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Document status: Standard Document issue: 02.04 Document date: September 2009 Product release: BCM 5.0 Job function: Configuration Type: Technical Publication Language type: English

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Contents 3

New in this release 7

Features 7

Introduction 11

Fundamentals 13

Configuration interfaces 13 Scheduled services 15 Call-by-call service selection 15 Dynamic device configuration for BCM450 15 SNMP management 19 Music source and BcmAmp 20

System configuration 23

BCM50 and BCM450 system configuration preparation 25

Connecting to the BCM system through the OAM port 26 Accessing the BCM Web page 26 Downloading and installing Element Manager 27 Downloading the Startup Profile template 27 Downloading the factory default programming record 28 Connecting to the BCM system 29 Viewing or modifying the Welcome panel 29 Saving the programming record 31

Basic parameters configuration 33

BCM50 and BCM450 configuration with Telset Administration 35

Entering the keycode 35 Configuring the IP address 36 Configuring the modem 37 Selecting the region 38 Selecting the telephony startup template and start DN 38 Initializing voice mail 38 Creating Telset user accounts 38

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BCM50 and BCM450 configuration with Element Manager 41

Entering the keycode 41 Configuring the IP address 42 Configuring the modem 43 Configuring the startup template for telephony services 43 Initializing voice mail 44 Entering a name for your system 44 Configuring the date and time settings 45 Configuring DHCP server settings 46 Configuring IP Phones 48 Configuring SNMP settings 50 Configuring the SNMP manager list 51 Deleting an SNMP manager 52 Configuring SNMP community strings 52 Deleting SNMP community strings 53 Configuring service access points 53 Deleting service access points 54 Configuring SNMP trap destinations 55 Viewing and modifying SNMP trap destinations 56 Deleting SNMP Trap Destinations 57 Creating user accounts 57

BCM50 and BCM450 configuration with Startup Profile 59

Setting the Excel macro security level 60 Customizing a Startup Profile for your system 60 Loading the Startup Profile data onto your BCM system 62

BCM50 and BCM450 internal resources configuration 63

Configuring IP trunks 63 Configuring IP sets and applications 64

BCM450 MBM and legacy Norstar configuration 67

Configuring main unit MBMs 68 Configuring legacy Norstar modules 69 Configuring expansion unit MBMs 71 Deconfiguring MBMs and Norstar modules 73

BCM50 and BCM450 trunk module configuration 75

Configuring the trunk module parameters 75 Configuring call-by-call service selection 76 Provisioning module lines and loops 76

Dial-up resources configuration 79

ISDN interface management 79 ISDN interface connection or disconnection 82 ISDN channel parameters configuration 83

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Modem interface management 85 Modem interface connection or disconnection 87 Modem dial-out link parameters configuration 88 WAN Failover on BCM50 91 ISDN dial-in parameters configuration 93 Automatic dial-out interface configuration 98 Dial-up interfaces as primary connections 100 Static routes for dial-out configuration 102

BCM50 and BCM450 scheduled services 103

Configuring schedule names and timers 103 Configuring scheduled service 104

BCM50 and BCM450 music source configuration 107

Selecting the audio jack as a music source 107 Selecting a network device as a music source 108 Accessing the Music Manager administration Web page 109 Loading music onto the BCM50 and BCM450 110 Adding music to the play list 111 Removing music from the play list 111 Deleting music from the BCM50 and BCM450 112 Using the BcmAmp Player 112

Basic configuration testing 115

BCM50 and BCM450 main unit testing 117

Testing the main unit 117 Troubleshooting the main unit 118

BCM50 and BCM450 expansion unit testing 119

Testing the expansion unit for BCM50 and BCM450 119 Troubleshooting the expansion unit for BCM450 120 Troubleshooting the expansion unit for BCM50 121

BCM50 and BCM450 media bay modules testing 123

Testing a station MBM 123 Testing a trunk MBM 124 Determining why an MBM does not appear in Element Manager 124

BCM50 and BCM450 analog terminal adapter testing 127

Correcting a non-functioning ATA2 for BCM450 127 Correcting no dial tone at the ATA2 on BCM450 127 Confirming correct ATA2 wiring for BCM450 128 Correcting a non-functioning ATA2 for BCM50 129 Correcting no dial tone at the ATA2 on BCM50 129 Confirming correct ATA2 wiring for BCM50 129

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System parameters reference 131

BCM50 and BCM450 initial parameters 131 BCM50 and BCM450 startup parameters 132 Call-by-call services available 133 Trunk module parameters 134

System capacity reference 143

BCM450 device type capacity 143

Market profile attributes reference 145

Interface availability 145 Tones and cadences 148 Core parameters for market profiles 158 Analog trunk parameters 175 GASM8 parameters 184 GASI parameters 187 ATA2 parameters 189 Voice mail 193 ISDN line services 195 Analog and digital trunk types 196

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New in this release

The information in this chapter applies to both the BCM50 and the BCM450 platforms running BCM 5.0.

