61200305L1-1 ATLAS 550 User Manual 3-1Chapter 3 OperationOVERVIEWTo fully operate the ATLAS 550, you must connect to the terminal menus us-ing VT-100 terminal emulation or a Telnet session. The following sectionsprovide an overview of these methods of operating the ATLAS 550.USING THE TERMINAL MENUSThe terminal menu provides the primary means of monitoring and config-uring the ATLAS 550. The terminal menu interface uses the full capabilitiesof the VT-100 terminal to provide the quickest and most intuitive operationpossible. (Access the terminal menu by using a VT-100 terminal or a comput-er running VT-100 terminal-emulation software.) To receive the full benefitof the terminal menu interface, you should use a fully VT-100 compatible cli-ent. The ADTRAN Utilities floppy disks (that you can install on a PC) containboth a VT-100 client and a customized Telnet program. See ADTRAN Utili-ties on page 14-1 for details on the available programs.The three basic connection methods supported by the ATLAS 550 are a di-rect connection through the EIA-232 Control/Chain In port (located on therear panel), a direct connection through the EIA-232 CRAFT port (located onthe front panel), and a Telnet session. The following sections describe usingVT-100 terminal emulation (for either of the two EIA-232 ports) and estab-lishing a Telnet session.Using VT-100 Terminal EmulationYou can access the ATLAS 550 terminal menu, using VT-100 terminal emu-lation, from either the Control/Chain In port on the rear panel or the CRAFTport on the front panel. Both of these ports provide an EIA-232 serial connec-tion. The following Step/Action table provides instructions for setting upthe ATLAS 550 for VT-100 terminal mode.
