Connecting an ACL exchange data link

Connecting the Blueworx Voice Response end

Prerequisites for a direct connection

Procedure for a direct connection

  1. Install the communications adapter in a vacant expansion slot in the pSeries computer. For details of this procedure, see the instructions supplied with the computer and with the adapter.
  2. Connect one end of the serial cable to the adapter's serial port.
  3. Connecting the switch end: Connect the other end of the cable to an LCU card in the HiCom 300 switch. Note that the port needs to be configured as an ACL port; for details, see the documentation supplied with the switch.

Next step: If you need to install software, go to Software installation. After this you need to define the exchange data link to AIX, as described in Defining an exchange data link to AIX.

Prerequisites for an indirect connection

  1. Two compatible modems.
  2. Cabling as required to connect the two modems (for details, refer to the modem manufacturer's instructions).
  3. Two HiCom modem cables, long enough to connect one of the two modems to the switch, and the other to the pSeries computer.
  4. An IBM Multiprotocol Communications Controller (or an equivalent adapter that supports bisynchronous serial communications).

Procedure for an indirect connection

  1. Connecting the Blueworx Voice Response end: Install the communications adapter in a vacant expansion slot in the pSeries computer. For details of this procedure, see the instructions supplied with the computer and the adapter.
  2. Use a HiCom modem cable to connect one of the two modems to the adapter's serial port.
  3. Connecting the switch end : Use the other HiCom modem cable to connect the second modem to an LCU card in the HiCom 300 switch, using a converter cable if necessary. Note that the port needs to be configured as an ACL port; for details, see the documentation supplied with the switch.
  4. Linking the two modems: Connect and configure the two modems according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Next step: If you need to install software, go to Software installation. After this you need to define the exchange data link to AIX, as described in Defining an exchange data link to AIX.