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MINI-LINK Craft User Guide

MINI-LINK Craft 17A, MINI-LINK TN / LH

Contents
1 Introduction

2 Safety Information

3 Prerequisites
3.1 Required Licenses

4 Using The FTP/SFTP Server

4.1 Configuring The FTP/SFTP Server
4.2 Starting and Stopping the FTP/SFTP Server

5 Using MINI-LINK Craft

5.1 Logon Window
5.2 User Interface Overview
5.3 Menus
5.4 Management Tree
5.5 Notification List
5.6 License Notification Bar
5.7 Operations in Tables
5.8 Text Editor
5.9 Polling Service
5.10 Bug Reporting Tool
5.11 Wizards
5.12 MINI-LINK CLI Tool
5.13 Naming Principles
5.14 MINI-LINK Craft Troubleshooting

Reference List

1 Introduction
This user guide provides information about MINI-LINK Craft 17A for an NE.

2 Safety Information
Make sure that the information in the following documents has been understood by the
persons performing the procedures:
  Personal Health and Safety Information
 System Safety Information
 Supplementary Safety Information for MINI-LINK

3 Prerequisites
This section presents the prerequisites needed for a successful completion of the procedures
in this instruction.

Consider the following prerequisites:

 Read through all applicable sections and make sure referenced documents are
available.
 Make sure that you have access to the NE using MINI-LINK Craft. For more
information, see Accessing a Network Element.

3.1 Required Licenses

Make sure that you have the applicable license to download MINI-LINK Craft from Ericsson
SW Gateway. For more information, see Installing or Uninstalling MINI-LINK Craft.

To access an NE through MINI-LINK Craft, an additional MINI-LINK Craft license is required

on that specific NE. If this license is not in place, a warning is displayed in the license
notification bar, see Section 5.6.

4 Using The FTP/SFTP Server

MINI-LINK Craft comes with a built-in FTP/SFTP server that can be used for uploading and
downloading configuration files and load modules.

4.1 Configuring The FTP/SFTP Server

Note:
The settings for the built-in FTP/SFTP server must be the same as those
specified for the FTP/SFTP server on the FTP Manager page. For more
information see Configuring an FTP Server.

To perform file transfer operations for SSHv1 (Standard SBL), use FTP and not
SFTP, unless the external server version supports a 512 bit key length.

To configure the FTP/SFTP server:

1. Start MINI-LINK Craft.

2. On the Tools menu, click FTP Server or SFTP Server.
 3. Under Configuration, select Automatic Start-Up if you want the
FTP/SFTP server to start every time MINI-LINK Craft is started.
4. In the FTP Port field or SFTP Port field, type the port number to use
for FTP/SFTP. Port 21 is the established standard for FTP. Port 22 is the
established standard for SFTP.
5. In the Passive Ports field, type the passive port range to use for FTP.
Applicable only for FTP. The default passive port range is 1024–49199.

When Passive Ports is set to 0, all the available ports of the FTP
server are used as passive port.

Note:
To establish the passive connection between the NE and the built-in FTP server
through the firewall, the passive port range for the FTP server must be defined.

6. In the FTP Home field or SFTP Home field, type the path to the
directory on the PC used for uploading and downloading configuration
files and load modules. The structure of this directory must follow the
guidelines in Configuring an FTP Server.
7. Specify the User Name and Password used to log in to the FTP/SFTP
server.

For FTP as default, user name default with password default is

possible to use.

For SFTP as default, user name ericsson with password ericsson is

possible to use.

It is also possible to select Allow Anonymous Login and login with

user name anonymous. For FTP in this case a password is not needed
(the FTP server accepts any text). For SFTP in this case a password is
needed, that is anonymous.

8. In the Permissions list, select whether the FTP/SFTP server should

allow read-write operations or only read operations. To be able to
upload files to the FTP/SFTP server, this must be set to read-write.

