VAL-BD (Voice Announcements over LAN Circuit Pack)
Issue 1 May 2002
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LAN cable
The TN2501AP circuit pack does not include cables to connect the circuit pack to
your LAN. The following table lists the cable category and connection port.
Maintenance Commands
The following table lists several VAL-related maintenance commands and how to
use the command for troubleshooting.
Ethernet
connection speed Cable Connection description
10 Mbps Category 3 Connects through the RJ45 jack (note #2 in
Figure 8-109),
100 Mbps Category 5 Connects through the RJ45 jack (note #2 in
Figure 8-109),
Table 8-702. VAL maintenance commands
Command Use this command to
test board Test both circuit pack- and port-level maintenance.
test port Test any of the ports on the VAL circuit pack.
test mo Test either of the 2 MOs on the VAL circuit pack.
busyout board Curtail activity on the circuit pack before resetting it (reset board).
release board Resume activity on the circuit pack after busying out the VAL circuit
pack or ports on it (busyout board or busyout port).
busyout port Isolate a specific port usually during troubleshooting.
release port Resume activity after busying out a port on the VAL circuit pack
(busyout port).
reset board Re-initialize the circuit pack in the system and upload announcement
file information.
reset val Reset the circuit pack if it is in the insane state and to override
querying the board to determine whether an announcement autosave
is in process.
status data-module Obtain general information about the data-module connection to port
33 on the VAL circuit pack
status firmware download Obtain information about a demand or scheduled firmware download.
list sys-link Generate a list of administered links and the general status of each.
status sys-link Generate a detailed status report for a specific administered system
link.
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