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CONTENTS
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Chapter Page
5. Management ...........................................................................................................................................................24
5.1 Setting Terminal Communication................................................................................................................24
5.1.1 Setting the Terminal Communication Parameters.........................................................................24
5.1.2 Entering the Terminal Session .........................................................................................................25
5.2 Status Monitoring ..........................................................................................................................................26
5.2.1 T1 or E1 and Fiber Optic Interface Status ......................................................................................26
5.2.2 Functional Blocks Status ...................................................................................................................27
5.3 Configuring the Mux.....................................................................................................................................28
5.3.1 Viewing the Interface Configurations .............................................................................................28
5.3.2 Setting/Resetting Loopbacks in the Local Mux .............................................................................30
5.3.3 Setting/Resetting Loopbacks in the Remote Mux .........................................................................30
5.3.4 Invoking Special Actions...................................................................................................................31
5.3.5 Setting/Resetting the T1 or E1 Remote Loopback........................................................................32
5.3.6 Resetting to the Default Configuration ...........................................................................................32
5.4 Changing the Password .................................................................................................................................33
5.5 Viewing Hardware and Software Updates ...................................................................................................34
5.6 Downloading Software ..................................................................................................................................34
6. Testing and Diagnostics..........................................................................................................................................35
6.1 Diagnostic Tests..............................................................................................................................................35
6.1.1 Local Loopbacks in the Local Mux..................................................................................................35
6.1.2 Local Loopbacks in the Remote Mux..............................................................................................37
6.1.3 Fiber Optic Remote Loopback.........................................................................................................38
6.2 Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................................39
6.3 Calling Black Box ..........................................................................................................................................40
6.4 Shipping and Packaging ...............................................................................................................................40
Appendix. Interface Specifications............................................................................................................................41
A.1 Channel Connectors .....................................................................................................................................41
A.2 ALARMS Connector......................................................................................................................................41
A.3 CONTROL Connector..................................................................................................................................42
A.4 Power Connectors..........................................................................................................................................42