MCC Card Configuration

"Procedure

To configure card information, DNS setup, time/date, clear NVRAM, upload or download configuration set, download new firmware, or reset card:

1.Follow this menu sequence: Configuration Card Status (A-A)

2.The Card Status menu appears. Enter the desired value on each selected screen and field as shown in Table 5-1 and press Return.

Table 5-1. Card Status Menu Options (1 of 3)

Card Info (System Information)

A-A-A

 

 

Gives the user the ability to configure basic card-level information.

System Name ± 16 alphanumeric characters. Name assigned to the card.

System Contact ± 32 alphanumeric characters. Name or number of party responsible for card.

System Location ± 16 alphanumeric characters. Location assigned to the system. Router ID ± (This field is read only.) Diagnostic Domain IP address assigned to card. Router Subnet Mask ± (This field is read only.) nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn format.

Local Control Terminal Port Mode ± Standard/Extended (Default = Standard). Standard is for USA keyboards; Extended is for European keyboards.

Remote Control Terminal Port Mode ± Standard/Extended (Default = Standard). Standard is for USA keyboards; Extended is for European keyboards.

Telnet daemon tcp port ± 0±65536 (Default = 23). If you change this field, you need to do a card reset.

Alarm on loss of Redundant Power ± Enter Y if carrier has redundant power and you want local and remote indications of the loss of one power source.

DNS Setup (Configure DNS)

A-A-B

 

 

Gives the user the ability to configure the access to DNS servers from which name to IP address translation requests are made.

DNS Servers ± Three entry fields in nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn format. Enter the primary Domain Name System Server address.

Default Domain Name ± 40 characters. Domain used for queries that are not fully qualified. For example, if the default domain name = paradyne.com and a telnet is attempted to reach a system called gemini, the card would query the DNS server for gemini.paradyne.com.

Time to wait for response (secs) ± 1± 15 seconds (Default = 5). Enter the time to wait for a response.

Number of times to retry server ± 1±3 times (Default = 2). Enter the number of times to retry the server.

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November 1997

8000-A2-GB20-20

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