VAL-BD (Voice Announcements over LAN Circuit Pack)
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LAN cable
The TN2501AP circuit pack does not include cables to connect the circuit pack to your LAN.
The following table lists the cable category and connection port.
VAL Maintenance Commands
Table 878 lists several VAL-related maintenance commands and how to use the command for
troubleshooting.
Ethernet
connection
speed
Cable Connection description
10 Mbps Category 3 Connects through the RJ45 jack (note #2 in Figure 151
),
100 Mbps Category 5 Connects through the RJ45 jack (note #2 in Figure 151
),
Table 878: VAL maintenance commands
Command Use this command to
test board Run both circuit pack- and port-level tests.
test port Test any of the ports on the VAL circuit pack.
test mo Test either of the 2 MOs on the VAL circuit pack.
busyout board Curtail activity on the circuit pack before resetting it (reset
board).
release board Resume activity on the circuit pack after busying out the
VAL circuit pack or ports on it (busyout board or busyout
port).
busyout port Isolate a specific port usually during troubleshooting.
release port Resume activity after busying out a port on the VAL circuit
pack (busyout port).
reset board Re-initialize the circuit pack in the system and upload
announcement file information.
reset val Reset the circuit pack if it is in the insane state and to
override querying the board to determine whether an
announcement autosave is in process.
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