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This chapter describes the MCU monitoring utilities. The topics include:
You can monitor ongoing MCU activity to help troubleshoot problems that may arise. You can connect to the MCU to monitor ongoing activity in two ways:
In either case, once you start the session with a running MCU, the monitoring starts immediately. This section describes how to use both methods to start a monitoring session.
You can monitor ongoing MCU activity using Telnet. To start an MCU Telnet session, perform the following steps:
Step 2 In the Open field, enter telnet MCU_IP_address.
Step 3 At the login prompt, enter admin.
Step 4 If the Password prompt appears, enter the password that you use to log in to the MCU in the Cisco IP/VC Configuration Utility.
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Note If the login name you entered is incorrect, the following message appears:login incorrect |
Step 5 Click OK. The Telnet session starts.
The Telnet session displays the ongoing MCU activity.
You can use a terminal emulator to monitor ongoing MCU activity and to set some MCU parameters. The terminal emulator accesses the MCU through the MCU serial port on the front panel. You can connect the MCU either directly to the computer on which the terminal emulator is installed or through a modem. The connection requires a null cable, which Cisco provides in the terminal/modem cable shipped with the unit. This section describes how to set up a terminal emulator session through direct connection and through a modem.
To connect the MCU directly to the computer for a terminal emulator session, perform the following steps:
Step 2 Connect the 9-pin female connector to the serial port (COM 1) on a PC.
Step 3 Launch the terminal emulation software on the PC.
Step 4 Set the terminal emulator configuration parameters to the following values:
Step 5 Click OK.
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The monitoring session starts after you set the terminal emulator configuration parameters.
You can use a modem to connect a remote MCU to the computer you want to use for terminal emulator sessions. This allows you to troubleshoot MCUs in remote locations. To use a modem to connect to the MCU, perform the following steps:
Step 2 Connect the connector marked Unit on the terminal/modem cable to the MCU serial port.
Step 3 Connect the connector labeled Modem on the terminal/modem cable to
the modem.
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Note If a terminal/modem cable is not available at the remote site, you must use a null modem cable with the appropriate connectors. See "Cable Connectors" to view the wiring configuration for a null modem cable. |
Step 4 Configure the modem parameters as follows:
Step 5 Launch the terminal emulator installed on the computer you want to use to connect to the remote MCU.
Step 6 Dial the phone number assigned to the modem connected to the MCU.
Step 7 Set the terminal emulator configuration parameters as follows:
The monitoring session starts after you set the terminal emulator configuration parameters.
The Configuration menu accessed through the terminal emulator allows you to configure some Cisco IP/VC 3510 MCU parameters. The menu is available only for a brief period after the MCU boots to start a terminal emulator session. You can use the Configuration menu to configure IP address information and to change the password. This section describes how to access the terminal emulator Configuration menu and how to use it to change the password.
To access the Configuration menu in the terminal emulator, perform the following steps:
Step 2 After the terminal emulator is launched, reboot the MCU. The boot menu appears on the monitor.
Step 3 When the following message appears
Press any key to start configuration
press any key within 6 seconds. The Configuration menu appears.
The configuration options you can set using the terminal emulator are as follows:
This section describes how to set a new password for the MCU using a terminal session. To set a password, perform the following steps:
Step 2 Enter p at the prompt and press Enter.
Step 3 At the prompt, enter the new password you want to assign to the MCU, and press Enter. A verify password prompt appears.
Step 4 Enter the new password again and press Enter. The MCU resets itself using the parameter you have set.
The Configuration menu allows you to set only one option per session. To exit the Configuration menu without choosing an option, enter q at the prompt and
press Enter.
Posted: Wed Sep 20 09:14:51 PDT 2000
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