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

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7986-A2-GB20-00
September 1998
Initial Startup and Configuration
3
Overview
This chapter provides instructions on how to access and configure your unit for
the first time. This chapter includes procedures for:
H Connecting power to the unit.
H Connecting the unit to the network.
H Connecting a system terminal.
H Providing initial unit identity information or changing existing identity
information.
H Configuring your unit using internal switchpacks or using the Configuration
Edit menus.
H Choosing the current or factory default configuration options or downloading
configuration options from a TFTP server.
H Modifying current configuration options using the Configuration Edit/Display
menu.
H Saving your changes.
H Downloading unit firmware from a TFTP server.










