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wordelp
06-26-2008, 03:14 AM
I get an "External Network not Active" error when going from non-secure to secure mode (when changing the BRI setting to external in Network settings). Non-secure calls are good, so I believe the problem is a IMUX or KIV setting, as the two cables tested good.
I'm usuing a Tandberg 6000 MXP, Adtran 512 IMUX and a KIV-7HS. I do not have a switch box or a Y-cable configuration and always dial from the IMUX.
Thanks,
Pete
11B-33T
06-26-2008, 02:41 PM
Are you using 3 or 6 BRI lines? I've come across sites that have 3 BRIs plugged into the codec for non-secure, then a NET port cable to the IMUX with an additional 3 BRIs (don't ask). Are your secure calls [I]not[I] working when you get the network message?
Entropy3XD
06-27-2008, 01:33 PM
wordelp,

Reference the trouble shooting procedures and Adtran settings on this post. Disregard the 366 portion if you do not have a dial isolator and dial from the IMUX.

http://www.vtctalk.com/showthread.php?t=26897

The main question I have is why would you move and reconfigure the BRI lines when switching between secure and non-secure? Why not just take the RED/BLACK cables off the crypto and mate them together in order to bypass the KIV and go non-secure? This enables you to switch classification without reconfiguring anything. Even better, get yourself an approved switching solution so you don't need to touch any cables or configurations.
wordelp
06-30-2008, 08:15 AM
The configuration of both my studios are as follows: 3-BRI lines into the CODEC (non-secure calls) or 3-BRI lines into the IMUX (secure calls). The BRI lines are the only physical move I make when going from one class to the other. I have a RS-530 cable going from my IMUX to my KIV-7. The only other cable goes from the NET port of the CODEC to the KIV-7. The current configuration was handed to me when the Air Force did away with their VTC techs at my location.
Entropy3XD
06-30-2008, 09:41 AM
Are you using KIV RED/BLACK cables to convert the 530 cables from the IMUX and codec to the KIV pinouts?
wordelp
07-02-2008, 04:16 AM
Yes, my red cable connects the CODEC and KIV, while the black connects the IMUX and KIV. I'm not thoroughly convinced that the pinouts are correct. Does anyone have the pinouts I require?
Entropy3XD
07-07-2008, 10:22 AM
Yes, my red cable connects the CODEC and KIV, while the black connects the IMUX and KIV. I'm not thoroughly convinced that the pinouts are correct. Does anyone have the pinouts I require?

Pinouts are available in the KIV manual.