Cisco Systems VG224 manual

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    CH A P T E R 3-1 Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Ha rdware Installation Guide OL-5006-04 3 Installing the Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway This chapter contains the procedur es for install ing your Cisco VG224 voice gateway and consists of the follo wing sections: • Safety Recommendations, page 3-2 • Site Log, page 3-3 • K eeping T rack–Checklist, pa ge[...]

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    3-2 Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Ha rdware Installation Guide OL-5006-04 Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco VG224 Voice Gatew ay Safety Re commendations Safety Recommendations The follo wing information i s included to alert you to safety recommendatio ns and best practices when working with this equipment. Maintaining Safety with Electricity Follo w thes[...]

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    3-3 Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Ha rdware Installation Guide OL-5006-04 Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Site Log • Look carefully for possi ble hazards in your work area, such as moist floors, u ngrounded po wer extension cables, and mi ssing safety grounds. • If an electrical accident oc curs, proceed as follows: – Use cauti[...]

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    3-4 Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Ha rdware Installation Guide OL-5006-04 Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco VG224 Voice Gatew ay Keeping Track–Che cklist Keeping Track–Checklist W e recommend that you use an installation check list and maintain a Site Log. Installation Checklist The Installation Checklist (see Figure 3-1 ) lists the tasks for installi[...]

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    3-5 Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Ha rdware Installation Guide OL-5006-04 Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Mounting Tools and E quipment Mounting Tools and Equipment Obtain the follo wing tools and parts to inst all a Cisco V G224 voice gate way: • Standard flat-blade scre wdri ver as required for attachin g brackets to rack or wall[...]

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    3-6 Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Ha rdware Installation Guide OL-5006-04 Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco VG224 Voice Gatew ay Rack-Mounting the Chassis Rack-Mounting the Chassis Y our chassi s ships with a pair of brack ets for use with a 19-inch rack or mounting on the w all. The bracket i s sho wn in Figure 3-2 . Figur e 3-2 Quick Moun ting Brac k et[...]

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    3-7 Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Ha rdware Installation Guide OL-5006-04 Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Rack-Mounting the Chassis Attaching the Brackets T o install the chassis in a rack with the front panel forward, attach the brackets as shown in Figure 3-3 . Figur e 3-3 19-Inc h Rack Installatio n—Fr ont P anel F orwar d T o i[...]

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    3-8 Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Ha rdware Installation Guide OL-5006-04 Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco VG224 Voice Gatew ay Rack-Mounting the Chassis Installing the Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway in a Rack The follo wing warnin g applies only when the unit is rack-moun ted: War ni n g T o prevent bodily injury when mounting or servicing this u nit in a ra[...]

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    3-9 Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Ha rdware Installation Guide OL-5006-04 Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Wall-Mounting the Chassis Wall-Mounting the Chassis The follo wing warnin g applies only when the unit is w all-mounted: War ni n g This unit is intended to be mounted on a wall. Please read the wall-mounting instructions carefu [...]

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    3-10 Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Ha rdware Installation Guide OL-5006-04 Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco VG224 Voice Gatew ay Wall-Mountin g the Chassis Note For attaching t o a wall stud, each bracke t requires two #10 wood scre ws (round- or pan-head) with #10 washers, or two #10 w asher-head scre ws. The screws mu st be long enough to pe netrate at[...]

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    3-11 Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Ha rdware Installation Guide OL-5006-04 Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Bench-Top Installation Bench-Top Installation Step 1 V erify tha t there is a suitable A C po wer outlet av ailable. Caution Do not plug this unit into an AC ou tlet that does not hav e a UL-certifi ed receptacle that is properl[...]

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    3-12 Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Ha rdware Installation Guide OL-5006-04 Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco VG224 Voice Gatew ay Installing the Ground Connection • For EN/IEC 609 50-compliant groundi ng, use size A WG 18 (1 mm 2 ) or lar ger wire and an appropriate user-supplied ring terminal. T o ground the chassis, follo w this procedure: Step 1 Loca[...]

