Using the Network Viewer

Last Updated : Oct 14, 2014 |
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Clicking on Small Community Network in the configuration tree displays the Network Viewer. This shows each of the systems in the Small Community Network and the links between each of the systems. Systems with attached Voicemail Pro servers are also indicated.
Green System with Voicemail Pro system.
Black Small Community Network line between two systems.
Red Incorrect Small Community Network line between systems (probably one-way connection). Right-click on the line and select Repair.
You can use the Network Viewer to perform a range of functions:
  • Arrange the View
  • Launch System Status
  • Launch Voicemail Pro
  • Add an IP Office Line
  • Add a system
  • Remove an IP Office Line
  • Remove a system from the Small Community Network
  • Repairing an IP Office Line
  • Add a Background Image

Arranging the View

  1. You can click and drag items around in order to position them where required.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    Alternatively if you right click on the view you can select Auto Arrange.

Adding a Line Within the Small Community Network

You can use the network viewer to add a Small Community Network link between two systems in the Small Community Network that are currently linked. This process will add new H.323 Small Community Network line records to the configurations of each of the systems.
  1. Right click on the starting system for the link.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    Select Connect To and select the name of the other system in the Small Community Network to which you want to link.
  2. Select the type of line, IP Office SCN or IP Office SCN-Fallback.
  3. Click OK.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    If Small Community Network-Fallback is selected, the actual backup function still need to be configured.
    1. The newly added line is displayed in the network viewer.
    2. Click OK.

Repairing a Line Within the Small Community Network

A red line in the network viewer indicates a incorrectly configured line between two systems in the Small Community Network. Typically this will be a line configured in one of the systems but not matched by a line configured in the other system. The network viewer can be used to correct this error.
  1. Note that adding a line between systems will require those systems to reboot when the changes are saved.
  2. Right click on the red line and select Repair Line.
  3. The line is changed to black.
  4. Click OK.

Adding a System to the Small Community Network

You can use the network viewer to add a Small Community Network line to a system not yet in the Small Community Network. This process will add new H.323 Small Community Network line records to the configurations of each of the systems.
  1. Note that adding a line between systems will require those systems to reboot when the changes are saved.
  2. Right click on the starting system for the link.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    Select Connect To and select Discovery.
  3. The Select IP Office menu will display any discoverable systems not already in the Small Community Network.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    If the discovery includes systems already in another Small Community Network it will not indicate such. If you want to add such a system in order to join the SCNs you can do so. However after adding the system, you should immediately save the configuration and reload the Small Community Network.
    1. Select the required system and click OK.
    2. Enter the name and password for configuration access to the selected system and click OK.
    3. The newly added system is displayed in the network viewer.
    4. Click OK.
      ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
      The configuration of the newly added system is now included in the configuration tree.
    5. If the Error List is visible (View | Error Pane), check that none of the error are Small Community Network specific errors, for example duplicate names or extension numbers.

Removing a Small Community Network Line

You can use the network viewer to remove the Small Community Network lines between two systems in the Small Community Network.
  1. Note that removing a link between systems will require those systems to reboot when the changes are saved.
  2. Right click on the link and select Delete Line.
  3. The line is removed from the network viewer.
  4. Click OK.

Removing a System

You can use the network viewer to remove a system from the Small Community Network.
  1. Note that removing a system will require previous linked systems to reboot when the changes are saved.
  2. Right click on the system and select Remove From Small Community Network.
  3. Any lines to other system in the Small Community Network are removed.
  4. Click OK.

Start System Status

If the System Status Application is also installed on the Manager PC, you can start it for a particular system.
  1. Right click on the system and select System Status.
  2. The application is started and the login form pre filled with the IP address of the system.

Start Voicemail Pro

If the Voicemail Pro client is also installed on the Manager PC, you can start it for the any system with an associated Voicemail Pro server.
  1. Right click on the voicemail server icon and select Launch VMPro Client.

Add a Background Image

You can select an image file to be displayed in the background of the Network Viewer display. This file is not saved as part of the configuration in any way, ie. if the image file is moved or deleted it is not longer used by Manager.
  1. Right click on the general background area of the network viewer and select Background Image.
  2. Select Set Background Image to browse to the location of the file to be used.
  3. The