1.2. Configuration Procedures

System level parameters and certain board level parameters are configured using the Intel Dialogic Configuration Manager (DCM). DCM provides a graphical user interface for viewing and modifying configuration data. The Intel Dialogic System uses this data to run the Intel Dialogic boards on your system.

The following list summarizes the configuration process (some steps may not apply to your configuration). The details are given in Chapter 4, Configuration Procedures.

1. Starting the Intel Dialogic Configuration Manager (DCM) - This step involves starting DCM and selecting the node you want to configure.
2. Selecting the DM3 Configuration Files - The first time you run DCM with DM3 boards in your system, you have to select configuration files. This step involves selecting and downloading the Product Configuration Description (PCD) and Feature Configuration Description (FCD) files. PCD and FCD configuration files must be downloaded to each DM3 board in your system. The purpose of the PCD file is to determine the software components your system will use. The purpose of the FCD file is to adjust the settings of the components that make up each product. For example, the FCD file contains instructions to configure network interface protocols.
3. Configuring and Installing Hardware Configurable Boards - This step involves using the DCM Add Hardware Wizard to enter a unique identifier for each hardware configurable board. As you assign an identifier to each board, you view the property sheet for the board. The property sheet gives you the parameter values to use when setting the jumpers and switches on the board prior to installing the board in your system.

Notes:

1. If you don't use the DCM-provided parameters when setting the jumpers and switches on these boards, you may not be able to successfully start the System Service.
2. Antares boards are not supported in Feature Pack 1.

4. Designating the Clock Source - This step involves using DCM to access the TDM Bus Configuration property sheet and setting the clock source. The source for clocking depends on the bus mode in which the system runs. The bus mode is determined by the capability of the devices installed in your system. The system automatically determines the bus mode on the basis of installed devices.
5. Setting the Encoding Method for DM3 E-1 Applications - This step involves changing the PCM encoding method to A-law for DM3 boards in E-1 applications.
6. Configuring Digital Network Interface Parameters (Springware Boards) - The digital network interface (DNI) parameter file, Spandti.prm, is an ASCII text file used by the Intel Dialogic System Software to initialize the firmware configuration for the front end of digital network interface Springware boards. If the default settings in Spandti.prm aren't appropriate for your application, you can change them.
7. Adjusting Voice Parameters (Springware Boards) - This optional step involves adjusting parameters in the Voice.prm file for signal delay adjustments, frequency shift keying (FSK), and silence compressed record. The Voice.prm file is downloaded to all Springware voice boards during the installation and configuration process.
8. Configuring DM3 IPLink Network Interface Connector - This step involves using DCM to access each board's Network property sheet and setting the following parameters: IPAddress, SubnetMask, TargetName, HostName, UserName, and GatewayIPAddress.
9. Modifying Other DCM Property Sheet Parameters - Within DCM, each board has a set of property sheets that display the board's configuration parameters, grouped together on tabs according to the type of board functionality they affect (version, network, TDM bus configuration, system, logical, telephony bus, driver, etc.).

   This optional step involves viewing and modifying additional parameters on the DCM property sheets.

10. Selecting Different DM3 Configuration Files - At the beginning of the configuration process, you downloaded Product Configuration Description (PCD) and Feature Configuration Description (FCD) files to each DM3 board in your system. If you need to select a different set of DM3 configuration files, follow this procedure.

    If the default settings in the FCD file are not appropriate for your configuration, you can modify the default settings. The DM3 Configuration File Reference provides instructions for modifying these parameters.

11. Verifying Device Names - This optional step consists of examining the Voxcfg file against the device name assignment rules.
12. Installing the BRI/2 ISDN Network Adapter Driver - To use the Intel Dialogic BRI/2 board as an ISDN network interface card and work with Windows dial-up networking applications, you must complete the procedures in this step.
13. Reserving TDM Bus Resources for Third Party Devices - This optional step uses the DCM's Add Hardware Wizard to reserve TDM bus resources, that is, time slots reservation and master/slave capabilities assigned to third party devices.
14. Configuring the H.323 Stack - This step allows you to modify the H.323 stack applicable to DM3 IPLink T-1 and E-1 boards that contain a network interface card.

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