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Managing Remote Access Concentrators Using Annex Manager

Chapter 3

Determining RAC Status

A

nnex Manager retrieves information about the status of a RAC or

an Annex, its ports, and its interfaces. Status commands display hardware
and software information as well as basic performance statistics. In
addition, Annex Manager provides the

Discover Annexes

 command. This

command identifies all RACs known to a search device by retrieving its
routing table. This chapter tells you how to:

•

Display RAC or Annex Status Information

•

Display Asynchronous Port Status Information

•

Display Interface Status Information

•

Display PRI Channels Status Information

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Display PRI Internal CSU Status Information

•

Display T1 Internal CSU Status Information

•

Display T1 Modem Calls Status Information

•

Display DVS Status Information

•

Identify RACs or Annexes

All status windows are snapshots of current values: status commands
do not provide active polling of data. These commands and the

Discover Annexes

 command provide information for display only and

do not change RAC configurations.

Summary of Contents for 5391

Page 1: ...ase 5 1 Remote Access Concentrators Using Annex Manager Use this manual to manage the hardware platforms RA2000 RA4000 RA6100 RA6300 Bay Networks 5391 Bay Networks 5393 and Bay Networks Model 5399 and Model 8000 Remote Access Concentrator Module Managing ...

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Page 6: ...Managing Remote Access Concentrators Using Annex Manager vi ...

Page 7: ...tup Mode 1 3 Customize Mode 1 4 Chapter 2 Creating and Using RAC Lists Creating a RAC List 2 1 Saving RAC Lists 2 3 Opening a RAC List 2 4 Editing List Files 2 6 Selecting RACs in Lists 2 6 Changing RAC Lists 2 7 Adding a RAC 2 7 Deleting a RAC 2 7 Displaying RAC Information 2 8 Verifying RAC Status 2 9 Chapter 3 Determining RAC Status Displaying RAC Status Information 3 2 The Annex Status Window ...

Page 8: ...he General Window 4 5 The General continued Window 4 7 Options 4 11 The Options Window 4 13 Async Ports 4 14 The Edit Async Ports Window 4 17 The Edit Async Ports continued Window 4 24 The Edit Modem Window 4 26 WAN Modules 4 28 The Edit WAN Module Window 4 30 Basic Dial Access 4 33 The Basic Dial Access Window 4 35 PPP Dial Access 4 38 The PPP Dial Access Window 4 39 Remote Address 4 43 Remote Ad...

Page 9: ...er Values 7 20 Error Messages 7 24 Compare Command Errors 7 24 Copy Command Errors 7 25 Chapter 8 Configuring Modems Creating and Changing Modem Definitions 8 1 Changing Definitions for RACs with Asynchronous Ports 8 1 Changing Definitions for ISDN Primary Rate RACs 8 3 Removing a Definition 8 4 The Edit Modem Window 8 6 Editing and Creating Modem Definitions 8 7 Editing Modem Definitions 8 8 Crea...

Page 10: ...ript Command Errors B 17 Appendix C Windows Tutorial Window Basics C 1 Window Elements C 1 Mouse and Keyboard Techniques C 4 Controlling the Window Display C 5 Using Fields Buttons and Boxes C 12 Appendix D Help Reference Displaying Help Windows D 1 Displaying Window Item Help D 2 Acknowledging Help Windows D 2 Displaying Command and Parameter Help D 3 The Help Window Format D 5 Reading the Help W...

Page 11: ...S Status Window 3 29 Figure 3 9 Annex Discovery Window 3 33 Figure 3 10 Annex List Selection Window 3 34 Figure 3 11 Discover Annexes Network Window 3 37 Figure 3 12 Discover Annexes Network Process Window 3 38 Figure 3 13 Creating Annex List Window 3 38 Figure 4 1 General Window 4 3 Figure 4 2 General continued Window 4 4 Figure 4 3 Reset Parameters Window 4 5 Figure 4 4 Options Window 4 12 Figur...

Page 12: ...gure 8 2 Modem Definition Confirmation Window 8 3 Figure 8 3 Modem Definition Confirmation Window 8 4 Figure 8 4 Remove Modem Definition Confirmation Window 8 5 Figure 8 5 Reset Parameters Window 8 5 Figure 8 6 Configuration File Window 8 9 Figure 8 7 Edit Configuration Window 8 10 Figure 8 8 Set WAN Internal Modems Window 8 11 Figure 9 1 SNMP Settings Window 9 1 Figure B 1 View Script Window B 3 ...

Page 13: ...unning the latest version of Annex Manager Conventions This manual uses the following printing conventions Convention Represents special type In examples special type indicates system output italics In the context of commands and command syntax lowercase italics indicate variables for which the user supplies a value Notes provide important information Warnings inform you about conditions that can ...

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Page 16: ...Managing Remote Access Concentrators Using Annex Manager About This Guide xvi ...

Page 17: ...ier to use format In addition it provides monitoringcapabilitiesthatwerepreviouslyavailableonlybyconnecting directly to the RAC Annex Manager Features Annex Manager lets you Configure RACs using Setup or Customize mode Setup mode lets you configure one or more RACs by setting the most commonly used parameters Customize mode allows users to set individual RAC parameters and provides access to all m...

Page 18: ...settings from one port to another or from one RAC to another Retrieve basic status and statistics information from a RAC or from a specific port on more than one RAC Define site specific defaults Identify RACs in the network Save lists of RAC names or addresses Display default values for each configuration parameter Boot and reset RACs Edit RAC configuration file Reset ports or RAC subsystems auto...

Page 19: ...nes and the X Motif binary libraries The installation process copies the appropriate binary executable and all the associated help and data files from the distribution media to the workstation s disk storage Although it is not a requirement you should consider installing Annex Manager on the same workstation you use for the RAC software installation Annex Manager depends on the proprietary MIB def...

Page 20: ...on the type of workstation and the other tasks that run concurrently with Annex Manager Annex Manager works best with a color monitor directly attached to the workstation or a color X window terminal connected to the UNIX host over the network Annex Manager also supports a gray scale X window terminal attached to the workstation Any X window terminal used with Annex Manager must have at least 2 MB...

Page 21: ... To start Annex Manager and see a list of all the RACs available on your local network type gui_am To start Annex Manager and skip the Annex list type gui_am nod The Annex Manager Main window appears Figure 1 1 Figure 1 1 Main Window Unless you disabled the automatic Annex list process when you started Annex Manager a window appears indicating that the process is taking place Figure 1 2 WARNING ...

Page 22: ...nod No Discovery command arguments when you start Annex Manager to override default settings For example you can type gui_am dn 132 245 88 0 ds 255 255 255 0 dt 5 to discover RACs for the 132 245 88 0 internet address and 255 255 255 0 subnet mask with a response time of 5 seconds You cannot use dn and ds separately Annex Manager does not require that you enter a new timeout value When Annex Manag...

Page 23: ... or more RACs quickly It provides a series of windows that allow you to choose basic RAC and port settings The Main window appears in Setup mode when Annex Manager appears on your desktop Customize mode allows you to set any RAC parameter You can choose parameter values using a group of related parameters or you can select one or more individual parameters Setup Mode The Main window first appears ...

Page 24: ...move RACs from the list and display the Setup mode windows Setup mode allows you limited access to the Annex Manager pull down menu You cannot choose the View Script Create Script Compare Copy Execute Script Show Set User defined Parameter Groups or Site Parameters commands Customize Mode To enter Customize mode select Customize from the Mode menu in the Main window The window expands into Customi...

Page 25: ... areas work together allowing you to select RAC names and parameter options In the specification area you can select one or more RACs from a list This area also appears in Setup mode In the configuration area you choose the parameter groups or lists for the RACs you selected This area appears only in Customize mode The information required in the specification and configuration areas depends on th...

Page 26: ...mes when you use Annex Manager In Customize mode you can return to this window at any time to change list or parameter information In Setup mode you must close all other Setup windows before you can return to the Main window The Specification Area The specification area of the Main window stores a RAC list The Annex Manager configuration and status commands work for the RACs that appear on the lis...

Page 27: ...s book require you to first create a RAC list This chapter tells you how to create view and change RAC lists Creating a RAC List As discussed in Starting Annex Manager on page 1 1 the Annex List box in the Main window Figure 2 1 includes all available RACs on your local network This is the master list you work from to create your own RAC lists Figure 2 1 Main Window with Annex List When you create...

Page 28: ...cannot communicate using SNMP NOT REACHABLE displays in place of the RAC type If you enter a device name that responds to SNMP but is not a RAC or if you enter the name of an unknown device a warning message informs you that the device cannot be added to the list Figure 2 2 An Annex List in the Main Window 2 Enter the RAC SNMP community string in the Community field The default string for the RAC ...

Page 29: ...ame appears in the list If you need to add RACs later repeat these steps 5 Save the list as described in the next section Saving RAC Lists You may want to save a RAC list after you have created or changed it When you save a list Annex Manager stores community string timeout and retry information for each RAC To save a RAC list 1 Create a RAC list as described in the previous section 2 Select the F...

Page 30: ...dow Whenyouselectanexistinglist awindowappears that allows you to verify your choice You cannot overwrite a list that someone else created OR Create a new list by entering a new file name in the Files window or a new path and name 5 Click OK Annex Manager saves the list in the file you specified Opening a RAC List Open Annex List opens any list you previously saved so you can use it for Annex Mana...

Page 31: ...iles box and click OK or press Enter If you store lists in another directory enter a path and file name in the Selection field instead Annex Manager attempts to communicate with each device on the list and displays either its type or the NOT REACHABLE designation ThelistappearsintheMain windowspecificationarea replacing the new list You can now work with this list ...

Page 32: ... For example you might enter emma public 2 2 You can enter comment lines as long as each line begins with the pound sign Annex Manager processing ignores these lines Selecting RACs in Lists Many Annex Manager commands require you to select RACs from the Main window list To select one or more RACs 1 Create a RAC list See on page 2 1 Creating a RAC List 2 Click the mouse button on each RAC you want ...

Page 33: ...or more devices from the list Annex Info displays basic information about any RAC you select Adding a RAC To add a RAC to a list 1 Enter a RAC name and a community string If you use the default community string public you do not need to complete this field 2 Click Add or press Return The device you entered appears in the Annex list box Deleting a RAC To delete a device from an existing list 1 Sele...

Page 34: ...anager highlights your selection If you select more than one RAC a warning window informs you that the Annex Info window contains information about the first RAC you selected You can select a RAC and choose Verify Annex State from the Status menu to insure that the Annex Info window displays current information 2 Click Annex Info or press Enter The Annex Info window appears Figure 1 24 Figure 2 5 ...

Page 35: ...nex State from the Status menu If you select a RAC whose status has changed from NOT REACHABLE the RAC type replaces the original message If you select a device that is now reachable but is not a RAC Annex Manager removes it from the list If a RAC has the NOT REACHABLE status because you added it using an invalid community string and you use Verify Annex State again Annex Manager attempts to conne...

Page 36: ...Managing Remote Access Concentrators Using Annex Manager Chapter 2 Creating and Using RAC Lists 2 10 ...

Page 37: ...eving its routing table This chapter tells you how to Display RAC or Annex Status Information Display Asynchronous Port Status Information Display Interface Status Information Display PRI Channels Status Information Display PRI Internal CSU Status Information Display T1 Internal CSU Status Information Display T1 Modem Calls Status Information Display DVS Status Information Identify RACs or Annexes...

Page 38: ...ormation about a single RAC 1 Create a RAC list page 2 1 2 Select a single RAC from the list You cannot get status information for more than one device at a time 3 On the Status menu click Annex Status The Annex Status window appears Figure 3 1 The name of the RAC you selected appears in the window title bar The fields in this window are described in The Annex Status Window on page 3 3 Figure 3 1 ...

Page 39: ...ory boxes Each box groups information in text fields Loading Box The Loading box provides information about activity on the RAC using the following fields System Up Time provides the time since the RAC was booted in days hours minutes and seconds Rescheds min tot displays the number of processes whose time slice expired in the last minute followed by the number of processes whose time slice expire...

Page 40: ...mory buffers that is available since the RAC was booted Denied indicates the number of times a process was denied a memory buffer because the buffer was not available Memory Box The Memory box provides statistics about the memory of a RAC Total shows the total memory measured in bytes Free indicates the amount of currently available memory Min Free provides the lowest amount of free memory that is...

Page 41: ...2 1 2 Select a single RAC from the list 3 On the Status menu click Async Port Status Not all devices support asynchronous ports If the devices selected do not support asynchronous ports this option is grayed out The Annex Async Port Status window appears Figure 3 2 The name of the RAC you selected appears in the window title bar Figure 3 2 shows the window for three asynchronous ports The fields i...

Page 42: ... Port Status window 7 Click Close to close the window The Annex Async Port Status Window The Annex Async Port Status window displays information in the Port Totals and Port Information boxes In addition it includes a port number field Like all RAC status commands you cannot change a RAC configuration from this window Port Totals Box Annex Async Port Status displays information in the Port Totals a...

Page 43: ...tus of input flow control If the field displays Go flow control is allowed Stop flow control is not allowed None flow control is not applicable for this port Unknown the flow control status cannot be identified Out Flow State shows the current status of output flow control If the field displays Go flow control is allowed Stop flow control is not allowed None flow control is not applicable for this...

Page 44: ...n a port This field can display the following codes Cli indicates that this is a CLI port opened by a device connected to the port or by a connection from a host as a virtual CLI psvr indicates that this is a slave port vcli indicates that this is a virtual port dp defines a dedicated port lpd indicates that the port is using the RAC line printer daemon ppp indicates that the PPP protocol is activ...

Page 45: ...you selected appears in the title bar A description of thiswindowappearsinTheAnnexInterfaceStatusWindowonpage 3 10 Figure 3 3 Annex Interface Status Window 3 Optionally click Save Output to save the screen output to a file Save Output displays the standard File Selection window which includes the default text directory You can enter a file name in the Selection field and click OK to store the cont...

Page 46: ...owing categories Intf Name provides a text description of the interface This can include the interface name manufacturer and version identifier Type categorizes the interface according to the physical link protocols immediately below the network layer MTU Maximum Transmission Unit shows the size of the largest packet in octets that the interface can send or receive Speed displays an estimate of th...

