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A400: 2 Port – 24 Port Expandable Analog Voice Card

    1. Introduction
    2. Wanpipe Driver Download
    3. Installation & Configuration
    4. Hardware Configuration
    5. Firmware update 
    6. Cable Pinouts

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    -> View Demo
    -> Technical spec

     

     

    Introduction

     

    • From 2 to 24 ports supported, mixing FXO and FXS interfaces, as required
    • Connects to punch block using the included standard 12-line colour coded telephone cable. Or choose the optional Amphenol-Y cable that connects up to 24 lines to a telephone patch panel
    • Supports Asterisk®, FreeSwitch™as well as other Open Source and proprietary PBX, Switch, IVR, and VoIP gateway applications
    • synchronizes perfectly with digital T1/E1 cards and the PSTN atomic clock for error-free fax and modem passthrough and superior voice quality over T1 and E1 lines
    • uses Wanpipe Driver which includes a suite of configuration, operation and debugging utilities


    Wanpipe Driver Download

    -> Linux: Wanpipe Driver

    -> Windows: Wanpipe Driver

    Installation and Configuration

     

    Linux:     -> Asterisk
                   -> FreeSWITCH
                   -> API support: Voice API, Wan IP, Multi-Link PPP, HDLC, X25
                   -> Netborder

    Windows: -> Installation: Netborder
                        Configuration

    Hardware Configuration


    A single AFT A400 card supports 12 Analog ports (FXS/FXO).  To increase capacity one can add on a "Daughter Card" labeled "Remoras" that connect to the main card using a backplane bus. One can cascade one additional "Daughter Card" increasing capacity to 24 Analog ports

    When using FXS modules or additional remora daughter cards, an internal 12V power to A200 main board is required. Use 4-pin Molex power connector from server power supply

    -> view the Installation Manual for general configuration and FAX sync and REMORA expansion configuration
    -> View Demo for interactive view for module installation and remora expansion configuration

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    FXO/FXS Module Installation

    Slide the modules into the main card until they click in properly. You should be able to read the designation FXO or FXS on the outside of the card (Remora) after installation.

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    FXO modules are RED in color
    FXS modules are GREEN in color

    FXO/FXS Modules have RED/GREEN face and BLUE back.  The analog port will glow RED (if FXO module) or GREEN (if FXS module)  depending on which type of modules is installed.

    An A200 Analog card can be outfitted with any combination of the two.  Furthermore, each RJ4 pin port is either mapped to FXO or FXS module depending on the physical location of the FXO/FXS module on the card


    Module Configuration Examples

    all FXO

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    all FXS

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    Module and Port Mapping

    The A400 comes complete with a cable with a DB25 connector for mating with DB25 on the card or REMORA faceplate and 12 pairs of standard telephone wiring ready for punching into a termination strip at the other end. Wiring is colour coded correctly for North America.

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    The module furthest from the mounting clip and DB25 is port 1 and 2 (BLUE-WHITE and ORANGE-WHITE) on the first REMORA and 14 and 14 on the next, etc. The cabling remains the same, so these ports are all the same colour code: BLUE-WHITE and ORANGE-WHITE for ports 1-2, 13-14, 25-26 etc

     

    Pinouts


    -> analog pinouts
    -> analog loopback

     

     

    Firmware Update

    -> Linux: Firmware update

    -> Windows: Firmware Update