Board configuration

Context-specific online help is available for most configuration options. To open the online help for a specific parameter, click the parameter and a window with the help text pops up.

The Board configuration allows you to configure the Dialogic® Diva® Media Boards that are installed in your system as required by your service provider or by the PBX to which the Diva Media Boards are connected.

To start the configuration of a Diva Media Board, select its "board" icon in the Diva Media Board list. The basic configuration parameters are displayed.

  1. Specify the D-channel protocol (switch type) as provided by your service provider.
  2. Specify if you want to operate your board as terminal equipment (TE) or as network termination (NT). Normally, Diva Media Boards are operated as terminal equipment.
  3. Specify whether you are using a direct dial in (DDI) interface. A direct dial in interface provides you with an ISDN line with a basic phone number that is able to accept any extension digits and to pass them to the ISDN applications. If you select Yes, also specify the direct dial in number length.

    Note: This option is not available for D-channel protocols. A better control of incoming called party numbers is available using the option Call Routing.

  4. Specify the layer 1 framing type. The National default setting automatically sets the correct layer 1 framing type for the selected switch type. Change this setting only if you are using your Diva Media Board in a non-standard environment.
  5. Specify the voice companding type that is used to transmit analog data on your line. The National default setting automatically sets the correct voice coding for the selected switch. You need to change this setting only if the voice coding required by your PBX does not correspond to the coding of the switch.

Depending on the installed board and the selected D-channel protocol, you might need to configure various advanced parameters. To do so, set View extended configuration to Yes and modify the advanced parameters as required. For further information on advanced parameters, see the online help.

After the board configuration is complete, the Dialogic® Diva® WEB Configuration Wizard stores the parameters list, generates a startup shell script and tries to update the modified parameters via the management interface. If updating via the management interface is not possible, for example, the board is not running or the configuration parameter is not supported by the management interface, the Diva WEB Configuration Wizard prompts you to restart the board.

You can use Start hardware option from the dropdown menu next to the Diva Media Board in the Board configuration to restart the selected board [3] or under System configuration you set Start driver on system boot to Yes, which allows for starting or restarting the Diva Media Boards at once.