Avaya S8400 manual Appendix a Media server access

Appendix A: Media server access

Use a personal computer or services laptop computer equipped with a network interface card (NIC), a terminal emulation program, and a Web browser to access a media server for initial configuration, aftermarket additions, and continuing maintenance.

Access the media server:

●directly (recommended method)

●remotely over the customer’s network (recommended method)

●remotely over a modem (Avaya maintenance access only) Steps to access a media server include:

●Connecting to the media server directly on page 75

●Connecting to the media server remotely over the network on page 76

●Connecting to the media server remotely over a modem on page 77

●Logins for Avaya technicians and Business Partners on page 79

●Configuring the network for Windows 2000/XP on page 80

Accessing the server’s command line interface with SSH

The procedure described in this section shows how to log into the media server from a services laptop using SSH. To use this procedure with a cable connection from the laptop to the services port, you must configure the laptop for the network connection.

To use SSH, a third-party SSH client must be installed on your computer. PuTTY is one such client available for download from http://www.putty.nl/download.html. The following procedure describes, as an example of SSH access, how to log into the server command line with PuTTY.

Note:

A version of PuTTY that is defaulted for SSH server access is available for Avaya services personnel only. In this version, some values below have already been pre-selected.

Note:

While a variety of Avaya products support access using SSH, Avaya does not provide support for third-party clients used for SSH access. Any problems with an SSH client, including PuTTY, are the responsibility of the user or the SSH client vendor.

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