Before starting the NaturalAccess™ Signaling Software configuration, complete the following installations:
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Install the TX board. |
Appropriate board installation manual. |
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Install the Natural Access development environment under Windows or UNIX. |
Installing Natural Access x.x booklet and the Natural Access Developer's Reference Manual. |
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Install the NaturalAccess™ Signaling Software. |
Installing Dialogic® NaturalAccess™ Signaling Software booklet. |
After these installations are complete, configure NaturalAccess™ Signaling Software for either TDM or IP.
Follow these steps to configure NaturalAccess™ Signaling Software over TDM and bring the links into service for TX boards:
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To use T1/E1 trunks or H.100/H.110 bus channels as the physical SS7 links, configure the streams and timeslots to carry the SS7 links. |
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Configure the MTP layers. |
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Configure the optional layers. |
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Start the txalarm utility on the host to monitor the status of the links. |
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Download the appropriate configurations to the TX boards. |
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Check the txalarm messages to see that the links come into service on the boards. |
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Troubleshoot any problems indicated in the txalarm messages. |
Follow these steps to configure NaturalAccess™ Signaling Software over IP for TX boards:
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Configure the IP interfaces. |
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Configure the M3UA layer. |
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Configure the SCTP layer. |
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Configure the optional layers. |
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Download the appropriate configuration to the TX boards. |
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Monitor the SIGTRAN associations. |
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Troubleshoot any problems indicated in the txalarm messages. |
Troubleshooting association problems Dialogic® TX Series SS7 Boards TX Utilities Manual |