AI232 Port High Speed Asynchronous Line Card User’s Guide
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Table of Contents
System Configuration
Link Configuration
TID Multiplexing
Diagnostics for TID Multiplexing
TOC-5
Appendix a AI232 Crash Codes
AI232 Commands AI232 Menu Aliases FTP Sessions
Product Description
Features
System Diagnostics
Standalone Configuration
AI232 Hardware Components
Ports 17-24 Connector
Ports 25-32 Connector
Ports 9-16 Connector
Ports 1-8 Connector
Component Description
Technical Specifications
Description Specification
Specifications for DP232-19/23
Distribution Panels
Model DP232-19/23
DCD
Pin Assignments Signal
Model DP232-RJ45
Installation Procedure
Connect to the AI232
Ports Places
Pin Signal
Specifications for DP232-RJ45
Parts List
Install the mounting flanges in the desired location
Description Quantity
Cable CAB467 Places DP232-RJ45
Asynchronous to TCP/IP Application
Typical Applications
Illustrates a modem multiplexer application
Modem Multiplexer Application
Using the AI198 Menu System
Accessing the Menu System
Menu Numbering Structure
Navigating the Menu System
Types of Menu Items
Submenus
Data
Toggles
Menu re-appears with the entered IP address
Menu Item Descriptions
Functions
Menu Item Description
Exiting the Menu System
AI232 Local Menu System
Radius Authentication
Multilevel User Name and Password Security
TACACS+ Authentication
Identifying AI232 Menu System Security Options
PPP Authentication Protocols PAP and Chap
Logging Into AI232
Using a Telnet Connection for Login
Consecutive failed login attempts
Using an Asynchronous Port for Login
Number of consecutive failed login attempts
Accessing the Local Menu System
Identifying Types of Menu Items
Navigating the Local Menu System
Data Entry Items
Direction Keys
Toggle Items
Send
Accessing the Help Menu
Save the changes
Exiting the Local Menu System
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System Configuration
Destination Menu Break Sequence
General System Properties Configuration
Description
Format
Menu Item Type
Configuration in the AI198 Menu System
Configuration in the AI232 Local Menu System
Ethernet Port Settings
Toggle for both menu items
This menu item sets the FTP server port number
FTP Port
This example displays 16 FTP port number set to
IP Settings
Menu Item Types
System Prompt
Access the System Menu
This item sets the system prompt value in the CLI
Toggle
TCP Settings
To on
This item sets the Telnet port value for AI232
Telnet Port
This example displays Telnet Port set to
Server Settings
Radius Configuration
Enabled
FALLBACK. The default is Disabled
To configure the shell/FTP Radius option Access Menu
Shell/FTP Options
Enabled
TACACS+ Configuration
Shell/FTP Options
00049
Authentication Traps
Snmp Configuration
AI232 Local Menu Item Configuration
Data for all menu items
Community Names
WriteComm Menu
Following example displays
Node Information
Contact Persons
Snmp Manager
10.65.32.4
IP Address Settings
Static Route Configuration
Inactivity Timeout
TID to Modem Mux Configuration
Following are available
Initialization String
This example displays Inactivity Timeout set to
This example displays Init String set to conn23
Port Bit Settings
Toggle for all menu items
TID to Route
AI232 Local Menu Item Configuration
Daylight Savings Time
Time Configuration
Settings
Sntp Settings
Access the Time Menu located under the System Menu
This following example displays
Time Zone
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Link Configuration
AI232 Link Types
AI232 has 3 configurable link types
Asynchronous
Asynchronous PPP
Modem Multiplexer
Access Menu For 02 Alias, enter 2, and the alias name
Connect Options Configuration
Alias
Link Type Availability
This example displays 02 Alias set to async.4.1
Call Retry Interval
This example displays 03 Call retry interval set to
Connect String
00134
Connection settings are configured using three menu items
Connection Settings
Default is OFF
Is on
00030
Link Application
Login
Disconnect Inactivity Timer Settings
Disconnect Options Configuration
Disconnect inactivity timer when the link receives a call
Off. The default is On This example displays
Select on or OFF. The default is on This example displays
Is Off
Disconnect settings are configured using two menu items
Disconnect Settings
Default is on
Disconnect String
Disconnect
Auto Disable Error Limit
General Link Properties Configuration
Async, AsyncPPP, and ModMux
Flow Control
Link Description
Access the Link Menu
This example displays SW Flow Control set to XonXoff
This menu item defines a description for a link
Link Number
Link State
This menu item enables or disables a link
This example displays 01 Link number set to
Link Type
