Patton electronic 3088A Server User Manual


 
Introduction 19
Model 3088A Series Getting Started Guide 2 • Configuration
Introduction
You can configure the OnSite (see figure 3) in one of two ways:
Software configuration using command line interface (CLI) via the console port
Hardware configuration via DIP switches
Figure 3. OnSite (Model 3088A/D shown)
Software (CLI) configuration
To use the software configuration, you must set the S4 (Rate) DIP switches to the OFF position before power-
ing up the OnSite. When it is set for software-configuration mode, the OnSite will read any configuration data
previously saved to FLASH memory during system power-up. If no configuration data was previously saved to
FLASH, then the OnSite will load the factory-default configuration from FLASH memory. After power-up,
you may use console commands or the Embedded Operations Channel (EOC) to modify the configuration
parameters.
Hardware (DIP-switch) configuration
To use DIP-switch configuration you must first set the DIP switches to a position other than all OFF or all ON
before powering-up the OnSite. When all the DIP switches are set to any position other than all OFF or all ON
the OnSite will operate in hardware (DIP-switch)-configuration mode. In DIP-switch-configuration mode the
OnSite will read the DIP-switch settings during system startup and configure itself according to the switch set-
tings.
Once you power-up the OnSite in DIP-switch mode, it will operate in DIP-switch mode until powered down.
When operating in DIP-switch mode you cannot change any configuration settings:
Changing the DIP switch settings while the device is running requires the dsl start command.
If you attempt to modify the configuration by issuing console commands, the device will not execute your
commands- except for the dsl start command and the show commands. Instead, the OnSite will respond
with a message indicating the device is operating in DIP-switch-configuration mode.
If you attempt to modify any configuration parameters via the EOC (by changing (EOC variables), the
OnSite will not execute your changes.