This is the initial release of the BCM 5.0 platform. This document contains information about configuring the BCM 5.0 system in Release 5.0.

Features

See the following sections for information found in this document.

BCM 5.0 configuration

You configure your BCM 5.0 system to provide the required system functionality. A BCM 5.0 system cannot function until it is configured.

You can configure basic parameters (initial parameters and startup parameters) through Element Manager, Telset Administration, or the Startup Profile template. For more information about configuring your BCM 5.0 system see, BCM 5.0 system configuration preparation (page 25).

Element Manager configuration

To configure your BCM 5.0 system most efficiently, you can download and install Element Manager on your computer. You can configure all BCM 5.0 system parameters through Element Manager. For more information see,

Business Element Manager (page 13)and BCM 5.0 configuration with Business Element Manager (page 45).

Telset Administration configuration

You can use Telset Administration through a digital telephone with a two-line display to set the BCM 5.0 configuration parameters.

You cannot set all the basic parameters using Telset Administration. Therefore, after configuring the initial parameters, you must use Element Manager to set the startup parameters. For more information see, Tel se t

Administration (page 15) and BCM 5.0 configuration with Telset Administration (page 39).

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Startup Profile configuration

An experienced administrator uses the Startup Profile tool to customize a template with common BCM 5.0 system parameters. The administrator uses this template to configure a single system or multiple systems. For more information see,Startup Profile (page 14) and BCM 5.0 configuration with

Startup Profile (page 65).

Internal resources configuration

You can configure the internal resources on your BCM 5.0 main unit. The internal resources include IP trunks, IP sets, and applications resources. For more information see, IP sets and applications configuration (page 17) and

BCM 5.0 internal resources configuration (page 71).

Media Bay Module configuration

You can configure media bay modules (MBMs) for the BCM 5.0. Configuring main unit media bay modules (MBM) is a two-stage process. First, identify the type of installed MBMs to the BCM 5.0 system, and then configure the required variables. The BCM 5.0 system provides default values for your MBM.

For more information see, BCM450 MBM and legacy Norstar configuration

(page 75).

Trunk configuration

Configure the trunk module parameters to define the line properties for your BCM 5.0 system. For more information see, IP trunk module configuration

(page 16)and BCM450 MBM and legacy Norstar configuration (page 75).

Music source configuration

The Music on Hold and Background Music features provide music to users. For these features to function properly, you must connect a music source to the BCM 5.0 system and configure the music source. For more information see, BCM 5.0 music source configuration (page 121).

Configuration testing

Perform basic testing and troubleshooting on BCM main unit, expansion units, media bay modules (MBM), and analog terminal adapter (ATA) For more information see, Basic configuration testing (page 129), BCM 5.0 main unit

testing (page 133), BCM 5.0 expansion unit testing (page 137), BCM 5.0 media bay modules testing (page 141), and BCM 5.0 analog terminal adapter testing (page 145).

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Dynamic device configuration for BCM450

Attention: Dynamic device configuration is supported only on BCM450 and

not on BCM50.

With dynamic device configuration, DN and line number allocation and assignment is dynamically performed by the system, as required, until either all hardware administered to a system is populated with the necessary DNs and line numbers, or the system has reached the maximum capacity.

For more information about dynamic device configuration, see the following sections:

• Dynamic device configuration for BCM450 (page 16)

• BCM 5.0 internal resources configuration (page 71)

• BCM450 MBM and legacy Norstar configuration (page 75)

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Introduction

The information in this chapter applies to both the BCM50 and the BCM450 platforms running BCM 5.0.

This guide describes how to configure the Business Communications Manager (BCM 5.0) systems.