Page 47: ...ber of subnetwork unicast packets received from or delivered to a higher layer protocol NUcast Pkts lists the number of subnetwork broadcast or subnetwork multicast packets received from or sent to a higher layer protocol Discards displays the number of inbound or outbound packets that could not be delivered to a higher layer protocol Packets may not have errors and be discarded due to lack of buf...

Page 48: ...d calls on a single ISDN Primary Rate Interface PRI RAC To display B channel information 1 Create a RAC list page 2 1 2 Select a single ISDN Primary Rate RAC 3 On the Status menu click PRI then click Choose Channels The Annex PRI Channels Status window appears Figure 3 4 A description of this window appears in Annex PRI Channels Status Window on page 3 12 Figure 3 4 Annex PRI Channels Status Windo...

Page 49: ...howtheAsync Information andSync Information boxes list information You can choose Channel to sort information according to channel number or User to sort information by user name 6 Optionally click Save Output to save the screen output to a file Save Output displays the standard File Selection window which includes the default text directory You can enter a file name in the Selection field and cli...

Page 50: ...nchronous or V 120 calls The Sync Information box includes information about synchronous calls Each box lists information in the following categories Channel lists the B channel number you entered in the Channel s field Call Type categorizes a call using a code and a number representing the modem or the logical connection assigned to a call The Async Information box lists asynchronous calls as asy...

Page 51: ...dow appears Figure 3 5 This window is described in The Annex PRI Internal CSU Status Window on page 3 17 3 Select an option from the menu next to Interval s Before you can display PRI Internal CSU statistics you must complete the Interval s field The T1 engine records ninety six 15 minute intervals You can select Specified to view PRI Internal CSU statistics for one or more intervals Current to se...

Page 52: ... to specify intervals 1 through 3 and interval 8 In addition you can enter all 5 Click Apply T1 engine status information appears in the PRI CSU Alarms PRI CSU Status and Interval Information boxes 6 Optionally click Save Output to save the screen output to a file Save Output displays the standard File Selection window which includes the default text directory You can enter a file name in the Sele...

Page 53: ...the current status of the Blue alarm This field displays On if the T1 engine is receiving AIS all ones unframed from the network or Off if the T1 engine is not receiving AIS Red History indicates whether a Red alarm occurred since the T1 Engine has been on line This field displays True if an alarm occurred or False if an alarm did not occur Red reports the current status of the Red alarm This fiel...

Page 54: ...detecting pulses the T1 line transmits AIS all ones unframed on the T1 network interface This field displays True when the engine is not detecting pulses and False when it is detecting pulses Loopback Mode indicates loopback status This field can display NoLoop to show that the signal is not looped through the T1 engine LocalLoop to indicate that the outgoing signal of the T1 engine is looped back...

Page 55: ...rs For AMI coded signals a BPV event occurs when there are two consecutive pulses of the same polarity For B8ZS coded signals a BPV event occurs when there are two consecutive pulses of the same polarity that are not part of the zero substitution code CRC Errors lists the number of CRC errors A CRC error occurs when the CRC field calculated by the installation based on the incoming DS1 signal does...

Page 56: ... seconds with 320 or more CRC or OOF errors Unavailable Seconds lists the number of one second intervals during which service was unavailable Cntrl Slip Seconds Controlled Slip Seconds lists the number of seconds with one or more controlled slips Bursty Err Seconds Bursty Error Seconds lists the number of seconds with more than one but less than 320 CRC errors Sev Err Framing Sec Severe Errored Fr...

Page 57: ...splay this status information about the T1 network interface 1 Create a RAC list page 2 1 and select a single RAC that contains a T1 DS1 interface from the list 2 On the Status menu select T1 3 Choose Internal CSU and release the mouse button The Annex T1 Internal CSU Status window appears Figure 3 6 Figure 3 6 Annex T1 Internal CSU Status Window ...

Page 58: ...you must complete the text field 5 Enter one or more interval numbers in the text field To enter specific intervals separate interval numbers with commas or indicate a range of numbers using dashes For example you can enter 1 3 8 to specify three intervals or 1 3 8 to specify intervals 1 through 3 and interval 8 In addition you can enter all 6 Click Apply T1 Internal CSU statistics appear 7 Option...

Page 59: ...tatus of the Blue alarm This field displays On if the T1 engine is receiving AIS all ones unframed from the network or Off if the T1 engine is not receiving AIS Red History indicates whether a Red alarm occurred since the T1 Engine has been on line This field displays True if an alarm occurred or False if an alarm did not occur Red reports the current status of the Red alarm This field displays On...

Page 60: ...ue if the Drop Insert Interface is receiving ones pulses and is in frame synchronization or False if the Drop Insert Interface is out of frame synchronization or not receiving pulses and is sending AIS all ones unframed Signal Loss indicates whether the T1 engine is detecting pulses on the T1 network interface receivers This field displays True if the engine is not detecting pulses If the engine i...

Page 61: ...Frame Errors lists the number of Out of Frame OOF events that occurred An OOF event begins when the network interface sends two of four incorrect consecutive frame synchronizing bits and ends when reframe occurs BiPolar Violations lists the number of BiPolar Violation BPV errors For AMI coded signals a BPV event occurs when there are two consecutive pulses of the same polarity For B8ZS coded signa...

Page 62: ... than 320 CRC errors Displaying T1 Modem Calls Status Information To display information about internal modems 1 Create a RAC list page 2 1 and select a single RAC that contains a T1 DS1 interface from the list 2 On the Status menu click T1 3 Choose Modem Calls and release the mouse button The Annex Modem Calls Status window appears Figure 3 7 The name of the RAC you selected appears in the title ...

Page 63: ...commands you cannot change a RAC configuration from this window Internal Modem Calls Box The Internal Modem Calls box displays statistics for all internal modems This box includes the following categories Modem lists each modem in the RAC Total Calls provides a count of the number of times the line is seized on the modem Total Failures provides a count of the number of call failures for the modem ...

Page 64: ... a call Consecutive Failures provides a count of the number of times the modem failed to accept a call consecutively Displaying DVS Status Information This section tells you how to view information for all active tunnel interfaces To display this information 1 Create a RAC list page 2 1 and select a single RAC from the list 2 Select a single RAC that contains a tunnel from the list 3 On the Status...

Page 65: ... which includes the default text directory You can enter a file name in the Selection field and click OK to store the contents of the window output box or Cancel to return to the Annex DVS Status window 5 Click Close to close the window The Annex DVS Status Window The Annex DVS Status window displays information in the GRE Information and the Tunnel Information boxes Like all RAC status commands y...

Page 66: ... indicates the number of GRE packets dropped on transmit Packets Dropped Transmitted indicates the number of GRE packets dropped on transmit The Dropped Packets Info box provides information in the Bad Checksum field Bad Checksum indicates the number of GRE packets received with bad checksums Tunnel Information Box The Tunnel Information box displays data about all active tunnels This box includes...

Page 67: ...d RACs running software releases prior to 13 2 use the Discover Annexes Search Device command Finding Available RACs on Any Network This section describes you how to find RACs on your network that are visible to a specific search device A search device is any network device such as a router that knows about the existence of other network devices via their IP addresses You can list basic informatio...

Page 68: ...process uses the current SNMP default 4 Enter a number in the SNMP Retries field Ifyoudonotcompletethisfield theprocessusesthecurrentSNMP default 5 Select the level of detail you need using the Verbose Output button If you select Verbose Output information about all devices appears If you do not select this button the window includes information about RACs and the symbol for other devices 6 Click ...

Page 69: ...replace the Main window RAC list with the discoverylistyoucreatedintheprevioussectionandtosavethediscovery list in a file To update and save a discovery list 1 Create a discovery list as described in Creating a New RAC Discovery List on page 3 31 2 Click Update List Annex Manager replaces the Main window list with the discovery list and connects each RAC again in case there was a change in status ...

Page 70: ...th each RAC name In addition it stores the Annex Manager default community string Figure 3 10 Annex List Selection Window The Annex List Selection window displays the default list directory It allows you to Select a list to overwrite an existing list You cannot overwrite a list that someone else created Create a new list by entering a new path and list name and clicking OK When you complete this w...

Page 71: ...he Annex Discovery window may not find every RAC on a network because the discovery process can identify only those network devices that are visible to a specific search device at the current time The text fields control the identification process You can complete the following fields Search Device accepts the name or IP address of any network device that stores information about nodes devices and...

Page 72: ...AC object identifier If there is a match the device is a RAC or Annex If there is no match the output box displays information about the device based on your use of the Verbose Output command The output box displays The Discovering Annexes please wait message informing you that the process began The Number of devices to query message followed by a dynamically updated number This number can help yo...

Page 73: ...sk and add them to the Main window Annex List box 1 Select Discover Annexes from the Configure menu and then choose Network The Discover Annexes Network window appears Figure 3 11 Figure 3 11 Discover Annexes Network Window 2 Enter an Internet Address and a Subnet Mask for the network you want to search You must complete both the Internet Address and the Subnet Mask fields 3 Enter a number of seco...

Page 74: ...ess Subnet Mask and Timeout value you entered as well as the broadcast address After Annex Manager completes this process it displays a window informing you about the number of RACS that were found Figure 3 13 Figure 3 13 Creating Annex List Window Annex Manager adds the RACs it finds to the Main window Annex List box If this process found RACs that exist in the Main window list a warning window l...

Page 75: ...ter describes how to set up one or more RACs You can set up either a single RAC or multiple RACs with the same parameters The set up windows discussed in this chapter are General Settings Options Async Ports WAN Modules Basic Dial Access PPP Dial Access Remote Address Security IP IPX LAT AppleTalk ...

Page 76: ...To view or change these settings 1 Create a RAC list page 2 1 and select one or more RACs 2 Click Setup The General window appears Figure 4 1 This window is described in The General Window on page 4 5 3 Enter or select new values in any field 4 Optionally click Restore to return to the previous values in all fields If you have clicked Apply you cannot to this 5 Click Apply to apply the new values ...

Page 77: ...Remote Access Concentrators Using Annex Manager Figure 4 1 General Window 7 Click More TheGeneral continued windowappears Figure4 2 Thiswindow is described in The General continued Window on page 4 7 8 Enter or select new values in any field ...

Page 78: ... OK The General window reappears 10 Click Apply in the General window If you checked Confirm Auto Reset in the Options menu of the Main window and the settings you changed require Annex Manager to reset RACs the Reset Parameters window appears Figure 4 3 IfyoudonotcheckConfirmAutoReset AnnexManagerresetsRACs without notice WARNING ...

Page 79: ... the host used for the host server and for all services unless you enter host addresses in the General continued window When this window appears the Default Host field displays the current address in the RAC s pref_load_addr parameter When you configure a RAC for the first time the Security Preferred Host DHCP Preferred Host Nameserver Preferred Host Nameserver Alternate Host Time Host Logging Hos...

Page 80: ...age contains the image file name loaded by default when the RAC is booted This name can use up to 100 characters Config File defines the name of the configuration file maintained on the boot host The RAC uses this file for information on gateways rotaries macros and services It must reside in the usr spool erpcd bfs directory Logging Box Log messages at and above determines the priority levels tha...

Page 81: ...or a negative number for time zones east of GMT For example you would enter 300 for New York since it is five hours west of GMT or 60 for Paris which is one hour east of GMT The General continued Window The General continued window lets you change additional security DHCP nameserver time logging dump and password settings for the RACs selected in the Main window Use the information in this section...

Page 82: ...ng DHCP Box The DHCP box provides host information and broadcast message settings for RAC DHCP It includes the following fields and buttons Preferred Host contains the IP address of the DHCP server that the client attempts to use as the primary source for DHCP services Alternate Host contains the IP address of the DHCP server that the client attempts to use as a backup source for DHCP services whe...

Page 83: ...rred Host contains a host address for the Preferred Service you selected Alternate Host contains a host address for the Alternate Service you selected Time Box The Time box controls the time server host Host lists the IP address that a RAC queries for time service You can enter A loopback address 127 0 0 1 to disable time service queries A host address to send queries to a specific host A broadcas...

Page 84: ...ou do not want dump files you can enter 0 0 0 0 Password Box The Password box allows you to change the superuser password Superuser Password modifies the RAC s administrative password used for access to the superuser CLI commands and for administrative access to a RAC This password overrides the CLI lock and virtual CLI passwords For security reasons Annex Manager displays this value as set or uns...

Page 85: ...dems and channels out of service Enable and disable modules Specify a LAT key To configure these options for selected RACs 1 Create a RAC list and select the RACs you want to configure page 2 1 2 In the Main window select Options from the Setup field at the top of the window or click Setup and then select Options The Options window appears Figure 4 19 This window is described in The Options Window...

Page 86: ...e 4 4 Options Window 3 Set up options for the selected RACs as desired 4 Optionally click Restore to reset all fields to the previous values If you have already clicked Apply you cannot do this 5 Click Apply Annex Manager sets the new values you entered 6 Click Close to close the window WARNING ...

Page 87: ...Enter the number of failures after which Annex Manager takes a modem out of service then enter the number of failures after which Annex Manager takes a channel out of service The range of these fields is from 0 to 65535 Modules Box The Modules box lets you enable or disable any of the available software modules Click the Enable box to enable a module click the Disable box to disable a module LAT B...

Page 88: ...om the Setup field at the top of the window or click Setup and then select Async Ports The Async Ports window appears Figure 4 19 In this window Annex Name displays the name of each RAC you selected in the main window Port provides the number of each port Mode displays the current setting for the type of access on each port Modem Type includes the name of the modem attached to each port Status pro...

Page 89: ...ed in The Edit Async Ports Window on page 4 17 5 Edit the parameters as desired 6 If you disabled the modem in the Type box skip to step 18 Otherwise continue to the next step 7 Click More The Async Ports continued window appears This window is described in the Edit Async Ports continued Window on page 4 24 8 Edit the parameters as desired 9 If you want to edit modem parameters go to the next step...

Page 90: ...Edit Async Ports window click More The Edit Async Ports continued window appears Figure 4 7 This window is described in The Edit Async Ports continued Window on page 4 24 15 Change the parameters in the Edit Async Ports continued window as desired 16 Click OK to make the changes and return to the Edit Async Ports window or Cancel to close the window without making the changes 17 Optionally click R...

Page 91: ...Figure 4 6 Edit Async Ports Window The Edit Async Ports Window TheEditAsyncPorts windowletsyouviewandchangemodemandinterface settings for the ports you selected It groups related settings in boxes and provides access to the Async Ports continued window and to the Edit Modem window WARNING ...

