Meridian America Link/Customer Controlled Routing manual Adding a connection to Meridian Mail

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Meridian Mail Modular Option EC provides data port connections via a utility card. The interface is provided by an NT6P0109 5-port RS-232 or an NT6P0110 4-port RS-232 break-out cable. Each port on these cables has a null modem arrangement, therefore a straight-through cable will be needed to provide a null arrangement interface required by Meridian Link.

Adding a connection to Meridian Mail

The following procedure provides a brief description on how to add voice processing capability to an installed Application Module. Nortel provides kits to enable you to add this capability, and a detailed description will be provided in these kits.

1Power down the Application Module.

2Determine the type of MVME712 transition card installed in your Application Module. Refer to the description of the transition cards earlier in this guide. Briefly, the MVME712M card has four 25-pin connectors, while the MVME712A and AM cards have 9-pin connectors. The MVME712AM card also has an RJ11 connector.

3Determine the type of I/O panel installed in your Application Module. Refer to Figures 27, 28, and 29 for illustrations of the types of I/O panel.

4Using Table 91, determine which cable you will use for cables 1 and 2. For example, if your Application Module has an MVME712AM card and an I/O subpanel, use an NT7D61DA cable as cable 1 and an NTND82AA cable as cable 2.

5Connect cable 1 between serial port SP4 of the MVME712 transition card and the appropriate connector of the I/O panel (refer to Figure 75 and Table 91). For example, if your Application Module has an MVME712AM card and an I/O subpanel, connect an NT7D61DA cable between SP4 and port J1 of the I/O subpanel.

6Connect cable 2 between the connector on the I/O panel and the NT1R03 Meridian Mail cable (the cable that connects to Meridian Mail). For example, if your Application Module has an MVME712AM card and an I/O subpanel, you would connect an NTND82AA cable between port J1 of the I/O subpanel and the NT1R03 cable.

Meridian Link Release 5C/CCR Release 3C Installation and Upgrade Guide