About This Guide; What Is In This Guide; What You Should Know - Lucent Technologies Stinger Compact Remote Getting Started Manual

About This Guide

What is in this guide

This guide explains how to perform the following installation and basic configuration
tasks on a Stinger Compact Remote ATM DSLAM unit:
Physical installation of a Stinger Compact Remote unit
Connection of an administrative terminal to a Stinger Compact Remote unit
Basic configuration for a Stinger Compact Remote unit as a stand alone unit to
provide administrative network access.
Physical configuration of a Stinger Compact Remote as a remotely hosted unit
Configuration of a Stinger host to utilize a hosted Stinger Compact Remote
This guide also provides Stinger Compact Remote technical specifications and an
operational overview of the Stinger Compact Remote. When you finish performing
the instructions in this guide, your Stinger Compact Remote will be installed and you
will be able to configure individual lines on the unit from a remote administrative
terminal or a Stinger host.
Note This manual describes the features for Stinger Compact Remote ATM DSLAM
units running software version 9.7.2 or later. Some features might not be available
with earlier versions or specialty loads of the software.
Warning
instructions in the Edge Access and Broadband Access Safety and Compliance Guide. For
information specific to your unit, see Appendix D, "Safety-Related Electrical,
Physical, and Environmental Information," in this manual.

What you should know

This guide is for the person who installs and configures and maintains Stinger
Compact Remote units. To perform these tasks, you need the following:
Knowledge and understanding of local hardware installation practices, including
physical and electrical safety standards.
The ability to solve problems related to the facilities that connect to the Stinger
Compact Remote. This includes optical facilities, supply voltages, and local cable
pairs that provide DSL and POTS service.
The ability to connect and use a serial terminal and knowledge of the TAOS
software, if verification or configuration of the TAOS parameters will be
performed.
The Stinger® Compact Remote ATM DSLAM Getting Started Guide
Before installing or operating your Stinger unit, be sure to read the safety
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