Page 92: ...ot use a modem It clears modem signals sets flow control to software and disables the Modem box Disable disables the port If you select this button you cannot enter additional information in the window Other indicatesthatoneormoreports youselected currently define x25 tn3270 pc terminal or printer as the type of device attached to a port You can return to the Main window and use Annex Manager Cust...

Page 93: ...rm as a network interface using SLIP CLI allows a port connected to a terminal or incoming modem access to the Annex Command Line Interface CLI CLI provides access to the network and connections to other hosts via the telnet connect rlogin and tn3270 commands Dedicated automatically connects a user with the host defined in the Dedicated box Once you enter a host address there you can choose whethe...

Page 94: ... DCD DTR and DSR signals Flow Control specifies the type of signals a RAC uses to control data transfer There are four choices None indicates that flow control is disabled Hardware indicates that the modem and or port use CTS RTS signals Software indicates that the modem and or port use xon xoff signals Other displays if the RACs you selected have flow control set to a value that is not Hardware S...

Page 95: ...he same configuration file on the same host The configuration file does not have to reside on the same host as Annex Manager In addition you cannot configure modem information if you select one or more RACs where the preferred boot host is different from the actual boot host The modem name that displays when the window first appears depends on your port selections If you selected one port or multi...

Page 96: ...et Mask field contains the RAC IP subnet mask The subnet mask defines which portion of the IP address is the network subnet and host Entering an incorrect subnet mask can cause routing problems The Address Assignment box allows a RAC to request an address from a host based server The Address Assignment buttons control the source of the address assignment If you select the Security Server button th...

Page 97: ...ies the Internet Protocol Control Protocol ipxcp specifies the Internet Packet Exchange Control Protocol ccp specifies the Compression Control Protocol The AppleTalk Box uses the Node ID field to specify the AppleTalk hint used by the RAC on a specific port You can enter an ID in decimal or hexadecimal notation Each ID has two parts separated by a dot A network address that ranges from 0 to 65534 ...

Page 98: ...is port will connect The Method box selects the application to which a RAC port can connect You can select Rlogin or Telnet The Edit Async Ports continued Window The Edit Async Ports continued window provides access to additional port settings in PPP Security Time and LAT boxes Figure 4 7 Edit Async Ports continued Window PPP Security Box The PPP Security box defines security on PPP ports using th...

Page 99: ...ering 255 causes the RAC to disconnect as soon as it exits from its last job You can enter any number of minutes up to 255 Unlike the port inactivity timer this timer does not disconnect a CLI session with active jobs The Port Inactivity Timer field specifies the number of minutes that a port can remain inactive If the timer expires the RAC terminates all sessions and resets the port Use the Input...

Page 100: ...rnal modems from the RAC configuration file If this field displays an existing modem name the Connect Status String Dialin Setup Command and Dialout Setup Command fields display current values If you change values for a modem that exists in an include file Annex Manager copies the file and place your new definition in the RAC configuration file If this field displays undefined or is blank Annex Ma...

Page 101: ...The command should include all modem steps required to answer a call coming into the RAC For example it should turn on the auto answer feature and disable inbound modem connect messages The Dialout Setup Command field contains the command the RAC sends to all serial device ports before they becomes active This command should contain all configuration information required for the RAC to initiate an...

Page 102: ... page 2 1 2 In the Main window select WAN Modules from the Setup field at the top of the window or click Setup and then select WAN Modules The WAN Modules window appears Figure 4 19 3 Select one or more WANs for editing Figure 4 9 WAN Modules Window 4 Click Edit WAN The Edit WAN window appears Figure 4 10 This window is described in The Edit WAN Module Window on page 4 30 5 Edit the parameters in ...

Page 103: ...es 7 Click Close to close the window 8 In the WAN Modules window optionally click Restore to reset all fields to the previous values If you have already clicked Apply you cannot do this 9 Click Apply Annex Manager sets the new values you entered 10 Click Close to close the window Figure 4 10 Edit WAN Modules Window WARNING ...

Page 104: ... Parameters box displays uses the following option buttons Switch Type defines the kind of switch the RAC uses The value you choose here depends on the switch provided by your telephone company You can select Default see Table 4 1 for the default switch type Other for a switch not listed US N American Chan_T1 Singapore E1_ISDN NI 2 T1_ISDN DMS 100 T1_ISDN 5ESS T1_ISDN ETS1 E1_ISDN Australia E1_PRI...

Page 105: ...type Buildout allows adjustment of the cable loss measurement between the last T1 signal regenerator and your location This measurement is supplied by the telephone company at installation Adjust your buildout based on this measurement The measurements are in decibels There are four choices 0_dB 7 5_dB 15_dB 22 5_dB FDL Type allows configuration of the FDL standard It describes the facilities data...

Page 106: ...incoming calls This parameter is useful only when you select wink or immediate in the Signalling box Choose yes to enable or no to disable ringback The Protocol box includes Signalling and Direction Signalling radio buttons indicate the protocols supported by each T1 DSO channel Choose one of the following Wink Ground Loop Immediate Direction check buttons determine whether a channel transmitsand ...

Page 107: ...e Basic Dial Access window lets you view and change commonly used parameter settings for an 8000 RAC a 5399 RAC or an ISDN Primary Rate RAC To view and change Basic Dial Access settings 1 Create a RAC list and select the RACs you want to configure page 2 1 2 In the Main window select Basic Dial Access from the Setup field at the top of the window or click Setup and then select Basic Dial Access Th...

Page 108: ...se skip to step 5 4 Click Edit Modem in the Modem box The Edit Modem window appears Figure 4 12 This window is described in The Edit Modem Window on page 4 26 5 Optionally click Restore to reset all fields to the previous values If you have already clicked Apply you cannot do this 6 Click Apply Annex Manager sets the new values you entered 7 Click Close to close the window WARNING ...

Page 109: ... Direction Mode Interface Options and Time boxes In addition click Edit Modem to view the Edit Modem window which allows changes to internal modem definitions Direction Box The Direction box determines whether the port transmits or receives data The Outgoing and Incoming buttons allow the channel to use outgoing or incoming connections You can select one or both buttons These buttons combined with...

Page 110: ...rguments in the Rlogin Telnet box Argument field SLIP specifies that a call can perform as a network interface using SLIP CLI allows a terminal or incoming modem access to the RAC Command Line Interface CLI CLI provides access to the network and connections to other hosts via the telnet connect rlogin and tn3270 commands ARAP specifies that a connection can perform as a network interface using ARA...

Page 111: ... ISDN Primary Rate RAC remains idle before disconnecting a CLI session Entering 0 zero disables the timer entering 255 causes the RAC to disconnect as soon as it exits from its last job You can enter any number of minutes up to 255 Unlike the call inactivity timer this timer does not disconnect a CLI session with active jobs Call Inactivity Timer specifies the number of minutes that a connection c...

Page 112: ...te nodes through the telephone network using the RAC channels or WAN CAS DS0 channels in combination with Analog modems V 34 V 32 ISDN BRI lines with terminal adapters using a rate adaptation protocol ISDN BRI lines using ISDN adapter cards or personal ISDN routers Nautica Series CLAM ISDN PRI lines using ISDN routers Nautica Series Marlin Switched 56 and switched 64 synchronous lines To configure...

Page 113: ...o reset all fields to the previous values If you have already clicked Apply you cannot do this 5 Click Apply Annex Manager sets the new values you entered 6 Click Close to close the window The PPP Dial Access Window The PPP Dial Access window lets you set up Address assignments Remote Address PPP Interface Protocol Compression Multisystem Multilink PPP MMP Multilink PPP MP WARNING ...

Page 114: ...chp the RAC contacts DHCP server to request the PPP dialup addresses Local the RAC uses the values from the Remote Address and Subnet fields Remote Address Box TheRemoteAddress boxallowsyoutoassignconsecutiveremoteaddresses to RAC ports or B channels for SLIP or PPP connections You can set up remoteaddressingfromthePPP Dial Access windowonlyforthesedevices 5393 6300 5399 and 8000 For other devices...

Page 115: ...f the first WAN Module and ending with the last channel of the second WAN Module PPP Interface Protocol Box ThePPP Interface Protocol box lists the control protocols for which the RAC negotiates You can select a single button or any combination of buttons atcp the AppleTalk Control Protocol ipcp the Internet Protocol Control Protocol ipxcp the Internet Packet Exchange Control Protocol Compression ...

Page 116: ...of the ethernet interface of the RAC for the Endpoint Discriminator Address macaddr causes the RAC to use to use the MAC address of the ethernet interface of the RAC for the Endpoint Discriminator Address psndn Public Switched Network Directory Number causes the RAC to use the value stored in the mp_endpoint_address parameter for the Endpoint Discriminator Address Endpoint Address Sets the value o...

Page 117: ...tions To configure RACs for remote addressing 1 Create a RAC list and select the RACs you want to configure page 2 1 2 In the Main window select Remote Address from the Setup field at the top of the window or click Setup and then select Remote Address The Remote Address window appears Figure 4 14 This window is described in Remote Address Window on page 4 44 Figure 4 14 Remote Address Window 3 Ent...

Page 118: ...mote Address field displays the last remote address you cannot enter text here First Remote Address assigns the first IP address of the entire range of ports or channels for the selected Annex If this field displays 0 0 0 0 all addresses in the range of ports or channels are 0 0 0 0 If any of the values set for individual ports or channels using other methods admin na or Customized mode are non co...

Page 119: ...or RADIUS as the security protocol To set up port security for selected RACs 1 Create a RAC list and select the RACs you want to configure page 2 1 2 In the Main window select Security from the Setup field at the top of the window or click Setup and then select Security The Security window appears Figure 4 19 Each window field is described in The Security Window on page 4 46 Figure 4 15 Security W...

Page 120: ... Calls Restrict and Security is selected when this window first appears In this case the enable_security parameter is set to enabled If you change these settings to Off Annex Manager deactivates security but does not change the enable_security parameter setting Incoming Box The Incoming box controls security for incoming modem ports non modem ports and WAN Calls The On and Off buttons control secu...

Page 121: ... calls The On and Off buttons control host based security for access through the port server If you select the On button only authorized users have access to the ports Host Access Box The Host Access box provides Restrict buttons The On and Off buttons for the Restrict field activate host based security that authorizes connections from CLI to a network host If you select the On button the security...

Page 122: ... guessable and contains at least two non alphanumeric characters If it is preceded by 0x then the RADIUS shared secret is interpreted as hexadecimal binary RADIUS Port enter the number of the UDP port on which you want RADIUS to listen The default value is 1812 Accounting turn On to activate RADIUS accounting RADIUS will then track security events Turn Off to deactivate accounting Accounting Level...

Page 123: ...ndow on page 4 50 Figure 4 16 IP Window 3 Enter the desired information into the appropriate fields in the IP window 4 Optionally click Restore to return to the default values You cannot do this if you have already clicked Apply 5 Click Apply to set your changes TheReset Parameters window Figure4 17 appearsifyouselected the Confirm Auto Reset option from the pull down menu and if the settings you ...

Page 124: ...et Address defines the RAC s IP address This 32 bit address contains four 8 bit fields separated by periods Each field contains a number ranging from 0 to 255 or a hexadecimal number The IP address always displays in decimal notation You can use this field only when you select a single RAC in the Main window Subnet Mask contains the IP subnet mask The initial display of the field is based on the n...

Page 125: ...hoose 1 to broadcast address 2 to multicast address 2 to broadcast address IPX This section describes how to configure the RAC for access by remote nodes using the Internet Packet Exchange IPX protocol IPX is the network layer communications protocol that Novell networks use to deliver data packets The RAC provides Novell dial in connectivity and routing To configure IPX 1 Create a RAC list and se...

Page 126: ...inal frame type You cannot do this if you have already clicked Apply 5 Click Apply Annex Manager sets the frame type you selected for the selected RACs 6 Click Close to close the window LAT TheLATfunctionletsyouviewandchangeservernamesandgroupcodes for RACs you selected that use the LAT protocol To configure LAT 1 Create a RAC list and select the RACs you want to configure page 2 1 WARNING ...

Page 127: ... 4 19 Figure 4 19 LAT Window 3 Enter new values for the LAT server or group codes Each LAT window field is described in The LAT Window on page 4 54 4 Optionally click Restore to reset all fields to the previous values If you have already clicked Apply you cannot do this 5 Click Apply Annex Manager sets the new values you entered 6 Click Close to close the window WARNING ...

Page 128: ...irtual CLI Group Codes specifies remote group codes that are assigned to virtual CLI users All virtual CLI users have the same group code Enter all to enable all groups none to disable all groups a series of numbers separated by commas e g 1 5 7 or a range of numbers separated by dashes e g 1 5 200 255 You can use any number between 0 and 255 AppleTalk The RAC implementation of AppleTalk provides ...

Page 129: ...k from the Setup window The AppleTalk window appears Figure 4 20 This window uses only the Default Zone field Default Zone provides the AppleTalk zone name that the RAC uses at start up You can enter a name using up to 32 characters You must use spaces to separate words e g general engineering lab To escape embedded spaces use the backslash Figure 4 20 AppleTalk Window 3 Enter a new value for the ...

Page 130: ...Managing Remote Access Concentrators Using Annex Manager Chapter 4 Setting Up RACs 4 56 5 Click Apply Annex Manager sets new values for the Default Zone ...

Page 131: ...essage to users of terminals connected to these RACs letting them know about the boot and updates This chapter describes how to Boot a RAC Reset a RAC configuration Broadcast messages Booting a RAC When you change parameter values use the Boot or Reset commands to apply the new RAC configurations You can boot one or more active RACs You can choose to boot RACs immediately set a time in the future ...

Page 132: ... you need Figure 5 1 Boot Window 4 Enter information in the Boot window text fields Text fields may be required or may not be available depending on the Boot Option you choose Text fields are described on page 5 5 If you selected Immediate Diagnostic or Save in Flash you can enter text in the Pref Load Addr Boot Image and Boot Message fields Delayed youmustcompletetheBootTime field Youcanenter a t...

Page 133: ...lds Quiet you can enter values in the Pref Load Addr and Boot Image fields but you cannot enter text in the Boot Message field If you select a single RAC Pref Load Addr Pref Dump Addr and Boot Image display the RAC s current addresses and image If you select multiple RACs whose values differ for Pref Load Addr Pref Dump Addr or Boot Image values do not appear If you leave these fields blank Boot u...

