ZyXEL Communications manual P841C Help Commands, Field Description

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P841C Central-Side VDSL Modem

 

Table 3-1 P841C Help Commands

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

System-related Commands

 

 

sys

Entering this command displays the system status.

 

 

help or ?

Entering this command shows the Help screen displayed

 

 

exit

Enter this command to log out of command mode.

 

 

passwd

Enter this command to change the login password.

 

 

fwupgrade

Enter this command to upgrade the P841C firmware.

 

 

 

VDSL-related Commands

 

 

vdsl uprate [x]

Type this command to set the VDSL upstream rate to speed “x” or show the current upstream

 

speed (without “x”).

vdsl downrate [y]

Type this command to set the VDSL downstream rate to speed “y” or show the current

 

downstream speed (without “y”).

vdsl auto [onoff]

Type this command to turn the VDSL auto flag on or off or show the current VDSL auto flag

 

status (without “on” or “off”).

vdsl load [ltnt]

This command causes the P841C to load new VDSL modem code into LT (P841C) or NT

 

(P841). If LT is specified, the P841C will load the VDSL modem code into the VDSL chip. If

 

NT is specified, P841C will load the VDSL modem code into the P841 VDSL chip.

vdsl reset

Issue this command to cause a software reset to the VDSL Chip. The VDSL link disconnects

 

temporarily while resetting.

vdsl reconnect

Issue this command to cause the P841C to reconnect the VDSL link.

 

 

vdsl status

Issue this command to show the VDSL connection status.

 

 

vdsl clear

Issue this command to clear the VDSL connection status counters.

 

 

vdsl debug [onoff]

Type this command to show the VDSL debug flag status (without “on” or “off”) or turn on/off

 

the VDSL debug flag. When this flag is set (on), VDSL debug messages are displayed.

vdsl monitor

Type this command to show the VDSL monitor flag status (without “on” or “off”) or turn on/off

[onoff]

the VDSL monitor flag. When this flag is set (on) and the VDSL link is up, VDSL parameters

 

are displayed every three seconds.

vdsl show

This command displays your P841C settings.

 

 

vdsl write (ltnt)

Write variables to VDSL chipset registers.

addr value -

 

vdsl mode (mode)

This command displays the VDSL mode if you don’t type a mode and sets it if you do.

 

 

vdsl active [onoff]

Use this command to activate or deactivate VDSL.

 

 

vdsl autoupg

Type this command to show the VDSL auto upgrade status (without “on” or “off”) or turn on/off

[onoff]

auto upgrade. When auto upgrade is on, the P841C will check the subscriber’s modem VDSL

 

version and automatically upgrade it if it is an earlier version than the P841C’s.

 

Ethernet-related Commands

 

 

enet status

Type this command to display P841C and the subscriber’s VDSL modem’s Ethernet statistics

 

(if link is up).

enet clear

Type this command to clear P841C and the subscriber’s VDSL modem’s Ethernet statistics (if

 

link is up).

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Configuring the P841C

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P841C specifications

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