Paradyne 316x Initiating a Call for Front Panel Pass-Through Operation, Using the Integral Modem

Operation

3. From the Control screen, press F2 to select Rel.

Control:

Call Rel LED

F1 F2 F3

The active physical interface is released. A screen with this message appears. No physical interface is active until input is received from a physical interface.

Ft. Panel:

Released

F1 F2 F3

Differences Using the Async Terminal: To release the current active interface, select Release User Interface from the main/control menu (see Figure 3-39). The system prompts Are You Sure? so you can verify your intention to release the user interface. Respond with Yes to proceed with the Release command.

The communications parameters for remote connectivity are listed in the User Interface Options section of Appendix C, Configuration Options.

Initiating a Call for Front Panel Pass-Through Operation

The Pass command initiates a call for front panel

pass-through operation. The Front Panel Pass-Through feature is not supported on the async terminal interface.

Front panel pass-through allows the user at the DSU/CSU front panel (or PC attached to the COM port) to use the integral modem to dial another remote ACCULINK 3160/3164 DSU/CSU and to access the far-end DSU/CSU front panel from the local DSU/CSU front panel (or PC).

NOTE

Pass is only available when the Front Panel Pass-Through User Interface configuration option has been enabled (see Appendix C, Configuration Options). The active physical interface is either the front panel or the PC, and the integral modem is not active.

Using the Integral Modem

The 3160/3164 DSU/CSUs feature an integral modem which enables your DSU/CSU to communicate with remote devices to display alarm messages or to function as the user interface. The 3161 DSU/CSU does not have an integral modem.

The integral modem also enables you to initiate a pass-through connection to a far-end DSU/CSU. For more information on these configurations, refer to Chapter 2, Installation.

The Call command, available from the Control branch of the menu tree, provides the following functions to initiate and terminate modem connections:

•Pass ± Sets up a call through the integral modem and initiates a front panel pass-through session.

•Dial ± Sets up a call through the integral modem for ASCII terminal/printer or PC connection.

•Disconnect ± Disconnects an active modem connection.

•Change Directory ± Allows entry of phone numbers into the internal phone directories.

To initiate front panel pass-through at the near-end DSU/CSU,

1.Press the key on the top-level menu screen to bring the Ctrl branch onto the front panel LCD.

	DSU ESF
Stat	Test	Cnfig
F1	F2	F3

2.Press F3 to select Ctrl from the top-level menu screen.

DSU ESF

Test Cnfig Ctrl

F1 F2 F3

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