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    3-13 Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Ha rdware Installation Guide OL-5006-04 Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Installing the Ground Connection Figure 3-1 0 NEBS-Compliant Chassis Ground Connect ion Using Ground Lug Figure 3-1 1 Chassis Ground Connection Using Rin g T er minal 95919 Ground lug VG224-24FXS 103513 VG224-24FXS Ring terminal[...]

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    3-14 Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Ha rdware Installation Guide OL-5006-04 Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco VG224 Voice Gatew ay Connecting Cables Connecting Cables For cables not i ncluded with your Cisco VG224 v oice gate way , pinout information is in Appendix A, “Cable Specifications and Information. ” Cisco VG224 v oice gate way port s are color[...]

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    3-15 Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Ha rdware Installation Guide OL-5006-04 Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Connecting Cab les LAN and Power Cables These cables and connections are de scribed in Ta b l e 3 - 3 and in Figure 3-12 . Figur e 3-12 LAN and Administrativ e Access Connections T able 3-3 LAN, A dministrativ e A ccess, and P o[...]

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    3-16 Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Ha rdware Installation Guide OL-5006-04 Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco VG224 Voice Gatew ay Connecting Cables Connecting the Input Power Caution The Cisco VG224 voice gatew ay cha ssis provides inputs fo r both A C and DC p ower . Design you r installation to use onl y one type of po wer . Do not use AC and DC power a[...]

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    3-17 Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Ha rdware Installation Guide OL-5006-04 Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Connecting Cab les Connecting the Auxiliary Port to a Modem Use the procedure in this section to connect the auxili ary port to a modem. Cable Use an RJ-45-to-DB25 auxiliary cable (labeled Modem ). For pinout s, see T able A-3 o[...]

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    3-18 Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Ha rdware Installation Guide OL-5006-04 Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco VG224 Voice Gatew ay Connecting Cables Voice Cables War ni n g For connections outside the build ing where the equipment is installed, the following ports must b e connected through an approved network termination un it with integral circuit protec[...]

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    3-19 Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Ha rdware Installation Guide OL-5006-04 Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Connecting Cab les Connecting the Analog Voice Inte rface to a Distribution Panel T o connect the multiport a nalog voice interface to a distribu tion panel, which conne cts to telephones, fax es, or analog PBX equipment, use th[...]

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    3-20 Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Ha rdware Installation Guide OL-5006-04 Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco VG224 Voice Gatew ay Ports, Connectors, a nd Pinouts Ports, Connectors, and Pinouts Ta b l e 3 - 4 summarizes the cable connec tions between Ci sco VG224 v oice gate way and th e network an d user interfaces. Find the port and the equi pment or net[...]

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    3-21 Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Ha rdware Installation Guide OL-5006-04 Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Connecting Backup Power Connecting to a Remote ASCII Terminal T o link a Cisco VG224 v oice gate way to a remote AS CII terminal, such as a VT100, use the follo wing procedure: Step 1 Connect the remote ASCII terminal and modem.[...]

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    3-22 Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Ha rdware Installation Guide OL-5006-04 Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco VG224 Voice Gatew ay Connecting Backup Power Figure 3-15 Connecting a Bat tery Bac kup to a DC-P ow ered Cisco V G224 Caution Use a backup battery only i f you are not using A C to power your Cisco V G224 v oice gate way . Do not use A C and DC pow[...]

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    3-23 Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Ha rdware Installation Guide OL-5006-04 Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Connecting Backup Power Connecting a UPS to an AC-Powered Cisco VG224 Connect an unint erruptible po wer supply to the A C input on your Cisco VG224 v oice gateway . Before you install a UPS, be sure to read the i nstallation in[...]

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    3-24 Cisco VG224 Voice Gateway Ha rdware Installation Guide OL-5006-04 Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco VG224 Voice Gatew ay Connecting Backup Power[...]