Patton electronics 3120 Administrator's Reference Manual

Model 3120 Remote Access Server

Administrator’s Reference Guide

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Contents

About this guide .....................................................................................................................................................9

Audience................................................................................................................................................................. 9

Structure................................................................................................................................................................. 9

Typographical conventions used in this document................................................................................................ 10

1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 13

Introduction..........................................................................................................................................................14

Logging into the HTTP/HTML Administration Pages .........................................................................................14

HTTP/HTML and SNMP Object Format ...........................................................................................................14

Saving HTTP/HTML Object Changes .................................................................................................................15

2 Home............................................................................................................................................................. 17

Introduction..........................................................................................................................................................18

Operating Status Variables ....................................................................................................................................19

Immediate Actions ................................................................................................................................................20

3 Import/Export............................................................................................................................................... 21

Introduction..........................................................................................................................................................22

Export Configuration ............................................................................................................................................22

Import Configuration............................................................................................................................................24

4 Alarms ........................................................................................................................................................... 25

Introduction..........................................................................................................................................................26

Displaying the Alarms window..............................................................................................................................27

Modify Response—Configuring the alarm response system...................................................................................29

Modify Alarms—Configuring alarm severity levels................................................................................................30

5 Authentication............................................................................................................................................... 33

Introduction..........................................................................................................................................................35

Displaying the Authentication window..................................................................................................................35

The Statistics section .............................................................................................................................................35

The Configuration section.....................................................................................................................................37

Setting Up Authentication.....................................................................................................................................40

Static User Authentication.....................................................................................................................................44

Adding Static Users ...............................................................................................................................................44

Modify Static User ................................................................................................................................................45

6 DAX .............................................................................................................................................................. 47

Introduction..........................................................................................................................................................48

Configuring the DAX............................................................................................................................................48

7 Dial In........................................................................................................................................................... 51

Introduction..........................................................................................................................................................57

Dial In main window ............................................................................................................................................58

Dial Modulations window.....................................................................................................................................60

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Dial Telco window................................................................................................................................................63

Dial Protocol window............................................................................................................................................65

Dial In Details.......................................................................................................................................................68

Dial In Modify Default window............................................................................................................................69

Manage DNIS Window ........................................................................................................................................80

Dial In User Statistics window...............................................................................................................................89

8 Dial Out...................................................................................................................................................... 103

Introduction........................................................................................................................................................107

Dial Out Main Window......................................................................................................................................107

Dial Out Details window ....................................................................................................................................110

Dial Out Modify window....................................................................................................................................111

Dial Out Locations Window ...............................................................................................................................118

Dial Out User Statistics window..........................................................................................................................124

An example section of dialout..............................................................................................................................133

9 Callback ...................................................................................................................................................... 135

Introduction........................................................................................................................................................136

Dial-in Modify Configuration .............................................................................................................................136

Dial-in Main Window.........................................................................................................................................137

Static User Authentication...................................................................................................................................138

RADIUS Configuration ......................................................................................................................................138

Accounting information ......................................................................................................................................139

Dialout................................................................................................................................................................139

10 Drop and Insert........................................................................................................................................... 141

Introduction........................................................................................................................................................142

Drop and Insert main window.............................................................................................................................142

How Drop and Insert works................................................................................................................................143

11 Digital Signal Processing (DSP).................................................................................................................. 145

Introduction........................................................................................................................................................147

DSP Settings main window .................................................................................................................................147

DSP Connection Performance.............................................................................................................................149

DSP information window....................................................................................................................................154

12 Ethernet....................................................................................................................................................... 157

Introduction........................................................................................................................................................159

Ethernet Main Window ......................................................................................................................................160

Ethernet A Modify Window................................................................................................................................162

Ethernet B Modify Window................................................................................................................................163

Ethernet Statistics................................................................................................................................................164

13 Filter IP....................................................................................................................................................... 167

Introduction........................................................................................................................................................168

Defining a filter ...................................................................................................................................................168

Modify Filter.......................................................................................................................................................168

An example of using a filter .................................................................................................................................173

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14 Frame Relay................................................................................................................................................. 177

Introduction........................................................................................................................................................179

The Frame Relay main window...........................................................................................................................179

