Paradyne 316x manual Activating Interface Option Changes, Initiating an Async Terminal Session

Operation

Activating Interface Option Changes

After the async terminal configuration options are set, the changes must be saved and made active. Depending on your preference, changes are saved to the Customer (Cust) Configuration option set which, in turn, must be written to the active Configuration option set to take affect. Or, they are saved directly to the Active Configuration Option set. Refer to the Configuration Option Areas section earlier in this chapter for information on saving changes to the Configuration option sets.

Initiating an Async Terminal Session

Once the async terminal is connected and the configuration option changes are active, modem port users must dial-in through a modem connection to initiate a session using the async terminal. COM port connections automatically display the first level menu provided a password is not required.

If access security is required, the Password Access screen displays the prompt for password input. If access security is not required, the top-level menu (or main menu) appears or a message appears indicating that another user has control of the device. In this case, the screen shows which type of connection is active, Ft. Panel, Modem, or COM Port.

Entering a Password

When access security is required, the Password Access Screen appears and the password must be entered.

•If the password is valid, the DSU/CSU's top-level menu is displayed.

•If the password is invalid, an invalid password message displays and the Password Access Screen redisplays and waits for password entry.

Figure 3-42 shows an example of the Password Access screen.

	password
Customer ID: New Cust	Model: ACCULINK XXXX

Enter Password: _________

Figure 3-42. Password Access Screen

Async Terminal Menus and Screens

Menus differ from the front panel in that they typically do not use abbreviations and in some cases provide a more direct access to an option or function. However, the menu selections are straightforward and the logical grouping of the menu tree remains the same between interfaces. In general, the interfaces follow the same paths. A few options available from the 3160/3164 DSU/CSU front panel are not available from the async terminal interface, such as the Lamp test. This is noted where appropriate in the procedures. The terminal interface also supports the same context sensitivity as the front panel.

By convention throughout this manual, examples of screens that access the data ports are always shown as they appear with the 4-port 3164 DSU/CSU. Menus for the 2-port DSU/CSU only display the information for Port 1 and Port 2.

The top line of every screen always displays the menu path for the function (or configuration option) being displayed. The second line shows the customer identification (CID) number and the DSU/CSU's model number. The remaining screen area is used for menu or option-specific information.

There are three screen types: menu selection, edit and display screens. Menu screens list selections available through the menu system, edit screens provide the interface for changing configuration options, and display screens provide configuration information and results from performance and device specific tests. Unlike the front panel operation where you constantly key forward to view or choose configuration options and selections, the

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