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Introduction

Overview

The Signaling System 7 (SS7) Gateway Configuration Tool (SS7Cfg) provides the interface to customize the SS7 gateway for a particular network installation. This tool is provided as a separate utility from the Intelligent Contact Management (ICM) setup since it requires specific knowledge of SS7 networks, nomenclature, and concepts. Therefore, the gateway will be setup initially with the ICM setup, but will require subsequent configuration utilizing SS7Cfg, usually performed by a carrier network specialist.

An important feature of SS7Cfg is that you can remotely edit and maintain regedit files (*.reg) that can then be imported to and exported from the NT Registry with the Windows regedit utility, without involving the ICM gateway site.

Note Do not use files exported from Regedt32 because they use a different format for exported registry files that is incompatible with the format for regedit files.

Upon opening or saving an SS7 configuration Registry file, any configuration problems are flagged by displaying a dialog box which indicates what the problem is, and asks if you want to continue loading/saving the new configuration file. In this way, SS7Cfg attempts to enforce the use of consistent configuration information.

SS7Cfg was designed as a Windows Explorer-type application providing context-sensitive shortcut menus that display after right-clicking an option.

Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0)

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Contents ICM Enterprise Edition Release May Copyright 2000-2004, Cisco Systems, Inc All rights reserved N T E N T S Contents Audience PurposeOrganization Other Publications ConventionsCisco.com Obtaining DocumentationObtaining Technical Assistance Documentation FeedbackSubmitting a Service Request Obtaining Additional Publications and Information Page Xii A P T E R OverviewTerminology Before Using SS7CfgIntroduction Terminology Chapter Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Starting SS7Cfg How to start SS7CfgWorking in the Main Window SS7Cfg Main Window How to configure the MTP2 layer Configuring the MTP2 LayerPage Configuring the MTP3 Layer How to configure the Local Point Code LPC Page How to add links How to create linksets Page Click Next Page Page How to define routes Page Edit Route Entry dialog box displays Page Configuring the Sccp Layer How to define the remote subsystems Page How to configure the Sccp global title Page Page Page Configuring the Session Layer How to define the IP address Page How to define the port number How to define the local subsystem number Page How to configure the node Click OK Saving the Configuration Page Importing the Registry File Page Page Page How to export directly to the Registry Using SS7Cfg to Directly Manipulate the RegistryPage Page Select File Import from Registry… or press Ctrl+I How to import from the RegistryPage Page D E IN-2