16.2. DSL-X device activation

Use the following command to add the device. More VDSL USB modems can be used at the same time, so a hardware device identifier is used: a dev:dslusb-x (x: HW DEVICE IDENTIFIER IN THE RANGE [1..250] IS REQUIRED).

[09:04:46] ABILIS:a dev:dslusb-1

COMMAND EXECUTED 

[09:04:58] ABILIS:d dev

- Not Saved (SAVE CONF) -------------------------------------------------------

--------------- Active Watchdog and MFxx Resources (read only): ---------------
Device(s)   Run Physical Resource(s)                         SlotId  Addr  Irq
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MF          Yes Mf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     75   PCI ( 10)
MFIO        Yes MfIo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     75   PCI ( 10)

------------------ Active PCI Devices and Physical Resources: -----------------
Device(s)   Run Physical Resource(s) or CTI Port(s)          SlotId  Addr  Irq
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASY-1       Yes Async-1  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      -   3F8    4
ETH-1       Yes Eth-1  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     18   PCI ( 15)
ETH-2       Yes Eth-2  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     72   PCI ( 15)
ETH-3       Yes Eth-3  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     73   PCI ( 11)
VPOTS-4     Yes 149..164 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      -   PCI (  -)
BSE-1       Yes 31..38, 101..140 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     74   PCI ( 12)
CELL32-1    Yes 501..532 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      -   PCI (  -)

------------------ Active USB Devices and Physical Resources: -----------------
Device(s)   Run Con Physical Resource(s) or CTI Port(s)    USBPORTID
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
UPS-1       Yes No  Ups  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NONE
DSLUSB-1    No  No  Dsl-1  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NONE
CELLKEY-1   Yes No  501  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0


-------------- Inactive Watchdog and MFxx Resources (read only): --------------
Device(s)   Run Physical Resource(s)                         SlotId  Addr  Irq
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     *** NO INACTIVE WATCHDOGs PRESENT ***                     

----------------- Inactive PCI Devices and Physical Resources: ----------------
Device(s)   Run Physical Resource(s) or CTI Port(s)          SlotId  Addr  Irq
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     *** NO INACTIVE PCI CARDs PRESENT ***                     

----------------- Inactive USB Devices and Physical Resources: ----------------
Device(s)   Run Con Physical Resource(s) or CTI Port(s)    USBPORTID
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    *** NO INACTIVE USB DEVICEs PRESENT ***
[Caution]Caution

After adding or setting the device active, you must restart the Abilis to make the device running (use the command warm start to reboot the Abilis).

The resource dsl-1 is automatically set active.

[08:12:40] ABILIS_CPX:d p dsl-1

RES:Dsl-1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Run    DESCR:
       LOG:DST                     MODE:ADSL                  payload-rxbuf:30
       - Specific for Abilis-VDSL2 modem --------------------------------------
       MORE-ADSL-ANNEX:L,M
       - Specific for Abilis-5800UB modem -------------------------------------
       5800UB-MODULATION:AUTO
       - Adsl-ATM -------------------------------------------------------------
       max-vc:1
       adsl-usb-rxbuf:3            adsl-usb-txbuf:1
       - Vdsl-PTM -------------------------------------------------------------
       vdsl-usb-rxbuf:15           vdsl-usb-txbuf:15

[08:12:52] ABILIS_CPX:d p dsl-1 ?

Dsl resource parameter(s):

DESCR:     Resource description.
           Max 79 chars. Spaces require double quotes (E.g. "str1 str2").
LOG:       State changes log and alarm generation [NO, D, S, A, L, T, ALL] [+E]
           (D: Debug Log; S: System Log; A: Alarm view; L: Local audible alarm;
            T: SNMP traps; +E: Extended Log of state changes, see ref. manual)
MODE:      Line mode [ADSL, VDSL]
payload-rxbuf: Number of AAL5 or PTM payload buffers in receive FIFO [1..255]
---------- Specific for Abilis-VDSL2 modem ----------------------------------------
MORE-ADSL-ANNEX: Enabled ADSL-ANNEX in addition to the basic one offered by
           firmware (A/B).
           NONE or a list of values [L, M] separated by ',' (comma) character.
---------- Specific for Abilis-5800UB modem ---------------------------------------
5800UB-MODULATION: Modulation scheme used at physical level [AUTO, ANSI, G.dmt.A,
           G.lite]
---------- Adsl-ATM ---------------------------------------------------------------
max-vc:    Maximal number of VC (VPI/VCI pair) supported [1..16]
adsl-usb-rxbuf: Number of the USB receive buffers when ADSL mode is in use [3..255]
adsl-usb-txbuf: Number of the USB transmit buffers when ADSL mode is in use [1..16]
---------- Vdsl-PTM ---------------------------------------------------------------
vdsl-usb-rxbuf: Number of the USB receive buffers when VDSL mode is in use [3..255]
vdsl-usb-txbuf: Number of the USB transmit buffers when VDSL mode is in use [1..50]

The default parameters are sufficient to make the device working properly in ADSL mode.

Use the following command to modify the VDSL mode of Dsl resource:

[08:13:02] ABILIS_CPX:s p dsl-1 mode:vdsl

COMMAND EXECUTED

[08:15:51] ABILIS_CPX:d p dsl-1

RES:Dsl-1 - Not Saved (SAVE CONF), Not Refreshed (INIT) -----------------------
       ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Run    DESCR:
       LOG:DS                      MODE:VDSL                  payload-rxbuf:30
       - Specific for Abilis-VDSL2 modem --------------------------------------
       MORE-ADSL-ANNEX:L,M
       - Specific for Abilis-5800UB modem -------------------------------------
       5800UB-MODULATION:AUTO
       - Adsl-ATM -------------------------------------------------------------
       max-vc:1
       adsl-usb-rxbuf:3            adsl-usb-txbuf:1
       - Vdsl-PTM -------------------------------------------------------------
       vdsl-usb-rxbuf:15           vdsl-usb-txbuf:15
[Caution]Caution

Execute the initialization command init res:dsl-1 to activate the changes made. Remember to save the configuration to save changes permanently (save conf).

[Tip]Tip

Interesting chapters:

Section 80.7, “How to configure ADSL connections using USB modems”;

Section 80.9, “How to configure VDSL connections using USB modems”.