Chapter 7 - Diagnostics and General Troubleshooting

Calling

 

 

 

 

 

Symptom

Problem

Corrective action

 

 

 

Error message occurs

The system is not

Verify that the LAN cable is connected properly.

when placing an IP

connected to the LAN.

 

(H.323) call.

 

 

The system’s LAN cable is

Replace the system’s LAN cable.

 

 

bad.

 

 

 

 

 

The far site is not

Use the PING test (System > Diagnostics > Network >

 

connected.

PING) to determine whether the far site is accessible to

 

 

your system. If the test fails, the far site system is

 

 

unavailable.

 

 

 

 

The system is not

Check your IP configuration.

 

configured correctly for the

 

 

network.

 

 

 

 

 

The IP

Contact the gatekeeper/gateway administrator or network

 

Gateway/Gatekeeper is

service provider.

 

not operating or is not

 

 

configured correctly.

 

 

 

 

ISDN: Line Status icons

The system is not

Check the ISDN line connections.

do not go away so video

connected to an ISDN.

 

calls cannot be made.

 

 

The ISDN number is

Check the ISDN numbers with your service provider.

 

 

entered incorrectly.

 

 

 

 

 

The ISDN line is

Check that your ISDN line is provisioned for Voice/Data.

 

provisioned incorrectly by

 

 

the ISDN service provider.

 

 

 

 

 

The V500 web interface is

Power off the system, wait five seconds, and power on the

 

in an unknown state.

system.

 

 

 

 

The BRI network interface

Install an NT-1 device between your network interface

 

is directly connected to a U

module and the ISDN connection.

 

interface.

 

 

 

 

 

The BRI network interface

You do not need an NT-1device when connecting to a

 

is connected to an NT-1

PBX. Connect the system directly to the PBX S/T

 

then to a PBX.

connection.

 

 

 

 

The system was not able to

Select the Clear icon on the Auto Detect SPIDs page, and

 

auto-detect SPIDs, or the

then select the Start icon to automatically detect the new

 

SPID numbers are entered

SPIDs. Make sure your ISDN numbers are entered

 

incorrectly.

correctly.

 

Note: The AT&T

Check with your ISDN service provider and enter the

 

point-to-point protocol

SPIDs and switch protocol manually.

 

does not require SPIDs.

 

 

 

 

ISDN: When placing a

The call does not connect

Try the call again.

call, progress indicators

properly.

 

do not turn green.

 

 

 

 

 

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