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Appendix A: Media server access
Use a personal computer or a Services laptop computer that is 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.
You can access the media server:
●Directly
●Remotely over the customer network
●Remotely over a modem (for Avaya maintenance access only)
Steps to access a media server include:
●Connecting to the media server directly on page 89
●Connecting to the media server remotely over the network on page 91
●Connecting to the media server remotely over a modem on page 91
●Logins for Avaya technicians and BusinessPartnerson page 93
●Configuring the network for Windows 2000 and XP on page 94

Accessing the command line interface of the server with

SSH

The procedure in this section shows how to use SSH to log on to the media server from a
Services laptop computer. SSH is the recommended method for media server access. To use
this procedure with a cable connection from the computer to the Services port, you must
configure the computer for the network connection.
To use SSH, a third-party SSH client must be installed on your computer. PuTTY is one such
client. You can download PuTTY from http://www.putty.nl/download.html. The following
procedure describes, as an example of SSH access, how to log on to the server command line
with PuTTY.
Note:
Note: A version of PuTTY that is defaulted for SSH server access is available for Avaya
Services personnel only. In this version, some values shown in the procedure
below are pre-selected.