Setting the Communication Parameters for the Supervisory Port
With communications established via the Craft Port, communication options
for the Supervisory Port can be configured to match the equipment (modem,
terminal, NMS, or SNMP manager) that will be connected to it.
CAUTION: Changing communication parameters (e.g.,
baud rate) can disrupt Supervisory Port communications.
To configure the Supervisory Port, follow these steps:
1.
Select
SYSTEM
from the Main Menu Line.
2.
Select the
COMMUNICATION
option.
3.
Select
TERMINAL TYPE
and specify the appropriate terminal type: TV 925
or VT100. Press the
Esc
key.
4.
Select
BAUD RATE
and the appropriate value (600 to 9600). Press the
Esc
key.
5.
Select
STOP BITS
and choose the stop bit value (1 or 2). Press the
Esc
key.
6.
Select
PARITY
and choose the parity mode (
NONE
,
EVEN
, or
ODD
). Press
the
Esc
key.
7.
Select
XON-XOFF
and enable XON-XOFF handshaking as appropriate.
(Generally, XON-XOFF is not required. If TABS is used, XON-XOFF
must be
DISABLED
. Press the
Esc
key.
CAUTION: When XON-XOFF is disabled, Access-T
will buffer terminal keystrokes. When XON-OFF
is re-enabled, these keystrokes will be executed
in sequence.
8.
Select
INTERFACE
and choose the mode of communication, either
MODEM , TERMINAL
, or
DATAKIT
. Press the
Esc
key. The Datakit
®
Virtual
Circuit Switch (VCS) is a high-performance packet switch designed to
interconnect computers, terminals, data-processing peripherals, and net-
works.
IINTERFACE
must be set to
DATAKIT
for Access-T to dial out and
receive calls on the Datakit network. (For more information on Datakit and its
applications, consult AT&T publication 255-113-700, Issue 1, Release 3, 1991.)
Note 1:
The
DATA BITS
parameter for the Supervisory
Port is preset to
8
.
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Chapter 6
June 1996
Configuration Procedures
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