This example displays Link state set to Disabled
Async and AsyncPPP
Port Data Bits
This example displays Port data bits set to Seven
Port Parity
This example displays Port parity set to Odd
Port Speed
This menu item defines the baud rate for a port
Data in the AI232 local menu system
Menu 4.2.14.12.5 appears
Port Stop Bits
Xon Repeat Interval
This example displays 10 Xon Repeat interval set to
Ipcp Address Settings
General PPP Properties Configuration
Following menu items are available for PPP configuration
AsyncPPP and ModMux
Ipcp Address Parameters
Set to
Maximum Unit Settings
For an Ipcp network control protocol
Network Control Protocol
Ipcp
Modem String
Modem Option Configuration
Dialing Time-out Interval
This example displays Dialing time-outset to
Number of Dial Attempts
This example displays Number of dial attempts set to
Modem Setup Menu
Local Authentication Settings
PPP Authentication Configuration
PAP
RAS Option
This example displays RAS Option set to RADIUS/Fallback
Remote Authentication Settings
Chap
DTR State Configuration
RTS/DTR Lead Control Configuration
RTS State Configuration
Flow Control
DTR connect state Off DTR disconnect state
TID Multiplexing
Overview
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Configuring the Parent Alias
TID Multiplexing Configuration
Menu appears
Values are 1 to
Destination
TidforAI232 Defines the terminal identifier for AI232
Configuring the Children Aliases
During the parent alias configuration
TIDtid
For Alias name, enter
Example Configurations
Second child connection
YES
Alias Edit Menu Alias Name 172.16.30.61#6001
PARENT1.1
Alias Edit Menu Alias Name
Parameters
TID Multiplexing Troubleshooting
Normal Response Format
Response Item Description
Normal Response Example
Error Response Format
Error Response Example
Diagnostics for TID Multiplexing
Errcde
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Alias and Call Routing Configuration
Incoming Outgoing Asynchronous TCP/IP CallCall
Downstream
AI232 Card B IP address
Upstream
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Configuring an Alias in the AI198 Menu System
Configuring an Alias
Call Routing
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Configuring an Alias in the AI232 Menu System
For Display Alias in Destination Menu, select Yes or No
Source/Destination Protocol Tables
Source
Source Destination Menu Item Information
Menu Item Information
TCP/IP Source With Telnet Breaks AI198
TCP/IP Source Without Telnet Breaks AI198
Async with
Async break
Asynchronous Source With Breaks AI232
Asynchronous Source Without Breaks AI232
Telnet break Example asy.3
TCP/IP Source Without Telnet Breaks AI232
TCP/IP Source With Telnet Breaks AI232
Module Types
Protocol Processing Modules
Return followed by a line feed
Specify up to 16 characters
To zero, this option is turned off
Characters. The packet module accepts only one -S parameter
Seconds
Provides TL1 packetizing and sets the packetizing timer to
Feed and delete
Provides TL1 packetizing and prevents breaks from passing
Provides Telnet handling, but prevents breaks from being
Echo 1 when the connection is initiated. Initiates will SGA
Propagated upstream
Echo and will SGA
Alias Macros
Start Symbols
Alias Macro Components
Constants
Comments
Variables
Variable Value
Operators
Wildcard Symbols
Operator Description
Alias Macro Function Description of Operation
Greater than the length of string, the function
Match any of the expressions, then default is
Returns the entire string
Returns the length of string
Configuration Examples
Alias Macro Configuration
=LA,PA,’#’,1-1=MYIP1
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AI232 Commands
Shell Commands
Commands Overview
Shell Connections
Establishing a Local Shell Connection
Displaying winslc Command Logging
Winslc Commands
Establishing a Remote Shell Connection
Log/Alarm Message Header
Using winslc Commands
Header Element Description
Specifies the current date
Introduces the log/alarm message
Specifies the message severity level
Specifies the line card baseport number
Command Defaults
Command Type
Aaa account
Formats
Disables TACACS+ authentication
Enables TACACS+ authentication
Aaa authen
Connections
Priv-lvl
Aaa author
Aaa chpass
Aaa fallback
Enabled TACACS+ fallback
This example displays the disabling of TACACS+ fallback
Enables TACACS+ authentication with no fallback
Disables TACACS+ authentication
Enables TACACS+ authentication with fallback
Disabled all links
Aaa profile
No associations configured
Profile. Individual values are separated by commas ,
Specifies the name of an existing profile
Aaa profile 2 newprof1
Made. Valid values are 1 to
Aaa retry
Connection attempt
Display Item Description
Aaa stats
