Chapter 3. Operation

Instructions for Setting Up an ATLAS 550 for VT-100 Terminal Mode

Step

Action

1Set the baud rate on the VT-100 terminal to 9600 baud (8/N/1).

Use the ADTRAN-provided VT-100 terminal adapter to connect the COM port of a VT-100 compatible terminal, or equivalent, to

2the eight-pin modular jack labeled CONTROL/CHAIN IN on the rear panel or labeled CRAFT on the front panel.

This connection provides both local and remote configuration.

3

Press Enter repeatedly on the keyboard until the LOGIN menu

requiring a password appears.

 

4Press Ctrl-Rto refresh the display, if necessary.

When you begin the VT-100 session, you will be prompted for a password. The default password is password (which is a Level 0 superuser password). You can change this password using the ACCESS PASSWORDS option, which is only accessible through the terminal menu. See Access Passwords on page 6-15 for details. After your password is accepted, define the IP Address of the ATLAS 550 to which you want to connect. The following Step/Action chart describes this process.

 

Instructions for Defining the IP Address

 

 

 

 

Step

Action

 

 

1

Obtain an IP address for the ATLAS 550 from your LAN

administrator.

 

 

 

 

Use the ADTRAN-provided VT-100 terminal adapter to connect

 

the COM port of a VT-100 compatible terminal, or equivalent, to

2

the eight-pin modular jack labeled CONTROL/CHAIN IN on the

rear panel or labeled CRAFT on the front panel.

 

 

This connection provides both local and remote configuration.

 

 

3

Press Enter repeatedly on the keyboard until the LOGIN menu

appears. Enter your password.

 

 

 

4

When the terminal menu opens, navigate the following path:

ATLAS 550 / SYSTEM CONFIG / ETHERNET PORT / IP ADDRESS

 

 

 

5

Key in the entire IP address, and then press Enter.

 

 

You will need a default gateway if the LAN contains multiple segments. Contact your LAN administrator for the appropriate address.

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