Configuring the Western Telematic Inc. switch for the TS7650G (Gateway), ProtecTIER V3.4.3

This topic describes the procedure for manually configuring the Western Telematic Inc. (WTI) switch.

About this task

The WTI switch is automatically configured on reboot after a firmware upgrade. If it becomes necessary to manually reconfigure the switch, perform the following steps.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the lower ProtecTIER® server.
  2. Create an IP alias by typing in the following command:
    ifconfig eth1:1 192.168.168.170
  3. From the ProtecTIER server command prompt, telnet to the WTI switch.
    telnet 192.168.168.168
    Enter the Password : password
  4. At the IPS prompt, type /H to list the configuration commands.
  5. Type /G to set the General Parameters menu.
  6. Change the system password.
    1. Type 1.
    2. Type the new password.
    3. Type the new password again to confirm.
    4. Press the ESC key to exit the General Parameters menu.
  7. Change the plug parameters for Node A power plug.
    1. Display the plug numbers and names by typing /S at the IPS prompt.
    2. Type /P 1 to change the parameters for plug 1.
    3. Type 1 to select the name.
    4. Type the plug name internal_node1.
    5. Type 3 to select the Seq/Delay parameter.
    6. Type 4 to set the delay to 5 seconds.
    7. Press ESC to exit the Plug #1 parameters.
    8. Type /P 5 to change the parameters for plug 5.
    9. Type 1 to select the name.
    10. Type the plug name internal_node1.
    11. Type 3 to select the Seq/Delay parameter.
    12. Type 4 to set the delay to 5 seconds.
    13. Press the ESC key to exit the Plug #5 parameters.
  8. Change the plug parameters for Node B power plug.
    1. Display the plug numbers and names by typing /S at the IPS prompt.
    2. Type /P 2 to change the parameters for plug 2.
    3. Type 1 to select the name.
    4. Type the plug name internal_node2.
    5. Type 3 to select the Seq/Delay parameter.
    6. Type 4 to set the delay to 5 seconds.
    7. Press ESC to exit the Plug #2 parameters.
    8. Type /P 6 to change the parameters for plug 6.
    9. Type 1 to select the name.
    10. Type the plug name internal_node2.
    11. Type 3 to select the Seq/Delay parameter.
    12. Type 4 to set the delay to 5 seconds.
    13. Press the ESC key to exit the Plug #6 parameters.
  9. Verify that the plug parameters are set correctly.
    1. Type /S at the IPS prompt. The plug parameters are displayed (Figure 1).
      Figure 1. Plug parameters
      Plug | Name            | Password    | Status | Boot/Seq.
      Delay | Default |
      -+-+-+-+-+-+
       1   | internal_Node A | (undefined) |   ON   |     5  Secs     |
        ON    |
       2   | internal_Node B | (undefined) |   ON   |     5  Secs     |
        ON    |
       3   | (undefined)     | (undefined) |   ON   |     0.5 Secs    |
        ON    |
       4   | (undefined)     | (undefined) |   ON   |     0.5 Secs    |
        ON    |
       5   | internal_Node A | (undefined) |   ON   |     5  Secs     |
        ON    |
       6   | internal_Node B | (undefined) |   ON   |     5  Secs     |
        ON    |
       7   | (undefined)     | (undefined) |   ON   |     0.5 Secs    |
        ON    |
       8   | (undefined)     | (undefined) |   ON   |     0.5 Secs    |
        ON    |
      -+-+-+-+-+-+
    2. Verify the plug numbers and names.
  10. Change the network parameters.
    1. Type /N at the IPS prompt. The Network Parameters menu is displayed.
    2. Type 2 to change the subnet mask.
    3. Type 255.255.255.0.
    4. Type 1 to change the IP address.
    5. Type 10.0.0.50. The IP address and subnet mask settings are displayed.
    6. Verify that the IP address and subnet mask settings are correct.
    7. Press the ESC key to exit the Network Parameters menu.
  11. Type /E to save the parameters.
  12. When prompted, type Y to confirm the change.
  13. Exit the WTI by typing /X.
  14. When prompted, type Y to confirm.