Creating A Management Link Through The Com Port - Paradyne 9161 Reference Manual

Management and IP Addressing

Creating a Management Link Through the COM Port

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When the COM port is configured as the IP management link (Net Link), the user
interface is also accessible via Telnet. Although not shown in the illustration
below, a LAN adapter can be connected to the COM port to provide Ethernet or
Token Ring connectivity, or an async terminal (or other VT100-compatible)
interface can be directly connected to the COM port, as well.
Customer Data
DCE
Port
Router
AUX COM
Port Port
Management Data
• 2 Cables
– 1 for Management Data
– 1 or more for Customer Data
The configuration options below show what should be configured for a
management link. These configuration options are configured from the user
interface based upon the Port Type selected, Asynchronous or Synchronous.
Menu selection sequence:
Main Menu Configuration
Port Use Set to Net Link and
Port Type Set to Asynchronous
— Data Rate (Kbps)
— Character Length
— Parity
— Stop Bits
— Ignore Control Leads
See Table 4-9 in Chapter 4, Setting Up .
September 1997
T1
Access
DTE
Unit
Port
WAN Link
NET
Port
Physical Connection
Customer Data
User Interface
Port Use Set to Net Link and
Port Type Set to Synchronous
— Clock
— Data Rate (Kbps)
T1
Network
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Communication Port
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