Verilink PRISM 4101 (34-00230) Product Manual - Manual (Page 62)

50 C HAPTER 4: T ERMINAL I NTERFACE
Utilities The Utilities screen (Figure 4-16) handles the functions described in the following
paragraphs.
Figure 4-16 Utilities Screen
Element ID
This field allows you to enter an ASCII string (29 characters in length) identifying
the unit to the device receiving the alarm notification messages. Call on alarm
(COA) messages are reported in the following format in the DIAL or DIRECT
modes only.
Element ID <CR> <LF>
NET Alarms: alarms <CR> <LF>
DTE Alarms: alarms <CR> <LF>
where alarms is a string consisting of some or all of the identifiers LOS, OOS,
OOF, or the word NONE. The following is an example.
Joesunit
NET Alarms: LOS
DTE Alarms: NONE
The user programmable ELEMENT ID string is transmitted first to allow the COA
function to send a message with a specific meaning to some host (such as a log on
message).
Unit Address
The unit’s address (1 through 250) is displayed and may be changed in this field.
Contrast
Sets the LCD display contrast to a value between zero (high contrast) and 15 (low
contrast).
If the contrast value makes the screen appear blank, reset the value for
better viewing.