4.2 Starting and Stopping the FTP/SFTP Server

To start or stop the FTP/SFTP server:

1. Start MINI-LINK Craft.

2. On the Tools menu, click FTP Server or SFTP Server.
3. Under Starting and Stopping, do one of the following:
 Click Start to start the server. The server can also start
automatically every time you start the PC by
selecting Automatic Start-Up under Configuration.
 Click Stop to stop the server if it is already running.
  Click Restart to restart the server with a changed configuration.

5 Using MINI-LINK Craft

This section describes the basics of how to work with the MINI-LINK Craft.

5.1 Logon Window

This section describes the MINI-LINK Craft logon window.

Figure 1 The Logon Window

The MINI-LINK Craft logon window contains the following input fields:

 NE Filter: Drop-down list for selecting the address of the NE or the

name of the NE. To make logging on in the future simpler, MINI-LINK
Craft saves the entered NE addresses in the NE Filter list. The operator
can also load NE addresses by importing a specified file. When there
are duplicated NE names in the NE address file, the NE names are
loaded in NE Filter with different numbers in parentheses. For more
information on importing an NE address file, see Section 5.1.4.
 IP/Hostname: Field for entering the address of the NE. When a
previously saved NE address is selected in NE Filter, IP/Hostname is
automatically updated.

Note:
When MINI-LINK TN 5.3/LH 1.5 or later is used, NPU1 C, NPU1 D, NPU3 B, NPU3
C, and NPU3 D support IPv6. Both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are accepted.

 User: Field for typing the authorized account name. MINI-LINK TN/LH
supports both local or centralized authentication.
 In case of local authentication, use one of the following:

o view_user
o oper_user
o control_user
o admin_user

In case of centralized authentication, use your personal account name

and password. If centralized authentication is used, the only enabled
locally-authenticated user types are admin_user and view_user.

For more information, see Managing User Authorization and

Authentication.

 Password: Field for typing the user password.

 Import Button for importing NE addresses from a file.
 Logon Button for accessing the MINI-LINK Craft desktop.
 Exit Button for exiting the MINI-LINK Craft logon window.

During the logon process, a throbber is displayed at the bottom of the logon
window.

5.1.1 Logging on to MINI-LINK Craft Using Local Authentication

To log on to MINI-LINK Craft, do the following:

1. Enter IP/Hostname in one of the following ways:

 Select IP/Hostname from NE Filter. IP/Hostname is
automatically updated.
 Enter IP/Hostname.

Note:
The fixed IPv4 address for the USB port is 10.0.0.1. The default IPv6 address for
the USB port is 2001:db8::, and it can be configured on the Basic NE
Configuration page.

2. Enter User and Password.

3. Click Logon to access the MINI-LINK Craft desktop.

Failed Logon

If the entered logon information is invalid, MINI-LINK Craft displays an error

message. Redo the logon steps following the instructions of the error message.

5.1.2 Logging on to MINI-LINK Craft Using Centralized Authentication

 Before performing any logon to MINI-LINK Craft using centralized
authentication, make sure that the following prerequisites are fulfilled:

 A RADIUS or a TACACS+ server is set up.

 The login authentication is set to RADIUS or TACACS+ on
the Configure AAA Policy page.
 The RADIUS or TACACS+ page is configured according to server
configuration.
 The CLI Interface is selected on the Security – Protocol
Settings page.

Note:
CLI Interface is selected by default.

 The four user roles with different privileges are defined on the external
RADIUS or TACACS+ server: system admin, network admin, operator,
and guest.

To log on to MINI-LINK Craft, do the following:

1. Enter IP/Hostname in one of the following ways:

 Select IP/Hostname from NE Filter. IP/Hostname is
automatically updated.
 Enter IP/Hostname.

Note:
The fixed IPv4 address for the USB port is 10.0.0.1. The default IPv6 address for
the USB port is 2001:db8::, and it can be configured on the Basic NE
Configuration page.

