PictureTel LIVE GATEWAY 3.1 - Manual (Page 8)

• Whether SNMP is available in your network
• Prefix Information
Obtain this information from either your system administrator or ISDN service provider:
• Gateway Prefix
• Dialing Prefix
Installation Location
Where you install LiveGateway on your network can have an impact on network performance. Before installing
LiveGateway, carefully review your network topology and, if necessary, adjust the design of the topology to
ensure optimal performance by minimizing network traffic.
If possible, utilize H.323 zones to achieve optimal network performance. An H.323 zone is a logical collection
of terminals, gateways and MCUs managed by a single gatekeeper, such as LiveManager, that is used to
identify or group devices together for organizational purposes.
To optimize network performance and minimize network traffic, you should install LiveGateway on a network
segment, or zone, with a high concentration of LiveLAN clients. To minimize the effects of network traffic on
the LiveLAN clients, you can allocate specific amounts of network resources to be used for LiveGateway and
LiveLAN calls.
Installation Preview
The following list provides an overview of the major steps associated with installing and testing LiveGateway
on a Windows NT server. Please review these steps before installing LiveGateway.
1. Install the LiveGateway board .
2. Run the diagnostics to check for I/O port conflict .
3. Install the LiveGateway software .
4. Enable access to SNMP (if you have it) .
5. Start LiveGateway .
6. Managing LiveGateway from the LiveManager Console (if SNMP service is enabled) .
7. Make a call .
Related Documentation
If you are using PictureTel's LiveLAN, NetConference, or LiveManager products with LiveGateway, please
refer to the documentation that came with those products for more detailed information about them. If you are
using another vendor's H.323-compliant client and/or gatekeeper, refer to the vendor's documentation for more
detailed information about these products.