Western Telematic PLS-345 Switch User Manual


 
6. Test A/B Switching: You may test both manual and
command driven A/B switching as follows:
a) Manual: Press one of the "A" or "B" Selector Buttons
on the PLS Front Panel, the corresponding LED
indicator should light.
b) Command Driven: From the PLS> command prompt,
type /B 1 and press [Enter]. After the command is
execute, the Circuit Status Screen should appear.
Check the Circuit Status Screen to make certain that
Circuit 1 has been switched to the "B" position.
7. Exit Command Mode: When you have finished testing
the PLS unit, type /X and press [Enter] to exit from the
PLS Command Mode. Note that it is recommended to
always disconnect using the /X command. If the /X
command is not invoked at the end of a command session,
then the PLS will not exit from command mode until the
No Activity Timeout feature closes the session. In this
case, further access to the PLS command mode will not be
allowed until the current session times out.
This completes the introductory overview of the PLS. Please
proceed to Sections 4 and 5 for complete installation and
configuration procedures.
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PLS-345 - Physical Layer Switch; User's Guide
Physical Layer Switch v1.00 Site ID: PLS-345_TEST_IRVINE_CALIFORNIA
Display
/H Display Help Screen
/S Display Circuit Status
/SN Display Network Status
Configuration
/G View/Set General Parameters
/P [n] View/Set Circuit Parameters
/N View/Set Network Parameters
/M View/Set Monitor Parameters
/DL Download Configuration to File
Control +-------------------------------------------+
/A <n> Switch Circuit n to A | [n] = optional ckt. common name or number |
/B <n> Switch Circuit n to B | <n> = required ckt. common name or number |
/D Set Circuits to Default | n+n ornn=ckt. n and ckt. n |
/T Reset Network Interface | n:n = ckt. n through ckt. n |
/X Exit/Disconnect | * = all ckts. |
| ,y = bypass "Sure? (y/n)" |
+-------------------------------------------+
PLS>
Figure 3.2: The Command Help Screen (System Mode)