An Introduction to your AETA

 

Click on the Ports for more information

Rear view of your AETA.

PLEASE NOTE: You or your financial institution may have asked Telstra to configure some of the ports for specific functions. This can cause behaviours different to the default behaviours described here. Contact your financial institution or Telstra if you find any problems with the AETA.


MODE button

This button is used to change the orientation of the display on top of the AETA. To get further information on what the messages in the display mean see the section on display details and functions.


48VDC

This transformer is the power supply for the AETA. Use only the transformer supplied as others may damage the AETA.

PLEASE NOTE: The AETA has no battery and runs only on mains power. So, any loss of mains power will affect both your telephone and EFTPOS communications.


ISDN (S)

The ISDN S bus port connects to the ISDN 2 (Onramp) NT1.This port is used for the communication link to the exchange and transports all of your voice and data traffic through the AETA. This port uses an RJ45 connector.


Telephone ports

The default configuration of the AETA will direct any incoming voice calls to both telephone ports. Any outgoing calls made from the telephone ports will be given the first available outgoing channel. 


Serial and USB ports

These ports are available for PC connection to the Internet.  

You can only operate either the Serial or USB port at the one time.  The AETA will not operate both ports at the same time.  Go to the 'Configuring the Serial port' or 'Configuring the USB' port for more information.

 


LAN (Ethernet) port

The LAN port connects your LAN to the Internet via Multilink PPP or PPP. Only the USB, Serial or the Ethernet can use ML_PPP at any one time. The Ethernet port requires configuration before it can be used. 

 

 


EFTPOS port

This port is exclusively for connecting EFTPOS terminals to transmit financial transactions. 

This port will be configured by Telstra.