Avaya S8400 User Manual

Use a personal computer or services laptop computer equipped with a network interface card 
(NIC), a terminal emulation program, and a Web browser to access a media server for initial 
configuration, aftermarket additions, and continuing maintenance.

Access the media server:

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directly (recommended method)

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remotely over the customer’s network (recommended method)

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remotely over a modem (Avaya maintenance access only)

Steps to access a media server include:

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The procedure described in this section shows how to log into the media server from a services 
laptop using SSH. To use this procedure with a cable connection from the laptop to the services 
port, you must configure the laptop for the network connection.

To use SSH, a third-party SSH client must be installed on your computer. PuTTY is one such 
client available for download from 

. The following procedure 

describes, as an example of SSH access, how to log into the server command line with PuTTY. 

Note:

A version of PuTTY that is defaulted for SSH server access is available for Avaya 
services personnel only. In this version, some values below have already been 
pre-selected.

Note:

While a variety of Avaya products support access using SSH, Avaya does not 
provide support for third-party clients used for SSH access. Any problems with an 
SSH client, including PuTTY, are the responsibility of the user or the SSH client 
vendor.