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The section is presented in a the form of a table of all created gateways in the system with the following columns (see screenshot):

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Button/IconDescription

Allows to create a new gateway

Allows to set up traffic processing rules

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Displays a current status - enabled or disabled - of RADIUS/SIP Server, Files Collector.

Allows to delete deleting a gateway from the system. Requires confirmation

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To add a gateway to the list, click the New Gateway button and specify parameters in a pop-up window with settings. You can access the advanced settings by clicking on a downwards downward arrow  icon next to the name of a respective information block.

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Information BlockFields and Descriptions
General Information









General gateway and events processing information

Name

Gateway name

IP Address

Gateway IP address

Allowed For

Specify here, which resellers can use current gateway
ServiceSelect a service (calls, SMSs, data, etc.) for a current gateway

Tag

Indicate a particular tag to filter events by gateways while creating invoices and using reports.
Code DeckThe selected code deck will be used to pick codes and destination names for the Mobile Number Portability feature. By browsing information from the selected code deck, VCS will be able to perform appropriate number translations, which are processed by a current gateway.

Click the downwards downward arrow  icon next to the General Information information blockto access the following advanced settings:

  • Ident Priority - a hierarchy of account identification. By default, the field value priority is IP, name, ANI.
  • ORIG ANI Ident -select ANI identification of originating events (available options: Src number ext, Src number bill, Dst ext, Dst number bill)
  • TERM ANI Ident - select ANI identification of terminating events (available options: Src number ext, Src number bill, Dst ext, Dst number bill)
  • Rate ORIG events by Dst In code checkbox - activation/deactivation of originating events billed by DST PARTY ID IN
  • Rate TERM events by Dst Out code checkbox - activation/deactivation of terminating events billed by DST PARTY ID OUT
  • Rate event only with “success” status checkbox- activation/deactivation of processing of events that have “success” end code. If it's activated, events with error disconnect code won't be billed
Files Collector


Information block regarding the File Collector settings. Files Collector gathers event data from xDR-files (activate this option if you plan to use integration via xDR-files)
  • Collector Type
Select a collector type you plan to use from the list
  • Data Source
Specify a data source, where xDR files are stored
  • From Path

Specify the xDR-files path (mask paths are allowed). Available only for SSH and FTP

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(warning)   Attention

If there are /var/cdrs folder with the latest CDR files and /var/archive_cdrs/ folder with outdated ones, and a user needs to download CDR files from both of them, he can use ; (semicolon) to separate paths or /**/ for recursive download. New paths may have the following look: /var/cdrs/**/bill*; /var/archive_cdrs/bill*.


  • Sender Match
Indicate the sender name or email. Solely for IMAP
  • Subject Match
Use a regular expression to search by message titles. Solely for IMAP

Click the downwards downward arrow  icon next to the Files Collector information block to access advanced settings:

  • Overwrite TZ - timezone selection (if you select a different timezone, the system will ignore a timezone stored in an xDRs-file and use current value)
  • Skip Zero Events checkbox - activation/deactivation of zero duration events ignoring
  • Skip Released Events checkbox - activation/deactivation of released events ignoring
RADIUS ServerInformation block regarding RADIUS Serversettings. RADIUS Collectors gather packets from RADIUS-server via RADIUS-protocol (activate this option if you plan to use integration via RADIUS-protocol)
  • Collector Type
Select a collector type you plan to use from the list
  • Secret
RADIUS-server password

Click the downwards downward arrow  icon next to the RADIUS Serverinformation block to access advanced settings:

  • Overwrite TZ - timezone selection (if you select a different timezone, the system will ignore a timezone information stored in an xDR file and use current value)
  • Track Active Events checkbox - activation/deactivation of monitoring active events and event packets. This option is required for "Active Sessions" section to work and for RADIUS capacity control. Please note, it could slow down RADIUS for about 10-30%
  • Skip Zero Events checkbox - activation/deactivation of zero duration events ignoring
  • Skip Released Events checkbox - activation/deactivation of released events ignoring
  • Collect Accounting Data checkbox - if disabled, information from STOP packets will not be collected by database and Radius Accounting will be used only for Active Sessions monitoring. If enabled, information from STOP packets will be collected by the database. By default, this checkbox ismarked.

SIP ServerAllows acceptance of SIP packets from the current gateway. Required for SIP Redirect routing feature
  • Collector Type
Select a collector type you plan to use from the list

 

This collector processes downloaded LNP/MNP files and stores them in the database. It's accessible only when you select the LNP/MNP type of gateway.
  • Collector Type
Select a collector type you plan to use from the list

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To view files downloading history, where gateway name, filename, download date, and file size will be specified, open the Downloads History tab. Also, you can remove files from the list by selecting them and clicking the Deletebutton above the table. 

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