Specify essential Access Device information

This step does not appear if you are adding the Access Device as part of adding a new Subscriber Gateway. If the step appears, it is mandatory.

Enter the following information.


Parameter

Description
Access Hardware This field appears only if you are adding the Access Device to a MetaSwitch Trunk / Access Gateway (not a third-party gateway or a subscriber gateway). Click on the button to select the device from a list of configured devices. The EMS then updates the values of other fields to match the selected device.
Description A text string used in the EMS System Explorer to identify this Access Device. Specify a string of up to 64 characters, which must not match the description of any other Access Device.
Connection type This field does not appear if you are adding the Access Device to a MetaSwitch Trunk / Access Gateway. Specifies the type of connection from this Access Device to its parent gateway. Values:
  • Analog
  • Digital
Access Device number This field does not appear if you are adding the Access Device to a MetaSwitch Trunk / Access Gateway. A unique number to identify this Access Device among other devices with the same connection type on its parent gateway. For a Subscriber Gateway, there is normally only one access device child object, so this value can be set to 1. If there are two or more access devices as children of the same parent, using the same connection type, either type in a different number for each one, or click on the ellipsis symbol at the right-hand end of the field to select the next free value.
Port name This field does not appear if you are adding the Access Device to a Subscriber Gateway, and is read-only if you are adding the Access Device to a MetaSwitch Trunk / Access Gateway. A unique identifier for the port associated with this device. If you do not specify a name, the EMS generates a default name based on the Access device number field and the prefix field configured in the Media Gateway Model for the owning gateway. To return to the default port name, simply delete the contents of this field.