Page 134: ...erify Annex State to restore the display The Boot Window The Boot window radio buttons define the type of boot operation Text fields control the Boot command addresses source time image and message to users The Annex Manager standard push buttons activate the command This section describes each window element You can choose one of the following Boot Option buttons Immediate boots RACs as soon as y...

Page 135: ... and message to users Pref Load Addr stores the address from which the boot command loads the image Pref Dump Addr accepts the address to which boot dumps the current image You can use this field only when you select the Dump option Load Dump Gateway accepts the address of a gateway that a RAC uses when it loads or dumps an image to a host located on a different network or subnetwork Boot Time let...

Page 136: ... a warning message informing you about this condition and leaves the fields blank If you leave these fields blank Boot uses the default value for Preferred Load Address Preferred Dump Address and Boot Image for each RAC you selected Boot Command Messages The boot command sends a standard message to all terminals connected to the RACs you are booting Message text depends on the options you select I...

Page 137: ...ing thereby resetting port and interface settings several configuration file options and name servers To reset a RAC 1 Create a RAC list and select one or more RACs page 2 1 2 Select the Configure menu and click Reset The Reset window displays Figure 5 3 3 Choose the Reset Option you need You can select one option For information about these options refer to Managing Remote Access Concentrators Us...

Page 138: ...Figure 5 3 Reset Window 4 Enter a port type and port or modem number information in the fields below the Reset Options box You can use these fields only if you selected the Individual Ports or the Individual Internal Modems option See page 5 11 5 Click Apply A Confirmation window appears Figure 5 4 ...

Page 139: ...pply parameter value changes to the RACs you select The Reset window radio buttons define the options that Annex Manager changes Reset terminates active connections to a RAC when you use the All All Async Ports All Printer Ports All Virtual Ports All T1 DS1 Ports Hard All T1 DS1 Ports Soft All Internal Modems Individual Ports All InternalModems IndividualInternalModems IndividualInternalModems and...

Page 140: ...nal modems you enter in the option button below the Reset Option box and the modem numbers you enter in the adjacent field Dialout resets entries used for dialing out from a UNIX host to a remote node over a port in slave mode LAT resets LAT Local Area Transport parameters When you use this option existing connections keep their current values new parameter values apply only to LAT connections est...

Page 141: ...ts the menu displays Async Port s and Printer Port s If you choose Individual Internal Modems the menu displays Internal Modem s If you choose PRI Line the menu displays WAN Module 2 Highlight the selection you want and release the mouse If you choose Individual Internal Modems you do not have to select an option here If you choose PRI Line 2 displays automatically 3 Enter one or more port line or...

Page 142: ...th all terminals connected to the RACs you select to boot or reset To send a message 1 Create a RAC list and select one or more RACs page 2 1 2 Select the Configure menu and click Broadcast The Broadcast window displays Figure 5 5 Figure 5 5 Broadcast Window 3 Choose the Broadcast Destination you need You can select All Async or Virtual For instructions see The Broadcast Window on page 5 13 4 Ente...

Page 143: ...estination buttons specify port types Select one of these buttons All sends your message to all asynchronous ports and to those that have virtual connections to the RACs you select Async sends your message to all asynchronous ports on the RACs you select Virtual sends your message to all virtual connections on selected RACs After choosing a destination you can enter message text Writing a Message ...

Page 144: ... Broadcast command uses the standard message followed by the date and time information and by the text you entered For example a broadcast message sent to warn users that you want to boot a RAC might read Broadcast from SNMP net manager Thu Aug 18 11 16 34 1994 Please log off Emma immediately for reboot ...

Page 145: ...NMP information for one or more RACs 1 Create an Annex list page 2 1 and select one or more RACs 2 On the Main window click the Options menu and select SNMP Information The SNMP Information window appears Figure 3 1 Figure 6 1 SNMP Information Window 3 To view current RAC values in the text fields click Show Annex If you selected multiple RACs with different values a warning window informs you tha...

Page 146: ...to reach a RAC or other device on the network You can enter a number here If you leave this field blank the command uses the Annex Manager default of 0 zero retries Community String specifies the SNMP password Annex Manager uses to communicate with RACs You can enter a new string here If you do not complete this field Annex Manager uses public which is the default community string The initial SNMP...

Page 147: ...6 3 Chapter 6 Viewing and Changing SNMP Information Managing Remote Access Concentrators Using Annex Manager 5 Click Apply Annex Manager changes RAC or default values 6 Click Close to close the window ...

Page 148: ...Managing Remote Access Concentrators Using Annex Manager Chapter 6 Viewing and Changing SNMP Information 6 4 ...

Page 149: ...RAC configurations Interpret error messages Viewing and Creating Parameter Groups The Annex Manager Customize mode includes groups of related parameters that you can use to configure a RAC In addition you can create your own parameter groups This section lists each group delivered with the system and describes how to create new groups Viewing Parameter Groups and Parameters This section describes ...

Page 150: ...your own groups These groups appear in the configuration area of the Main window when you select the User Defined Groups option To create a parameter group 1 On the Main window click the Options menu and select User Defined Parameter Groups The User Defined Parameter Groups window appears Figure 7 1 The Parameter Groups box lists the names of all existing user defined groups To view the parameters...

Page 151: ...arameters This is the default option The Async Port List option displays asynchronous port parameters The Printer Port List option includes printer port parameters The Enet Port List option displays Ethernet port parameters The DS0 Channel List option displays DS0 Channel parameter values TheDS1 Line List optiondisplaysDS1portparametervalues The parameters associated with the list you select appea...

Page 152: ...e Entry window appears Figure 7 2 Figure 7 2 Name Entry Window 5 Enter a name for the group You must enter a new name without using spaces in the field Enter parameter group name 6 Click OK to create the new group or Cancel to return to the User defined Parameter Groups window Modifying a Parameter Group You can modify an existing parameter group by adding or removing parameters from the group You...

Page 153: ...roups To view the parameters in any group either highlight the group and click View or double click on the group Figure 7 3 User Defined Parameter Groups Window 2 Select the group you want to modify from the Parameters box 3 Click View or double click on the group name The selected parameters appear in the Work Area box 4 Select the parameters you want to add to the group from the Parameters box a...

Page 154: ...on the Parameters list and select a Parameter Option The selected list appears in the box 3 Select a single parameter group or one or more individual parameters 4 Click Show or click the Configure menu and select Show The Show window appears Figure 7 4 To use Show again without closing the window repeat step 2 Annex Manager saves all output in the Show window until you click Clear or Close 5 Optio...

Page 155: ...er If you selected parameter groups that require port or channel numbers you must use these fields See the instructions on page 7 8 If your selections do not require this information you can skip this step 7 Click Apply Values appear in the Output box for the parameters you selected The level of detail supplied depends on whether you selected the Verbose Output check box ...

Page 156: ...ers included in a group or all parameters you selected Parameters in groups display in the order in which they appear in the group If you choose a parameter that requires port or channel information and you enter more than one port or channel number the Show Output box displays a separate line for each port or channel Parameters you select from the parameter lists appear in alphabetical order Ente...

Page 157: ...of numbers using dashes For example you can enter1 3 8 tospecifythreeports or1 3 8 tospecifyports1through 3 and port 8 For Enet port s 1 displays automatically You cannot change this value Changing Parameter Values To change parameter values 1 Go to the Main window and create a RAC list page 2 1 2 Select the RACs and parameters you want to include 3 Click Set TheSetwindowappearsFigure 7 5showstheB...

Page 158: ...ame You can skip this step if you do not want to see current values If you selected RACs ports or channels that do not have the same parameter value the Disp Diffs button displays in the Work Area oftheSet window ClickDispDiffs todisplaytheSet differingvalues window Figure 7 6 Thewindowdisplaystheparametervaluefor each RAC and port or channel It scrolls automatically to the parameter you selected ...

Page 159: ...rameter you want to change The check button appears filled This marks each parameter that is to change 7 Enter new values or select new options for any marked parameter 8 Click Apply This step triggers several operations AConfirmation window Figure 7 7 displays allowingyou to check your work before values change Click Cancel to return to the Set window or OK to continue the Set process and change ...

Page 160: ...o be reset ClickReset tocontinuetheprocessorCanceltoreturn to the Set window If you did not select Confirm Auto Reset Annex Manager resets the RACs without notifying you Figure 7 8 Set Command Reset Parameters Window Set changes marked parameters that have valid values For parameters that did not change the message box lists error conditions The work area displays current values If you entered inc...

Page 161: ...ame or the corresponding value field and click F1 or Help to display a message about the parameter Text fields or option buttons follow each parameter name If the RACs or ports channels you selected have the same value these fields and buttons display that value After selecting the check button you can enter new values or select new options here The Dsp Diffs Display Differences button follows a t...

Page 162: ...rations 1 Create a RAC list page 2 1 If you want to compare two scripts you can skip this step You must create a RAC list if you want to compare two RACs or a RAC and a script You can create a list before you display the Compare window or you can display the Compare window first return to the Main window to create the list and again choose Compare 2 Choose the Configure menu and click Compare The ...

Page 163: ...es the kinds of boxes and fields that display When you compare Two RACs each box displays your Annex list a port type button and a port number field for each Annex list A message appears below the Compare Options reminding you that the comparison is based on your selections in the Main window You can select one RAC from each box and a port type and number for each RAC Annex Manager compares two RA...

Page 164: ...t the left hand box displays the RAC list and the right hand box displays the default script directory A message can appear below the Compare Options window reminding you that the port you enter substitutes for the wild card ports of the script The port type button and port number field display below the Annex list box You can select a single RAC from the list If the script you select contains wil...

Page 165: ...fault script directory followed by script selection fields When you select an existing script from each list the script s path and file name appear in the selection box If you want to use a scriptthatisnotstoredinthedefaultdirectory youcanenter its directory and name in either selection box Figure 7 12 shows the Compare window for two scripts Figure 7 12 Compare Window for Two Scripts ...

Page 166: ...t displays If your list has one RAC you do not need to select it If you want to compare two ports on the same RAC select the same RAC in both list boxes 5 Select one port type and a port number for each Annex List If you selected the Annex vs Annex option you must select a port type that matches the parameters you selected For all other Compare Options you can select only the appropriate port type...

Page 167: ...atch but one script has wild card indicators Compare considers this a difference in port numbers 7 Click Apply The Comparison Output box lists the parameters and values that differ displays the number of differences in the Compare process and if necessary lists error conditions WhenAnnexManagercompletesCompare processing theboxlists the number of differences found If you repeat the Compare command...

Page 168: ...e Configure menu and click Copy The Copy window displays Figure 7 13 3 Select one option from the Copy Options button If you select Main Window Params you must choose a parameter grouporoneormoreparametersintheMain window Youcanselect one of the following Main Window Params copies values for the parameters you selected in the Main window If you use this option with a parameter group or list that i...

Page 169: ...opy From window This list displays only reachable RACs If you need to add a RAC to the list you must return to the Main window and reissue the Copy command If your list contains only one RAC you do not need to select it 5 Choose a port type You can choose a port type only if you choose the Main Window Params option The port type you choose must correspond to the port type in the parameters you sel...

Page 170: ...Port Params Printer Port Params Enet Params or WAN Module Params the corresponding port option displays automatically You cannot change the port type button The two port number fields list the ports involved in the copy process You can enter one port number in the left hand field for the RAC from which you are copying values and one or more numbers or a range of numbers in the right hand field for...

Page 171: ... Enter one or more port numbers or a range of port numbers in the field below the Copy To box 9 Click Apply This step triggers several operations A Confirmation window appears Figure 7 14 listing the RACs whose parameter values will change Figure 7 14 Copy Command Confirmation Window Themessageboxdisplaysstatusmessages and ifnecessary itlists error messages The Reset Parameters window Figure 7 15 ...

Page 172: ...ain window selections or on parameter value limitations This section includes Compare Command Errors Copy Command Errors Compare Command Errors Compare displays warning windows if you Do not select a RAC or a script from list boxes that contain more than one RAC or script Use the Annex vs Annex option for a list with more than one RAC and do not select a RAC and parameters Use Annex vs Annex do no...

Page 173: ...rors The Copy command displays warning windows when you Do not create a RAC list Do not select a RAC from a list that contains more than one RAC Use the Main Window Params option and do not select parameters Use the Main Window Params option and do not enter port information for parameter groups that require this information The message box includes error information when Annex Manager cannot read...

Page 174: ...Managing Remote Access Concentrators Using Annex Manager Chapter 7 Configuring RAC Parameters 7 26 ...

Page 175: ...reating and Changing Modem Definitions This section describes how to Change definitions for RACs with asynchronous ports Change definitions for ISDN primary rate RACs Remove a definition Changing Definitions for RACs with Asynchronous Ports To edit or create a new definition for RACs with asynchronous ports 1 From the Async Ports window click Edit Port to display the Edit Async Ports window and ch...

Page 176: ...nd and Dialout Setup Command fields See The Edit Modem Window on page 8 6 for a description of all the fields in this window Figure 8 1 Edit Modem Window 4 Click OK Annex Manager closes the Edit Modem window and returns you to the Edit Async Ports window 5 Click Apply to set your changes A confirmation window appears Figure 8 2 6 Click OK to continue or Cancel to return to the window WARNING ...

Page 177: ...see the default values 7 Copy the configuration file to alternate load hosts and to self boot units See Editing and Creating Modem Definitions on page 8 7 Changing Definitions for ISDN Primary Rate RACs To edit a definition for ISDN Primary Rate RACs 1 Display the Call Defaults window and click Edit Modem The Edit Modem window appears Figure 8 1 2 Change existing values in the Connect Status Strin...

Page 178: ...o alternate load hosts and to self boot units See Editing and Creating Modem Definitions on page 8 7 for information Removing a Definition You can remove a modem definition only for RACs that have asynchronous ports To remove a definition 1 Click Edit Port to display the Edit Async Ports window and choose the appropriate settings in the Port Options box 2 In the Modem box click Edit Modem TheEdit ...

Page 179: ...remove a definition that you created it does not appear in the modem list If you remove a definition that has a default the values of the definition revert to the default values and its name remains in the list 5 Click Apply The Reset Parameters Figure 8 5 window appears if you selected the Confirm Auto Reset option from the pull down menu and if the settings you changed require Annex Manager to r...