Navigation

• Fundamentals (page 13)

• System configuration (page 23)

• BCM 5.0 system configuration preparation (page 25)

• Basic parameters configuration (page 37)

• BCM 5.0 internal resources configuration (page 71)

• BCM450 MBM and legacy Norstar configuration (page 75)

• BCM 5.0 trunk module configuration (page 85)

• Dial-up resources configuration (page 91)

• BCM 5.0 scheduled services (page 115)

• BCM 5.0 music source configuration (page 121)

• Basic configuration testing (page 129)

• System parameters reference (page 151)

• System capacity reference (page 163)

• Market profile attributes reference (page 165)

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Fundamentals

The information in this chapter applies to both the BCM50 and the BCM450 platforms running BCM 5.0.

This section provides conceptual information about BCM 5.0 configuration.

Navigation

• Configuration interfaces (page 13)

• Scheduled services (page 15)

• Call-by-call service selection (page 15)

• Dynamic device configuration for BCM450 (page 16)

• SNMP management (page 19)

• Music source and BcmAmp (page 21)

Configuration interfaces

This section describes the methods to configure your BCM 5.0 system.

While Element Manager is the primary management application, BCM 5.0 also supports the programming of telephony and applications areas through Telset Administration, and through the Startup Profile template.

Business Element Manager

The primary management application for configuring and administering the BCM 5.0 system is Business Element Manager. Business Element Manager is a client-based management application that runs on a Windows computer, or on a Citrix server.

You use Business Element Manager to connect to the BCM 5.0 devices to be managed either through an IP network connection, or through the OAM port on a BCM 5.0 main unit.

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You can download Business Element Manager from the BCM 5.0 web page and install it on your computer at any time. However, you cannot connect to a BCM 5.0 system with Business Element Manager until the BCM 5.0 main unit is installed and running.

Installing Business Element Manager in a Citrix environment

You can run Business Element Manager in a Citrix environment using Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 on Windows Server 2003 (all editions).

When you run Business Element Manager in a Citrix environment, install Business Element Manager on a Citrix server. You can run Citrix Program Neighborhood to connect to the server and launch the Business Element Manager.

Business Element Manager is designed for single-user environments. A single installation of Business Element Manager extends the same user preferences to any Citrix user, including the device list and any saved passwords. Citrix administrators can ensure a secure environment by using one of the following approaches:

• install a copy of Business Element Manager for each user or group of users in different folders, with Windows permissions set for the folder to control access.

• in cases where a shared device tree is permitted, ensure that users do not save passwords, but instead enter a password each time they connect.

Startup Profile

The Startup Profile is a template containing the basic configuration parameters that you edit using Microsoft Excel. The Startup Profile is used to accelerate the initial installation programming of system-level parameters. It helps bring the BCM 5.0 system to a basic operational and ready-tocustomize state without using either Business Element Manager or Telset Administration.

The administrator must fill out the Startup Profile template, save it onto a USB storage device and insert the storage device into the USB port of the BCM 5.0 main unit before the initial start-up. On start-up the BCM 5.0 system reads the information and starts up with the correct system parameters and feature licensing already in place.

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Telset Administration

Installers who are already familiar with Telset Administration can perform programming from the keypad of any telephone connected to the BCM 5.0 device. This alleviates the need for access to a computer at the customer site. For more information about using Telset programming on the BCM 5.0, see the following documents:

• Telset Administration Guide (NN40170-604)

• CallPilot Telephone Administration Guide (NN40090-500)

• Intelligent Contact Center Telephone Administration Guide (NN40170-

600)

Scheduled services

Use scheduled services to control how calls are answered in off-hours (Ringing Groups), how calls are routed at various times of the day, and how restrictions are applied on lines and telephones at specific times of the day.

With Business Element Manager, you can perform the following configuration functions for scheduled services:

• determine which schedules are active on the system for routing, restriction, and ringing schedules.

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• set the time periods within each schedule for each day of the week.

• rename schedules.

Schedules are activated and deactivated through control telephones.

Restriction and Routing services require a service control password before users can change scheduling on a control telephone. You use the Service Control Password field to delete a current entry, and add a new password. Make a note of the password; the panel shows only asterisks.

Call-by-call service selection

The PRI Call-by-call Service Selection is region-specific to North America for a DTM set to a PRI module type.

By default, incoming calls on a PRI are routed based on the Called Party Number information within the call request. The last number of digits of the called party number that match the Received Number Length setting are used as Receive Digits to find a target line.

