NetComm Limited 1

NetComm IPDSLAM

NetComm NCT1020 Micro

NCT1000 Mini

IP DSLAM

June 2007

NetComm Limited 2

System Management Software

Connection, Installation & Login

AMCU GUI AAT24B GUI AESG GUI

NetComm Limited 3

•The MCID software provides a Graphical User Interface (GUI), which can be used to configure, maintain, and operate a NCT-1000/1020 across a LAN. The MCID is able to control all the cards.

•Install the MCID management software by following the prompts.

•A shortcut icon of the NCT-1000/1020 MCID will be placed on your desktop. Click the icon to start the CID.

MCID Management Craft Interface Device

Connection & Installation

Shortcut icon of the NCT-1000/1020

MCID

connection

System Management Software

NetComm Limited 4

1.Double click the MCID icon on the desktop to display the login menu.

Enter the following information:•IP Address (default = 172.16.7.100)•Get Community (default = public)•Set Community (default = private)

DSL Concentrator Login

2. Click Start CID to enter the login screen of the device.

Enter Username (default = root)Password (default = root)

System Management Software

NetComm Limited 5

After login the screen will display as below. The figure below has labels for the location of the ACO button, shelf faceplate, and directory tree. The faceplate displays the installed units and their LED status.

MCID Main Menu

Directory Tree

ACO Alarm

Shelf faceplate

System Management Software

NetComm Limited 6

To access the AMCU main control unit, select AMCU from the directory tree or click AMCU from the faceplate.

Contents•System

>Configuration>Administration>VLAN configuration>VLAN PVID>Maintenance>System Software Upgrade

•AMCU Configuration•Current Alarm•History Alarm•Alarm Event•Exiting the AMCU

AMCU GUI

System Management Software

NetComm Limited 7

AAT24B GUI

Contents•Configuration

>Port Information>Bath Configuration>Version>List Slot Configuration>Port Configuration

•Status•Maintenance•Performance•Statistics•Graphical Statics•History Status•Exit

- The AAT24A ADSL 1 card has similar GUI -

System Management Software

NetComm Limited 8

AESG GUI

Contents•Configuration:

version, Card Configuration, Port Configuration

•Spanning Tree: Spanning tree function configuration on Up, Down, Giga Port 1 and Giga Port 2.

•Exiting the AESG

System Management Software

NetComm Limited 9

IP DSLAM Firmware Upgrade

NetComm Limited 10

NCT1000/NCT1020 Firmware Upgrade

Important rules:

1. Keep the TFTP sever and the MCID management software running for performing firmware upgrade.

2. The firmware upgrade sequence MUST be: AAT24A first, AES-G card 2nd and then AMCU the last.

3. For downgrade, you need to use "chkfile 0" to disable check file function by Telneting into the IP DSLAM.

Firmware Upgrade

NetComm Limited 11

NCT1000 / NCT1020 Firmware List

1. AAT24A ADSL1 card firmware V2.03: Aat24A_V2.03.crz

2. AAT24B ADSL2+ card firmware V1.10:Aat24b_V110.crz

3. AES-G Ethernet uplink card firmware V3.3: AesgAP_v33.crz

4. AMCU Management card firmware V9.17N: Amcu-9.17N.crz

MCID Management Software v1.39N1:IP-DSLAM-MCID-V139N1

Firmware Upgrade

NetComm Limited 12

Step 1:

Network Setup for NCT1000 / NCT1020 Firmware Upgrade

IP DSLAM IP Address: 172.16.7.100

Management PC IP Address:

172.16.7.10

IP DSLAM IP Address: 172.16.7.100

Management PC IP Address:

172.16.7.10

Firmware Upgrade

NetComm Limited 13

Step 2:

Set up a TFTP server on the MCID management PC. For example

Step 3:

Set the IP address of the PC to be in the same subnet as that in the IP DSLAM. For example

NCT1000/NCT1020 default IP address: 172.16.7.100/24

Management PC IP address: 172.16.7.10/24Solar Winds-

TFTP-Server

Firmware Upgrade

NetComm Limited 14

Step 4: Upgrade the AAT24B ADSL2+ Card

Login to “DSL Concentrator” MCID management software.

Go to AMCU GUI >System > SW Upgrade > Select “Card Type” = AAT24A “File Type” = AP “TFTP Server IP Address” =

172.17.1.199(This is the IP Address that

is set to the management PC.) “Download File name” =

Aat24aAP_v203.crz (Browse for the firmware file for AAT24A ADSL Line

Card.)Then Click Transmit

Firmware Upgrade

NetComm Limited 15

Step 4: Upgrade the AAT24A ADSL Line Card continued…

The firmware upgrade for AAT24A will take a few minutes. The different status during FW Upgrade are as follows:

Firmware Upgrade

NetComm Limited 16

Firmware Upgrade

For downgrade, you need to use "chkfile 0" to disable check file function by Telneting into the IP DSLAM.

NetComm Limited 17

Step 5: Upgrade/Downgrade the AES-G Ethernet uplink Card

Go to AMCU GUI >System > SW Upgrade > Select “Card Type” = AESG “File Type” = AP “TFTP Server IP Address” = 172.17.1.199

(This is the IP Address that is set to the management PC.) “Download File name” = AesgAP_v33.crz

(Browse for the firmware file for AESG Uplink Card.)

Then Click Transmit

Firmware Upgrade

NetComm Limited 18

Step 5: Upgrade the AESG Ethernet uplink Card continued…

The firmware upgrade for AESG will take a few minutes. The different status during FW Upgrade are as follows:

Firmware Upgrade

NetComm Limited 19

Step 6: Upgrade the AMCU Management Card

Go to AMCU GUI >System > SW Upgrade > Select “Card Type” = AMCU “File Type” = AP “TFTP Server IP Address” =

172.17.1.199(This is the IP Address that

is set to the management PC.) “Download File name” =

Amcu-9.17N.crz (Browse for the firmware

file for AESG Uplink Card.)Then Click Transmit

Firmware Upgrade

NetComm Limited 20

Step 6: Upgrade the AMCU management card continued…

The different status during FW Upgrade are as follows:

Firmware Upgrade

RESET AMCU Card

NetComm Limited 21

Step 7: Reboot the system to take effect on the new firmware for all cards.

Go to AMCU > Maintenance > Reset System through MCIDThe GUI pop-up message are as follows:

IP DSLAM RESTART now takes place.LED Sequence: All off -> Flashed yellow/orange then all red and LEDs on AAT24B self checking one by one. Estimated time for System Reset is approximately 2 minutes.

Firmware Upgrade

NetComm Limited 22

NetComm Limited 23

Step 8: In order to control all the features in the latest firmware AAT24A V2.03 or Aat24B V1.10, AESG V3.3, AMCU V9.17N, the MCID V1.39N1 must be used.

Remove MCID V1.33

NetComm Limited 24

Step 9: Installed MCID V1.39N1 IPDSLAM Management Utility to management the NCT1020 IP DSLAM.

Installed MCID V1.39N1