Page 180: ...e from the RAC configuration file If this field displays an existing modem name Connect Status String Dialin Setup Command and Dialout Setup Command display current values If this field displays undefined or is blank Annex Manager provides default values in Connect Status String Dialin Setup Command and Dialout Setup Command Use these default values or enter new values If you want to view or edit ...

Page 181: ...xample it should disable the auto answer feature and enable modem connect messages You can enter up to 80 characters Revert to default modem values displays default values for a modem when you changed the default definition Editing and Creating Modem Definitions The Annex Manager modem database consists of modem definitions stored in the RAC configuration file and in include files Annex Manager Se...

Page 182: ...4 7 or the Edit Modem window Figure 8 1 If you enter a new name in the Modem box of the Edit Async Port window Annex Manager creates a definition with default values in the RAC configuration file Use these default values or change them in the Edit Modem window If you enter a new name in the Modem box of the Edit Modem window Annex Manager copies the values that display at the time you enter the na...

Page 183: ...tors Using Annex Manager Figure 8 6 Configuration File Window AnnexManageridentifiestheconfigurationfilebyqueryingtheRAC copying the file to a local host and launching an editor with the file YoumustdefinetheeditoryouwanttouseintheEDITOR environment variable WARNING ...

Page 184: ...t Yes to update the file or No to leave it unchanged When you complete this window Annex Manager copies the file to its original location Configuring WAN Internal Modems This section describes how to select and change the status of one or more internal modems To change modem status 1 Create a RAC list and select one or more RACs page 2 1 2 Select the Configure menu and click WAN Internal Modems Th...

Page 185: ...tatus you need If you are setting modems to Available you can skip this step 5 Click Apply Annex Manager changes status for the modems you selected 6 Click Close to close the window The Set WAN Internal Modems Window You use the Set WAN Internal Modems window to view the current status of individual internal modems or to change the status of one or more modems This window uses a list box and radio...

Page 186: ...this status to make it unavailable Used indicates that the modem is handling a call Failed indicates that the modem is not working Changing Modem Status The Modem Status button allows you to change the status of an internal modem You can select Available to make a modem available when its current status is Busy or Failed You cannot choose Available for modems that are in use Busy to prevent a RAC ...

Page 187: ...1 Create a RAC list and select the RACs for which you want to configure SNMP traps page 2 1 2 On the Main window select SNMP Settings from the Setup option button The SNMP Settings window displays Figure 9 1 This window is described in The SNMP Settings Window on page 9 2 3 Configure the desired SNMP traps 4 Optionally click Restore to clear your changes and return to the previous settings You can...

Page 188: ...hen an incoming call is detected or an outbound call is generated by the RAC Call End to generate a trap when a call terminates Unexpected Call disconnect to generate a trap when a call disconnects unexpectedly Forced Call Disconnect to generate a trap when a call is disconnected ESF errors Errored Second Format errors to generate a trap on ESF errors Loss of Frame Count to generate a trap on loss...

Page 189: ...rrors to generate a trap on detection of bipolar violation errors Bursty Errored Seconds to generate a trap on detection of bursty errored seconds Controlled Slip Seconds Errors to generate a trap on detection of controlled slip seconds errors Dial up Link up down to generate a trap on detection of a dial up link ...

Page 190: ...Managing Remote Access Concentrators Using Annex Manager Chapter 9 Configuring SNMP Traps 9 4 ...

Page 191: ...rameters References to additional information in other RAC documentation A list containing the parameter type allowable values default value and the Annex Manager lists in which the parameter appears Each parameter description includes a default value If you use the Site Parameters command to change default valuesinhelpmessages thevalueslistedinthissection do not agree with your help messages Reme...

Page 192: ...nnexManagerdisplaysonlyset orunset forthevalueofthisparameter The RAC and the security server can communicate only when the value of this parameter is the same as the value of the RAC in the security server acp_keys file alarmsyslog allows the RAC to generate a syslog at the warning level when it detects any alarm event To use this feature you must enable syslogging on a RAC using the syslog_facil...

Page 193: ...point SLIP PPP link anxt1ChanIpAddr returns the IP address associated with the B channel When needed this IP address is used for calls over the B channel anxt1ChanRing specifies if RAC should provide the audible ring to the central office on incoming calls Type Async Values enabled or disabled Default disabled Lists Async Port PPP SLIP Type Async Values IP address Default 0 0 0 0 Lists Async Port ...

Page 194: ...ircuit affects the number of bits per second that the circuit can carry as well as the usage and error statistics anxt1SwitchType selects the switch type compatible with the PRI provider Type T1 DS0 Values wink_in wink_out wink_bi loop_in loop_out loop_bi ground_in ground_out ground_bi immediate_in immediate_out immediate_bi Default loop_bi Lists DS0 Channel T1_DS0 Type WAN Module Values 0_db 7 5_...

Page 195: ... used by the RAC on a specific port You can enter an ID in decimal or hexadecimal notation Each ID has two parts separated by a dot A network address ranges from 0 to 65534 0x0000 to 0xFFFE A node address ranges from 0 to 255 0x00 to 0xFE For example 191 253 0x00BF 253 and 191 0xFD designate the same address Type Async Values enabled or disabled Default enabled Lists Async Port AppleTalk Type Asyn...

Page 196: ...mand authoritative_agent allows a RAC to send an ICMP Address Mask reply to a host that broadcasts a subnet mask request authorized_groups specifies the LAT protocol remote group codes that are accessible to users on a RAC port You can enter all none a series of numbers separated by commas e g 1 5 7 or a range of numbers separated by dashes e g 1 5 200 255 Type Async Values enabled or disabled Def...

Page 197: ...parameter before you choose disabled here backward_key defines the character sequence that opens the next lower numbered session established at a port Bay Networks recommends that you use a sequence with a character The key displays as If you use more than one letter or number Annex Manager separates characters with a slash For example a b displays as a b banner controls whether the RAC banner and...

Page 198: ...a RAC sends an administrative broadcast message When you choose network the RAC sends a message from the network side of the connection If you choose port it sends a message from the port side You can use this parameter only when the mode parameter is set to slave bypass removes the T1 engine from the network You should enter enabled when you first install a RAC or when the T1 engine is not functi...

Page 199: ... session that was initiated through a call to a RAC or an ISDN Primary Rate RAC CallDef_at_guest allows guests to log into an AppleTalk session through a call to a RAC or an ISDN Primary Rate RAC If you choose enabled and a client requests guest access the ISDN Primary Rate RAC asks ACP for username guest privileges Type RAC Values enabled or disabled Default enabled Lists RAC Only Basic Async Por...

Page 200: ...r enable_security the ISDN Primary Rate RAC uses ACP to get security information about the client including authentication logging and zone access information If you choose disabled the ISDN Primary Rate RAC uses only local security CallDef_attn_string defines a control character sequence that returns users to the CLI prompt Users can define a Annex Managerrary control character sequence using the...

Page 201: ...plays as a b CallDef_banner controls whether the ISDN Primary Rate RAC banner and message of the day are displayed on CLI connections CallDef_broadcast_ direction controls the direction in which a RAC or an ISDN Primary Rate RAC sends an administrative broadcast message When you choose network the ISDN Primary Rate RAC sends a message from the network side of the connection If you choose port it s...

Page 202: ...mary Rate RAC expects eight bit ASCII input You should not choose enabled unless the terminal can transmit only seven bit characters CallDef_cli_inactivity specifies the number of minutes the ISDN Primary Rate RAC remains idle before disconnecting a CLI session Entering 0 disables the timer entering 255 causes the ISDN Primary Rate RAC to disconnect as soon as it exits from its last job Unlike Cal...

Page 203: ...es the host based security policy for access from CLI to the network If you choose enabled the user must be authorized via the host based ACP security server to connect to a network host The security policy in the security server scans the etc acp_restrict file to authorize a connection to a host from the ISDN Primary Rate RAC CallDef_dedicated_ arguments defines the command line arguments used fo...

Page 204: ...es exist in the acp_dialup file the RAC uses those values The the acp_dialup file contains a remote address but not a local address the RAC uses the remote address from the file and the RAC IP address for the local address If the file does not contain a matching user name the RAC uses values from the local_address and remote_address parameters If both parameters contain addresses the RAC uses thes...

Page 205: ...character sequence to define the CLI erase character CallDef_erase_line uses a control character sequence to define the CLI line erase character Type RAC Values enabled or disabled Default disabled Lists RAC Only PPP SLIP Sync Call_Defaults Type RAC Values enabled or disabled Default disabled Lists RAC Only Call Defaults PPP SLIP Type RAC Values enabled or disabled Default enabled Lists RAC Only C...

Page 206: ...ehavior for received characters If you enter a number other than 0 the RAC does not forward characters until it receives the number of characters you entered If you enter 0 the RAC uses values in CallDef_forwarding_timer If you use CallDef_forwarding_count and CallDef_forwarding_timer parameters the RAC uses the value that occurs first SettingCallDef_forwarding_count to1 orCallDef_forwarding_timer...

Page 207: ...heavy serial input occurs CallDef_hardware_tabs allows a RAC or an ISDN Primary Rate RAC to convert ASCII tab characters to the correct number of spaces when a terminal does not support hardware tabs This parameter works only for CLI sessions CallDef_Imask_7bits allows a RAC or an ISDN Primary Rate RAC to mask input to seven bits If you choose disabled the RAC expects eight bit ASCII input Type RA...

Page 208: ...ef_input_is_activity and CallDef_output_is_activity to disabled CallDef_input_is_ activity defines activity as input If you choose enabled the ISDN Primary Rate RAC resets the inactivity timer to 0 when it receives input through an established call CallDef_input_start_ char defines the control character sequence that restarts input if CallDef_port_input_flow_control is set to xonXoff Type RAC Valu...

Page 209: ...er system packets The RAC does not check incoming packets for the presence of the IPSO CallDef_ipx_security controls whether IPX security is enabled for incoming calls CallDef_ixany_flow_ control treats any input character as a start XON character if output was suspended by a stop XOFF character Type RAC Values any character Default displays as S Lists RAC Only Call Defaults Flow Control Ctrl Ctrl...

Page 210: ...LI to echo line erase for a video terminal If you choose enabled the RAC erases all characters on the line and moves the cursor back to the beginning of the line If you choose disabled it echoes the line erase character for hard copy terminals making the deleted line visible and positioning the print head at the beginning of the next line CallDef_local_address defines the IP address for the connec...

Page 211: ...into lowercase characters This parameter is used for older terminals that do not support lowercase characters CallDef_map_to_lower allows a RAC or an ISDN Primary Rate RAC to convert lowercase characters sent to a terminal using CLI into uppercase characters This parameter is used for older terminals that do not support lowercase characters Type RAC Values 0 to 16 characters Default null string Li...

Page 212: ...eetheManagingRemoteAccessConcentratorsUsing Command Line Interfaces You can enter cli to allow a dialed terminal or incoming modem access to CLI CLI provides access to the network and connections to other hosts via the Telnet connect rlogin and tn3270 commands The tn3270 command is available only when option_key is set to an appropriate value slip to specify that a connection can perform as a netw...

Page 213: ...DN Primary Rate RAC to communicate via the Telnet command This option works with the CallDef_dedicated_arguments parameter tn3270 to allow a RAC or an ISDN Primary Rate RAC to communicate via the tn3270 command This option works with the CallDef_dedicated_arguments parameter CallDef_net_inactivity defines the amount of time a RAC or an ISDN Primary Rate RAC call can remain inactive before it is te...

Page 214: ...erminates both the input and the output lines CallDef_output_flow_ control defines the method that a device uses to start or stop output from a RAC or an ISDN Primary Rate RAC You can choose none to disable flow control start stop to designate flow control by recognizing xon and xoff characters eia to indicate that flow control is delegated to a lower level Type RAC Values minutes or seconds Defau...

Page 215: ...t if CallDef_output_flow_control is set to start stop CallDef_output_stop_ char defines the control character sequence that stops output if CallDef_output_flow_control is set to start stop Type RAC Values enabled or disabled Default enabled Lists RAC Only Idle Timer Modem Modem Internal Call Defaults Type RAC Value any character Default displays as Q Lists RAC Only Flow Control Call Defaults Ctrl ...

Page 216: ...acters You can enter a to display RAC c to display a colon and a space d to display the date and time e g Mon Mar 14 13 59 42 1996 i to display a RAC IP address j to display a new line l to display the location of the port If no location is defined the port number e g port 10 appears n to display a RAC name or its IP address p to display the port number of a virtual CLI connection number preceded ...

Page 217: ...ace is configured CallDef_port_password defines a password for a RAC or an ISDN Primary Rate RAC call You can use this password as a back up for host based security if the security servers do not respond or as an additional line of security after you enter a user name and password For security reasons Annex Manager displays this value as set or unset If you use SecurID set CallDef_port_password to...

Page 218: ... of the ASCII character set can be sent as clear text and which should be protocol escaped CallDef_ppp_mru defines the maximum receive unit MRU that a RAC or an ISDN Primary Rate RAC requests as its local MRU Type RAC Values enabled or disabled Default disabled Lists RAC Only Modem Modem Internal Security Call Defaults Type RAC Values 0 to 16 characters Default null string Lists RAC Only Security ...

Page 219: ...ipcp atcp ipxcp ipcp atcp ipcp ipxcp atcp ipxcp ipcp atcp ipxcp CallDef_ppp_ password_remote contains the password that a RAC or an ISDN Primary Rate RAC provides when the remote PPP peer asks for authentication For security reasons Annex Manager displays this parameter value as set or unset Type RAC Values all ipcp atcp ipxcp ipcp atcp ipcp ipxcp atcp ipxcp ipcp atcp ipxcp Default all Lists RAC O...

Page 220: ...thentication protocol none CallDef_ppp_ username_remote contains the username by which the ISDN Primary Rate RAC identifies itself when the remote PPP peer asks for authentication CallDef_printer_host specifies the IP address or fully qualified domain name of a machine running a Berkeley style lpd server The tn3270 command uses this server for the print screen function Type RAC Values chap pap cha...

