that were shipped with your equipment The manual is organized in the following manner Chapter F ae p Title Description Appendix 1 Overview Identifies the features of your card This chapter covers applications and uses of the B410P in the real world 2 Card Installation Provides instructions for installing the card in your PC acquiring correct drivers and checking device compatibility 3 Configuration Provides steps for configuring and verifying the install of your B410P was successful 4 Troubleshooting Explains resolutions to common problems and frequently asked questions pertaining to card installation and usage A Pin Assignments Lists the connectors and pin assignments 8 P 8 B Specifications Details card specifications p p C Dial Plan Defines configuration features in the extensions conf file 8 Applications D Glossary and Defines terms related to this product ry P Acr
13. entCallbackLogin Call agent callback login AgentLogin Call agent login AGI Executes an AGI compliant application Answer Answer a channel if ringing Authenticate Authenticate a user BackGround Play a file while awaiting extension Release 1 1 Digium Inc www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Page 33 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 VolPon Appendix C Dial Plan Applications BackgroundDetect Background a file with talk detect Busy Indicate busy condition and stop Dial Place a call and connect to the current channel Directory Provide directory of voicemail extensions DISA DISA Direct Inward System Access Goto Go to a particular priority extension or context Gotolf Conditional goto GotolfTime Conditional goto on current time Hangup Unconditional hangup Macro Macro Implementation Monitor Monitor a channel Page 34 Digium Inc www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Release 1 1 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 VolPon Appendix C Dial Plan Applications MusicOnHold Play music on hold indefinitely Playback Play a file Queue Queue a Call for a call queue Record Record to a file SetCallerlD Set CallerlD SetCallerPres Set CallerID presentation SetCIDName Set CallerID name SetCIDNum Set CallerID number VoiceMail Leave a voicemail message VoiceMailMain Enter voicemail system Zapateller Block telemarketers with SIT Rel
14. ge 14 Digium Inc Release 1 1 www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 Chapter 2 Card Installation Terminating the NT Mode Line There are DIP switches for each port used to add a 100 ohm termination when the B410P is in NT mode This switch should only be turned on in those instances where a BRI is daisy chained and terminated on the B410P in NT mode See Figure 4 for a detailed illustration of this setting This switch must not be turned on in TE mode The default setting is Off Caution Only qualified service personnel should continue with hardware installation and E bed of the B410P card O Users should not attempt to perform these functions themselves NT Mode with 1000hm termination NT Mode without 1000hm termination a OFF TE Mode without 1000hm termination Ld This diagram illustrates the DIP switches that control resistance In TE mode the switches are to remain off In NT mode the switches may be turned on when 100ohm resistance is required H E E N Figure 4 NT Termination Switches Release 1 1 Digium Inc Page 15 VolPon www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 Chapter 2 Card Installation NOT USED Reserved for future use Default OPEN This diagram illu
15. imum power consumption for the B410P card Physical Size 5 5 x 3 75 x 0 735 13 97 x 9 53 x 1 86 cm PCB size does not include the PCI bracket Weight 3 5 oz 109gm Interfaces Local Loop Access ISDN S T BRI RJ45 PCI Bus 3 3V or 5V bus slot half length slot minimum size 33MHz minimum bus speed compliant with PCI 2 2 or greater Environment Temperature 0 to 50 C 32 to 122 F operation 20 to 65 C 4 to 149 F storage Humidity 10 to 90 non condensing Release 1 1 Digium Inc Page 31 www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 VolPon Appendix B Specifications Hardware and Software Requirements 800 Mhz processor or better 64MB RAM Available 2 2 PCI Slot as described previously Table B 2 Maximum Power Consumption Model Power B410P 3 3V 2 5 Watts 5V 5 3 Watts Page 32 Digium Inc www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Release 1 1 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 VolPon Appendix C Dial Plan Applications This appendix details the applications available for configuring the dial plan The dial plan is customized in the extensions conf file which is created during the initial installation of Asterisk This file controls how all calls are handled and routed To change any of the following options edit the extensions conf file saving the file upon completion The following defines each feature Ag
