MAX 3000 Installation and Basic Configuration Guide
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MAX User Interfaces
The MAX user interface is a menu-driven interface accessed through a VT100 terminal or
VT100 emulation software running on a PC or workstation. The VT100 interface provides
access to a variety of configuration and command menus, and status windows, and includes
two command-line interfaces. In addition, you can obtain supplemental interfaces for MAX
management from Lucent Technologies or other sources.
After you have completed the MAX setup described in Chapter 2, “Setting Up and Testing the
MAX Hardware,” you can explore the user interface to learn how to navigate through the
configuration menus and status windows.
This chapter describes how to access and use the VT100 interface and CLIs. For more detailed
information on how to use the tools introduced in this chapter, see the Administration Guide.
The last section of this chapter introduces a variety of specialized user interfaces available
from Lucent Technologies or third parties.
Accessing the VT100 interface
To access the VT100 interface, you can either use a console cable connected directly to the
MAX unit (as directed in “Connecting the MAX to a terminal” on page 2-6) or use a Telnet
connection from a workstation running terminal-emulation software or a VT100-compatible
terminal.
If you use the console cable included with your MAX unit to establish a serial connection to a
terminal or a workstation with VT100 terminal emulation, you do not need to have already
assigned an IP address to the MAX unit to access the VT100 interface.
To use a Telnet connection to access the VT100 interface from a workstation or PC, you must
have already assigned an IP address to the MAX unit.
Note:
To assign an IP address, use a console cable connection to the VT100 interface
(described in “Using a console connection to access the VT100 interface” on page 3-2) and
follow the instructions in “Assigning an IP address to the MAX” on page 4-2.
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