In North American PRI, the Call-by-Call services provides alternate routing maps to be defined in various ways, depending on the protocol defined for this PRI.

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Dynamic device configuration for BCM450

Attention: Dynamic device configuration is supported only on BCM450 and

not on BCM50

Dynamic device configuration applies to internal components on the main unit including IP trunks, IP sets, and applications, as well as media bay modules (MBM) and legacy Norstar modules on the main unit and expansion unit.

Directory numbers

If you configure a set of directory numbers (either IP Sets or MBM DNs) with Assign Target Lines selected, the DNs have Target Lines assigned to them (assuming there are unused Target Lines available).

If you deconfigure some of these DNs, the state of the originally assigned Target Lines associated with these DNs are still programmed with the original DNs' Public and Private Configured numbers and they remain assigned to their DN positions.

The result of deconfiguring DNs from the set above is a new DN set configured on the same bus on the system (IP Sets, Applications, MBM devices). The first number of the DNs in this new set still have the Target Lines assigned to them that were originally assigned. This is independent of the Assign Target Lines option selection for this new Configured DN set.

The net effect is that if an administrator configures DNs with Target Lines and then decides to deconfigure and reconfigure some as different DNs, the original Target Line assignments and Pub/Priv number programming follows the reconfigured DNs.

IP trunk module configuration

Although IP trunks are not physical devices and you cannot remove them from the system, BCM 5.0 supports modification of IP trunk line numbers.

You can assign a larger range of line numbers than what is actually licensed for IP trunks. The effect is to reserve the line numbers beyond the current licensed line count for future additional IP trunk licenses. Lines beyond the licensed count do not boot until the necessary keycodes are provided to enable the additional lines.

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The list of line numbers for IP trunks must be consecutive. If the available line numbers are segmented and the necessary number of consecutive line numbers does not exist, you receive an error. If this occurs, you must remove other lines in the system and restart line numbering for devices so the lines numbers are not as segmented and consecutive groups can be obtained for all devices.

If additional licensing is added later for more IP trunks such that the licensed number of IP trunks is greater than the currently provisioned number, then the system will not automatically request additional line numbers for the new trunks. In this case the administrator must configure the new line numbers to populate the additional IP trunks. If additional licensed IP trunks are added and line numbers are reserved such that these additional trunks are covered, then no additional line numbering configuration operations are necessary.

IP sets and applications configuration

Main unit telephony resources includes a list of IP set DNs and a range of application DNs. Services assigned to the IP sets or applications device type are the DNs of these sets or DNs that an application can use respectively.

Application DNs are the DNs assigned to applications such as the CallPilot DN, the MeetMe DN, or Contact Center skillset DNs.

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The ability to assign IP set and application DN services is limited by the maximum number of DNs for IP sets and applications respectively, and also by the maximum total number of relocatable DNs on the system.

There may be notes or warnings in the Configuration dialog box to notify the administrator of the impact of the configuration action. This may include a recommendation to restart, or that a service may be restarted automatically.

Additional configuration options specify whether or not target lines are desired for the DNs, and if so a starting public DN, and starting private DN can be assigned to target lines.

An available target line is one that is currently unassigned to any DN (even a Hunt Group DN) and has no programmed private or public receive digits assigned to it. Target line numbers may or may not be consecutive.

Conflicts of public or private line DNs, where the DN is used elsewhere, results in a failure of the public or private DN assignment to the set in question, but does not cause the entire request to fail. The sets are configured, but not all are successfully assigned public or private target line numbers if resource limitations prevent it.

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Once a target line is configured with public or private numbers, deconfiguring DNs that have appearances of those target lines does not remove the public or private numbers from those target lines.

The DNs assigned to IP sets or applications do not need to be consecutive. If the relevant pool DNs are renumbered or changed, so the consecutive DNs do not exist, then the IP sets or applications have non-consecutive DNs. For this reason the low and high values for IP sets and applications represent the lowest and highest DN value currently in the respective assigned range. The total number of DNs assigned is not all the DN values in between the low and high values.

Configuring IP or Application DNs is a cumulative action. Every new successful configuration request adds the relevant count of IP or Application DNs to the existing range. Existing DNs are not affected or changed in any way. The default number of DNs to add is normally zero. This is a protection mechanism. You must change the number of DNs in the Number of DNs to add field to the desired number of additional DNs.

