Specifications

3-12 System Operation
Model No.
Running Head
Alarms System Configuration and Operation
3.7.1 Alarm Screens
Refer to Figure 3-9. To view the current system alarms, you can go from the System Main
Screen to an Alarm Screen. From the Alarm Screen, you can then go to an Alarm Filters
Screen and set up the alarm reporting filters. Or, you can access an Alarm History Screen (log)
and view alarms that were previously logged by the system. These screens and operations are
discussed in the “Alarms and Alarm Filters” section later in this chapter.
Figure 3-9.Typical Alarm Screen
The first character set (00513 in the above display) is the Alarm Sequence Number. This is a
sequential number from 1 to 65,535. It identifies the alarm for tracking and maintenance. In
the above example, the Alarm Sequence Number is 513.
The second character set (WAN-4) is the location of the problem. In this case, the WAN port
WAN-4 is affected and has reported the alarm.
The third character set is the alarm modifier (in this case, m indicates a minor alarm). See the
“Alarms and Alarm Filters” section later in this chapter for more information about alarm
modifiers.
The fourth character set (YEL) is the type of alarm generated (in this case, a Yellow alarm on
WAN port WAN-4).
The last two character sets are the date and time the alarm was logged.