Modem User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Warranty, Sales, and Service Information
- About This Guide
- About the Model 7986 Standalone Termination Unit
- Using the Asynchronous Terminal Interface
- Initial Startup and Configuration
- Monitoring the Unit
- Testing
- Messages and Troubleshooting
- Security
- IP Addressing
- Configuration Option Tables
- Standards Compliance for SNMP Traps
- Cables and Pin Assignments
- Technical Specifications
- Glossary
- Index

Using the Asynchronous Terminal Interface
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7986-A2-GB20-00
September 1998
main Access Level: Administrator Hotwire
Model 7986
MAIN MENU
Status
Test
Configuration
Control
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Ctrl-a to access these functions E
xit
Screen
Area
Screen
Function
Keys
Area
Entry to all of the termination unit’s tasks begins at the Main Menu screen. The
four branches of the Main menu are as follows:
Select . . .
To . . .
Status View system status, diagnostic test results, statistics, LEDs, and device
identity information.
Test Select and cancel tests for the termination unit’s interfaces.
Configuration Display and edit the configuration options.
Control Change the device identity, administer logins, download new firmware, or
initiate a power-up reset of the termination unit.
After selecting an option, what appears on the screens depends on the:
H Current configuration – How your termination unit is currently configured.
H Effective security access level – An access level that is typically set by the
system administrator for each interface and each user.
H Data selection criteria – What you entered in previous screens.