Page 221: ...text that appears in the prompt as long as your entire entry does not exceed 32 characters You can enter a to display RAC c to display a colon and a space d to display the date and time e g Mon Mar 14 13 59 42 1996 i to display a RAC IP address j to display a new line character l to display the port location If no location is defined the port number e g port 10 appears n to display a RAC name or i...

Page 222: ...does not specify a protocol If you enter any the system attempts a LAT connect first if that fails it attempts to establish a Telnet connection CallDef_rs232_async_ data_bits defines the number of data bits in a character This value does not include the start stop or parity bits Type RAC Values any character Default displays as R Lists RAC Only Cmd Line Editing Call Defaults Ctrl Ctrl R Type RAC V...

Page 223: ...nternal and the receive clock is external CallDef_short_break allows a RAC or an ISDN Primary Rate RAC to return a user to the CLI prompt after receiving a break of less than two seconds Type RAC Values none odd even Default none Lists RAC Only Basic Async Port Modem Modem Internal Call Defaults Type RAC Values one two one and half Default one Lists RAC Only Basic Async Port Modem Modem Internal C...

Page 224: ... enabled SLIP and PPP calls use the ACP security server The RAC determines whether CLI users are authorized to execute SLIP or PPP commands CallDef_slip_subnet_ mask contains the PRI RAC IP subnet mask for a SLIP interface The subnet mask defines which portion of the IP address is the network subnet and host The parameter default is based on the network portion of the RAC IP address Setting this p...

Page 225: ...nnection You can use 0 the Annex Manager default value to set the keep alive time to 120 minutes or you can enter 255 to disable the keep alive mechanism CallDef_Telnet_crlf converts a carriage return in a Telnet session to a carriage return followed by a line feed If you enter disabled a carriage return translates to a carriage return followed by a null string CallDef_Telnet_escape defines the ch...

Page 226: ...t MRU that the ISDN Primary Rate RAC requests as its local MRU CallDef_vci_login_port_ password enables the ISDN Primary Rate RAC password when the DECServer command interface is configured i e when CallDef_cli_interface is set to vci For more information Refer to the Remote Access Concentrator Software Reference Type RAC Values 0 to 16 characters Default null string Lists RAC Only Basic Async Por...

Page 227: ...ks as if it was erased If you choose disabled the RAC echoes the erase characters for a hard copy terminal It displays a backslash one or more deleted characters and a slash For example typing asdf g displays as asdf fd g circuit_timer indicates the time interval in tens of milliseconds between the transmission of LAT packets For example if you enter 9 the time interval is 90 milliseconds Type RAC...

Page 228: ...ct as soon as it exits from its last job Unlike inactivity_timer this timer does not disconnect a CLI session with active jobs cli_interface allows you to control the prompt that appears for VMS or UNIX environments If you enter uci this parameter provides a standard UNIX interface with prompts defined by the cli_prompt and prompt parameters If you enter vci the standard VMS interface includes the...

Page 229: ...u can enter a to display RAC c to display a colon and a space d to display the date and time e g Mon Mar 14 13 59 42 1996 i to display a RAC IP address j to display a new line l to display the location of the port If no location is defined the port number e g port 10 appears n to display a RAC name or its IP address p to display the port number of a virtual CLI connection number preceded by v r to...

Page 230: ...t must reside in the usr spool erpcd bfs directory connect_security activates the host based security policy for access from CLI to the network If you choose enabled the user must be authorized via the host based ACP security server to connect to a network host The security policy in the security server scans the etc acp_restrict file to authorize a connection to a host from the RAC Type Async Val...

Page 231: ...e the start stop or parity bits daylight_savings allows the RAC to adjust for daylight savings time in your geographic location dedicated_address defines one host and one TCP port to which this port can connect To use this parameter set the Mode parameter to dedicated Type Async Values both flow_control modem_control none Default none Lists Async Port Flow Control Modem Modem Internal Type RAC Val...

Page 232: ...er between 0 and 65535 This parameter is obsolete in RAC software Release 10 1 and in subsequent releases Please use the dedicated_arguments parameter def_session_mode defines the default session mode when the DECServer command interface is configured i e when cli_interface is set to vci For more information refer to the RAC Interface for VMS Environments Administrator s Guide Type Async Values 0 ...

Page 233: ...u do not set this parameter the RAC provides the network zone list demand_dial allows a port to use demand dialing You cannot use this parameter unless the option_key parameter enables demand dialing DHCP_broadcast determines whether or not a RAC broadcasts for DHCP services if the preferred DHCP servers are not available Type RAC Values 0 to 100 characters Default null string Lists RAC Only Basic...

Page 234: ...s the RAC uses the remote address from the file and the RAC IP address for the local address If the file does not contain a matching user name the RAC uses values from the local_address and remote_address parameters If both parameters contain addresses the RAC uses these values If both parameters are set to0 0 0 0 the RAC negotiates for both addresses with the remote PPP client The connection is d...

Page 235: ...o_compression starts TCP IP header compression on a SLIP link When you choose enabled the RAC negotiates for TCP IP compression for both sides of the connection dsx1fdl describes the facilities data link use This allows the telephone company to read the statistics maintained by a RAC and to perform diagnostic tests dsx1LineCoding selects the line code format used on the T1 E1 network interface Mus...

Page 236: ... choose in the Reset Parameters window to prevent the reset process and to use the parameter value you entered echo directs a RAC to echo all characters as a user types This parameter applies only to the CLI level enable_security allows you to activate the security system Cancel Type Async Values unknown high low Default unknown Lists Async Port Type Async Values enabled or disabled Default disabl...

Page 237: ... a port Bay Networks recommends that you use a sequence with a character The key displays as If you use more than one letter or number Annex Manager separates characters with a slash For example a b displays as a b Type Async Values any character Default displays as Lists Async Port Command Line Editing Ctrl Ctrl Delete Type Async Values any character Default displays as U Lists Async Port Command...

Page 238: ...ved data If new data arrives before the timer expires the RAC resets the timer If you enter 0 the RAC uses 5 which is the Annex Manager default value Setting forwarding_count to 1 or forwarding_timer to 0 can have a severe effect on the network when heavy serial input occurs group_value specifies the LAT protocol remote group codes that can access local services offered by a RAC To access these se...

Page 239: ...st table In this case the RAC requires a name server to resolve every host name image_name provides the file name for the operational code that loads by default when you boot a RAC You can enter a name using up to 100 characters imask_7bits allowsaRACtomaskinputtosevenbits Ifyouchoosedisabled theRACexpects eight bit ASCII input Type Async Values enabled or disabled Default enabled Lists Async Port...

Page 240: ...inutes here set input_is_activity and output_is_activity to disabled and set port_type to dialin inet_addr defines the RAC IP address This 32 bit address contains four 8 bit fields separated by periods Each field contains a number ranging from 0 to 255 or a hexadecimal number The IP address always displays in decimal notation input_buffer_size provides the number of 256 byte blocks allocated to re...

Page 241: ...er level e g a parallel port input_is_activity defines activity as input If you choose enabled the RAC sets the inactivity timer when it receives input at the port input_start_char defines the control character sequence that restarts input if input_flow_control is set to start stop Type Async Values none start stop eia Default none Lists Async Port Printer Port Flow Control Modem Type Async Values...

Page 242: ... copy broadcast packets ipencap_type indicates whether the RAC LAN interface encapsulates IP packets in Ethernet Version 2 format or IEEE 802 3 Data Link Layer format ipso_class specifies the U S Department of Defense basic IP Security Option IPSO classification level included in TCP packets generated on RAC CLI dedicated or adaptive asynchronous ports The option is not added to locally generated ...

Page 243: ...t stores the uploaded RAC dump image on the Novell file server ipx_dump_username provides user name for logging on to the Novell file server before the RAC sends a dump file to the server ipx_file_server contains the name of the Novell file server from which a RAC boots Type RAC Values enabled or disabled Default disabled Lists RAC Only IPX Type RAC Values 0 to 16 characters Default unset Lists RA...

Page 244: ...ckets serve only as notices to remote nodes that the host services are available lat_key restricts access to LAT specific RAC commands parameters functions and the LAT protocol within the RAC Each RAC requires a unique key value You must contact your supplier to obtain a LAT key After you set the key your system administrator must reboot the RAC Type RAC Values raw802_3 ethernetII ccitt802 ccitt80...

Page 245: ...T host data b packets which change asynchronous port parameters Refer to your LAT host documentation for details If you enter enabled and the LAT host sends a data b slot message requesting that flow control XON XOFF be turned off the RAC turns off flow control and passes XON XOFF characters to the host This scenario can adversely affect XON XOFF and the terminal cursor keys Type RAC Values 10 thr...

Page 246: ...inning of the next line load_broadcast defines during a boot whether the RAC requests the configuration or message of the day files from other hosts This parameter works only if the files are not available on the preferred load host load_dump_gateway specifies the gateway IP address A gateway is required if the preferred load or dump host is on a different network or subnet than the RAC Type Async...

Page 247: ...ash ROMs Since the RAC cannot dump back to itself you should include a secondary interface here by entering self net or self sl port number local_address defines the IP address for the port on the RAC side of the link This IP address is used only when mode is set to slip ppp or autodetect location defines a port location or description that displays at the CLI who command lock_enable allows any po...

Page 248: ...uting and Record option only if it can reach the next routing address directly Drops packets that do not have either setting and sends an ICMP Destination Unreachable message with a Source Route Failed code If you enter disabled the RAC accepts packets with Loose Source Routing and Record or Strict Source Routing and Record only when the RAC itself is the destination If it is not the destination i...

Page 249: ...epresents the two digits that follow 03 to mark a T1 Drop and Insert Interface DS0 as mapped to modem number nn where nn represents the two digits that follow 04 to mark a T1 Network Interface DS0 as mapped in voice mode directly to the Drop and Insert Interface When you use 04 the next two digits must be 00 05 to mark a T1 Network Interface DS0 as mapped in data mode directly to the Drop and Inse...

Page 250: ... for which the RAC keeps accounting information You can use this parameter only for RA6100 Cabletron CSMIM T1 and Cabletron MODMIM products max_vcli determines the maximum number of virtual CLI connections the RAC can create at a time Entering 255 allows a number of connections limited only by the available memory of the RAC Type Async Values enabled or disabled Default disabled Lists Async Port C...

Page 251: ...ected to a terminal or incoming modem access to CLI CLI provides access to the network and connections to other hosts via the Telnet connect rlogin and tn3270 commands The tn3270 command is available only when option_key is set to an appropriate value slave to indicate that a port provides access to modems serial line printers and other serial devices attached to an outgoing port It does not provi...

Page 252: ...t to allow a port to identify the incoming protocol of a packet and to convert to IPX PPP ARAP or CLI auto adapt to allow a port to detect whether packets are incoming or outgoing For incoming packets the port behaves as if it were in auto detect mode For outgoing packets it operates in slave mode ndp to allow Novell dial in dial out and routing ipx to allow dial in Novell access connect to allow ...

Page 253: ...works only when cli_interface is set to vci and vci_login_port_password is set to enabled For security reasons Annex Manager displays values as set or unset mop_login_prompt defines the prompt that appears for all ports using a VMS interface This parameter works only when cli_interface is set to vci Type Async Values cli slave adaptive unused slip call dedicated ppp arap auto detect auto adapt ndp...

Page 254: ...s set or unset mop_pref_host contains the Ethernet address of the preferred MOP load or dump host This address consists of six parts separated by dashes Each part contains a hexadecimal value motd_file contains the message of the day file name that is maintained on the load host This file resides in the directory you choose during the host installation process typically usr spool erpcd bfs Type RA...

Page 255: ...fy a host in pref_name1_addr name_server_2 defines the type of name service used with the secondary name server The RAC uses this service when the service specified in name_server_1 is not available This parameter works only when you specify a host in pref_name2_addr nameserver_broadcast defines whether the RAC broadcasts a name server request if the preferred name servers do not respond Type RAC ...

Page 256: ... a DSR signal ports with partial modem control lines net_inactivity defines the amount of time an asynchronous interface port can remain inactive before the port is reset The net_inactivity_units parameter determines whether the number you enter here is in minutes or seconds net_inactivity_units determines the unit of time used for the serial protocol inactivity timer of the port net_inactivity_un...

Page 257: ...ts carriage returns and line feeds for CLI When you enter disabled a carriage return or a line feed terminates the input line and a carriage return followed by a line feed terminates output lines When you enter enabled a line feed terminates both the input and the output lines node_id contains the address a RAC tries to acquire at the start of an AppleTalk session If the address you enter here is ...

Page 258: ...output from a RAC You can choose none to disable flow control start stop to designate flow control by recognizing xon and xoff characters eia to indicate that flow control is delegated to a lower level e g a parallel port output_is_activity defines activity as output If you enter enabled the RAC sets the inactivity timer when it sends output from the port Lists RAC Values option key value from you...

Page 259: ...TTL is a field in IP packets that limits their lifetime on the network Each time a packet crosses a router the router decrements the packet TTL by 1 When the value reaches 0 the packet is discarded parity defines the type of parity that the asynchronous port uses Type Async Value any character Default displays as Q Lists Async Port Flow Control Ctrl Ctrl Q Type Async Values any character Default d...

Page 260: ...efault value phone_number defines the default phone number used with demand dialing on the port The number you enter must be compatible with the modem connected to the port port_encoding has two settings 1 Device When the parameter is set to this value which is also the default the NAS Port attribute in conjunction with the NAS Port Type attribute defines the port being used for that session 2 Phy...

Page 261: ...ated 3000 Virtual Ethernet connections 4000 Virtual Tunnel on the LNS 5000 Virtual MP bundles 6000 2 Channel When set to channel the physical and virtual ports are encoded as follows Physical Port corresponds to a hardware device The NAS Port attribute is encoded as wllcc Where w is set to 1 for digital calls and 2 for analog calls ll is the WAN number on which the call was received currently 1 or...

Page 262: ...wired speed to 115200 control_lines to none input_flow_control to none output_flow_control to start stop need_dsr to disabled bidirectional_modem to disabled and broadcast_direction to port Dialinautobaud sets mode to cli port_type to dialin autobaud to enabled speed to 115200 or the highest speed that the hardware supports control_lines to both input_flow_control to eia output_flow_control to eia...

Page 263: ...d to enabled speed to 115200 or the highest speed that the hardware supports control_lines to both input_flow_control to eia output_flow_control to eia need_dsr to enabled bidirectional_modem to disabled and broadcast_direction to port Ipx sets mode to ipx port_type to dialin autobaud to enabled speed to 115200 or the highest speed that the hardware supports control_lines to both input_flow_contro...

