Security; Defining Profiles; Device Profiles - Paradyne COMSPHERE 6800 Series Communications Products Support Configuration Manual

Security

Security in the network is achieved by regulating each user's access to network devices and to
NMS commands. User access levels are assigned using the Create User Profile (crup) or Edit User
Profile (edup) commands from the Manager task.
Refer to the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network Management System User's/System
Administrator's Guide for a detailed discussion on setting up user access security within the
6800 Series NMS.

Defining Profiles

NMS device, site, vendor and facility profiles are used to store information relevant to specific
devices. The contents of the profiles are described in the COMSPHERE 6800 Series Network
Management System Core Command Reference Manual. The profiles must have specific data in
them for modem support. The information required in the profiles for the modem, Data Service
Unit (DSU), Service Restoration Control Unit (SRCU), Analog Bridge (AB), and Dial Backup
Unit (DBU) is described in more detail, as follows:

Device Profiles

Device profiles contain detailed operation information about a device. The following device profile
fields should be completed for all modem, DSU, AB, and DBU devices, as indicated:
Device Address
Inventory state
6800-A2-GB20-20
Identifies the device's link-level address. NMS does not allow any address that is not
unique.
For COMSPHERE devices, the link-level address is the one associated with the device's
current protocol mode. Thus, if the device is operating in ADp mode, the address stored
should be the link-level address (long form) that is made up of each device's
COMSPHERE network address. If the device is operating in DATAPHONE II mode, a
short form address is used. A short form address is a link-level address that is missing the
G2/G4 tributary addresses upstream of the designated device. In DATAPHONE II mode,
alarms that are reported on devices that have upstream tributaries are always identified
with short-form addresses. To properly identify incoming alarms, you must specify the
short-form address for these devices. If a long-form address is used, the alarm will be
listed as being associated with an unknown device.
Identifies the existing state of a device in the network.
Valid entries are as follows:
active (default) The device is being actively used in the network.
on order The device is on order from the vendor.
repair The device has been sent out for repair and is not currently in use on
the network.
stock The device is in stock, but is not currently in use on the network.
removed The device is no longer part of the customer's inventory.
limited access The remote 3800/3900 device is active but has no link level address.
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