Verilink PRISM 3000 (34-00184) Product Manual User Manual
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PRISM 3000
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Terminal Operation
to the network T1 interface) on the second line. Refer to this
information when contacting the factory with inquiries.
The far end information is available only for TxPORT prod-
ucts that support a proprietary message set. If the far end
does not support these messages but does support the stan-
dard 54016 protocol, then the far end information is dis-
played as ‘
GENERIC
54016
FAR
END
’. If the far end does
not respond to either proprietary or 54016 messages, then
‘
NO
FAR
END
RESPONSE
’ will be displayed. If the far end
echoes the FDL messages transmitted by the near end unit,
then ‘
FAR
END
LINE
LOOP
’ is displayed.
Date/Time: The top right corner of the terminal screen dis-
plays the current date and time. The setting of these func-
tions is described in
.
Element ID: Unit Address: Below the header (PRISM
3000), the ‘Element ID’ is displayed (refer to
). Next to the ‘Element ID’ is the unit’s NMS
address (refer to
Section 3.8 on page 3-10
).
Menu Title: The menu title (third line, center) denotes the
general classification of functions currently accessible by
the user (such as ‘
Alarms
’ or ‘
Performance
’).
Messages: This line may display diagnostic messages.
4.1.4
Interface Start-Up
Once a compatible terminal is properly connected to the
unit, a Terminal Interface session is started by sending a
‘
BREAK
’ to the unit. If the NMS port is used, the unit then
responds with the prompt “
Enter
Unit
Address
”. To
activate the first (or only) unit, simply press
select a specific unit, enter the address number of the
desired unit and press
The “
Enter
Unit
Address
” prompt will time out after
10 seconds. If this happens, send another ‘
BREAK
’. To
select another unit, exit the current Terminal Interface ses-
sion, send a ‘
BREAK
’, and repeat the process. If an invalid
address is entered, that address is echoed back to the termi-
nal. Send another ‘
BREAK
’ to start a new session.
The ‘Main Menu’ screen (
) is then displayed if
no password has been specified. The ‘Utilities’ menu (
explains the setting of the pass-
word). In the ‘Password’ screen (
), the user must
enter the correct password to obtain access to any other
menu. Note that the password is case-sensitive.
4.1.5
Cursor Controls
The terminal interface utilizes a highlighted cursor to make
selections from menus and select fields within screens to be
operated on. The cursor is moved in different ways, depend-
ing on the terminal emulation program used. Most programs
allow use of the
use of the 4 arrow keys. Once a field is highlighted, it is
manipulated as described in
.
For keyboards which do not have these standard keys or
have only some of them, an alternate set of cursor control
commands is provided. Each command is performed by
pressing a letter key while holding down the
Alternate commands may be freely mixed with the keyboard
commands at the user’s discretion.
4.1.6
Field Types
Each screen is made up of fields. The two basic field types
are ‘user selectable’ and ‘display only’. If the highlighted
Keyboard Command
Alternate Command
< left arrow >
< Ctrl - S >
< right arrow >
< Ctrl - D >
< up arrow >
< Ctrl - E >
< down arrow >
< Ctrl - X >
< backspace >
< Ctrl - H >
< delete >
< Ctrl - Z >
3000 DSU x.xx/x.xx
PRISM 3000 Date:
MM/DD/YY
3000 DSU x.xx/x.xx
Huntsville: (2) Time:
HH:MM:SS
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MAIN
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Alarms
Performance
Maintenance
Configuration
Utilities
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Messages
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Screen 4-2
Main Menu