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Entering Identity Information
After accessing your unit for the first time, use the Change Identity screen to determine
SNMP administrative system information that will be displayed on the Identity screen of
the Status branch. To access the Identity screen, follow this menu selection sequence:
Main Menu
→
Control
→
Change Identity
Selecting a Configuration Method
You can make configuration changes either through a VT100-compatible terminal and
the unit’s Configuration menus or by manually changing switches on the board. The
unit is shipped with the switchpacks disabled to allow settings to be made through the
Configuration menus. To use the switchpacks, see
Configuring the Unit Using the
Internal Switches on page 23.
Configuring the Unit Using the Configuration Menus
Use the Configuration menu to select, display, or change configuration option settings.
NOTE:
The 79xx Standalone Termination Unit is shipped configured as an NTU. If you are
using this unit as an NTU, the configuration options may not need to be altered.
The 79xx Standalone Termination Unit has two sets of configuration option settings:
The Current Configuration: The 79xx Standalone Termination Unit’s active set of
configuration options.
The Default Factory Configuration: A read-only configuration area containing the
factory default configuration options.
Displaying Configuration Options
To display configuration options, you must first load a configuration into the edit area.
To load a configuration option set into the configuration edit area, follow this menu
selection sequence:
Main Menu
→
Configuration (Load Configuration From)
Make a selection by placing the cursor at your choice and pressing Enter.