DLMI Window...................................................................................................................................................181

DLCI window.....................................................................................................................................................183

15 Interfaces..................................................................................................................................................... 185

Introduction........................................................................................................................................................186

Interfaces main window.......................................................................................................................................186

Interface Details ..................................................................................................................................................188

16 IP................................................................................................................................................................. 191

Introduction........................................................................................................................................................194

IP main window ..................................................................................................................................................194

Modify ................................................................................................................................................................197

TCP ....................................................................................................................................................................198

UDP....................................................................................................................................................................201

ICMP..................................................................................................................................................................202

Addressing Information.......................................................................................................................................205

Routing Information ...........................................................................................................................................206

O/S forwarding table window..............................................................................................................................210

IP Routing Destination window..........................................................................................................................212

Address Translation Information.........................................................................................................................213

17 MFR Version 2 ............................................................................................................................................ 215

Introduction........................................................................................................................................................217

MFR Version 2 main window .............................................................................................................................217

Interregister Signalling.........................................................................................................................................218

MFR Version 2—Modify....................................................................................................................................219

18 RIP Version 2.............................................................................................................................................. 227

Introduction........................................................................................................................................................228

RIP Version 2 main window................................................................................................................................228

RIP Version 2—Configuration............................................................................................................................230

RIP Version 2 (Statistics).....................................................................................................................................231

19 SNMP.......................................................................................................................................................... 233

Introduction........................................................................................................................................................234

SNMP window....................................................................................................................................................234

In ........................................................................................................................................................................235

Out .....................................................................................................................................................................236

20 System ......................................................................................................................................................... 239

Introduction........................................................................................................................................................241

System main window...........................................................................................................................................241

System—Modify window....................................................................................................................................246

System—Packet Holding Message Blocks............................................................................................................248

21 System Log .................................................................................................................................................. 251

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Introduction........................................................................................................................................................252

System Log Main Window..................................................................................................................................252

System Log—Modify ..........................................................................................................................................253

System Log—Volatile Memory............................................................................................................................257

System Log—Non-Volatile Memory ...................................................................................................................258

What the System Log messages are telling you.....................................................................................................258

22 T1/E1 Link.................................................................................................................................................. 259

Introduction........................................................................................................................................................262

T1/E1 Link Activity main window......................................................................................................................263

Alarms Present.....................................................................................................................................................264

Line Status—Configuration.................................................................................................................................268

WAN Configuration—Modify............................................................................................................................269

Line Status—Channel Assignment ......................................................................................................................274

Near End Line Statistics—Current......................................................................................................................275

Near End Line Statistics—History.......................................................................................................................277

Near End Line Statistics—Totals.........................................................................................................................278

Far End Line Statistics—Current.........................................................................................................................280

Far End Line Statistics—History .........................................................................................................................281

Far End Line Statistics—Totals ...........................................................................................................................283

23 Sync PPP..................................................................................................................................................... 285

Introduction........................................................................................................................................................287

WAN Circuit CONFIGURATION window......................................................................................................287

24 About........................................................................................................................................................... 299

Introduction........................................................................................................................................................300

Patton Electronics Company contact information ...............................................................................................300

25 License......................................................................................................................................................... 301

Introduction........................................................................................................................................................302

End User License Agreement...............................................................................................................................302

A Supported RADIUS Attributes................................................................................................................... 305

Access-Accept Attributes......................................................................................................................................306

Access-Request Attributes....................................................................................................................................306

Access-Challenge Attributes.................................................................................................................................307

Accounting-Start Attributes.................................................................................................................................307

Accounting-Stop Attributes .................................................................................................................................308

A MIB trees.................................................................................................................................................... 309

Model 2960 MIB Tree Structure.........................................................................................................................310

B Technical Reference .................................................................................................................................... 311

Introduction........................................................................................................................................................312

Configuring a RADIUS server.............................................................................................................................312

Using SNMP with the Access Server....................................................................................................................318

Configuring Non-Facility Associated Signaling (NFAS) ......................................................................................321

Configuring Frame Relay ....................................................................................................................................322

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Configuring DNIS ..............................................................................................................................................328

Configuring a leased line/dedicated line connection ............................................................................................329

