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Introduction
This introduction covers the following topics:
What is in this guide
This guide shows you how to use the Ascend command-line interface. It describes how to enter commands to modify profiles and parameters, and provides useful tips on command-line shortcuts. It also shows how to view status information at the command-line interface.
This guide assumes that you have already installed the MAX TNT system, set up a PC with a serial connection, turned on the MAX TNT, and performed the recommended configuration steps that are displayed on the screen the first time you boot up. If you have not already finished those tasks, please see the MAX TNT Hardware Installation Guide.
Related publications
The other guides in the MAX TNT documentation set provide technical information about configuring the unit. The MAX TNT documentation set includes the following manuals:
- The MAX TNT Command-Line Interface (this manual). Shows you how to use the MAX TNT command-line interface effectively.
- MAX TNT Hardware Installation Guide. Shows how to install the MAX TNT hardware and use the command-line interface to configure its slot cards for a variety of supported uses. Describes how calls are routed through the system. Includes the MAX TNT technical specifications.
- MAX TNT Network Configuration Guide. Describes how to use the command-line interface to configure WAN connections and other related features.
- MAX TNT RADIUS Guide. Describes how to use RADIUS to configure WAN connections and other related features.
- MAX TNT Reference Guide. An alphabetic reference to all MAX TNT profiles, parameters, and commands.
- MAX TNT Administration Guide. Describes how to administer the MAX TNT, including how to monitor the system and cards, troubleshoot the unit, and use SNMP to manage it.
Documentation conventions
This section shows the documentation conventions used in this guide.
Table 1-1. Documentation conventions
Convention
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Meaning
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Monospace text
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Represents text that appears on your computer's screen, or that could appear on your computer's screen.
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Boldface mono-space text
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Represents characters that you enter exactly as shown (unless the characters are also in italics-see Italics, below). If you could enter the characters, but are not specifically instructed to, they do not appear in boldface.
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Italics
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Represent variable information. Do not enter the words themselves in the command. Enter the information they represent. In ordinary text, italics are used for titles of publications, for some terms that would otherwise be in quotation marks, and to show emphasis.
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[ ]
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Square brackets indicate an optional argument you might add to a command. To include such an argument, type only the information inside the brackets. Do not type the brackets unless they appear in bold type.
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Separates command choices that are mutually exclusive.
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>
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Points to the next level in the path to a parameter. The parameter that follows the angle bracket is one of the options that appears when you select the parameter that precedes the angle bracket.
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Key1-Key2
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Represents a combination keystroke. To enter a combination keystroke, press the first key and hold it down while you press one or more other keys. Release all the keys at the same time. (For example, Ctrl-H means hold down the Control key and press the H key.)
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Press Enter
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Means press the Enter, or Return, key or its equivalent on your computer.
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Note:
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Introduces important additional information.
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Caution:
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Warns that a failure to follow the recommended procedure could result in loss of data or damage to equipment.
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Warning:
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Warns that a failure to take appropriate safety precautions could result in physical injury.
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