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Prestige 941 Cable Router
System Maintenance
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Perform the following procedures to get to Diagnostics.
Step 1.
From the main menu, select option 24 to open Menu 24 – System Maintenance .
Step 2.
From this menu, select option 4. Diagnostic. This will open Menu 24.4 – System Maintenance –
Diagnostic .
The following table describes the diagnostic tests available in Menu 24.4 for your Prestige and the
connections.
Table 7-3 System Maintenance Menu
–
Diagnostic
FIELD DESCRIPTION
Ping Host
This diagnostic test pings the host, which determines the functionality of
the TCP/IP protocol on both systems and the links in between.
Cable Port DHCP Release This option enables you to release DHCP settings.
Cable Port DHCP Renewal This option enables you to renew DHCP settings.
Reboot System This option reboots the Prestige.
Host IP Address
If you entered 1 above, then enter the IP address of the machine you
want to ping in this field.
7.5 Backup Configuration
Option 5 from Menu 24 – System Maintenance allows you to backup the current Prestige configuration to
your workstation. Backup is highly recommended once your Prestige is functioning properly.
You can only perform the backup and restore using Menu 24 through the console port, not telnet. Any serial
communications program should work fine however, you must use XMODEM protocol to perform the
download/upload.
Please note that the terms “download” and “upload” are relative to the workstation. Download means to
transfer from another machine to the workstation, while upload means from your workstation to another
machine.