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About this guide

This guide describes conﬁguring a Patton Electronics access server. This section describes the following:

• Who should use this guide (see “Audience”)

• How this document is organized (see “Structure”)

• Typographical conventions and terms used in this guide (see “Typographical conventions used in this docu-

ment” on page 10)

Audience

This guide is intended for the following users:

• System administrators

• Operators

• Installers

• Maintenance technicians

Structure

This guide contains the following chapters:

• Chapter 1 describes conﬁguring the Administration Page window

• Chapter 2 describes conﬁguring the Home window

• Chapter 3 describes conﬁguring the Import/Export window

• Chapter 4 describes conﬁguring the Alarms window

• Chapter 5 describes conﬁguring the Authentication window

• Chapter 6 describes conﬁguring the DAX window

• Chapter 7 describes conﬁguring the Dial In window

• Chapter 8 describes conﬁguring the Dial Out window

• Chapter 10 describes conﬁguring the Drop and Insert window

• Chapter 11 describes conﬁguring the DSP window

• Chapter 12 describes conﬁguring the Ethernet window

• Chapter 13 describes conﬁguring the Filter IP window

• Chapter 14 describes conﬁguring the Frame Relay window

• Chapter 15 describes conﬁguring the Interfaces window

• Chapter 16 describes conﬁguring the IP window

• Chapter 17 describes conﬁguring the MFR Version 2 window

• Chapter 18 describes conﬁguring the RIP Version 2 window

• Chapter 19 describes conﬁguring the SNMP window

• Chapter 20 describes conﬁguring the System window

• Chapter 21 describes conﬁguring the System Log window

• Chapter 22 describes conﬁguring the T1/E1 Link window

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• Chapter 24 describes the contents of the About window

• Chapter 25 describes the contents of the License window

• Appendix A lists supported RADIUS attributes

• Appendix B lists supported RADIUS attributes

Typographical conventions used in this document

This section describes the typographical conventions and terms used in this guide.

General conventions

The procedures described in this manual use the following text conventions:

Table 1. Text conventions

Convention Meaning

Futura bold type

Italicized Futura type

Futura type

Garamond bold type Indicates the names of command buttons that execute an action.

< >

Are you ready? All system messages and prompts appear in the Courier font as the

% dir *.*

Indicates the names of menu bar options. Indicates the names of options on pull-down menus. Indicates the names of ﬁelds or windows.

Angle brackets indicate function and keyboard keys, such as <SHIFT>, <CTRL>, <C>, and so on.

system would display them. Bold Courier font indicates where the operator must type a response or

command

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Mouse conventions

The following conventions are used when describing mouse actions:

Table 2. Mouse conventions

Convention Meaning

Left mouse button

Right mouse button This button refers the secondary or rightmost mouse button (unless you have

Point This word means to move the mouse in such a way that the tip of the pointing

Click Means to quickly press and release the left or right mouse button (as instructed in

Drag This word means to point the arrow and then hold down the left or right mouse but-

This button refers to the primary or leftmost mouse button (unless you have changed the default conﬁguration).

changed the default conﬁguration)

arrow on the screen ends up resting at the desired location.

the procedure). Make sure you do not move the mouse pointer while clicking a mouse button. Double-click means to press and release the same mouse button two times quickly

ton (as instructed in the procedure) as you move the mouse to a new location. When you have moved the mouse pointer to the desired location, you can release the mouse button.

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Chapter 1

Chapter contents

Introduction..........................................................................................................................................................14

Logging into the HTTP/HTML Administration Pages .........................................................................................14

HTTP/HTML and SNMP Object Format ...........................................................................................................14

Saving HTTP/HTML Object Changes .................................................................................................................15

Introduction

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Introduction

You may conﬁgure the access server by using its internal HTTP/HTML Administration Pages. However, to enter into the HTTP/HTML pages, you must ﬁrst deﬁne the LAN Address Technique, LAN IP Address, and LAN Subnet Mask for the access server. If you have not done so, please refer to the Getting Started Guide that came with your access server.

Logging into the HTTP/HTML Administration Pages

To log into the HTTP/HTML Administration pages, you must enter the 4-octet Internet Protocol (IP) (for example, http://your.server.ip.address ) address as the Universal Resource Locator (URL) into a World-Wide Web (WWW) browser. After you enter the IP address, the access server will ask for your user name and password as shown in ﬁgure 1.

