PLS-345 - Physical Layer Switch; User's Guide
3.Access the Command Mode: In order to invoke commands and display status screens, you must first access the PLS command mode via Network, modem, or Console Port (local PC.) For more information, on command mode access, please refer to Section 5.2.
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Notes:
Network Access: The PLS includes a default IP Address and Subnet Mask. This allows initial contact with the unit via network without first defining an IP address (providing you are contacting the PLS from another node on the same subnet.) When installing the PLS in a working network environment, it is recommended to define network parameters as described in Section 5.6.
Modem & Console Port Access: Factory set PLS
parameters are as follows: 9600 bps, 8 Data Bits, One Stop Bit, No Parity. Although PLS parameters can be easily redefined, for this Quick Start procedure only, it is recommended that you configure your communications program to accept the default parameters.
a)Network Access: Start your Telnet program, then Telnet to the default PLS IP Address (192.168.168.168.) For example, on a UNIX system, the telnet command would be invoked as shown below.
$ telnet 192.168.168.168 [Enter]
After the telnet command is invoked, the PLS Circuit Status Screen (Figure 3.1) should be displayed, followed by the PLS> command prompt.
If you wish to contact the PLS from a node that is not on the same subnet you can either change your PC's IP address to an address that is on the same subnet as the PLS (e.g., 192.168.168.xxx), or access the PLS command mode via modem or Console Port, and define Network Parameters as described in Section 5.6.