When you configure DNs there is an exception to the number of DNs you can add. The BCM 5.0 system requires a minimum of three configured application DNs for applications to function correctly. When you configure application DNs, if there are fewer than three currently configured application DNs, then the minimum number possible to configure is set so that the final configured application DN count is at least three. For example, if through Set-based administration you complete a DN deconfiguration, and only two configured application DN remains, then the next time you configure application DNs the system would permit a minimum of two additional DNs to be configured for a final total of three.

Finally, you can partially configure IP sets and applications (but not MBMs) with fewer DNs than the licensed device count. The MBM needs to either read MBM DNs or Digital/Analog station DNs. If there are not sufficient DNs defined in the relevant pools then the number of available DNs are allocated to the services list.

Main unit and expansion unit MBM configuration on BCM450

Attention: Main unit and expansion unit MBM configuration is applicable

only for BCM450

During media bay module (MBM) configuration, the BCM450 system provides suggested default values for the MBM. These suggestions include DNs or line numbers. If you change configuring data from the defaults provided and the configuration fails, then the configuration reverts back to the suggested values.

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When configuring a line device, a starting line number is specified. Based on the MBM type and region configuration, the appropriate number of line numbers are allocated and associated with the ports of the MBM. If insufficient resources are available to complete the requested configuration then the device configuration fails.

For combination devices, configuration of the individual components is treated separately. It is possible for one part of a combination device to get configured while the other part fails because of insufficient resources.

The location of a device is independent of the bus value associated with a device. For example, an MBM in location “Main MBM 1” can be assigned Bus 10 in one configuration, but subsequent changes to the configuration can result in “Main MBM 1” assigned to Bus 11 (or any other valid bus value). The bus assigned to a device is now one of several resources that a device receives during configuration to become operational.

It is possible for a configuring request of a device to fail if sufficient resources are not available. This can be a result of insufficient contiguous line numbers, not enough remaining DNs, or no busses remaining. If sufficient resources are not available for a configuring request, the system presents a dialog box that the device configuration request failed.

When a BRI MBM is configured all loops on the MBM are defaulted as T-loops and the administrator must provide a starting line number for a BRI MBM upon configuration. It is important to note that a BRI MBM uses eight consecutive line numbers. This is to ensure a consecutive series of line numbers across a BRI MBM regardless of the loop type setting.

You configure the R2MFC MBM as a DTI-PRI MBM with additional configuration to set the attributes of the PRI protocol such that the device operates as an R2MFC.

DNs are dynamic and changing a loop on a BRI-ST device from S to T type completely removes those DNs from the system.

DSMn16+/32+ MBMs are capable of double density. If you want to maximize TDM sets on a system using an expansion unit, you need to set the dip settings on the DSM32+ MBMs in the chassis to double density mode.

SNMP management

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a set of protocols for managing complex networks. SNMP-compliant devices, called agents, store metadata in Management Information Bases (MIBs) and provide this data to SNMP requesters.

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You can configure general SNMP settings, including enabling and disabling the SNMP agent, enabling and disabling versions of the SNMP agent, defining access permissions, and adding and deleting SNMP management stations.

You can create a list of SNMP managers who are permitted to query the BCM

5.0 system by specifying their IP addresses. If you have specified SNMP

managers, the BCM 5.0 SNMP agent will respond only to SNMP requests from those IP devices.

You can use external SNMP clients, such as HP OpenView, to monitor the BCM 5.0 system by means of read-only SNMP requests.

The BCM main unit supports the following versions of SNMP:

• SNMP v1 — the first implementation of SNMP; this version supports such protocols as IP

• SNMP v2C — provides improved efficiency and error handling

• SNMP v3 — provides improvements in security and privacy

Using the Business Element Manager, you can select which versions of SNMP you want the BCM agent to support. For more information, see

Configuring SNMP settings (page 55).

Management Information Bases provide access to the managed objects of a system and specify the format of traps. BCM 5.0 supports the following MIBs:

• RFC 1213 — MIB II

• RFC 2863 — Interface MIB

• RFC 2737 — Entity MIB

• RFC 2790 — Host MIB

• RFC 2261 — SNMP framework

• SmallSiteEvent MIB for traps

• The device sysObjectIDs are defined in the BCM Small Site Common MIB, and are defined for the BCM main unit. The following tabe summarizes the sysObjectID assignments:

Table 1 sysObjectID assignments

Model Main Unit sysObjectID Integrated Router sysObjectID

BCM450 1.3.6.1.4.1.562.37.1.8 —

BCM50 and BCM50b 1.3.6.1.4.1.562.37.1.4 —

BCM50a and BCM50ba 1.3.6.1.4.1.562.37.1.4 1.3.6.1.4.1.562.37.1.5

BCM50e and BCM50be

1.3.6.1.4.1.562.37.1.4

1.3.6.1.4.1.562.37.1.6

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Music source and BcmAmp

This section describes the music source for your BCM 5.0 system.