Figure 1. Access server login window

Your access server will accept the following default administrative passwords:

• superuser—this password carries full permission to change and view any parameters in the access server

• monitor—this password allows full viewing of any non-password oriented variables.

Note

For security reasons, we recommend that you change these passwords immediately after initial conﬁguration.

HTTP/HTML and SNMP Object Format

In this document, we shall describe the variables found on each of the internal HTTP/HTML pages. This description will include brief deﬁnitions of the Patton Enterprise MIB or SNMP MIB II object identiﬁers wherever applicable. The format of the variables will resemble ﬁgure 2.

Figure 2. HTTP/HTML and SNMP object format

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Saving HTTP/HTML Object Changes

Sometimes you will need to save changes that you have made in the HTTP/HTML pages. Do the following to make changes to read/write variables:

Select the appropriate

Make changes to the desired parameter.

Click on the

Submit

4. Return to the HOME screen.

5. Click on the

Record Current Conﬁguration button.

Note Make sure you follow steps 1 through 5 when modifying the HTTP/

Modify

screen.

button.

HTML pages. Otherwise, your changes will be lost when the access server is power-cycled.

Saving HTTP/HTML Object Changes

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Chapter 2 Home

Chapter contents

Introduction..........................................................................................................................................................18

Operating Status Variables ....................................................................................................................................19

Active Calls (diActive) .....................................................................................................................................19

Peak Active Calls (diMaxActive) .....................................................................................................................19

Total Calls (diTotalCallAttempts) ...................................................................................................................19

DSPs Not Working (dspFailed) ......................................................................................................................19

Total DRAM Detected (boxDetectedMemory) ..............................................................................................19

Running Since Last Boot (sysUpTime) ...........................................................................................................19

Immediate Actions ................................................................................................................................................20

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Introduction

This chapter describes the HOME window—the ﬁrst Administration Page that you see after logging into the access server (see ﬁgure 3). From base, save any system changes, or reset the system without power-cycling the server.

Note Clicking on the HOME link in the Conﬁguration Menu pane will

return you to the

The

HOME window is divided into two panes: the Conﬁguration Menu pane and the conﬁguration/information

pane (see ﬁgure 3). The

Conﬁguration Menu contains the links to the various access server subsystems, while

the conﬁguration/information pane is where you can view status and other information, or make changes to the system conﬁguration. Unlike the Conﬁguration Menu pane, which looks the same no matter which subsystem page you may move to, the conﬁguration/information pane contents will change as you move from one subsystem page to another.

HOME, you can monitor current system status, modify the Static User data-

HOME page from any other page.

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Figure 3. HOME page

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Operating Status Variables

There are seven system variables which describe the immediate operating status access server. These variables are shown in ﬁgure 4 and are described in the following sections.

Figure 4. STATUS menu

Active Calls (diActive)

This number, ranging from 0 to 120 displays the total number of calls being processed (connecting, online, authenticating, and so on) in the access server at the time the HOME page was displayed.

Peak Active Calls (diMaxActive)

The maximum number of active calls seen at one time since the access server was powered on.

Total Calls (diTotalCallAttempts)

The total number of calls attempted since the last boot of the box.

DSPs Not Working (dspFailed)

This number should always be zero. The DSPs in the access server are arranged as a resource pool and called upon at ring-time. If a DSP fails to respond to the access server’s CPU, it is determined to have failed, at which point the CPU will remove the DSP from the resource pool. If an incoming call attempts to access the failed DSP, the RAS will answer, then terminate the call (to a person monitoring the failed call through a telephone handset, he or she will hear only silence during the call, ending with a faint click as the call is terminated). One symptom indicating that a DSP has failed is if the access server is not handling as many calls as it normally does.

Total DRAM Detected (boxDetectedMemory)

This number shows the total number of bits of installed and available DRAM.

Running Since Last Boot (sysUpTime)

This tells you how long the access server has been running since the it was last reset. It displays the number of hours and rolls over after 1,193 hours (497 days).

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Immediate Actions

There are several immediate actions (see ﬁgure 5) which, when in superuser mode, will cause the access server to operate according to the descriptions in the following sections.

