Verilink PRISM 3111 (34-00242) Product Manual - Manual (Page 45)

Configuration 37
Active - DBU connection is established and active.
Conncting - DBU is verifying password end-to-end connection.
Disallow - DBU connection is disallowed due to Time-of-Day parameters.
Dialing - DBU is trying to establish a connection and is dialing the far-end.
Disconn - DBU is disconnecting.
Testing - DBU is in test mode.
Tst Pass - DBU tested end-to-end connectivity and passed.
Tst Fail - DBU tested end-to-end connectivity and failed. DBU could not connect
or the password is invalid.
Cmd
This field determines the dial backup operating mode.
Disable - Disables dial backup. The unit will not attempt to establish a dial backup
connection.
Enable - Enables dial backup. The unit will answer incoming DBU requests. If the
thresholds specified in the Activator 1 or Activator 2 fields are exceeded, the unit
will establish a dial backup connection.
En Daily - Enables dial backup only during the time specified in the Activation
Periods field.
Activate - The unit will attempt to establish a dial backup connection. this is a
forced condition and will ignore the alarm states.
Test - The unit will attempt to establish a dial backup connection with the far end.
This is a non-intrusive continuity test that will not disrupt the data path and can be
activated from either the local or remote unit. If security is enabled on both ends, it
will verify the established passwords.
Activator 1
Allows you to set the first threshold value for initiating a dial backup. Selections
are LOS, ES, SES, UAS, OOF, RAS, AIS, BPV and Any.
Activator 2
Allows you to set the second threshold value for initiating a dial backup.
Selections are LOS, ES, SES, UAS, OOF, RAS, AIS, BPV and Any.
Mode
This field determines the priorities when both units try to establish a DBU
connection. One unit must be configured as a Master unit and one unit must be
configured as a Slave. This option is also used for DBU password verification.