Music source

The Music on Hold and Background Music features provide music to users. For these features to function properly, a music source must be connected to the BCM.

There are three ways you can connect the music source to the BCM 5.0 system:

• You can connect an external music source through an analog input to the BCM.

• You can use the IP Music feature to connect to Music Manager. Music Manager is an audio player application that resides on the BCM 5.0 system and provides a streaming audio signal to the BCM 5.0 system.

• You can use the IP Music feature to connect to an external music source on the data network.

You must connect the external music source to your network and it must be accessible to the BCM 5.0 system. The external music source must also produce a streaming audio signal that is compatible with the BCM 5.0 system.

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Select Music Manager if you are using the IP Music feature to connect to the music source available on the BCM. If you select Music Manager, you must configure the BcmAmp application before you can use it.

Select Streaming Server if you are using the IP Music feature to connect to a music source on the data network. If you select Streaming Server, you must configure the Network Device before you can use it.

For information about connecting external music through and analog input, see Installation — System (NN40170-303).

BcmAmp application

The audio files loaded onto the BCM 5.0 system are loaded into the same disk space that is used for CallPilot messages. Therefore, every minute of audio file loaded onto the BCM 5.0 system reduces the amount of message storage space available to CallPilot by one minute. To ensure the proper operation of both Music Manager and CallPilot, the following restrictions are applied to uploading audio files.

• The maximum size of any single sound file you load onto the BCM 5.0 system is 150 MB.

• The maximum amount of disk space available for Music Manager audio files is 1 GB.

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• To ensure there is sufficient disk space for CallPilot, Music Manager Administration prevents you from uploading files if there is less than 1 GB of free disk space on the BCM 5.0 system.

To minimize the time required to upload audio files, record the audio files as a single channel (mono) using 8-bit samples at a rate of 8 kHz.

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System configuration

The information in this chapter applies to both the BCM50 and the BCM450 platforms running BCM 5.0.

Configure your BCM 5.0 system to provide the required system functionality. A BCM 5.0 system cannot function until it is configured.

Prerequisites to system configuration

• Ensure your BCM 5.0 system is properly installed. For more information about installing a BCM 5.0 system, see Installation — System (NN40170-

303).

System configuration tasks

This work flow shows you the sequence of tasks you perform to configure your BCM450 system. To link to any tasks, go to System configuration navigation

(page 24).

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Figure 1 System configuration tasks

System configuration navigation

• BCM 5.0 system configuration preparation (page 25)

• Basic parameters configuration (page 37)

• BCM 5.0 internal resources configuration (page 71)

• BCM450 MBM and legacy Norstar configuration (page 75)

• BCM 5.0 trunk module configuration (page 85)

• BCM 5.0 scheduled services (page 115)

• BCM 5.0 music source configuration (page 121)

• Basic configuration testing (page 129)

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BCM 5.0 system configuration preparation

The information in this chapter applies to both the BCM50 and the BCM450 platforms running BCM 5.0.

To configure your BCM 5.0 system most efficiently, you can download and install Business Element Manager on your computer. You can download the Startup Profile template, if you want to use it to set the basic parameters for your BCM 5.0 system. A programming record template that provides the default parameters is also available for download.

Prerequisites to BCM 5.0 system configuration preparation

• You can use the latest Business Element Manager version to manage all previous BCM systems that require Business Element Manager. You need only one instance of Business Element Manager on your computer.

• Business Element Manager supports the following OS systems:

— Windows Server 2003

— Windows Server 2008

— Windows XP

— Windows XP with Service Pack 3

— Windows Vista (Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise versions)

— Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 (Business, Ultimate, and

• Business Element Manager has the following system requirements:

— RAM: minimum 256 MB, recommended 512 MB

— free space: 150 MB

— A Citrix server supports access to Business Element Manager

Enterprise versions)

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BCM450 system configuration preparation procedures

This task flow shows you the sequence of procedures you perform to prepare your BCM450 system for configuration. To link to any procedure, go to BCM

5.0 system configuration preparation navigation.