Figure 5. Immediate Actions buttons

• Record Current Conﬁguration —clicking this button causes the current conﬁguration to be stored in

FLASH memory. Any changes made to the access server conﬁguration are stored in non-volatile RAM. This allows the user to set the box up with a running conﬁguration before committing it to FLASH. Conﬁguration changes become permanent when you select Record Current Conﬁguration. You will lose all changes not stored to FLASH the next time the access server is re-booted.

• Hard Reset—this button causes the access server to perform a cold restart. When you select Hard Reset,

the access server conﬁrm that you want to execute this command. Then, the access server will disconnect all current sessions, re-initialize the interfaces, and re-load conﬁguration parameters from FLASH.

• Set Factory Default Conﬁguration—this button clears out the conﬁguration in FLASH and loads the

factory default parameters into FLASH memory. The factory default settings will not execute on the access server until it is re-booted.

Note Set Factory Default Conﬁguration will delete any routing infor-

mation, the access server’s Ethernet IP address, and any other site speciﬁc settings made for your particular installation. You will have to reenter the access server’s Ethernet IP address and netmask using the front panel control port in order to use the HTTP/HTML Management pages.

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Chapter 3 Import/Export

Chapter contents

Introduction..........................................................................................................................................................22

Export Configuration ............................................................................................................................................22

Import Configuration............................................................................................................................................24

3 • Import/Export Model 3120 RAS Administrators’ Reference Guide

Introduction

The Import/Export function enables you to make a backup (or export) copy of your access server’s conﬁguration parameters. By exporting the conﬁgurations, the saved ﬁles can quickly be loaded, or imported, into a replacement access server—greatly speeding up the installation process should an access server need replacing.

Note All actions for Import/Export require superuser access privileges.

To import or export a conﬁguration, click on

Import/Export main window (see ﬁgure 6).

Import/Export under the Conﬁguration Menu to display the

Export Conﬁguration

Note The exported conﬁguration ﬁle is a text-format ﬁle. Do not try, how-

ever to edit the operating characteristics contained in the ﬁle.

Note The parameters that will be exported are the power-up settings as

they are stored in ﬂash memory and may not be the current operating parameters. To ensure that you export the most current parameters, go to

HOME, then click on the Record Current Conﬁguration

button under

To export the ﬂash conﬁguration, click on the server will display text conﬁguration information resembling that shown in ﬁgure 7.

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Figure 6. Import/Export main window

Immediate Actions.

Export Flash link on the Import/Export main page. The access

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Figure 7. Typical access server ﬂash memory conﬁguration data

To save the displayed data as a text ﬁle, select the Save option on your browser (see ﬁgure 8). For example, under Netscape, select

File > Save As. A dialog box will display enabling you to save the contents of the

export parameters to a text ﬁle. Select the location where you want the ﬁle stored, type a ﬁle name, and click Save.

Figure 8. Saving the access server ﬂash memory conﬁguration data as a text ﬁle

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Import Conﬁguration

To import a conﬁguration ﬁle into the access server, type the complete path and ﬁlename for the conﬁguration ﬁle you wish to load or click on the Browse… Query button (see ﬁgure 6 on page 22).

Upon successfully importing the ﬁle, the access server will display Conﬁguration Load Complete, indicating that the new operating parameters have been loaded into ﬂash memory.

button to select the desired ﬁle, then click on the Submit

Click on

Actions.

HOME under the Conﬁguration Menu, then click on the Hard Reset button under Immediate

Note Do not select Record Current Conﬁguration after importing con-

ﬁguration parameters.