2. Enter User and Password.

Note:
When centralized authentication is set, personal account name and password
can be used. The only enabled locally-authenticated user types are admin_user
and view_user.

3. Click Logon to access the MINI-LINK Craft desktop.

Failed Logon

If the entered logon information is invalid, MINI-LINK Craft displays an error

message. Redo the logon steps following the instructions of the error message.
 Successful Logon

If the entered logon information is valid, MINI-LINK Craft displays a message

with the following information:

 An acknowledgement about the successful logon

 Date and time of the last successful logon

After the successful logon, the system starts a session timer. Before the
session expires, MINI-LINK Craft displays a pop-up window displaying the
remaining time from the session. When the session timer expires, the session
is terminated and the operator has to log on to MINI-LINK Craft again.

Note:
The session timer can be configured on the external TACACS+ or RADIUS
server.

5.1.3 Exiting the MINI-LINK Craft Logon Window

To exit the MINI-LINK Craft logon window, click Exit or .

5.1.4 Importing NE Addresses

In the logon window, users can import NE addresses from a specified

file by performing the Import operation.

To create an NE address file, see Section 5.1.4.1.

To import an existing NE address file, see Section 5.1.4.2.

5.1.4.1 Creating an NE Address File

The NE address file is a plain text file. Example 1 shows typical NE

address entries in an NE address file.

Example 1 NE Address Entries

10.20.30.40 – NE001
10.80.41.2
NEIPv6 – 2013\:1123\:\:\:\:1fe0\:0001\:9527
Note:
When MINI-LINK TN 5.3/LH 1.5 or later is used, NPU1 C, NPU1 D, NPU3 B, NPU3
C, and NPU3 D support IPv6. Both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are accepted.

The contents of an NE address file must adhere to the

following properties:
  An NE address entry contains the IP address and
optionally the NE description, separated with en dash.
 All lines can start with the IP address or the NE
description.

Note:
For the NE description, it is recommended to enter the NE name.

 The IP address is mandatory.

 For IPv6 addresses, a backslash (\) has to be added
before every colon (:).
 The NE description is optional, and limited to 24
characters. The NE description has to start with a
letter and cannot end with a period.

The following characters are recommended to use:

o A–Z (English alphabet)

o a–z (English alphabet)
o 0–9 (numerical numbers)
o - (hyphen)
o _ (underscore)

The above characters are guaranteed as a minimum

character set but other characters can also work
when entering free text.

 Each NE address must start with a new line.

5.1.4.2 Importing an NE Address File

This section describes how to import an NE address file.

Figure 2 Logon Window

To import NE addresses, do the following:

1. Click Import in the MINI-LINK Craft logon window.

MINI-LINK Craft displays the following window:

2. Select Append or Overwrite as needed.

3. Click Browse to locate the NE address file.

4. Click Import to load the addresses from the NE

address file.

Click Cancel to cancel loading the addresses from the

NE address file.

If MINI-LINK Craft displays the warning below, check

the content and format of the NE address file.
 5. After loading, the imported NE addresses are
available in the NE Filter list of the logon window.

5.2 User Interface Overview

Figure 3 shows the different parts of the MINI-LINK Craft
user interface. The main frame displays information on
different pages, further described in MINI-LINK Craft User
Interface Descriptions. The other parts are described in the
following sections.
 Figure 3 MINI-LINK Craft Desktop Overview

A Menu bar — Contains commands, see Section 5.3.1

B Toolbar — Contains buttons and commands for com

used tasks.

C Navigation buttons and menu — Navigates betw

visited pages as follows:

o and — Moves back and forward to p

viewed pages.

o — Lists all the visited pages.

D Management Tree — Shows the tree of managed

see Section 5.4.
E License notification bar — Displays license-relate
information, see Section 5.6.

