Cisco Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Audio Server Maintenance Manual
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Cisco MeetingPlace Audio Server 5.2 Customer Engineering Guide (for Cisco MeetingPlace 8112)
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Chapter 3 Installing the 8112 Server
Connecting the system cables
Two Multi Access Blade MA-4 cards
To connect the E1 or T1 PRI telephony cables for two Multi Access Blade MA-4 cards, follow these
steps:
steps:
Step 1
Locate the following Cisco Systems-supplied items:
•
E1 or T1 PRI telephony cables
•
breakout box (should already be mounted above the MeetingPlace server)
•
trunk card interface cable assemblies (50-pin Amphenol cables)
Step 2
Plug the first E1 or T1 PRI telephony cable into the customer-supplied RJ-48c socket.
Step 3
Plug the other end of the first E1 or T1 PRI telephony cable into the slot labelled 1 on the far left of the
front of the breakout box.
front of the breakout box.
Step 4
Repeat steps 2 and 3 above until all the E1 or T1 PRI telephony cables are connected to the breakout
box. Place the second, third, and fourth E1 or T1 PRI telephony cables, which correspond to the first
Multi Access Blade MA-4 card, into connector slots 2, 3, and 4. Place the second set of four E1 or T1
PRI telephony cables, which corresponds to the second Multi Access Blade MA-4 card, into connector
slots 9, 10, 11, and 12.
box. Place the second, third, and fourth E1 or T1 PRI telephony cables, which correspond to the first
Multi Access Blade MA-4 card, into connector slots 2, 3, and 4. Place the second set of four E1 or T1
PRI telephony cables, which corresponds to the second Multi Access Blade MA-4 card, into connector
slots 9, 10, 11, and 12.
Note
Slots 5-8 and 13-16 remain empty.
Step 5
Connect the trunk card cable assembly (50-pin Amphenol cable) for the first Multi Access Blade to the
back of the breakout box by securing the screws on both ends. Looking at the back of the breakout box,
put the first 50-pin Amphenol cable into the connector on the right.
back of the breakout box by securing the screws on both ends. Looking at the back of the breakout box,
put the first 50-pin Amphenol cable into the connector on the right.
Step 6
Connect the other end of the trunk card cable assembly (50-pin Amphenol cable) for the first Multi
Access Blade into the Multi Access Blade transition module by securing the screws on both ends. Put
the 50-pin Amphenol cable into the connector on the bottom, labeled spans 9-16.
Access Blade into the Multi Access Blade transition module by securing the screws on both ends. Put
the 50-pin Amphenol cable into the connector on the bottom, labeled spans 9-16.
Step 7
Repeat steps 5 and 6 above for the trunk card cable assembly (50-pin Amphenol cable) for the second
Multi Access Blade. It should go into the connector on the left side of the breakout box and on the bottom
of the Multi Access Blade in the connector labeled spans 9-16.
Multi Access Blade. It should go into the connector on the left side of the breakout box and on the bottom
of the Multi Access Blade in the connector labeled spans 9-16.
One Multi Access Blade MA-4 card and one Multi Access Blade MA-16 card
To connect the E1 or T1 PRI telephony cables for one Multi Access Blade MA-4 card and one Multi
Access Blade MA-16 card, follow these steps:
Access Blade MA-16 card, follow these steps:
Step 1
Locate the following Cisco Systems-supplied items:
•
E1 or T1 PRI telephony cables
•
breakout boxes (these should already be mounted above the MeetingPlace server)
•
trunk card interface cable assemblies (50-pin Amphenol cables)
Step 2
Plug the first E1 or T1 PRI telephony cable into the customer-supplied RJ-48c socket.
Step 3
Plug the free end of the first E1 or T1 PRI telephony cable into the slot labelled 1 on the far left of the
front of the first breakout box.
front of the first breakout box.