User's Manual

Modem 34336

Remote control through a rack controller is an especially valuable capability

for modem used in high-density 16-slot enclosures. The low-profile modems

specially designed for these racks are manufactured without an LCD user

interface or control pushbuttons. One way to access the low-profile modems

to monitor, test, or configure tham is by using the modem-control feature

described below.

The controlling modem must be a Modem 34336 equipped with a front-panel

LCD and pushbuttons. (Low-profile rackmount versions of these modems

cannot be used as controlling modems because they do not have LCDs and

pushbuttons.) The controlling Modem 34336 can control another Modem

34336.

Control Procedure (Using a Rack Controller)

Enabling Remote Control through a Rack Controller

The main screen used to control other modems through a rack controller

is REMOTE screen 2 (shown below).

This screen is used as follows:

1. Select address control or slot control—To control a modem in the

same rack as the controlling modem, or to control a connected remote

modem, you must first specify the address or slot number (location in

the rack) of the modem you want to control. If you want to specify the

modem by its address, select ADDR/C (address control) on the bottom

line of REMOTE screen 2.

NOTE

Each modem must have a unique address.

If you want to specify the modem by its slot number, select SLOT/C.

(For slot 16, use 00 or 16, whichever is displayed on your modem.) Press

pushbutton 2 to toggle between ADDR/C and SLOT/C (slot control).

REMOTE <2>

CONTROL ADDR/C ADDR