Chapter 7 - Using the LCD for Configuration and Management

VIEWING AND CONFIGURING ALARMS

To determine if there is an active alarm condition:

1Press Escape until CAMPUS RS I/F: REX2 is displayed.

2Press Next three times. ALARM CONFIG & STATUS is displayed.

3Press Enter. The LCD displays these Alarm types:

Current Alarms HDSL

HDSL Link Alarms Config and Status

Local I/F Alarms Config and Status

RMT I/F Alarms Config and Status

If a specific indicator does not display, there is no alarm in that area of the system.

The following sections describe how to view specific alarm information for the HDSL, local, and remote ports, and how to configure thresholds.

HDSL Alarms

This section describes how to view and configure alarms on the HDSL line.

Viewing Current Alarms

If the CURRENT ALARMS display indicates an HDSL alarm, you can determine the alarm type:

1From the CURRENT ALARMS display, press Next. HDSL LINK ALARMS CONFIG & STATUS is displayed.

2Press Enter. The current status of three alarms is displayed:

LINK shows whether the HDSL link is on or off

ES shows whether the errored seconds threshold has been exceeded on the local unit, remote unit, or both

MARGIN shows whether the margin threshold has been exceeded on the local unit, remote unit, or both

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