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Chapter 4 Alarms

Chapter contents

Introduction..........................................................................................................................................................26

Displaying the Alarms window..............................................................................................................................27

Total System Alarms:X (alarmTotal) ...............................................................................................................27

Alarm Response Outputs ................................................................................................................................28

Alarm Syslog Priority (syslogAlarmPriority) ..............................................................................................28

Alarm SNMP Trap IP 1 (alarmTrapIp0) ...................................................................................................28

Alarm SNMP Trap IP 2 (alarmTrapIp1) ...................................................................................................28

Alarm SNMP Trap IP 3 (alarmTrapIp2) ...................................................................................................28

Alarm SNMP Trap IP 4 (alarmTrapIp3) ...................................................................................................28

Temperature Threshold (boxAlarmTemperature) ......................................................................................28

Current Box Temperature (boxTemperature) ............................................................................................28

Clear All Alarms ........................................................................................................................................28

Alarms ............................................................................................................................................................28

Alarm ID (alarmDefIndex) ........................................................................................................................28

Alarm Name (alarmName) ........................................................................................................................28

Alarm Severity (alarmSeverity) ..................................................................................................................29

Time Since Alarm (alarmTicks) .................................................................................................................29

Alarm Count (alarmCount) .......................................................................................................................29

Generate Alarm .........................................................................................................................................29

Clear Alarm ...............................................................................................................................................29

Modify Response—Configuring the alarm response system...................................................................................29

Alarm Syslog Priority (syslogAlarmPriority) ....................................................................................................29

Alarm SNMP Trap IP 1 (alarmTrapIp0) ........................................................................................................30

Alarm SNMP Trap IP 2 (alarmTrapIp1) ........................................................................................................30

Alarm SNMP Trap IP 3(alarmTrapIp2) .........................................................................................................30

Alarm SNMP Trap IP 4(alarmTrapIp3) .........................................................................................................30

Temperature Threshold(boxAlarmTemperature) ............................................................................................30

Modify Alarms—Configuring alarm severity levels................................................................................................30

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Introduction

The access server has an extensive alarm reporting system which enables users to conﬁgure, monitor, and test major and minor alarms. The alarm system can be set to notify if equipment fails (for example, a power supply failure) or if a T1/E1/PRI port malfunctions. There are 11 access server items that can be conﬁgured by the user to generate alerts based on the condition of the access server. The access server has three methods to notify of an alarm condition:

• Front panel LED—The front panel ALARM LED has three states that indicate the presence and severity of

an alarm. The states are:

- Off—No alarm present

- Solid—Minor alarm

- Flashing—Major alarm.

• Administration web page indication—The alarms window of the administration page uses highlighting to

indicate which items are in alarm state and how critical the alarm is according to the alarm severity set (see ﬁgure 9):

- Red—Indicates that the alarm has been designated as a critical alarm by the system administrator

- Gold—Indicates that the alarm has been designated as a major alarm by the system administrator

- Yellow—Iindicates that the alarm has been designated as a minor alarm by the system administrator

- Blue—Indicates that the alarm has informational value only as designated by the system administrator

- None—There is no alarm present or the system administrator has chosen for the alarm to be ignored

Figure 9. Sample alarm indication

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• SYSLOG/SNMP—For external notiﬁcation, the access server can be conﬁgured to send a SYSLOG mes-

sage or an SNMP TRAP to an external management host. To conﬁgure the alarm response for either SNMP Traps or SYSLOG messages, click on the

Alarm Response link (go to “Modify Response—Conﬁguring the

alarm response system” on page 29).

Displaying the Alarms window

Click on Alarms under the Conﬁguration Menu to display the Alarm System main window (ﬁgure 10).

Note The system administrator can manually generate a speciﬁc alarm for

testing purposes or clear the alarm counters from the main window.

Note The POWER LED will ﬂash if a power supply failure alarm is present.

Total System Alarms:X (alarmTotal)

The total number of alarms currently active on the system.

Besides enabling a user to view current alarm status, manually generate an alarm as a test, and clear the alarm time and alarm count variables, the Alarms main window also contains links to the following:

• Modify Response—Clicking on this link takes you to a window where you can change how the SYSLOG/

SNMP function notiﬁes remote users of an alarm (see “Modify Response—Conﬁguring the alarm response system” on page 29)

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Figure 10. Alarms main window

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• Modify Alarms—Clicking on this link takes you to a window where you can change how the access server

perceives the severity of each alarm (“Modify Alarms—Conﬁguring alarm severity levels” on page 30)

Alarm Response Outputs

Alarm Response Outputs display the current settings for handling alarm notiﬁcation via SYSLOG/SNMP messages. To change how the SYSLOG/SNMP function notiﬁes remote users of an alarm, refer to “Modify Response—Conﬁguring the alarm response system” on page 29.