Figure 2 BCM450 system configuration preparation procedures

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BCM 5.0 system configuration preparation navigation

• Connecting to the BCM system through the OAM port (page 27)

• Accessing the BCM Web page (page 28)

• Downloading and installing Business Element Manager (page 29)

• Downloading the Startup Profile template (page 29)

• Downloading the factory default programming record (page 30)

• Connecting to the BCM system (page 30)

• Viewing or modifying the Welcome panel (page 31)

• Saving the programming record (page 34)

Connecting to the BCM system through the OAM port

If you must change the BCM IP address (due to a conflict with your network), you can connect to the BCM system through the OAM port.

Prerequisites

• Before using the default address on your network, check with your system administrator. If this address conflicts with the LAN settings, you can cause network damage if you connect to the network without changing the IP address.

• Obtain a standard Ethernet cable.

Procedure steps

Step Action

1 Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the OAM port on the main unit.

2 Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on your

computer.

The DHCP-enabled computer is assigned IP address 10.10.11.2. (255.255.255.252).

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Connecting to the BCM system through the LAN port

Connect your BCM main unit to the LAN to enable LAN access for your system.

Prerequisites

• Obtain a standard Ethernet cable.

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• The DHCP server on the main unit is enabled (IP Phones only) by default. If your network already contains a DHCP server, disable the DHCP server on the main unit.

Procedure steps

Step Action

1 Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to your LAN.

2 Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into one of the available two LAN

ports on the BCM 5.0 main unit (two right-most ethernet ports).

The OAM port does not support VoIP devices.

Accessing the BCM Web page

After you connect your computer to the BCM system, you can download Business Element Manager from the Administrator Applications area of the BCM Web page.

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Prerequisites

• Ensure you connect your computer to the BCM system, either through the OAM port or through a LAN connection.

Procedure steps

Step Action

1 Open a Web browser and enter the BCM system IP address:

• If your BCM 5.0 is installed on a network, type the address on the

• If your BCM 5.0 is installed but not yet configured, connect directly to

The Enter Network Password dialog box appears.

2 Enter the user name and password (defaults are shown):

• User name: nnadmin

• Password: PlsChgMe!

3 Click OK.

The Welcome to BCM Web page appears.

network in the form, http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.

the BCM 5.0 through the OAM port and type, http://10.10.11.1

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Downloading and installing Business Element Manager

Download and install Business Element Manager to configure and set parameters for your BCM system.

Prerequisites

• Access the BCM Web page. For more information, see Accessing the

BCM Web page (page 28).

Procedure steps

Step Action

1 From Application Group, click BCM.

The Applications panel appears.

2 From the Applications panel, double-click BCM Element Manager.

Business Element Manager downloads, installs, and opens automatically.

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Downloading the Startup Profile template

Download the Startup Profile template from the BCM Web page for your specific hardware platform, if you do not have a copy of the Startup Profile template on your computer.

Prerequisites

• Access the BCM Web page. For more information, see Accessing the

BCM Web page (page 28).

Procedure steps

Step Action

1 From Application Group, click BCM.

The Applications panel appears.

2 From the Applications panel, select Other Administrator Applications.

3 The Administrator Applications page appears.

4 From the Administrator Applications page, click Startup Profile Template.

5 The Startup Profile Template panel appears.

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6 Read the information on this panel.

7 Click Download Startup Profile Template on the right side of the screen,

and follow the instructions to download the template.

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Downloading the factory default programming record

Download the factory default programming record from the BCM Web page, if you want a record of the default parameter values for the BCM system.

Prerequisites

• Access the BCM Web page. For more information, see Accessing the

BCM Web page (page 28).

Procedure steps

Step Action

1 From Application Group, click BCM.

The Applications panel appears.

2 From the Applications panel, select Other Administrator Applications

3 From the Administrator Applications page, click Factory Default

Programming Record.

4 The Factory Default Programming Record panel appears.

5 Read the information on this panel.

6 Click Download Factory Default Programming Record on the right side

of the screen, and follow the instructions to download the template.

Connecting to the BCM system

Connect to your BCM system to configure your system with Business Element Manager.

Prerequisites

• Download and install Business Element Manager. For more information, see Downloading and installing Business Element Manager (page 29).

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