Release
Visitor and Community Network Access Concentrator
 3Com Corporation 5400 Bayfront Plaza Santa Clara, California
 Contents
 127
Troubleshooting
130 Inability to Connect Broken Session 131
 3Com FTP Site 142
Online Technical Services 141 World Wide Web Site
143
Page
 List conventions that are used throughout this guide
Conventions
Icon Description
 Documentation
Related
Year
Compliance
 Features
Major Features Benefits
Visitor
Community
 Overview
 Applications
 MTU/MDU Application
 VCN AC Features
 VCN AP
 VCN AC Front Panel
 Local Management
Features Real Time LED Indications
VCN AC Front Panel LEDs
State Used to
 Remote Management
Central Management
 Overview
 Safety Precautions
Installing the VCN Access Concentrator
 Sécurité
Précautions de
Sicherheitsvorkeh- rungen
 Visitor and Community Network system is installed
For the VCN Access
Preparing the Site
Concentrator
 Installing the VCN Access Concentrator
 Punch-down Block with a Patch Panel
 Installing the VCN Access Concentrator
 Punch-Down Block Without a Patch Panel
 VCN Access Point Rear Panel
 Repeat through for up to 24 telephone lines
Installing the VCN Access Concentrator
 VCN Access Concentrator Accessory Set
Access Concentrator 19-inch rack. in the 19-inch Rack
Cable Kit
Part Quantity
 Fitting a Bracket for Rack Mounting
 Back Panel Connections
 Front Panel Connections
Displays the rack after it has been wire connected
 Is P
 Patch Panel blocks at the back with RJ-21 connectors
Line Cards in the VCN Access Concentrator
Pin Assignment for the RJ-21 Connector
VCN AC Port No First Pin Second Pin
 Female RJ-21 Connector
 VCN Access Concentrator Unit Installed Without a Patch Panel
 Inserting MAC Addresses for VCN Access Concentrator Ports
Sequence of Configuration
General guidance is provided for non-SuperStack switches
 Installing the VCN Access Concentrator
 Port No. MAC Address
VCN AC Port and VCN AP MAC Addresses
 Installing the VCN Access Concentrator
 Automated Procedures for SuperStack II 1100/3300
 ConfApp Screen
ConfApp screen appears Figure
 Entering the Switch Address
 Community Parameter
 Removing Wrong Address
 Ethernet Switch
Powering Up
VCN Access
 SPE-3, SPT-3, G, W
 Troubleshooting
 Installing the VCN Access Concentrator
 Indications
Real Time LED
This chapter describes the following
Status of each line in the VCN AC
 Management
Using
Terminal for Local Central Management
 Terminal Emulator
Connecting the PC To connect the PC to the LMA port
 Type your Login ID and press Enter
Login
Type your password and press Enter
Line CardThis section describes local management
 Line Card Menu Hierarchy and Summary
Line Card Main Menu
 Line Card Menu Structure
 Number Sequence Corresponding to Submenus
Line Card Main Menu of Port
 Press Enter to return to the Line Card Main Menu
LC Version
 Ethernet Menu
Management Menu
 Ethernet Menu options are described in Table
Ethernet Menu Options Feature How to use
Ethernet Traffic Counters
Ethernet Menu Options
 Typical Ethernet Traffic Counters Screen
Ethernet Status
 Change Ethernet Work Mode Menu
Reset Ethernet Counters
 When you discard the operation, the message appears
Setting Internal Loopback Mode
 Setting Normal Mode
 Hdlc Menu
Hdlc Menu Options Feature How to use
Hdlc Menu options are described in Table
Hdlc Traffic counters
 Hdlc Status
 Change Hdlc Work Mode
Reset Hdlc Counters
 Normal mode is lack of loopbacks
 To check the Vdsl parameters
Vdsl Control Menu
 Reset All Counters
SNR, signal to noise ratio
 Login message appears
Reset the Line Card
 Set Vlan ID for Management
LC Configuration Menu
 Change Password
Set Ethernet Half/Full Duplex Mode
Respond by entering your new password. The message appears
After any number the user enters, the message appears
 Through the LMA
Set to Factory Defaults
To download new software perform the following steps
 Procomm Plus window shown in , select Data Send File Figure