Displays the number of failed TACACS+ authorization
Displays the number of TACACS+ authorization
Authorization instead of the TACACS+ server
Where AI232’s system log was used for accounting
Aaa summary
Displays the TACACS+ authorization method for the AI232
Displays the status of FTP access as AAA TACACS+
Per-command based on per-command request/reply handling
Displays the TACACS+ accounting status of user login events
TACACS+ server when a connection attempt is made. Valid
Aaa timeout
Resets the timeout value to its default
Values are 1 to
Command Type shell Formats
Alarm
This example displays all system alarms in group links
This example displays all alarms by severity level
This example displays alarms for links 5-8in group links
This example displays the unmasking of alarm group links
Arp
Command Types
Column Description
172.16.30.117
Break
232break 10.40.5.11#1821 Breaking connection 10.40.5.11#1821
To reset error counters for links 1, 2,
Creset
Reset error counters for links 1
Example, 1,2-3 to reset error counters for links 1, 2,
Date
Debug
This example displays the enabling of all debug data logging
Delete
This command deletes a specified file that resides on AI232
Filename Defines the name of the file to delete
This example displays the deletion of file log.txt
Diag-conn
Displays details for that connection
This option prompts for the ID of the connection to view
Pattern 1, Logic 2, and Pattern 3 are evaluated before
Logic 4 and Pattern 5 are considered
Diag-eth
Using Interpretation Mode
Using the Help Option
Adds a filter
Following formats apply to filters
Deletes a filter
Defines the source address MAC, IP, or TCP/UDP
Defines the TCP/UDP port number regardless
MAC/IP address settings
Adds or deletes a specific protocol filter. Available
Protocol filters are
This example displays Ethernet diagnostic help information
Ijkl
FF FC
This example displays the deletion of all filters
This example displays the deletion of filter protocol tcp
Diag-info
Displays the name of the Streams resource
Last reset
Displays the number of free or available Streams resources
Display
Displays the link number
Connection to be enabled
Displays the state of the driver. Two states are available
Specifies that the link is not established
Displays the number of frame length violations
Had CRC errors
Received packets
Displays the number of short received frames
Connection
Displays the number of frames received on
Displays the number of bytes received on
Displays the number of times transmitted frames
Displays the number of transmit errors that have occurred
Does not indicate an error
Displays the number of frames received on the connection
Displays the number of bytes received on the connection
Displays the number of alignment errors
Errors
Excessive deferral timer is exceeded. An excessive deferral
Error is recorded when the following events occur
Displays the current state of the Ethernet interface.
Ethernet interface needs to be reset
Following values may appear
Ethernet interface is uninitialized
Option Function
Diag-line
Diag-line
Displayed as Ascii String
Only present in data packets, then the data byte count is
Baseport Defines the baseport number for AI232
Diag-tconn
This example displays all available files
Dir
This example displays an exit from the current shell session
Exit
Defines the number of lines to display. The default is
This command displays the first few lines of a file
Head
Defines the name of the file to display
This example displays help information for command show
This example displays a list of all available commands
Help
Formats Examples
This command displays the current user name and profile
This example displays the current user name and profile
This example displays the configured IP address information
Ip init
Enter IP Address Range default 1 Setting range to 232
Disables the serial links
Enables the serial links
Link
Restarts the serial links
This example displays the stopping of links 6
This example displays the starting of links 1 through 4
Log
This command turns the display of log messages on or off
Logout
This command closes a shell session
This example displays the closing of a shell session
This command displays a list of available files
Menu
This command accesses the AI232 main menu system
This example displays the AI232 Main Menu
Modmux
Displays the phone number that was dialed
232more log.txt
More
Panic
This command forces AI232 to crash dump and halt
Winslc
Baseport Defines the AI232 baseport number
Passwd
This command changes an existing user’s password
Ping
Pppstatus
IP address of AI232 if the link status is Running
Displays one of the following
Profile
Defines the name of a command to associate with a user
