Configuring and Monitoring through the LCD

VIEWING AND CONFIGURING ALARMS

To determine if there is an active alarm condition:

1Press Escape until CAMPUS RS I/F: REX displays.

2Press Next three times. ALARM CONFIG & STATUS displays.

3Press Enter. The LCD displays the current alarm status. There are three indicators that can appear under CURRENT ALARMS:

•HDSL indicates an HDSL alarm

•LOC indicates a local alarm

•REM indicates a remote alarm

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 for the various alarms.

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 displays.

2Press Enter. The current status of three alarms displays:

•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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