Paradyne 8540 User Manual page 56

MCC Card Configuration
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Procedure
To configure card information, DNS setup, time/date, clear NVRAM, upload or
download configuration set, download new firmware, or reset card:
1. Follow this menu sequence:
Configuration
2. The Card Status menu appears. Enter the desired value on each selected
screen and field as shown in Table 5-1 and press Return.
Table 5-1. Card Status Menu Options (1 of 3)
Card Info (System Information)
Gives the user the ability to configure basic card-level information.
System Name – 16 alphanumeric characters. Name assigned to the card.
System Contact – 32 alphanumeric characters. Name or number of party responsible
for card.
System Location – 16 alphanumeric characters. Location assigned to the system.
Router ID – (This field is read only.) Diagnostic Domain IP address assigned to card.
Router Subnet Mask – (This field is read only.) nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn format.
Local Control Terminal Port Mode – Standard/Extended (Default = Standard).
Standard is for USA keyboards; Extended is for European keyboards.
Remote Control Terminal Port Mode – Standard/Extended (Default = Standard).
Standard is for USA keyboards; Extended is for European keyboards.
Telnet daemon tcp port – 0–65536 (Default = 23). If you change this field, you need to
do a card reset.
Alarm on loss of Redundant Power – Enter Y if carrier has redundant power and you
want local and remote indications of the loss of one power source.
DNS Setup (Configure DNS)
Gives the user the ability to configure the access to DNS servers from which name to IP
address translation requests are made.
DNS Servers – Three entry fields in nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn format. Enter the primary Domain
Name System Server address.
Default Domain Name – 40 characters. Domain used for queries that are not fully
qualified. For example, if the default domain name = paradyne.com and a telnet is
attempted to reach a system called gemini, the card would query the DNS server for
gemini.paradyne.com.
Time to wait for response (secs) – 1– 15 seconds (Default = 5). Enter the time to wait
for a response.
Number of times to retry server – 1–3 times (Default = 2). Enter the number of times
to retry the server.
November 1997
Card Status (A-A)
A-A-A
A-A-B
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