Carrier Access AB II Maintenance

Testing

8-1

Chapter 8

Maintenance

8.1 Testing

The Remote Monitor provides a testing screen to maintain and test the status of the Access Bank II. This

provides several loopback configurations that you can initiate to isolate problems in the network.

Figure 8-1: The Testing Screen

8.1.1 Loopback Configuration

The Loopback Configuration panel allows you to select the access port to be tested and the loopback direction

to be used during the test.

Contents

Main Page Page Page Access Bank II ii 0.0.1 Access Bank II 0.0.2 Access Bank II SNMP iii 0.0.3 Access Bank II SDSL 0.0.4 Access Bank II SNMP SDSL Page CONTENTS Access Bank II Getting Started System Setup T1 Setup Data Port Setup RS-232 Data Port Setup Connections Performance Maintenance Getting Started 1.1 System Requirements 1.2 Software Installation 1.2.1 Installing Remote Monitor 1.2.1.1 Install from CD-ROM 1.2.1.2 Install from Diskettes 1.2.2 Creating a Shortcut on the Desktop Remote Monitor 1.4 Connecting the PC Directly to the Access Bank II 560DQDJHPHQW&DEOH Connecting a Modem to the Access Bank II for Remote Access 1-5 1.5 Connecting a Modem to the Access Bank II for Remote Access 1XOO Caution: 1.5.1 Starting Up Remote Monitor 1.6 Pull-Down Menus 1.7 Setting Up Remote Monitor 1.7.0.1 Selecting the Current Product Alternate Method 1.7.1 Setting Up Remote Management 1.7.2 Connecting to the Access Bank II Note: Page Page 1.8 General Rules and Tips for Using the Remote Monitor 1.8.1 Reading and Sending Screens Page 1.8.2 Screen Flagging 1.8.3 Changing to a New Product 1.8.4 Saving Configurations 1.8.5 Loading Configurations 1.8.6 Miscellaneous Chapter 2 System Setup 2.1 System Setup Screens Note: 2.1.1 Flagging Changed Screens Page Page 2.1.4 The System Clock Screen 2.1.5 The SNMP Screen System Setup Screens 2.1.5.1 Configuring Network Parameters IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway 2.1.5.2 Configuring SNMP Traps Page 2.1.5.3 Configuring System Group Information 2.1.5.4 Security Page Page Page T1 Definitions T1 Hardware Setup Fields (see definitions below) 3.2 T1 Definitions 3.2.1 Framing: D4 or ESF 3.2.2 Line Coding: AMI or B8ZS 3.2.3 CSU On/Off: Ignore or Detect 3.2.4 PRM Type: AT&T 54016 or ANSI T1.403 3.2.6 Line Build Out (LBO): Chapter 4 Data Port Setup 4.1 V.35 Data Port Setup Page Chapter 5 RS-232 Data Port Setup 5.1 RS-232 Data Port Setup Page 5.1.3 Asynchronous Subrate Options Page Chapter 6 Connections 6.1 Static Connections 6.1.1 Connecting Individual Channels 6.1.2 Configuring Contiguous Channels 6.2 Channel Type Page Chapter 7 Performance 7.1 The Event Log Screen Message Explanation Page 7.1.1 Retrieving Events from the Event Log 7.1.2 Clearing the Event Log 7.1.3 T1 History 7.1.4 Definitions 7.1.5 T1 History (Last 24 Hours) Testing Chapter 8 Maintenance 8.1 Testing Figure 8-1: The Testing Screen 8.1.1 Loopback Configuration 8.1.1.1 Loopback BERT BERT The general Equipment loopbacks are illustrated below. TSI* To/From T1 Line 8.1.2 Internal BERT Configuration 8.1.2.1 Loopback Configuration Settings 8.2 Analog Ports 8.2.1 Update Interval Page Analog Ports The interpretation of the signaling bits for ESF framing are as follows: 8.3 LEDs 8.3.1 System LEDs 8.3.1.1 Definition of Line Status LEDs for T1 Span 1 and T1 Span 2 (first two LEDs) 8.3.1.2 Definition of Test LEDs for T1 Span 1 and 2 (third and fourth LEDs) 8.3.1.3 Definition of V.35 Status LED (last LED) 8.4 DIP Switches