Adding data devices
Preparing for configuration
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Upgrade and Service Guide for the Avaya G350 Media Gateway
June 2004
Preparing for configuration
Before software configuration for the new data device takes place, gather the following information:
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the name and location of the owner of or person responsible for the data device
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the slot and port number on the Avaya G350 Media Gateway to which the data device connects. If
the data device is connected to an IP telephone, be ready to provide the extension of the telephone
to which the data device connects, and the slot and port number on the G350 to which the
telephone connects.
In addition, you may need to connect a modem or a laptop computer to the G350. See
Preparing for
configuration
on page 17.
Be ready to assist the technician that is performing or supervising the configuration with the
configuration.
Testing
After installation and configuration of the data device is complete, request the technician who performed
the configuration to ping the IP address of the device to test the device’s connectivity within the network
and outside the network.