Create or Modify a Network Node Table Entry

Use this procedure to create a new entry in the Network Node Table for NP Net TCP/IP.

1. Fill out a Network Node Access Table worksheet.

2. From the Main Menu, select (S) System Maintenance, (W) Network Menu, (M) Network Maintenance, and then (T) Network Node Table.

3. Select (C) Create new node entry or (M) Modify a node entry and enter the node number (1 to 8191) for which you want to create/modify an entry. Press Enter to retain the current setting of any parameter.

4. At the Select Protocol [TAV]? prompt, do one of the following:

5. select T if the node will be accessed using TCP/IP

6. select A if the node will be accessed with an analog (AMIS) connection

7. select V if the node will be accessed using VPIM (for nodes that do not accept proprietary TCP/IP)

To configure TCP/IP connections:

• At the Node name prompt, enter the name (1-12 numeric characters, including spaces) of the new node.

• At theIP Addressprompt, enter theIP addressof the new node.

• At the Select Encoding Type prompt, enter H for G.711 or enter N for NMS

• At the Access (Y/n) prompt, specify whether access to the node should be on (Y) or off (n).

To configure AMIS connections:

• At the Node name prompt, enter the name (1-12 numeric characters, including spaces) of the new node.

• At the String? prompt, enter the string (up to 16 alphanumeric characters) required to access this node. (This is usually a phone number, for example, 6135922122).

• At the Access (Y/n) prompt, specify whether access to the node should be on (Y) or off (n).

To configure VPIM connections:

• At the Domain Name prompt, enter the domain name of the new node (for example, mitel.com).

• At theSelect Encoding Typeprompt, enterGforG.721,HforG.711,or enterNforNMS

• At the Select Prefix to Use prompt, enter D to use the default prefix, N to use no prefix, or A to use an alternate prefix, and then specify the alternate prefix.

• At theAccess (Y/n)prompt, specify whether access to the node should be on (Y) or off (n).

If you have installed the Parallel Links optional feature, you are prompted to configure it now.

1. At the Parallel link delay prompt, set the number of minutes that the existing connection or connections must be open before a parallel connection is established. If you enter 0, a new link is created as soon as the previous link succeeds.

2. At the Maximum parallel links prompt, set the maximum number (1-8) of parallel links that the node can establish with another node. Do not exceed the number of physical links that both nodes can support.

NP Net displays a message that the entry for the node has been created. You can repeat the steps above to create more node entries, or press Enter to return to the Network Node Access main menu. Select (L) List the node table to view all nodes.

• Node Number: The number of the node for this entry. Each NP Net node on the network must be represented by a unique number. You can use numbers from 1 to 8191, but the maximum number of nodes is 99.

• Protocol: NP Net on Release 8.5 or later supports only one protocol for communication with the remote nodes. This protocol is TCP/IP Connection. Select “Y” for all remote nodes that the local node accesses using NP Net TCP/IP.

  Note: The other two protocols “Basic NP Net” and "Analog AMIS Connection” are not used in communication with remote nodes.

• Node Name: A descriptive name for the node (e.g. New York, Chicago) of up to 12 alphanumeric characters, including capitals and spaces. The node name is optional (but highly recommended to help clarify the location where your system will be connecting) since NP Net software recognizes nodes by their numbers.

• IP Address: The IP address of the remote node, if it uses NP Net TCP/IP.

• Node (Encoding) Type: The encoding type indicates whether the node is configured to receive/send messages in G.711 format or NMS format.

  Note: This option is only applicable for Release 8.5 and later systems and you need to specify the G.711 format in this field.

• Access: Select “Y” (accessed enabled) for all nodes except the local node. If necessary, you can set access to "N" to suspend access to a node without deleting the node from the Network Node Table.

  Note: When users try to make messages to a disabled node, they are informed that the destination is “not a valid remote mailbox number." When you disable access to a node that already has messages queued, the NP Net software holds the messages until the Message Waiting Threshold is reached, and then sends receipts to all senders, informing them that their messages could not be delivered. Once receipts are sent, the messages are purged from the queue.