Temperature masking, Temperature masking -5 – Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Omni Switch/Router User Manual
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Temperature Masking
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Temperature Masking
The
maskta
command provides a way of modifying the behavior of the temperature alarm to
mask the effect of the temperature sensor. By masking the temperature alarm bits, you can 
ensure that the 
MPX
’s
TEMP LED
doesn’t signal or that it resets after a specified delay time. By
default, temperature masking is disabled.
To enable temperature masking, enter
maskta enable
This command masks the temperature alarm completely. The
TEMP LED
will not signal, even
if the temperature exceeds the set ranges. The following message confirms the masking:
Masking of Temperature Alarm enabled
You could also enable temperature alarm masking but not mask the alarm completely. If you 
enter an integer after the 
maskta enable
command, the
TEMP LED
will still signal, but it will
reset after the number of minutes you specified. For example, if you enter the command
maskta enable 5
the temperature alarm will still signal, but it will reset automatically five (5) minutes after the 
alarm-initiating event occurs. 
♦ Note ♦
Once you enter a minute value when enabling 
temperature alarm masking, that value is saved even 
if you disable masking. To reset the minute value, you 
must re-enable temperature alarm masking and set the 
minute value to zero (i.e., enter the command 
maskta
enable 0
).
To disable temperature alarm masking, enter:
maskta disable
This is the default setting, so you only need to specify this command if you had previously 
enabled alarm masking. The following message confirms that you disabled masking:
Masking of Temperature Alarm disabled
