30CHAPTER 2: CONFIGURING THE VCX DATA SERVER

Enabling VCX Data

Server Packet

Tracing

Server packet tracing is enabled by default.

Enable packet tracing for VCX data server using EMS:

1From the Explorer tab, select the VCX data server.

2From the Properties tab, select the BES Common Configuration tab.

3Double-click the PacketTracing field and select enable from the drop-down list.

4Click Save all.

VCX Data Server

Enterprise Management Suite (EMS) contains several common

Configuration Tab

configuration tabs. Most of these configurables must be set to their

Descriptions

initial, default configuration.

Tab Location

These tabs are available for the VCX data server.

 

To access these tabs:

1From the EMS GUI, navigate to the 3Com VCX IP Telephony Server within the Equipment folder.

2Click 3COM VCX Data Server.

3From the left-hand of the GUI, select the Properties tab (default).

3 Q Protocol Use the 3 Q Protocol Configuration tab to enable the proprietary 3Q Configuration protocol for the VCX data server.

Table 5 3 Q Protocol Configuration Tab

Attribute

Description

Settings

 

 

 

3QenablesStatus

Whether or not 3Q Protocol is enabled.

Read-only

 

 

 

ClientThread

Number of threads to receive data

Integer

 

 

Range: 1- 4

 

 

 

ControlIPAddress

IP address of the Linux workstation

Read-only

 

receiving Control Messages.

 

 

 

 

ControlPort

Control port number. Default = 1784.

Read-only

 

 

 

DataIPaddress

IP address of the Linux workstation

Read-only

 

receiving data.

 

 

 

 

DataPort

Data port number. Default = 1789

Read-only

 

 

 

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3Com V7000 manual Enabling VCX Data Server Packet Tracing, Configuration Tab, Descriptions, Tab Location

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