Paradyne 3821PLUS manual Configure Branch, Sync Leased Answer/Originate, Unix Dial

SDCP Menus

To exit this function and remain in the Test branch,

press the key. To exit and return to the Top-Level

menu, press the key.

Configure Branch

After installing a 3821Plus modem, you set its software configuration options using either the SDCP or the AT command set. This section describes how to access and use the Configure branch of the Top-Level menu via the SDCP.

The Configure branch accesses the Edit Area which is a work space where you view and change any configuration options (straps). These configuration options are loaded to the Edit Area from one of five configuration option areas: Active (Operating), Active (Saved), Customer 1, Customer 2, or Factory.

•Active (Operating) is a configuration area containing configuration options currently used by the modem. When the modem is powered on or when a save is performed, the contents of Active (Saved) are loaded into Active (Operating). Any changes made using AT commands directly affect this configuration area.

•Active (Saved) is a configuration option area containing the most recently saved changes made to any configuration options. In the event of power loss or reset, the modem retrieves these settings from nonvolatile memory.

•Customer 1 and Customer 2 are two additional configuration areas where you can create and store additional configurations for specific applications.

•Factory is a read-only (unchangeable) configuration area containing sets of predefined configuration options for Async Dial, Sync Dial,

Sync Leased (Answer/Originate), UNIX Dial,

and, if ETC is installed, Cellular (Mobile), and Cellular (PSTN). These sets contain the most commonly used configuration options for modems installed in these hardware environments, and give you a head start in configuring your modem.

NOTE

If you are using AT commands, a period of time can exist in which the contents of Active (Operating) and Active (Saved) differ. Once you issue an AT&W0 (write) command, however, the two storage areas are identical.

The Configure branch of the Top-Level menu contains all of the modem's configuration options which determine how the modem operates. These configuration options are accessed by scrolling down and across various levels of the Configure branch.

The Configure branch consists of the following three levels:

•Ld EditArea frm. Allows the selection of the Active (Operating), Active (Saved), Customer 1, Customer 2, and Factory configuration areas. Choosing Factory results in the further display of the predefined factory templates.

•Choose Function. Allows you to make changes (Edit) to existing configuration options or write (Save) these changes to either the Active (Saved), Customer 1, or Customer 2 configuration area.

•Edit Strap Group. Contains the software configuration option groups that determine how the modem operates.

3821-A2-GB20-40 January 1999 3-15