Specifications

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Installation and Operation Manual
6-28 Testing the Units IPmux-8/16 Ver. 6.00
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To activate an inband loopback:
• From the Loopback Configuration, perform the following:
1. Select Loopback State and set it to Disable.
2. Select Loopback Location and set it as follows:
 Local System (External loopback is activated in the local IPmux-8/16)
 Remote System (Internal loopback is activated in the remote
IPmux-8/16)
 Transparent (Loopback activation code is transmitted to the remote
TDM device, which closes the loopback)
 Disable (IPmux-8/16 ignores inband activation code).
3. Define Activate Loop Pattern (8-bit code to be sent by the adjacent TDM
device in order to activate a loopback)
4. Define Deactivate Loop Pattern (8-bit code to be sent by the adjacent
TDM device in order to deactivate a loopback).
T1 LOOPBACK CONFIGURATION
1. Loopback State Disable
2. Loopback Location Local System
3. Activate Loop Pattern 10000
4. Deactivate Loop Pattern 100
Select item from the menu.
Figure 6-12. T1 Loopback Configuration Menu
Running Ping Test
You can ping remote IP host to check the IPmux-8/16 IP connectivity.
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To ping an IP host:
1. From the Main menu, select System.
The System menu is displayed.
2. From the System menu, select Ping.
The Ping menu is displayed (see
Figure 6-13).
3. From the Ping menu, enter IP address of the host that you intend to ping.
4. Press <Spacebar> to define the number of pings (1, 2, 3, 4 or Endless
Repeats).
5. Press <Enter> to start pinging.