SmartNode 4830 Getting Started Guide

4 • Getting started with the SmartNode

 

 

Introduction

This chapter leads you through the basic steps to set up a new SmartNode and to download a configuration.

Patton SmartNodes can be used for a wide variety of IP-based network applications. To support and ease the configuration of the SmartNodes configuration, templates for the most important applications are available on the Patton server at www.patton.com/voip.

The main steps for setting up a new SmartNode (as of release 2.00 or 2.10) are shown in figure 23.

1

Configure IP address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Router

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GatewayDevice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VoIP Access

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Integrated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Console port

 

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Enet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Run

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Connect the SmartNode to the network

Serial

PC or workstation

with VT-100

interface

emulation terminal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ethernet interface

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Router

ETH0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GatewayDevice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VoIP Access

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Integrated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4524

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SmartNode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ToIP

 

Network

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voice

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Link Link

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Enet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Run

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Load configuration

Network interface

3. Load configuration

PC or workstation or VT-100 emulation terminal

2. Modify configuration

Network

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Router

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GatewayDevice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VoIP Access

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Integrated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4524

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SmartNode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ToIP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ports

 

 

 

 

 

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Link

Link

 

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VoIP

 

Enet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Run

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note You can manually configure the SmartNode. You do not have to load a configuration file.

1. Download configuration example

Internet

Patton Web server

with configuration examples

Figure 23. Steps for setting up a new SmartNode

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Patton electronic 4830 manual Steps for setting up a new SmartNode

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