Page 264: ...assword defines a port password for local password protection You can use this password as a back up for host based security if the security servers do not respond or as an additional line of security after you enter a username and password For security reasons Annex Manager displays this value as set or unset If you use SecurID set port_password to a null string Type Async Values none dialinautob...

Page 265: ...o specify that the keep alive time is the value set in the tcp_keepalive parameter or 255 to disable the keep alive mechanism for the port port_type defines the type of device attached to a port port_user_name defines a default user name for this port Type Async Values enabled or disabled Default disabled Lists Async Port Modem Modem Internal Security Type Async Values 0 to 255 minutes Default 0 m...

Page 266: ...number for an IPX PPP connection assigned to a specific port You can enter a 12 digit hexadecimal number here using dashes to separate sets of two numbers e g 00 00 00 00 00 00 You cannot use a number that has1inthelastbitofthefirstoctet sincethesenumbersarereservedformulticast addresses or 0xFF FF FF FF FF FF which is reserved as a broadcast node address ppp_mru definesthemaximumreceiveunit MRU t...

Page 267: ...easons Annex Manager displays this value as set or unset ppp_security_protocol defines the security check for the peer that the RAC requires before it starts the network control protocol If the RAC wants to use security and the peer refuses the RAC closes the link You can enter chap to use challenge handshake protocol pap to use password authentication protocol chap pap to use both challenge hands...

Page 268: ...bled the client broadcasts DHCP messages pref_DHCP2_addr contains the IP address of the DHCP server that the client attempts to use as the backup source for DHCP services when the primary DHCP server does not respond When enabled the client broadcasts DHCP messages Type Async Values chap pap chap pap none Default none Lists Async Port PPP Security Type Async Values 0 to 15 characters Default null ...

Page 269: ...t this address to the IP address of the boot host pref_name1_addr contains the IP address of the host specified in the name_server_1 parameter pref_name2_addr contains the IP address of the host listed in the name_server_2 parameter or the address of a back up host that serves if name_server_2 is set to none Type RAC Value IP address Default 0 0 0 0 Lists RAC Only Basic RAC Type RAC Values IP addr...

Page 270: ...itates ISDN Primary Rate RAC shutdown by automating incoming call attrition If you choose enabled existing calls are allowed to terminate but new incoming calls are blocked pri_block_out_calls facilitates ISDN Primary Rate RAC shutdown by automating outgoing call attrition If you choose enabled existing calls are allowed to terminate but new outgoing calls are blocked Type RAC Values IP address De...

Page 271: ...ou can enter an 8 digit hexadecimal number here pri_ipx_node defines a unique node number for an IPX PPP connection to a RAC or an ISDN Primary Rate RAC You can enter a 12 digit hexadecimal number here using dashes to separate sets of two numbers e g 00 00 00 00 00 00 You cannot use a number that has 1 in the last bit of the first octet since these numbers are reserved for multicast addresses or 0...

Page 272: ...RAC sends tab characters to a printer If you enter disabled the RAC converts a tab character to the corresponding number of spaces printer_host specifies the IP address or fully qualified domain name of a machine running a Berkeley style lpd server The tn3270 command uses this server for the print screen function Type Printer Values enabled or disabled Default disabled LIsts Printer Port Type Prin...

Page 273: ...e for connections from applications such as aprint or rTelnet to one or more printer ports If you use 0 the Annex Manager default value the keep alive timer uses the value set by the tcp_keepalive parameter You can enter 255 to disable the keep alive mechanism for the printer port printer_type specifies the type of printer attached to the port Type Printer Values enabled or disabled Default disabl...

Page 274: ...ot exceed 32 characters You can enter a to display RAC c to display a colon and a space d to display the date and time e g Mon Mar 14 13 59 42 1996 i to display a RAC IP address j to display a new line character l to display the port location If no location is defined the port number e g port 10 appears n to display a RAC name or its IP address p to display the port number of a virtual CLI connect...

Page 275: ... a host at the other end of the serial line This parameter works only when the mode parameter is set to autodetect slip or ppp reset_idle_time_on defines whether input or output resets the idle timer The idle time is the time lapse between activity and inactivity at the device This parameter works with the who command Type Async Values 0 to 32767 Default 0 Lists Async Ports Basic Async Port Type A...

Page 276: ...ise defines the networks for which the RAC advertises routes You can enterall none or a list of one to eight IP addresses in decimal format preceded by include or exclude rip_auth contains the password that controls authentication for RIP 2 packets Type RAC Values 4 to 120 Default 8 Lists RAC Only LAT Type Interface Values all none or one to eight IP addresses preceded by include or exclude Defaul...

Page 277: ...e split horizon algorithm for RIP You can enter off to disable split horizon split to enable split horizon without poison Split horizon prevents a route from being advertised over the interface on which it was learned poison to enable split horizon with poison reverse Poison reverse advertises the route over the interface on which it was learned but sets the hop count to 16 rip_next_hop specifiesw...

Page 278: ...sion controls the RIP versions that a RAC sends over IP interfaces You can choose rip 1 to send version 1 packets to the broadcast address rip 2 to send version 2 packets to the RIP multicast address compatibility to send version 2 packets to the broadcast address rip_sub_accept controls whether subnet routes are accepted over the SLIP PPP and Ethernet interfaces You can enter enabled to accept su...

Page 279: ...on the same subnetwork as the Annex Manager host you cannot contact the RAC after you reboot the RAC or after you reset the routing subsystem rts_signal controls the RTS Request to Send signal for the port Entering a value for an idle port produces an error condition If you change the value for this parameter and then reset a port orrebootaRAC theparameterreturnstoitsoriginaldefaultvalue Therefore...

Page 280: ... define the RAC as a file server for the configuration operational image and message of the day files config to define the RAC as a file server for configuration files image to define the RAC as a file server for RAC operational code motd to define the RAC as a file server for the message of the day file none to indicate that the RAC is not a file server Type RAC Values enabled or disabled Default...

Page 281: ... the RAC removes the service that is idle the longest If all services are busy and the table is full the RAC discards a new service session_limit_RAC specifies the maximum number of active sessions the RAC allows at one time session_limit_port specifies the maximum number of active sessions the RAC allows on a port at one time You can enter 1 to indicate that there is no maximum set Type RAC Value...

Page 282: ...f you entered sl and a number in load_dump_sequence you must enter a valid address here This parameter value overrides values in pref_load_addr and pref_dump_addr slip_mtu_size sets the maximum transmission unit MTU size on a SLIP CSLIP port This parameter forces the SLIP interface to use large 1006 or small 256 MTUs Type Async Values enabled or disabled Default disabled Lists Async Port Idle Time...

Page 283: ...sk for a SLIP interface The subnet mask defines which portion of the IP address is the network subnet and host The parameter default is based on the network portion of the RAC IP address Setting this parameter incorrectly can cause routing problems slip_tos allows a RAC to send interactive traffic such as Telnet rlogin and ftp control sessions before it sends other traffic This parameter provides ...

Page 284: ...the RAC IP subnet mask The subnet mask defines which portion of the IP address is the network subnet and host The parameter default is based on the network portion of the RAC IP address Setting this parameter incorrectly can cause routing problems sysContact identifies the contact person for this managed node including information on how to contact this person Type Async Values 2000 2400 3600 4800...

Page 285: ...Remote Access Concentrators Using CLI Interfaces for a detailed syslog configuration description and to your UNIX system documentation syslog_host contains the IP address of the host that logs RAC messages If you use the Annex Manager default setting 0 0 0 0 the RAC broadcasts its log messages Type RAC Default n a Values 0 to 255 characters Lists RAC Only Type RAC Default n a Values 0 to 255 chara...

Page 286: ...or to log all line initialization errors including CLI errors warning to log minor problems notice to log time server queries and information about responses info to start and end CLI sessions and RAC jobs created by rlogin Telnet connect ping and tap commands debug to start and end any RAC process syslog_port routes syslog messages to an asynchronous port where messages are time and date stamped ...

Page 287: ...keep alive time to 120 minutes or you can enter 255 to disable the keep alive mechanism The port_tcp_keepalive and printer_tcp_keepalive parameters override values in this parameter for those individual ports tdi_distance indicates the length of the cable that runs between the equipment and the Drop and Insert Interface tdi_framing selects the superframe format used on the T1 Drop and Insert Inter...

Page 288: ...escape defines the character that returns a CLI user to the Telnet prompt You can press and enter U to disable the Telnet escape character term_var identifies the type of terminal using the CLI connection You must enter a valid terminal type for the host The RAC passes the terminal type setting to the host Type T1DS1 Values b8zs ami Default b8zs Lists DS1 Line T1_DS1 Type Async Values enabled or d...

Page 289: ...ing that precedes all files e g image name configuration and motd files when you boot a RAC via tftp The string value is determined by the system serving the tftp requests It does not precede the tftp_dump_name time_broadcast defines whether the RAC broadcasts for the current time if the preferred load host is not available or does not provide a time server Type RAC Values path and file name Defau...

Page 290: ... number of minutes for time zones west of Greenwich Mean Time GMT or a negative number for time zones east of GMT For example you would enter 300 for U S Eastern Standard Time which is five hours west of GMT or 60 for Paris which is one hour east of GMT tmux_delay provides the maximum number of milliseconds during which small packets can accumulatetoformlargerpackets Whenthetimeexpires themultiple...

Page 291: ...ber of host addresses exceeds the number you enter here the RAC discards the oldest entry tmux_max_mpx specifies the largest user packet that can be placed in a TMux packet The RAC does not multiplex larger packets but passes them directly to the IP layer tni_circuit_id contains the transmission vendor s circuit identifier used for customer service calls Type RAC Values enabled or disabled Default...

Page 292: ...s T1 lines when you change this parameter value You can select noloop to prevent the signal from looping through the T1 engine payloadloop to allow the incoming signal to be looped through the T1 engine after it passes through the framing function lineloop to cause the incoming signal to loop to the network without passing through the T1 engine localloop to cause the T1 engine outgoing signal to l...

Page 293: ...aud indicates whether the RAC automatically detects line speed when a connection is opened and whether it sets matching terminal port characteristics on the next login This parameter works only when the DECServer command interface is configured i e when cli_interface is set to vci For more information refer to the Annex Interface for VMS Environments Administrator s Guide Type T1 DS1 Values enable...

Page 294: ... by commas e g 1 5 7 or a range of numbers separated by dashes e g 1 5 200 255 vcli_password defines a password required for virtual CLI connections to the RAC and as a backup to host based security This parameter serves as host based security backup the RAC requests a password on a virtual CLI connection if the security server does not respond For local password protection you can set enable_secu...

Page 295: ...s parameter works with host based security only if you set enable_security to enabled zone provides the AppleTalk zone name that the RAC uses at start up You must use spacestoseparatezonenames e g generalengineeringlab Toescapeembedded spaces use the backslash Type RAC Values enabled or disabled Default disabled Lists RAC Only Security Virtual CLI Type RAC Values 0 to 32 characters Default null st...

Page 296: ...Managing Remote Access Concentrators Using Annex Manager Appendix A RAC Parameters A 106 ...

Page 297: ...AC parameter values for backup or to apply a special configuration This appendix describes the Script commands It includes Viewing Script Contents Creating New Scripts Changing RAC Values Using Scripts Annex Manager provides predefined scripts that reset RAC parameters to their factory default values View Script displays the contents of predefined or site specific scripts Execute Script allows you...

Page 298: ...parameters for dedicated port mode Modem contains port modem configuration parameters Modem_Internal contains port modem configuration parameters for the CSMIM MODMIM product and other products with internal modems Nameserver contains nameserver parameters PPP contains port parameters for PPP Printer_Port contains port parameters for a parallel printer Some RACs do not have parallel printer ports ...

Page 299: ...s described on page B 4 Figure B 1 View Script Window 3 Select a single script from the Script List box The field below this box displays your selection You can enter a path in the field to see a script stored in another directory In this case the Script List box does not change 4 Click View The script listed in the text field appears in the Script Contents box If you need to display more than one...

Page 300: ...lay scripts stored in another directory the Script List box does not change when you enter the path of another directory The Selection field below the Script List box displays the default script directory When you choose a script from the list box this field changes to display your selection If you need to display a script stored in another directory you can enter a path here The Script Contents b...

Page 301: ...t key lat_key the option key option_key and the virtual CLI password vcli_password parameters You can use Create Script to select the parameters and values you want to save in a script If you leave the View Script window open as you create a script you can check your work easily To create a script 1 In the Main window select a reachable RAC 2 Select Create Script from the File menu The Create Scri...

Page 302: ...nter Port Parameters All DS0 Channel Parameters All WAN Module Parameters and All Enet Parameters options The Main Windows Parameters option and a Main window parameter option that includes one or more port or channel parameters The All Parameters option If you selected All Annex Only Parameters or non port parameters from the Main window the Script File Selection window displays The Script Port E...

Page 303: ...enter one or more port or channel numbers or a range of numbers for any highlighted type For example if the configuration has no printer ports the Printer Port s field does not accept port numbers Buttons that allow you to define wildcard characters If you entered a single port or channel number in all fields above you can create a script with wildcard indicators Use the specified port number uses...

Page 304: ...pt File Selection Window The Script File Selection window displays the default script directory It allows you to Overwrite an existing script that you created previously by selecting its name When you select an existing script name a window appears that allows you to verify your choice You cannot overwrite a script that someone else created Enter a new script name When you click OK Annex Manager c...

Page 305: ...ates a script using the RAC parameters as well as parameters you choose in the Main window For example if you chose the Basic_Annex group each parameter in the group and the values for the RAC you select become the new script All Parameters creates a script from all parameters of the RAC you selected including port and channel parameters All Annex Only Parameters creates a script from the RAC para...

Page 306: ...process The box displays The Creating script status message indicating that processing is active The Script creation complete message indicating that the process completed Error messages If your selections contain parameters that are not eligible for scripts or that do not exist the message box informs you about error conditions For more information see Identifying Errors on page B 16 Editing Scri...

Page 307: ...s Using Scripts You can use any existing script to reconfigure one or more RACs The Execute Script command applies the script values to the RACs you select You can use Execute Script to apply the parameter values of a script to one or more RACs To execute a script 1 Select one or more reachable RACs in the Main window 2 Select Execute Script from the Configure menu The Execute Script window appear...

