Management Interface

Follow the directions in Chapter 2 for attaching your terminal to the Bridge Management Interface. Under normal conditions, the prompt, “OEBM>” appears on the screen once you press [ENTER]. Table 5-3 lists some common Management Interface problems that may occur when the Bridge Module is first set up to communicate with the terminal.

Table 5-3. Management Interface Suggestions

Problem

Troubleshooting Suggestions

 

 

Nothing appears on the screen.

Make sure the RS-232 cable meets

 

the specifications listed in Appendix

 

C.

 

 

 

Make sure the cable is securely

 

connected to both devices.

 

 

 

Verify that the baud rates, data bits,

 

and parity match for the terminal and

 

the Bridge Module.

 

 

Characters appear on the

Check the values of the

screen, but are garbled.

communication parameters of both

 

the Bridge Module and the terminal.

 

 

The SET command doesn't work.

Usethe administratorpasswordwhen

 

logging on to the bridge. This

 

activates the SET command. (Note

 

that the MGMT LED turns on.)

 

 

The password doesn't work or

Use the FORCE command to override

you forgot the password.

password protection.

 

 

When you use abbreviated

Ensure that you entered enough

input, pressing [SPACE] does not

characters for the Management

complete the input.

interface to distinguish between

 

different commands and options.

 

 

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