16. isdn conf Be sure that echotraining no in your misdn conf as this will interfere with the hardware echo cancellation misdn conf default settings before this context default more default settings echotraining no default settings after this myoutsidelines msns ports 1 2 3 4 context default Page 22 Digium Inc Release 1 1 VolPon www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 Chapter 3 Configuration Enabling Echo Cancellation The B410P card is enhanced with built in echo cancellation It improves voice quality in environments where software echo cancellation is not sufficient The B410P reduces CPU overhead required for software echo cancellation freeing resources for other processes such as codec translation The B410P provides 64ms of echo cancellation simultaneously on all eight B channels Echo cancellation is enabled by setting echocancel yes in misdn conf Verify all the above steps Verify the Asterisk interface is properly configured by placing a phone call In order to call out over a port the Dial command is formatted as follows Dial misdn 1 EXTEN If you would like to dial out over a group groups are defined by the categories or bracket enclosed titles within misdn conf simply use the group name appended to g like so Dial misdn g myoutsidelines EXTEN Note More information can be obtained by contacting Digium Technical Support 1 256 428 61
17. lling the Software on page 17 Unpacking the Card When you unpack your card carefully inspect it for any damage that may have occurred in shipment If damage is suspected file a claim with the carrier and contact your reseller from which the card was purchased or Digium Technical Support 1 256 428 6161 Keep the original shipping container to use for future shipment or proof of damage during shipment Note Only qualified service personnel should install the card Users should not attempt to perform this function themselves Release 1 1 Digium Inc Page 11 VolPon www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 VolPon Chapter 2 Card Installation Inspecting the Shipment The following items are included in shipment of the B410P B410P card User manual Identifying Communication Ports The B410P card has of four RJ45 ports and four status LEDs The ports are used for connecting Basic Rate ISDN BRI lines See Figure 2 on page 13 to locate the ports and LEDs Each port can be configured as either TE or NT operation The ports are numbered in sequence from one to four The top port is Port 1 and the bottom port is Port 4 See Figure 2 on page 13 for appropriate identification of these ports Note It is important to know which type of BRI line each port is configured for either TE or NT You will need this information during the Asterisk configuration Page 12 Digium Inc Rel
18. nd the downloaded tarballs tar zxvpf zaptel 1 2 8 tar gz cd zaptel 1 2 8 make make install Note If you don t already have configuration files installed you can type make samples to install the default sample configuration files 4 Install the Zaptel drivers Compiling the directories is straight forward Change to each directory and type make install Compile in this order Zaptel and Asterisk Release 1 1 Digium Inc Page 19 VolPon www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 VolPon Chapter 2 Card Installation Type the following cd usr srce zaptel make clean make install 5 Install the drivers by executing this command make b410p Note If the build fails it may be because you are missing one of the build dependencies the kernel source or development tools Feel free to contact your reseller where the card was purchased or call Digium Technical Support 1 256 428 6161 for assistance 6 Install Asterisk ed usr src asterisk make make install make samples Note This step installs sample configuration files which are necessary for Asterisk You will make changes to these configuration files to set up your dial plan and customize Asterisk to suit your particular needs Complete instructions for installing Asterisk are available at www asterisk org Page 20 Digium Inc Release 1 1 www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 124
19. onyms Page 4 Digium Inc Release 1 1 www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 Symbol Definitions Caution statements indicate a condition where damage to the unit or its configuration could occur if operational procedures are not followed To reduce the risk of damage or injury follow all steps or procedures as instructed The ESD symbol indicates electrostatic sensitive devices Observe precautions for handling devices Wear a properly grounded electrostatic discharge ESD wrist strap while handling the device The Electrical Hazard Symbol indicates a possibility of electrical shock when operating this unit in certain situations To reduce the risk of damage or injury follow all steps or procedures as instructed gt p D Release 1 1 Digium Inc Page 5 VolPon www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 Important Safety Instructions User Cautions Servicing Do not attempt to service this card unless specifically instructed to do so Do not attempt to remove the card from your equipment while power is present Refer servicing to qualified service personnel Water and Moisture Do not spill liquids on this unit Do not operate this equipment in a wet environment Heat Do not operate or store this product near heat sources such as radiators air ducts areas subject to direct intense sunlight or other products that produce heat
