Instruction Manual

Hot-Standby EXB / Network Manager
Software Manual
CTI Products, Inc.
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68-11707-100
1. SYSTEM OVERVIEW.............................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 PC R
EQUIREMENTS
.................................................................................................................................. 3
1.2 R
EFERENCE
D
OCUMENTS
......................................................................................................................... 3
2. HOT-STANDBY EXB OPERATION....................................................................................................... 4
2.1 D
EFINITIONS
............................................................................................................................................. 4
2.2 O
PERATION
............................................................................................................................................... 5
N
ORMAL
L
INK
C
ONDITION
...................................................................................................................................... 6
2.4 O
PEN
F
ORWARD
(P
ROBE
) L
INK
C
ONDITION
............................................................................................. 7
2.5 O
PEN
R
EVERSE
(H
OLDOFF
) L
INK
C
ONDITION
........................................................................................... 8
3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION .............................................................................................................. 9
3.1 MCN H
ARDWARE
(EXB M
ODULES
) I
NSTALLATION
................................................................................ 9
3.2 S
ERIAL
EXB D
UAL
P
ORT
U
SE
.................................................................................................................. 9
3.3 PC N
ETWORK
I
NTERFACE
C
ARD
I
NSTALLATION
.................................................................................... 10
4. SOFTWARE INSTALLATION.............................................................................................................. 11
5. EXBNET CONFIG CONFIGURATION PROGRAM ......................................................................... 13
5.1 I
NFORMATIONAL
C
USTOM
D
ATA
............................................................................................................ 13
5.2 C
RITICAL
C
USTOM
D
ATA
........................................................................................................................ 14
5.3 C
ONFIGURATION
P
ROGRAM
O
PERATION
................................................................................................. 15
5.3.1 N
AVIGATING IN THE
P
ROGRAM
..................................................................................................... 15
5.3.2 E
DITING
D
ATA
.............................................................................................................................. 16
5.3.3 A
DDING AN
EXB C
HANNEL
.......................................................................................................... 16
5.3.4 D
ELETING AN
EXB C
HANNEL
....................................................................................................... 16
5.3.5 S
AVING THE
D
ATABASE
................................................................................................................ 16
5.3.6 S
AVING
C
OLUMN
S
ETTINGS FOR THE
C
ONFIGURATION
P
ROGRAM
................................................ 16
5.3.7 E
XPORTING THE
D
ATABASE
.......................................................................................................... 18
5.3.8 I
MPORTING A
D
ATABASE
.............................................................................................................. 19
5.3.9 P
RINTING
D
ATA
............................................................................................................................ 20
5.3.10 (R
E
) L
OADING
D
ATA
.................................................................................................................... 20
5.3.11 E
XITING THE
C
ONFIGURATION
P
ROGRAM
..................................................................................... 20
6. NETWORK MANAGER PROGRAM OPERATION.......................................................................... 21
6.1 M
AIN
W
INDOW
....................................................................................................................................... 21
6.1.1 R
ESIZING
W
INDOW
& S
CROLL
B
ARS
............................................................................................ 22
6.1.2 R
ESIZING
C
OLUMNS
...................................................................................................................... 22
6.1.3 S
YSTEM
E
VENTS
W
INDOW
............................................................................................................ 22
6.1.4 G
RID
D
ATA
D
EFINITION
................................................................................................................ 23
6.2 F
ILE
M
ENU
............................................................................................................................................. 25
6.3 P
RINTER
S
ETUP
...................................................................................................................................... 25
6.3.1 S
ELECT
P
RINTER
........................................................................................................................... 26
6.3.2 S
ET
I
DENTIFICATION
P
REFIX
......................................................................................................... 26
6.3.3 S
ET
I
NITIALIZATION
S
TRING
1 ....................................................................................................... 27
6.3.4 S
ET
I
NITIALIZATION
S
TRING
2 ....................................................................................................... 27
6.4 O
PTIONS
M
ENU
...................................................................................................................................... 28
6.4.1 B
ACKGROUND
C
OLORS
................................................................................................................. 28
6.4.2 S
TATUS
B
AR
C
HECK
B
OX
............................................................................................................. 29
6.5 P
ROCESSING
(A
NALYSIS
) S
TATUS
I
NDICATION
....................................................................................... 29
6.6 M
ANUAL
S
TART
A
NALYSIS
..................................................................................................................... 29
6.7 EXB W
INK
F
UNCTION
............................................................................................................................ 30
6.8 S
YSTEM
S
TATUS
A
NALYSIS
& E
XAMPLE
S
CREENS
................................................................................. 31
6.8.1 N
ORMAL
S
TATUS
.......................................................................................................................... 31