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