B600 Installation

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Last updated: Jan 08, 2024
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B600 Analog Telephony Card

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Overview

  • 4 ports of FXO and 1 Port of FXS

  • fixed design, no physical modules to deal with

  • Supports Asterisk®, FreeSwitchâ„¢as well as other Open Source and proprietary PBX, Switch, IVR, and VoIP gateway applications

  • synchronizes perfectly with digital T1/E1 boards 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

Hardware Installation

Compatibility Note 

Sangoma Telephony cards are designed to be compatible with most commercially available motherboards.

PCI details

  • Autosense compatibility with 5 V and 3.3 V PCI buses

  • Maximum operational power for PCI: 3 W (0.6 A @ 5 V) For PCI Express: 2.5 W (0.76 A @ 3.3 V)

PCI-Express details

  • 1 Lane PCI Express bus

  • Compatible with 4x, 8x and 16x slots

 

Faceplate

Sangoma Telephony cards ship pre-installed with 1 U faceplate, along with a 2 U faceplate as accessory.

If you have a 2 U server, the 1 U faceplate will need to be removed to install the 2 U faceplate.
If this is your case, please view the following Demo which indicates which screws to remove and how to separate the card 

-> Demo

 

Hardware Configuration

A single B600 board supports 4 Analog FXO ports, and 1 FXS. 

-> View the datasheet for general information 
-> View Demo for interactive view

 

 
For FAX Sync:

Connect the fax sync cable to jumper JP6 as shown in the diagram below

 

 

Port Mapping

The B600 has 3 RJ11 connectors. There are two lines in each connector, only 1 for the FXS port. The first line is on the inner pair and the second line is on the outer pair. See the diagram below for details for the numbering for each line on the board.

 

Telephony card installation is very simple:

  1. Power off server and remove cover to access the PCI/PCIexpress slots

  2. Identify the PCI/PCIexpress slot to be used for your telephony card

  3. Remove the backplate for that slot, from the server. 

    1. This backplate may require screwdriver to remove screws before pulling off the backplate. Use your discretion

  4. Insert the telephony card into the PCI/PCIexpress slot and verify it is firmly seated

  5. With the faceplate lines up with the mounting bracket, screw it firmware in place.

    1. verify the E1/T1 ports are lined up and fully accessible from the back of the server before securing position

  6. Plug in your E1/T1 cables into the telephony card

    1. if you are unsure of the pinouts, see below for details

  7. Place server cover back on and power on

Analog Cable Wiring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software Installation

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