ADTRAN 810 Plus Operation, Overview, Using the Terminal Menu, Using VT-100 Terminal Emulation

Chapter 3 Operation

OVERVIEW

To fully operate the ATLAS 810PLUS, you must connect to the terminal menu using VT-100 terminal emulation or a Telnet session. For limited configura- tion control, use T-Watch PRO. The following sections provide an overview

of these methods of operating the ATLAS 810PLUS.

USING THE TERMINAL MENU

The terminal menu provides the primary means of monitoring and config- uring the ATLAS 810PLUS. The terminal menu interface uses the full capabil- ities of the VT-100 terminal to provide the quickest and most intuitive operation possible. (Access the terminal menu using a VT-100 terminal or a computer running VT-100 terminal-emulation software.) To receive the full benefit of the terminal menu interface, you should use a fully VT-100 com- patible client. The ADTRAN Utilities floppy disks (that you can install on a PC) contain both a VT-100 client and a customized Telnet program. See ADTRAN Utilities on page 12-1for details on the available programs.

The three basic connection methods supported by the ATLAS 810PLUS are a a direct connection through the EIA-232 Chain In port (located on the rear panel), a direct connection through the EIA-232 CRAFT port (located on the front panel), and a Telnet session. The following sections describe using VT-100 terminal emulation (for either of the two EIA-232 ports) and estab- lishing a Telnet session.

Using VT-100 Terminal Emulation

You can access the ATLAS 810PLUS terminal menu, using VT-100 terminal emulation, from either the Chain In port on the rear panel or the CRAFT port on the front panel. Both of these ports provide an EIA-232 serial connection. The following Step/Action table provides instructions for setting up the ATLAS 810PLUS for VT-100 terminal mode.

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