Paradyne 8540 User Manual page 70

DSL Card Configuration
6-2
NOTE:
Only a user who logs on to the HotWire DSLAM with Administrative
permission can configure the DSL card.
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 6-1 and press Return.
Table 6-1. Card Status Options (1 of 4)
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 card.
Router ID – nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn format. (This field is read only.) Diagnostic Domain IP
address assigned to card by the MCC.
Router Subnet Mask – nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn format. (This field is read only.)
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.
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 – 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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