DSL Card Configuration
6-2 8000-A2-GB20-20
November 1997
NOTE:
Only a user who logs on to the HotWire DSLAM with Administrative
permission can configure the DSL card.
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 6-1 and press Return.
Table 6-1. Card Status Options (1 of 4)
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 card.
Router ID
nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn
format. (This field is read only.) Diagnostic Domain IP
address assigned to card by the MCC.
Router Subnet Mask
nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn
format. (This field is read only.)
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.
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 – 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.