Type S the downloading message in appears
 Procomm Plus Terminal Screen
 Procom Plus Data Send File Menu
Sending File Using Ascii Screen
 Status Screen
 File Downloaded Messages
 Software Execution Messages
 Line Card Management
 This section describes central management
 LMA Access for Central Management
 Central Management Menus in the LMA Interface
Login Process
 Central Management Menu Hierarchy and Summary
Login Process
 Central Management Menu Structure
 Central Management Menus and Corresponding Number Sequence
VCN Access Concentrator Menu
 Management Agent Menu
To access central management
Line Card Main Menu for Line Card
 Slot 1 Line Card Main Menu
Version Information
 Hardware and Software Version
Monitoring Menu
 Monitoring Menu
Brief Status of All Ports
 Refresh Brief Status or View Port Statistical Detail
Detailed Port Status
 Select Traffic Counters and Port
Traffic Counters for Selected Port
 Vdsl Information for Selected Port
Dialog in appears
 Vdsl Information for Selected Port
 Control Menu
Reset Port
Change Port Selection in Control Menu
 If you type y, the following message appears
If you type N, the message appears
 Messages in appear
This is followed by the messages in and , Login prompt
Vdsl Restart
To abort type n and press Enter
 Type n and press Enter to abort
Concentrator Configuration Menu
 Change Vlan ID for Management
 Type 2 and press Enter the following dialog appears
Change Ethernet Half or Full Duplex Mode
 Type your new password and press Enter. The message appears
Change the Concentrator Password
Agent Configuration Menu
 IP Menu
IP Menu
 Discard changes, type n and press Enter n
Save changes, type y and press Enter Messages appear
Close Telnet Session
If a Telnet session exists, the message appears
 Set Factory Defaults
Default is n
 To reject, type n and press Enter the message appears
Reset Agent
To proceed, type y and press Enter the message appears
Overview
 Structure of Remote Menus
Telnet Connection
 Telnet Menu Structure
 Central Management Menus and Corresponding Number Sequence
 VCN Access Concentrator
Telnet Login
 Hardware and Software Version
 Menu appears
To configure VCN AC management, type 5 in the VCN Access
 To terminate, type y and press Enter the message appears
Exiting the Telnet Management Session
Telnet session is closed
 Download
 Downloading Software to the LCs in the VCN AC
Procedure
 VCN Service Switch 10 Front Pane
 VCN AP Main Menu
 Enter the AC Vlan ID and press Enter. The message appears
VCN AP Software Download Menu
 LC Downloading State Table
 LC Downloading Results
 Enter the AP Vlan ID and press Enter. The message appears
Downloading Software to VCN APs
 AP Downloading State Table
 Check Software Download for the LC Cards
 Download Failed for One or More Line Cards but not All
Download Failed for all LCs and all VCN APs
Check the following Software version of the failed LCs
Check the physical path between the downloading VCN AP
 Download Failed for One or More VCN APs but not All
 Managing the VCN Access Concentrator
 State
Line Power
 Problems
Using Front Panel
Indicator LEDs
LEDs to Solve
 Ethernet Traffic Counters
 Hdlc Traffic Count Indicators
 From Traffic Counts Frame counts
Error message Significance User Action
Fatal
 Telnet Connection Problems
 Telnet Connection Problems
 Troubleshooting
 Product Specification
 Product Specification
 Procomm Plus Terminal screen in appears
Terminal Emulation Settings
 Number From Left Function Settings
Procomm Plus Settings
 137
Setup window opens
 Select System Tab
 Flow control
Parity None
139
 Terminal Emulation Settings
 Online Technical
Services
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 Glossary
 Mbps
Mbaud
MiniDIN
 Glossary
 Glossary
 Numbers
Index
 Remote software download Requirements
 Vlan ID
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