Cisco Systems 15501 manual Installation Commands, Setting Up Alarm Contacts, Introductory Commands

Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco ONS 15501

Installation Commands

Setting Up Alarm Contacts

To set up alarm contacts, follow these steps:

Step 1 Obtain an 8-conductor, 8 AWG solid-wire cable and terminate one end with an RJ-45 connector.

Step 2 Connect the stub end of the alarm cable to the alarm system contacts, either to miscellaneous discrete inputs on terminal equipment or to a central office alarm panel.

Step 3 Connect the RJ-45 connector to the Cisco ONS 15501.

See the“Alarm Contact Closures” section on page 3-4and the “Cisco ONS 15501 LED Alarm

Definitions” section on page 1-9.

Installation Commands

You can connect to a Cisco ONS 15501 locally using a serial connection or remotely through SNMP. See the “Configuring Local Serial Communication” section on page 3-1for instructions on setting up either of these options. After you establish a connection, use the following commands to complete the hardware installation. See Chapter 4, “Command Reference,” for a complete list of available commands.

Introductory Commands

You can use the following commands to establish communication with the Cisco ONS 15501 and to access additional information about the amplifier.

•help — Displays a list of all available commands

•sys-info — Displays the basic information on the system, including CLEI (Common Language Equipment Identifier) code, model number, serial number, MAC address, firmware version, and firmware build date

Review and Operational Commands

You can use the following commands to review the overall status of the Cisco ONS 15501.

•alarm — Displays a list of alarms in the system

•status — Displays the measured, alarm mean, and alarm trigger values for input power, internal case temperature, optical gain, and output signal power, as well as the measured values for optical output power

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