Page 308: ...e B 5 Execute Script Window 3 Select the script name you need You can select a script from the Script List box or enter a file name or a path and file name in the text field below this box 4 Click Apply If you selected a script with one or more wildcard indicators the Script Port Entry window appears Figure B 6 ...

Page 309: ... or channel types that need numbers You can Enter one or more port or channel numbers a range of numbers or all for any highlighted type Click Cancel to return to the Execute Script window Click Apply to execute the script If you select a script with wildcard indicators and do not enter a port or channel number here Annex Manager executes the script but does not use wildcard parameters Error messa...

Page 310: ...irm Auto Reset option from the pull down menu and if the parameters changed by the script require Annex Manager to reset RACs If you did not select Confirm Auto Reset Annex Manager resets RACs without notifying you Figure B 8 Execute Script Reset Parameters Window 5 Click Save Msgs to save the messages 6 Click Close to close the window The Execute Script Window The Execute Script window allows you...

Page 311: ... you need to execute a script stored in another directory you can enter a path and file name here Message Box The Execute Script window message box includes status and error messages It displays The Executing script status message indicating that processing is taking place The Script execution complete message indicating that the process completed without errors Error messages If the script you ar...

Page 312: ... not match the RAC or parameters you select in the Main window For example a warning appears if you select the All Sync Port Parameters option and a RAC that does not have synchronous port parameters Use the Main Window Parameters option and do not enter port or channel information for parameters that require this information Attempt to replace an existing script created by someone else with a new...

Page 313: ...mmand displays warning windows when you Do not select a script from the list Do not select a RAC when the list contains more than one RAC The message box includes error information when Annex Manager cannot find the value of one or more parameters The Execute Script operation does not use one or more parameters or finds specified parameters that are not eligible for scripts In this case the Script...

Page 314: ...Managing Remote Access Concentrators Using Annex Manager Appendix B Configuring and Editing Scripts B 18 ...

Page 315: ...or changing the size of a window moving a window reducing a window to an icon using scroll bars and using the control menu Fields Buttons and Boxes describes each type of Annex Manager field button and box and gives instructions for selecting and entering information This book describes window conventions for the Motif window manager If you use another window manager the methods you use may be dif...

Page 316: ... the main window The elements listed below can appear in any Annex Manager window Title bar labels each window Borders allow you to change the size of a window using a mouse Control menu button displays a menu for moving sizing and closing a window WARNING Maximize button Minimize button Title bar Control menu button Menu bar Text field Cursor Push button Option button Scroll Border List box ...

Page 317: ...me text fields List boxes display items you can select for Annex Manager processing The mouse can select one or more items and can display help information about a parameter Message and output boxes display information about the actions you take and about Annex Manager operations Message boxes monitor action while output boxes show the results of an action Both boxes can include warning or status ...

Page 318: ...ager uses a mouse to display windows select text fields lists and buttons and respond to warning and help windows You use the same point and click mouse techniques found in other interfaces The following table lists terms actions and results that occur when you use the mouse Annex Manager does not use the right or center mouse buttons Term If you The mouse Click Press and release the mouse button ...

Page 319: ...dow move a window and scroll through lists and text If you press Annex Manager Tab Places the cursor in the next field box or button Shift Tab Places the cursor in the previous field box or button Space bar Selects an item from a list or menu Space bar Return Displays information about an Annex list item or Moves the pointer through a list or a menu Shift or Selects text in a field Return Acknowle...

Page 320: ...ire window place the pointer in the corner of the window its shape changes to To size only the horizontal or vertical dimensions place the pointer in the border its shape changes to 2 Hold the left mouse button and drag the pointer The border of the window becomes an outline as you move the pointer 3 Release the mouse button when the border reaches the size you need To change the size of a window ...

Page 321: ...size and location 1 Move the pointer over the icon 2 Click the mouse button to display the icon menu The icon menu offers the same selections as the control menu 3 Move the pointer to Restore and click the left mouse button again You can skip steps 2 and 3 by double clicking on the icon Moving Windows And Icons You can move a window or the Annex Manager icon to a more convenient location on your d...

Page 322: ...re horizontal or vertical areas that contain scroll boxes In the example above scroll boxes are the white area These boxes indicate whether the scroll bar is active scroll boxes change size to reflect the proportion of material that the window displays The example above shows active and inactive scroll bars The vertical scroll bar is active The scroll box fills about one third of the available spa...

Page 323: ...f the pointer For example if you place the pointer below the vertical scroll box the display moves down one page To scroll through the display 1 Move the pointer to the scroll box 2 Hold the left mouse button The list moves as long as you hold the mouse button 3 Release the mouse button when you reach the position you want You can use the or arrow keys to scroll through a list or message box If yo...

Page 324: ...l menu you can select an option by typing the underlined letter on your keyboard Displaying the Control Menu Window To display a control menu option 1 Move the pointer to the menu control button in the upper left corner of the window 2 Click the mouse button or hold it down to display the menu 3 Click the mouse button on the option you need or drag the pointer to the option and release the button ...

Page 325: ...mouse button The pointer changes to 2 Move the pointer to the border The pointer changes to 3 Continue to move the pointer to reach the size you need The border becomes an outline as you move the pointer 4 Release the mouse button when the border reaches the new size The window displays in its new size and the pointer returns to You can change the size of a window by using this option The Lower op...

Page 326: ...d port numbers Some text fields allow you to enter or change values others simply display information The cursor appears in a text field when you can enter or change the value of the field To use a text field 1 Place the pointer in the field and click the mouse button The border of the field is highlighted and the cursor blinks 2 Type new information or edit the value that displays You can use the...

Page 327: ...display a new window For example a push button can add a RAC to a list or show parameter values These buttons display as boxes with text inside Help To use a push button 1 Move the pointer inside the button 2 Click the mouse button An ellipsis following a push button label indicates that clicking the button displays another window Radio buttons allow you to turn a selection on or off These buttons...

Page 328: ...rn a selection on or off You can select one or more check buttons To use check buttons 1 Move the pointer to the square shape 2 Click the mouse button When you turn a selection on the center of the square is highlighted When you turn a selection off the center of the square is empty 3 Move the pointer to the next check button you want to select and repeat steps 1 and 2 When you select more than on...

Page 329: ...lect for Annex Manager processing When complete information cannot fit into a box horizontal and vertical scroll bars allow you to view the complete list Message boxes monitor Annex Manager operations These boxes can include status and error messages Output boxes display the results of Annex Manager processing List boxes store information about RACs parameters and files These boxes which always in...

Page 330: ...ou to select more than one item Selected items are always highlighted Some lists permit you to select only one item in a list box To select one item 1 Move the pointer to the item you want to select 2 Click the mouse button Annex Manager highlights the item indicating that it is selected You can search through a list by selecting one item and typing the beginning letters of the item you want to fi...

Page 331: ...s when you have not selected items 1 Move the pointer to the first item you want to select and hold the mouse button Annex Manager highlights the first item 2 Drag the pointer through all items you want to select Each item is highlighted as the pointer moves past 3 Release the mouse button on the last item you want in the range Annex Manager highlights all items to indicate that they are selected ...

Page 332: ...pears indicating that the item is deselected To deselect a range of items 1 Move the pointer to the first item you want to deselect hold Ctrl and hold the mouse button 2 Drag the pointer through all items you want to deselect The highlighting of each item disappears as the pointer moves past 3 Release the mouse button on the last item you want to deselect Annex Manager removes highlighting from th...

Page 333: ...age boxes monitor Annex Manager operations by displaying status and error information Figure C 6 shows the Set Window message box Figure C 6 Set Window Message Box This message box summarizes the Show Values command The Show Values command lists each parameter and notifies you that Annex Manager completed the Show Values request Output boxes show the results of Annex Manager commands Like message ...

Page 334: ...ng Annex Manager Appendix C Windows Tutorial C 20 Figure C 7 Compare Window Output Box In this example the output box displays the differences in parameter values between RACs The box lists each parameter and includes the values for each RAC ...

Page 335: ...ion about Customize mode fields commands and parameters appears in a standard Annex Manager window You can save this information in a text file Information about all Setup mode fields single fields in Customize mode and all boxes and buttons appears in a small window labelled Window Item Help You cannot save the contents of these windows Brief descriptions of Setup mode fields appear automatically...

Page 336: ...ess F1 or click Help The Window Item Help window appears Figure E 1 Figure E 1 shows a help message for the Add button in the Main window Figure E 1 Window Item Help Acknowledging Help Windows You can acknowledge this help window at any time 1 Move the pointer to OK 2 Click the mouse button or press Return The help window closes You cannot save information directly from Window Item Help However th...

Page 337: ... box in a file To display information about a command 1 Display any command window or the main window 2 Click Help The Help window appears Fromthemainwindow usetheHelp entryfromthepull downmenu andselectMainWindow TheHelp entryalsoincludesahelpmessage that describes the main menu bar To display information about a parameter group or a single parameter 1 Display any command window that includes par...

Page 338: ...D Help Reference D 4 Figure E 2 shows the Help window for the Set command Figure E 2 Help Window You can leave this help window on your desktop as you use Annex Manager Each time you select command help or help on parameters Annex Manager adds help text to the window ...

Page 339: ...d Information about the format of the command window Descriptions of the fields buttons and boxes that comprise the command window Special notes or warnings about using the command Short descriptions of each parameter eligible for Annex Manager processing You can save help messages that appear in this box but you cannot edit them or delete portions of their text The Help window uses the following ...

Page 340: ...nts in a file at any time You can include parameter help in Help windows by highlighting a parameter or an input area and pressing F1 or clicking Help To save help messages 1 Display the Help window You can display this window by clicking the Help button of any command or by clicking twice on a parameter name or parameter group 2 Click Save Help The Save Output File Selection window appears Figure...

Page 341: ...ult text directory It allows you to Overwrite an existing file that you created by selecting its name When you choose an existing file a confirmation window lets you verify your selection You cannot overwrite a file that someone else created Enter a new file name 3 Click OK Annex Manager stores the contents of the Help window in the file you specified ...

Page 342: ...Managing Remote Access Concentrators Using Annex Manager Appendix D Help Reference D 8 ...

Page 343: ...anging modem definitions for RACs with 8 1 at_guest parameter A 5 A 10 at_nodeid parameter A 5 at_security parameter A 6 attn_string parameter A 6 authoritative_agent parameter A 6 authorized_groups parameter A 6 autobaud parameter A 6 A 7 B backward_key parameter A 7 banner parameter A 7 Basic Dial Access 4 33 Basic Dial Access window 4 35 Bay Networks Press xii bidirectional_modem parameter A 8 ...

Page 344: ...activity_units parameter A 24 CallDef_newline_terminal parameter A 24 CallDef_ouput_start_char parameter A 25 CallDef_output_flow parameter A 24 CallDef_output_is_activity parameter A 25 CallDef_output_stop_char parameter A 25 CallDef_port parameter A 26 CallDef_port_input_flow_control parameter A 27 CallDef_Port_multisession parameter A 27 CallDef_port_password parameter A 27 CallDef_port_server_...

Page 345: ... 6 dedicated_address parameter A 41 dedicated_arguments parameter A 42 dedicated_port parameter A 42 def_session_mode parameter A 42 default_image_name parameter A 43 default_zone_list parameter A 43 demand_dial parameter A 43 DHCP box 4 8 DHCP_broadcast parameter A 43 dialup_address_origin parameter A 44 dialup_addresses parameter A 45 Direction box 4 18 4 35 disabled_modules parameter A 45 Disco...

Page 346: ...ox 4 22 4 37 Interface Routing box 4 51 Interface Status Information displaying 3 9 Internal Modem Calls box 3 27 Internal modem name choosing 5 11 Internal modems selecting 8 12 Interval Errored Seconds box 3 19 Interval Errors box 3 18 Interval Information box 3 25 Introduction to Annex Manager environment xvii features xv to xvii memory requirements xviii platforms supported xviii system requir...

Page 347: ...wer parameter A 59 map_to_upper parameter A 60 max_modem_calls parameter A 60 max_vcli parameter A 60 Mbufs box 3 4 Memory box 3 4 Messages broadcasting 5 12 metric parameter A 61 Minutes west of GMT parameter 4 7 MMP 4 41 Mode customize 1 4 setup 1 3 Mode box 4 19 4 36 mode parameter A 61 Modem box 4 38 Modem definitions changing for ISDN primary rate RACs 8 3 changing for RACs with asynchronous ...

Page 348: ...mber parameter A 70 Port and channel information entering 7 8 Port Information box 3 7 Port numbers choosing 5 11 Port Options box 4 18 Port Totals box 3 6 Port type choosing 5 11 port_encoding parameter A 70 port_modem_config parameter A 72 port_multisession parameter A 74 port_password parameter A 74 port_server_ security parameter A 75 port_tcp_keepalive parameter A 75 port_type parameter A 75 ...

Page 349: ...RADIUS 4 48 RADIUS box 4 48 redisplay_line parameter A 85 Remote Address 4 43 Remote Address box 4 40 remote_address parameter A 85 Removing a modem definition 8 4 Reset Parameters window 4 5 4 50 Reset window 5 9 reset_idle_time_on parameter A 85 retrans_limit parameter A 86 ring parameter A 86 rip_accept parameter A 86 rip_advertise parameter A 86 rip_auth parameter A 86 A 87 rip_default_route p...

Page 350: ...s Status Information 3 12 DVS status information 3 28 Identifying RACs 3 31 PRI Internal CSU Status Information 3 15 T1 internal CSU status information 3 21 T1 modem calls status information 3 26 stop_bits parameter A 94 subnet_mask parameter A 94 Superuser Password parameter 4 10 sys_location parameter A 95 sysContact parameter A 94 sysLocation parameter A 95 syslog_facility parameter A 95 syslog...

Page 351: ...aps SNMP configuring 9 1 Tunnel Information box 3 30 U Use daylight savings in parameter 4 7 V vci_autobaud parameter A 103 vci_login_port_ password A 104 vci_login_timeout parameter A 104 VCLI box 4 47 vcli_groups parameter A 104 vcli_password parameter A 104 vcli_security parameter A 104 View Script window B 4 W WAN internal modems configuring 8 10 WAN modules 4 28 WAN Parameters box 4 30 warnin...

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