Alarm Syslog Priority (syslogAlarmPriority)

Displays the SYSLOG priority of the alarm SYSLOG message. If the minimum priority for SYSLOG daemon (set under the System Log link) is less than this value, the SYSLOG daemon will receive the major or critical alarm SYSLOG message.

Alarm SNMP Trap IP 1 (alarmTrapIp0)

The IP address of a host system which is running the SNMP trap daemon. Critical and major alarm messages will be sent to the system. If set to 0.0.0.0 then no trap message will be sent in response to a major alarm.

Alarm SNMP Trap IP 2 (alarmTrapIp1)

Alarm SNMP Trap IP 3 (alarmTrapIp2)

Alarm SNMP Trap IP 4 (alarmTrapIp3)

Temperature Threshold (boxAlarmTemperature)

If the box registers a temperature greater than this temperature an alarm will be reported. Temperature is reported in degrees Celsius.

Current Box Temperature (boxTemperature)

Displays the current temperature in Celsius.

Clear All Alarms

Clicking on this button resets all alarms to a non-alarm condition. Clear All Alarms does the following for all alarms: it resets the alarm, resets Alarm Time to 0.0 seconds, and resets the Alarm Count to 0.

Alarms

This portion of the Alarms main window displays the alarm status table, where you can view current alarm status, manually generate an alarm as a test, and clear the alarm time and alarm count variables.

Alarm ID (alarmDefIndex)

This number identiﬁes the alarm item.

Alarm Name (alarmName)

The alarm items are grouped into two categories: Box and WAN trunk alarms. The Box group category lists access server temperature and power supply status. The WAN category monitors the T1/E1/PRI ports for yellow and red alarms.

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Alarm Severity (alarmSeverity)

Shows the alarm severity selected by the system administrator.

Time Since Alarm (alarmTicks)

The Alarm Time column displays the number of seconds the alarm has been activated.

Alarm Count (alarmCount)

The Alarm Count column indicates how many times the alarm has occurred since the last time alarms were cleared. It is a useful tool for monitoring self-clearing alarms.

Generate Alarm

For testing purposes, clicking the Generate Alarm button next to each alarm name will cause that alarm condition to be activated, as if the actual alarm trigger had occurred.

Clear Alarm

Clicking the Clear Alarm button resets the alarm to a non-alarm condition. Clear Alarm resets Alarm Time to 0.0 seconds, and resets the Alarm Count to 0.

Modify Response—Conﬁguring the alarm response system

The alarm response outputs only effect external notiﬁcation via SYSLOG/SNMP as the front panel ALARM LED and the web administration pages will always indicate an alarm condition. The following user conﬁguration items can be set to permit external notiﬁcation of access server alarm conditions:

Alarm Syslog Priority (syslogAlarmPriority)

The SYSLOG priority of the alarm SYSLOG message. If the minimum priority for SYSLOG daemon (set under the System Log link) is less than this value, the SYSLOG daemon will receive the major or critical alarm SYSLOG message (prioritySystem has the highest priority; priorityVerbose the lowest).

• priorityVerbose(5)

• priorityDebug(10)

• priorityInfo(20)

• priorityOddity(40)

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Figure 11. Alarm Response System window

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• priorityService(60)

• prioritySystem(80)

• priorityDisable(1000)

Alarm SNMP Trap IP 1 (alarmTrapIp0)

Alarm SNMP Trap IP 2 (alarmTrapIp1)

Alarm SNMP Trap IP 3(alarmTrapIp2)

Alarm SNMP Trap IP 4(alarmTrapIp3)

Temperature Threshold(boxAlarmTemperature)

If the box registers a temperature (in degrees Celsius) greater than this temperature an alarm will be reported.

Modify Alarms—Conﬁguring alarm severity levels

The Modify Alarms window (see ﬁgure 12) is where you can set the severity level each alarm condition generates and whether it can be a self-clearing condition.

The following alarm items that can be conﬁgured to generate alarm conditions:

• Box: Over Temperature—An alarm will trigger if the current temperature exceeds the temperature threshold.

• Box: Power Supply 1–2 Fail—An alarm will be triggered if power supply 1 or 2 fails.

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Figure 12. Modify Alarms settings window

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