Quick question, what are mixed ports for?

[Andy-T]

Hi there,

Just a quick one, our OmniPCX is near capacity and I need to install a new phone (an Alcatel Advanced Reflex).

Am I right in thinking I can't install an Alcatel digital phone onto a mixed port? That they need digital ports?

We only seem to be using the mixed ports at the moment to provide analogue lines for faxes and modems etc.

Thanks,

Andy

[murraya]

hi, mixed cards are used for the very reason to connect digital/analogue phones and trunks on a single card. the only reason it may not work could be that the system has no liceneses for the ports. have you tried to plug a phone into the port?

[Andy-T]

Hi Murray,

Thanks for the speedy reply.

I tried plugging the Reflex into a mixed port but it didn't power up and didn't appear under subscribers/basestations in the config software.

Where would I look to see if it was a license limitation?

Thanks,

Andy

[vad]

Exist mixed BOARD (MIX, AMIX). But mixed port???
You can plug Reflex set to mixed BOARD - ports marKed "digital interfaces".
When you say "OmniPCX" - OmniPCX OXO or OmniPCX Enterprise (OXE)?

[Andy-T]

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. I'm pretty sure the switch is a 4400 if that helps?

The board I am plugging into is a MIX 0/8/4. It has 8 x digital ports along the bottom (all used already), 4 x Analog interfaces (can't use) above the digital ports on the right and to the left of the Analog ports it has another 4 that say "Mixed" above them. Those are the ports I am trying to use here.

Thanks,

Andy

[vad]

MIX 0/8/4
0 ports BRA ISDN
8 digital (UAI)
4 analog (SLI)
So - you have nothing in first 4 ports (MIX 0!!!/8/4).

For mixed boards - use command "config [shelf] -v" - instaed MIX board you will have virtual BRA, UAI, SLI boards.

[Andy-T]

Thanks Vad,

So running the "config [shelf] -v" command will allow me to use those BRA/ISDN ports as UA ports for an Advanced Reflex?

Andy

[vad]

No, you wiil see your ports (board) more clear
F.e. MIX4/8/4 in position 1/1 with "config 1 -v" you will SEE like BRA4, UAI8 and SLI4. So you will see - you have only 8 ports for digital sets.

[Andy-T]

Thanks again vad.

Sorry I'm not quite understanding you, when you say "you have only 8 ports for digital sets"...

I have 8 handsets connected already to all the ports marked "Digital", so I can't use those other, non-analog ports on the Mixed board for UAs?

Andy

[murraya]

correct, if you have a MIX 0/8/4 it means the card can have no trunks, 8 digital phones and 4 analogue phones.