Patton 2960 ISP RAS FAQ
Q: What kind of data connections does the 2960 support? The 2960 series supports the following types of connections: ASCII/VT100 Async PPP Sync PPP Frame Relay ISDN The 2960 supports all of the types of dial-in connections simultaneously. If the incoming E1/T1 supports ISDN then some users can connect using an analog modems and other users can connect over the same incoming line using ISDN.
Q: How are DSP’s allocated? The DSP’s are best thought of as a resource pool. At ring time the 2960 is told by the calling switch whether the call is digital or analog. At that time a DSP is allocated and assigned to that call. The way the DSP’s are kept in the resource pool and allocation is in a Round-Robin fashion.
Q: Why can I can not log in as monitor although I am supplying the password shown under the System link? On the web management pages there is an option to change monitor privileges. The default is readonly(2). If this is changed to none(0), the monitor user can not log in to the web pages.
Q: How do I change the date on the remote access server? The 29xx, 2800 and 3120 models do not support the concept of time/date like a calendar. The only time it knows is the time since the remote access server was last rebooted.
In the system log, the time stamping increments by 100 every second. So dividing the time stamp by 6000 will tell you how many minutes after the last reboot the event occurred.
Q: What is the pin-out for the RJ48C to DB-25 converter? To connect to the RS232 port you need a straight through cable and a RJ48C to DB-9 converter. These were included with your remote access server but if you have lost them, the pin-out for the converter is as follows:
RJ45 DB25 1 - 6 Data Set Ready 2 - 8 Carrier Detect 3 - 20 Data Terminal Ready 4 - 7 Signal Ground 5 - 3 Received Data 6 - 2 Transmitted Data 7 - 5 Clear to Send 8 - 4 Request to Send
Q: How can I upgrade my software? New software images can be found at Patton's upgrade website. The software is upgraded using FTP from any computer. The steps are as follows.
FTP into the 2960
The username to enter is KillImage
The password is the superuser password for that 2960
Set the transfer mode for FTP to BIN (for Binary). On most FTP clients this done by typing in BIN at the FTP> prompt.
Use the FTP put command to put the file into the 2960. On most FTP clients this is done by typing put (where name-of-image-file is the name of the new software load.)
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