iConverter User Manual

4.1.2 Module Management Mode (Configuration Setting 17 and 18)

From the Module configuration screen, the management mode can be changed. Select option 18 to change

the mode. The management mode options will be displayed.

Module - iConverter GX/TM2 iConverter, Serial Agent

Identifier -

Chassis Number = 1 Switch ON Condition OFF Condition H/W Actual

Slot Number = 7 1: Port 1 Manual Port 1 AN Off Off

Model Number = 8939N-0 2: Port 2 Manual Port 2 AN Off Off

3: Port 2 10/100 Port 2 1000 Off Off

Serial Number = xxxxxxxx 4: Port 2 10 Port 2 100 Off Off

Manufacturing Date = xxxxxxxx 5: Port 2 HDX Port 2 FDX Off Off

Product Revision = xx 6: Link Propagate Link Segment Off Off

Software Revision = xx 7: Remote Fault Normal Off Off

8: Symm Fault Det Normal Off Off

LED 9: BP A Enabled BP A Disabled On On

1: Power = On 10: BP B Enabled BP B Disabled On On

2: Power Supply 1 = Off 11: Slave Only Master/Slave Off Off

3: Power Supply 2 = On 12: Not Available

4: Power Supply 3 = Off Configuration Setting

5: Port 1 Link = Off 13: Pause Function Disabled

6: BP Master = On 14: Not Available

7: UTP 100+10 Link = Off 15: Not Available

8: UTP 1000+10 Link= Off 16: Not Available

9: UTP FDX = Off 17: IP Protocol State Off

18: Management Mode ah OAM

Toggle Switch(1-16), (I)dentifier, (R)eset, (H)elp, (P)ortStat, Port(C)tl >

Mode (1=OAM Off, 2=Auto Secure OAM, 3=Auto ah OAM, 4=Secure OAM, 5=ah OAM): 3

The GX/TM2 module supports several management options. Option 18 configures how the module will

communicate to its remote partner. ‘Auto Secure OAM’ (option 2) and ‘Secure OAM’ (option 4) uses

Omnitron’s proprietary secure encrypted management channel. ‘Auto Secure OAM’ will force the remote

partner to communicate using the Secure OAM protocol while ‘Secure OAM’ will only attempt to

communicate with the remote partner over the secure protocol. The management channel can support IP or

IP-less connectivity based on the configuration of the ‘IP Protocol State’, option 17. ‘Auto ah OAM’

(option 3) and ‘ah OAM’ (option 5)’ conforms to the IEEE 802.3ah specification. ‘Auto ah OAM’ will

force the remote partner to communicate using the ah OAM protocol while ‘ah OAM’ will only attempt to

communicate with the remote partner over the ah protocol. This option provides an industry standard

method of fault detection and monitoring. The management channel supports both IP and IP-less connectivity

based on the configuration, option 17 and 18.

NOTE: See the NetOutlook user manual for complete information on the management modes.

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