20. s over packet based networks Page 40 Digium Inc Release 1 1 www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 VolPon Appendix D Glossary and Acronyms IAX Inter Asterisk eXchange A VoIP protocol used by Asterisk It is used to enable VoIP connections between Asterisk servers and between servers and clients that also use the IAX protocol iLBC internet Low Bitrate Codec A free speech codec used for voice over IP It is designed for narrow band speech with a payload bitrate of 13 33 kbps frame length 30ms and 15 2 kbps frame length 20 ms ILEC incumbent local exchange carrier The LECs that were the original carriers in the market prior to the entry of competition and therefore have the dominant position in the market interface A point of contact between two systems networks or devices ISO International Standards Organization LED light emitting diode Linux A robust feature packed open source operating system based on Unix that remains freely available on the internet It boasts dependability and offers a wide range of compatibility with hardware and software Asterisk is supported exclusively on Linux Release 1 1 Digium Inc Page 41 www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 VolPon Appendix D Glossary and Acronyms loopback A state in which the transmit signal is reversed back as the receive signal typically by a far end ne
21. ssl a Development libraries and header for libncurses only necessary for Asterisk a Asterisk 1 2 11 or later and Zaptel 1 2 8 or later driver package 1 Check your Ispei PCI device listing Boot the computer into Linux After the machine has loaded log in and execute the following lspci Confirm your Ispei PCI device listing by scanning for the following information in the output screen 0000 01 0e 0 ISDN controller Unknown device d161 b410 rev 01 A Digium B410P ISDN Controller should be identified If you do not identify this controller then your machine is not PCI 2 2 or higher compatible and the card will not work with your equipment 2 Download the latest released version of Asterisk 1 2 11 or later Asterisk can be downloaded using ftp or http It is accessible via ftp from ftp ftp digum com pub asterisk It is also accessible via http from http ftp digium com pub asterisk Page 18 Digium Inc Release 1 1 VolPon www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 Chapter 2 Card Installation Expand the downloaded tarballs tar zxvpf asterisk 1 2 11 tar gz cd zaptel 1 2 11 make make install 3 Download the latest Zaptel drivers 1 2 8 or later The Zaptel drivers can be downloaded using ftp or http They are accessible via ftp from ftp ftp digum com pub zaptel They are accessible via http from http ftp digium com pub zaptel Expa
22. strates jumpers that are reserved for future use Figure 5 Jumpers Reserved for Future Use Installing the Hardware 1 Now that you are acquainted with the card power down your computer and unplug it from its power source 2 Attach a static strap to your wrist and open the case 3 Check the jumper setting to ensure it matches your equipment configuration 4 Remove the bracket place holder and insert the card into the PCI slot See Figure 6 Page 16 Digium Inc Release 1 1 VolPon www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 VolPon Chapter 2 Card Installation Figure 6 Insert the Card 5 Replace the cover to your computer 6 Plug all ISDN equipment cables into the RJ45 ports as needed Installing the Software The card is only supported under Linux Digium Inc recommends Debian Fedora and Red Hat however all other distributions are supported by Digium Technical Support Digium hardware requires drivers and libraries that are integrated with the Linux kernel You can obtain the source code from ftp digium com Detailed instructions are provided in this section Release 1 1 Digium Inc Page 17 www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 Chapter 2 Card Installation To install software for your B410P card you will need a Full Linux kernel 2 6 or later source code a Development libraries and headers for zlib and open
