Carrier Access 770-0125-AB installation manual Configuration

Configuration

Overview

Overview

At this point, the BROADway hardware should have been planned, mounted and cabled as described in Chapter 2, Installation.

Now, you must begin to configure the BROADway system software for your application. There are two basic methods that can be used to configure the BROADway system software. These are:

!Using the web browser graphical user interface (GUI)

!Using the command line interfaces (CLI) locally or from a Telnet session using TL1 and/or Packet Services (PS) commands

Most of your configuration work can be performed using either method of configuration (GUI or CLI) with the following exceptions:

!The initial IP address of the BROADway system Ethernet interface must be configured through the CLI.

!Stacking of multiple systems can only be configured through the GUI.

You might find it easier to perform configuration work using the GUI. However, there are cases when you might prefer to use CLI:

!When you do not have access to a web browser

!When you need to write CLI scripts to interface the BROADway management system to another machine

!When you want to perform network management using a CLI because your overall network management system operates under a CLI-based system.

To successfully configure your BROADway system you must, at a minimum, follow these steps:

!Assign an IP address to the system

!Log into the system

!Assign line interface cards within the system

!Configure line interface parameters

!Make cross-connects through the system

!Configure packet services support

This chapter describes how to perform the initial configuration of the BROADway system. For complete details about configuration, packet services, and diagnostics, refer to the online help.

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