Adds commands to a profile and optionally adds write
Adds write permission for a command that otherwise would
Deletes commands from a user profile
This example displays PVC information for link
Pvclist
Column Description
This command resets AI232
Reset
This example displays the resetting of AI232
Router
Ipaddress Defines the IP address of the default router
Usage Notes
Specifies the option that deletes a configuration file
Configuration file
Selcnf
Extension
Sholog
PDisplays the content of the file one page at a time
Show
Displays the IP address, subnet mask, and high IP address
Displays the default and backup gateway IP address
Displays the version number of AI232
Displays the date and time
Staeia
This command displays the status of the EIA leads
Lead is negated
DCD
Standalone
This example displays the current standalone mode status
Staslc
Displays the number of parity errors
Is asserted and means the signal is negated
Displays the number of framing errors
Displays the number of overrun errors
Syncflash
Tacacs info
Tacacs server
Specifies a server number or range of server numbers. Valid
Tacacs server ip
Defines the server IP address
0.0
Tacacs server phase
Tacacs server phase 1-5,8 disable account
Defines the TCP port number for the TACACS+ servers. Valid
Tacacs server port
Values are 1 through
TCP port
Tacacs server secret
No secret configured
Tacacs server summary
Associated servers are enabled + or disabled
Displays the server numbers. The +/ signs indicate if
Displays the TACACS+ shared secrets passwords for specified
This example displays a TACACS+ debug log file
Tacacs sholog
Tacacs stats
When AI232 attempted to read a packet from the TACACS+
Displays the number of errors that occurred when AI232
Were received when AI232 attempted to read them from
Server that had a sequence number that was out of order
Tail
This command displays the last few lines of a file
Specifies that a line number value will be entered
This example displays the last 20 lines of file log.txt
Tcpoutconn
Default is
This example changes the telnet port to port
Telnet
Downloads a file from the Tftp server
Tftp
Uploads a file to the Tftp server
Defines the IP address of the Tftp server to which the file
File name is specified, the file will have the same name as
Defines the name of the source file after it has been
Source file
Special characters
Tftpboot
113
Timezone
115
Type
Defines the file for which you want to view the contents
Displays text from the file one page at a time
Defines the source file to copy
Update
Uptime
Profilename Permission
Useradd
Retrieve status or to change the configuration
Specifies a user who can login into AI232 and access
Destination at login. The destination is specified when
Permission is assigned
Userdel
Users
Who
Is 1 to 120 seconds
Xon-interval
This appendix provides information about AI232 crash codes
AI232 Crash Codes
Crash Codes
Error Code Description Hexadecimal Decimal
Common Crash Codes
AI232 Crash Codes
System Failure Crash Reports
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Standalone Mode and Switch Mode
Downloading Software for a Standalone AI232
Standalone Mode
At the FTP prompt, open AI232
Transfer the software image to AI232
Configuring BOOTP/TFTP
Downloading Software for AI232 in Switch Mode
Switch Mode
At the FTP prompt, open AI198
Transfer the software image to AI198
Winslc baseport update
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Commands for AI232 TACACS+ Server Enhancements
Following keyword lets users access destinations
AI232 Commands
Menu Menulink
AI232 Menu Aliases
Provides FTP read access
Following AI232 keywords apply to FTP access
FTP Sessions
Acronym Meaning
Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol
Command and Control Interface
Command Line Interface
Border Gateway Protocol
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Channel Service Unit
Domain Name Service
Digital Service Unit
End System
File Transfer, Access, and Management
Electrostatic Discharge
End System to Intermediate System
Internet Service Provider
Integrated Services Digital Network
Link Access Protocol Balanced
Link State Update
Network Service Access Point
Nonservice Affecting
Operations, Administration, Maintenance, and Provisioning
Multimode Fiber Optic Cable
Private ID or password
Password Authentication Protocol
Plain Old Telephone Service
QoS Quality of Service
Serial Alarm Module
Remote Network Monitoring Specification
Service Advertisement Protocol
Switching Center Control System
Terminal Access Controller Access System
Switched Virtual Connection
TID Address Resolution Protocol
Time Division Multiple Access
Xerox Network Services
XML Key Management Specification
Unshielded Twisted Pair
Virtual Channel