23. twork element MGCP Media Gateway Control Protocol multiplexing Transmitting multiple signals over a single line or channel FDM frequency division multiplexing and TDM time division multiplexing are the two most common methods FDM separates signals by dividing the data onto different carrier frequencies and TDM separates signals by interleaving bits one after the other MUX multiplexer A device which transmits multiple signals over a single communications line or channel See multiplexing PBX private branch exchange A smaller version of a phone company s large central switching office Example Asterisk PCI peripheral component interconnect A standard bus used in most computers to connect peripheral devices POP point of presence The physical connection point between a network and a telephone network A POP is usually a network node serving as the equivalent of a CO to a network service provider or an interexchange carrier Page 42 Digium Inc Release 1 1 www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 VolPon Appendix D Glossary and Acronyms POTS plain old telephone service Standard phone service over the public switched telephone network PSTN This service provides analog bandwidth of less than 4 kHz PPP point to point protocol Type of communications link that connects a single device to another single device such as a remote terminal to a host computer PSTN publi
24. up different frequencies on the cable integrating voice data and video over one line channel A generic term for an individual data stream Service providers can use multiplexing techniques to transmit multiple channels over a common medium Cat5 Category of Performance for wiring and cabling Cat 5 cabling support applications up to 100 MHz Cat5E Category of Performance for wiring and cabling Category 5 Enhanced wiring supports signal rates up to 100 MHz but adheres to stricter quality specifications CLEC competitive local exchange carrier A term for telephone companies established after the Telecommunications Act of 1996 deregulated the LECs CLECs compete with ILECs to offer local service See also LEC and ILEC Page 38 Digium Inc Release 1 1 www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 VolPon Appendix D Glossary and Acronyms co central office The CO houses local switching equipment All local access lines in a particular geographic area terminate at this facility which is usually owned and operated by an ILEC CPE customer premises equipment Terminal equipment which is connected to the telecommunications network and which resides within the home or office of the customer This includes telephones modems terminals routers and television set top boxes DSO Digital Signal Level 0 A voice grade channel of 64 Kbps The worldwide standard speed for digitizing voice
25. with Asterisk 3 Check to see if your IDE hard drives are running with DMA levels set Advance user can perform an hdparm on your hard drive interface Use hdparm with caution as the man page states that hard drive corruption can occur when using incorrect settings Please review the man page for hdparm and make sure you understand the risks before using this tool Check the current mode using this command hdparm vi dev IDE Device Use this command to set the drives into UDMA2 mode hdparm d 1 X udma2 c 3 dev IDE Device If you are still having problems contact your reseller from which the card was purchased or Digium Technical Support 1 256 428 6161 How can I enable more features To view all of the options available to add to your dial plan type the following command from within Asterisk show applications Page 26 Digium Inc Release 1 1 VolPon www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Where can I ask even more questions There are several places to inquire for more information about Asterisk Digium products 1 Digium Technical Support 1 256 428 6161 is available 7am 7pm Central Time GMT 6 Monday Friday 2 Asterisk users mailing list asterisk org lists digium com 3 IRC channel asterisk on irc freenode net Maintenance Support Program Digium is dedicated to supporting your Asterisk system by offering
26. x 44 0 1245 600030 Chapter 1 Overview What is Asterisk Asterisk is the first Open Source PBX Since it runs on Linux it inherits all of the power and stability of that operating system The name Asterisk is derived from the all inclusive wildcard symbol in UNIX It is representative of the wide range of opportunities it opens for developers worldwide to create solutions which would otherwise be cost prohibitive Asterisk allows you to create a PBX solution that rivals the features and functionality of traditional telephony switches Current PBX solutions are expensive and proprietary International companies are discovering that Asterisk is cost effective low maintenance and flexible enough to handle all of their voice and data networking Combined with Digium hardware and a common PC anyone can replace an existing setup existing hardware or a common PC Asterisk will integrate with most standards based IP telephone handsets and software Analog phones and ADSI screen phones are also supported Page 10 Digium Inc Release 1 1 VolPon www voipon co uk sales voipon co uk Tel 44 0 1245 808195 Fax 44 0 1245 600030 Chapter 2 Card Installation This chapter provides the following information Unpacking the Card on page 11 Inspecting the Shipment on page 12 Identifying Communication Ports on page 12 Selecting NT or TE Mode on page 14 Terminating the NT Mode Line on page 15 Installing the Hardware on page 16 Insta
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