AT&T BIB NextGen Quick Start Manual

AT&T Business in a Box®

BIB NextGen
Quick Start Guide

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Please ensure that you have set-up the equipment before the date scheduled
with your AT&T Order Manager for Test and Turn Up of your service

The following components are included in your router package:

What’s in the Box

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RJ11 modem cable

Labelled ISE644 (Qty 1)

Router power cable

RJ48 T1 Cable

Labelled ISE642-025 (Qty 1-4)

Site Documentation

Package

RJ45 T1 Loopback Plug

(Qty – 1)

RJ45 Coupler (Qty -1)

6 outlet power strip

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AT&T Business in a Box® NextGen

Base Unit Router

Analog Breakout Box with Amphenol

Cable

Note: Your solution may require other

specific telephony cables and will be provided

in the box.

Understanding your AT&T Business in a Box® Equipment

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AT&T Business in a Box® NextGen Base Unit Router

Ethernet LAN Ports

1GigE ports

Ethernet WAN Ports

Electrical and Optical

T1 Ports (4)

Grey Cables from Smartjack to port.
Red cables for PRI

Survivability Ports (2)

RJ11

Analog voice port (22)

Customer Provided Cable to
Amphenol connector or to Breakout
Box.

The AT&T Business in a Box® router may be wall mounted on a

¾” or thicker plywood backing. The unit is too heavy to be

mounted to drywall. Use the two (2) rack-mount brackets, eight

(8) bracket screws (included) and four (4) 1 ½” wood screws (not

included).

Complete the following steps:

1) Position the device so that the front panel is facing down

and apply the rack-mount brackets with bracket screws to

each side as shown in Figure 1. Rack-mount bracket
position.

2) Attach the bracket to ¾” or thicker plywood backing using
four (4) 1 ½” wood screws as shown in Figure 2. Rack­Mount bracket on plywood backing.

Important: Cables will flow down and should be dressed using a
wire minder. The unit should be mounted high enough that the
technician can see the status lights**. See Figure 3 Installation

example.

Step 1 – Wall Mounting Instructions (optional to Rack Mounting)

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** It is recommended, but not required that a skilled technician mount the router on the wall.

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Step 2 - Attach Power Cord to Router and Proper Grounding

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Plug in power cord to router and attach customer

provided ground cable

To included
power strip

On/Off Power

Switch - Leave

powered off until

ready for service

activation

Grounding Lug –
(Customer Provided
ground cable) Connect

#10 stranded ground to

closest earth ground or
building bus bar.

Step 3 - Connect Analog POTS line to Internal Modem

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Connect customer provided Analog POTS line from wall jack to the
internal modem using the provided brown RJ11 cable.

To wall jack

RJ11 modem cable

Labelled ISE644

Note: The POTS line may be used in the turn-up of your service as well as by AT&T’s Global
Customer Service Center.

Step 3 - Connect Router to T1 Access Circuit(s)

Connect your T1 circuit(s) using the Grey T1 cable(s) to the port(s) labeled
Port 1-4.

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T1 Cable(s) labelled ISE642

To smart jack(s)

Note: Up to 4 T1’s may be utilized. If using a single T1 then plug the T1 cable into port 1.
A second T1 should be plugged into port 2, third into port 3 and fourth into port 4.

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Step 4 – Attach RJ45 Coupler andRJ45 Loopback plug to router

Locate the RJ45 Coupler and RJ45 Loopback Plug

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Locate the RJ45 Coupler and RJ45 Loopback Plug included in the
shipping box. Place the Loopback plug in one side of the coupler,
remove the adhesive tape from the side of the coupler and attach to the
router. The coupler is a holder to ensure the loopback plug is easily

locatable should it be needed to troubleshoot your service.

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Step 5 - Connect Router to your Ethernet LAN Devices

Connect your Ethernet LAN devices (PC’s, printers, servers, etc.) to the

integrated Ethernet switch or per instructions in your Site Documentation
Package.

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Customer provide
RJ45 LAN Cable(s)

Note: If utilizing your own Ethernet switch/firewall behind the AT&T Business in a Box®
then utilize only Port 2 to interconnect.

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AT&T Business in a Box® User Guide

AT&T Business in a Box® includes integrated IPSec VPN and Point to Point
Tunneling Protocol for remote access capabilities available with your

service. A User Guide is available to assist customers with logging into the

device using a web browser and configuring to your needs.

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