Patton electronic 3088A - Manual (Page 19)

Introduction 19
Model 3088A Series User Manual 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.