Technical information

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• If you are using a UNIX workstation, connect from X-windows or the terminal using the
tip command:
tip -9600 /dev/ttyb (or ttya depending on where serial cable is connected)
Step 4 Press Enter. A > prompt appears.
Step 5 You are ready to log into TL1. Follow the steps in the “Log Into TL1” section on page 8.
4 Log Into TL1
Once you have connected to TL1, you must log into TL1 in order to issue commands. Logging into
TL1 only has to be done once per session.
Step 1 Issue the ACT-USER command:
Input Format:
ACT-USER:[<TID>]:<UID>:<CTAG>[::<PID>];
• TID is the name of the node you want to access. If you only want to query the node you
connected to leave the TID blank.
• UID is your user ID. UID can be up to 10 characters.
• CTAG is any non-blank character series that does not have to be unique.
• PID is your password. PID can be up to 10 characters. PIDs are encrypted and are
displayed as asterisks (*).
Input Example:
ACT-USER:PETALUMA:DXT:100::MYPASSWD;
Step 2 Confirm you receive a COMPLD response to indicate the command was completed
successfully.
Response Example:
TID-000 1998-06-20 14:30:00
M 001 COMPLD
DXT:2003-01-02 14-04-49,0
;