Digium AEX800 User Manual

800 Series AEX800 / TDM800P User Manual 601-00008 Rev. C3

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 List of Figures Figure : Sample Card Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

List of Tables Table 1: Example TDM800P Card Configurations. . . . . . . . . 23 Table 2: Example AEX800 Card Configurations

Chapter 1 Overview The 800 Series cards are versatile devices used for connecting your phone networ

Chapter 1: Overview Echo-Cancellation Users connecting their 800 Series cards to the PSTN or other de

Chapter 1: Overview What is Asterisk®? Asterisk is the wo

Chapter 1: Overview Asterisk as a Feature/Media Server Need an IVR? Asterisk’s

Chapter 2 Card Installation This chapter provides the following information:  Unpacking the Card on page 18  Shipment Inspection on page 19

Chapter 2: Card Installation Unpacking the Card When you unpack your card, carefully inspect

Chapter 2: Card Installation Shipment Inspection The following ite

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Chapter 2: Card Installation appropri

8 Chapter 2: Card Installation All Ports 1 2 5 6 Power Available Supply Single Modules Figure 2: TDM800P Card with Four Single

Chapter 2: Card Installation Quad Modules All Ports Power Available Supply Figure 3: AEX800 Card with Two Quad Modules 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Echo Cance

Chapter 2: Card Installation Card Identification There are multiple configurations in which an 80

Chapter 2: Card Installation Table 2: Example AEX800 Card Configurations Card ID FXO/FXS Ports AEX801B 1 FXO module AEX804B 4 FXO modules AEX808B

Chapter 2: Card Installation FXS and FXO Connection The 800 Series cards provide eight RJ11 connectors fo

Chapter 2: Card Installation Slots 0 1 2 3 4 Figure 4: Motherboard Slots The TDM800 card is a 32-bit 33MHz

Chapter 2: Card Installation Hardware Installation 1. Now that you are acquainted with your

Chapter 2: Card Installation Figure 6: Connect Power for FXS Modules Ma

Chapter 2: Card Installation be purchased. The sh

Compliance Information Compliance information for this product is available at http://www.digium.com/ccs-compliance. Digium, Inc. Page 3

Chapter 2: Card Installation Caution. Only connect regulatory equipment (approved for use in your specific country) to the telecommunicati

Chapter 2: Card Installation Software Installation Digium hardware requires drivers

Chapter 2: Card Installation installed any of these, Digium recommends that you upgrade to the

Chapter 2: Card Installation Table 3: Card Identifiers Model Identifier TDM800P 0800 AEX800 8002 A Digium 800 Seri

Chapter 2: Card Installation 3. Expand the downloaded file, compile its contents, and install the drivers and tools. Substitute

Chapter 2: Card Installation Installing Asterisk If you wish to use Asterisk with your new hardware, you can fol

Chapter 2: Card Installation 3. If this is the first Asterisk installation on this system, you shou

Chapter 3 Configuration The 800 Series cards have a variety of configuration options. This chapter provides sample configurations to d

Chapter 3: Configuration Driver Configuration 1. Begin by opening the system.conf file from the /etc/dahdi directory. 2. Specif

Chapter 3: Configuration 3. Specify the channel definitions. The format is: <device> = <channe

Introduction to 800 Series Documentation This manual contains product information for

Chapter 3: Configuration 4. If your card has any green FXS modules, add the following: fxoks = fxoks

Chapter 3: Configuration system.conf file if you do not have hardware echo cancellers and need echo cancellation

Chapter 3: Configuration Figure 7: Example dmesg Screen Shot Note: Output as shown above may vary depending on the 800 Series card you use. Di

Chapter 3: Configuration Configuring Card Features You will need to modify the chan_dahdi.conf file which is located in the /et

Chapter 3: Configuration channel = 5-8 Users of Digium's h

Chapter 3: Configuration Voicemail Open voicemail.conf and find the following line at the bottom: [default] 1234 => 4242,Mark

Chapter 3: Configuration Dial Plan Open extensions.conf, which contains a large, complex sample dial plan. In this step, you wi

Chapter 3: Configuration In this example there are two internal extensions (1000 and 2000), a number to

Chapter 3: Configuration Figure 8: Sample Application Note: More detailed information is provided at the Asterisk website (www.asteris

Chapter 4 FXS and FXO Explained Identification There are multiple standard configuratio

Symbol Definitions Caution statements indicate a condition where damage to the unit or it

Chapter 4: FXS and FXO Explained Using Your 800 Series Card Connect an outside line to

Chapter 5 Troubleshooting This chapter provides frequently asked questions and possible resolutions as identified by Digium Technical Sup

Chapter 5: Troubleshooting The FXO module never seems to hang-

Chapter 5: Troubleshooting There are several options available to correct this. Each involves editin

Chapter 5: Troubleshooting Common Fixes 1. Check to see if the X Window System (e.g. X.Org

Chapter 5: Troubleshooting Where can I find answers to additional questions? There are several places to

Appendix A Pin Assignments All eight ports on the 800 Series card’s bracket are 6-pin RJ11 ports. The pin assignments are identified in Table A

Appendix B Specifications This appendix provides specifications, required environment

Appendix B: Specifications Additional Power: four-pin 12V connector for FXS power supply (required only

Appendix B: Specifications Table B-2: Maximum Power Consumption Model Power 3.3V All TDM models 1W 3.3V All AEX “B” models

Important Safety Instructions User Cautions Wa

Appendix C Glossary and Acronyms ANSI American National Standards Institute An organizati

Appendix C: Glossary and Acronyms broadband Broadband transmission shares the bandwidth of

Appendix C: Glossary and Acronyms CO central office The CO houses local switching equipme

Appendix C: Glossary and Acronyms DS3 Digital Signal, Level 3 T3 in North America and Japan, E3 in Europe. Up

Appendix C: Glossary and Acronyms FXS Foreign Exchange Station Initiates and sends ringing voltage. Phones ar

Appendix C: Glossary and Acronyms iLBC internet Low Bitrate Codec A free speech codec used for voice over I

Appendix C: Glossary and Acronyms MGCP Media Gateway Control Protocol multiplexing Tran

Appendix C: Glossary and Acronyms of fixed-line analog telephone systems, the PSTN is now almost entirely

Appendix C: Glossary and Acronyms T1 A dedicated digital carrier facility which transmits up to 24

Appendix C: Glossary and Acronyms V volts VoIP Voice over IP Technology used for transmitting voice traffic over a data network using the Intern

User Cautions Caution. This card is not intended

Service Personnel Cautions Caution. This card is not intended for home use. It must be used in restricted access locations and in

TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Overview . . . .