Provisioning LTPH-UM-1049-02, Issue 2
12 January 9, 2002 H2TU-C-319 List 4E
USING A MAINTENANCE TERMINAL

Connecting to a Maintenance Terminal

The craft port on the front panel allows you to connect the H2TU-C to a maintenance terminal (ASCII terminal
or PC running a terminal emulation program). Once connected to a maintenance terminal, you can access the
maintenance, provisioning, and performance screens.
To connect to a maintenance terminal:
1Connect a standard 9-pin terminal cable to the RS-232 craft port, as shown in Figure1 on page 3, on the
front panel.
2Connect the other end of the cable to the serial port on the maintenance terminal.
3Start a terminal emulation program such as Procomm that emulates a VT100 terminal.
4Configure the maintenance terminal to the following communication settings:
9600 baud
No parity
8 data bits
1 stop bit
Hardware flow control to OFF
5If necessary, press + to refresh the HiGain HDSL2 logon screen.

The Logon Screen

The HiGain HDSL2 maintenance terminal screens allow you to monitor, provision, and troubleshoot an H2TU-C
system.
To select a menu from the HiGain HDSL2 logon screen, shown in Figure3 on page 13, do one of the following:
Press the underlined letter of the menu.
Use the arrow keys to select the menu and press .
Table3 summarizes the navigational keys. They are also listed in the onscreen Help menu. Table 4 on page13
describes the Logon screen menus.
Table 3. Navigational Keys for the HiGain HDSL2 Maintenance Terminal Screens
Key (a)
(a) Legacy management units require the use of control keys instead of arrow keys.
Function
Cycle through selections.
Activate the current setting or choice, or display a menu.
Return to the parent menu.
or + Select the submenu or item above the current one, or return to the previous menu.
or + Select the submenu or item below the current one.
or + Select the menu or item to the right of the current one.
or + Select the menu or item to the left of the current one, or return to the previous menu.
+ Refresh the screen.
CTRL R
← → ENTER
SPACEBAR
ENTER
ESC
CTRL E
CTRL X
CTRL D
CTRL S
CTRL R