F Browser — Contains the main area for working with

Note:
When entering text in a free text field, the fo
characters are recommended to use:

o A–Z (English alphabet)

o a–z (English alphabet)
o 0–9 (numerical numbers)
o - (hyphen)
o _ (underscore)

The above characters are guaranteed as a m

character set but other characters can also w
entering free text.

G License Key — Displays the status of the l

related parameter next to the license key s

The rule is as follows:

o — The license-related paramete

the license key symbol is not modifi
change is already saved. No user ac
required.
o — The license-related paramete
the license key symbol is modified b
saved. To save the changes, click S
the Toolbar.

H Notification List — Displays alarm notifica

see Section 5.5.

I Total alarms — Shows the total number o

alarms in the NE.

J Total events — Shows the total number o

events in the NE.

K Connected — Indicates if MINI-LINK Craft

connected to the NE.
 The rule is as follows:

o If the icon is locked, MINI-LINK Craf

to the NE with SNMP encryption ena
is, the SNMPv3 Privacy Protocol i
to With Priv on the Security – Pro
Settings page.
o If the icon is not locked, MINI-LINK
connects to the NE with SNMP encry
disabled, that is, the SNMPv3 Priva
Protocol is set to No Priv on the S
Protocol Settings page.

5.2.1 Tooltip Support

Tooltips are available for attributes that can be specified in

editable fields. The tooltip includes a description and, if
applicable, a constraint for the parameter.

Figure 4 Tooltip for an Editable Parameter

5.3 Menus
This section describes the menus in MINI-LINK Craft.

5.3.1 Menus in MINI-LINK Craft

Figure 5 MINI-LINK Craft Menu Bar

5.3.1.1 File menu

Figure 6 MINI-LINK Craft File Menu

 Save — Saves and applies the current configuration.

 Open Audit Log... — Opens the Audit Log file.
 Export NE List — Creates an NE address file with a
list of NEs that MINI-LINK Craft previously
successfully connected to.
 Reconnect — Exits MINI-LINK Craft and shows
the Login window.
 Exit — Exits MINI-LINK Craft.

5.3.1.2 Edit menu

Figure 7 MINI-LINK Craft Edit Menu

 Copy — Copies the currently selected text to the

Clipboard.
 Paste — Pastes the text on the Clipboard at the
insertion point.

5.3.1.3 View menu

Figure 8 MINI-LINK Craft View Menu

 Toolbars — Configures the toolbars in MINI-LINK

Craft.
o Desktop — Shows or hides
the Desktop toolbar.

o Navigation — Shows or hides

the Navigation toolbar.

o Labels — Shows or hides text labels under the

icons on toolbars.
o Lock the Toolbars — Locks the toolbars from
changes.
 Statusbar — Shows or hides the Status Bar.
 Management Tree — Shows or hides
the Management Tree.
 Notification List — Shows or hides the Notification
List.
 Last Alarm — Shows or hides the Last Alarm bar.
 Back — Shows the previously viewed page.
 Forward — Shows the next page in a previously
displayed sequence of pages.
  Up — Shows the Alarms and Status page for the
parent object.
 Stop — Stops the loading of the page.
 Refresh — Refreshes the page view.
 Error log... — Opens the Logviewer window.

5.3.1.4 Tools menu

Figure 9 MINI-LINK Craft Tools Menu

 Text Editor... — Starts a simple text editor,

see Section 5.8.
 FTP Server — Opens the management page for the
built-in FTP server.
 FTP Server in New Window — Opens the
management page for the built-in FTP server in a new
window.
 SFTP Server — Opens the management page for the
built-in SFTP server.
 SFTP Server in New Window — Opens the
management page for the built-in SFTP server in a
new window.
 Polling Service — Opens the Polling Service page.
For more information on the polling service,
see Section 5.9.

5.3.1.5 Wizards menu

Figure 10 MINI-LINK Craft Wizards Menu

Figure 11 MINI-LINK Craft Wizards Menu for NPU1 D

 See Section 5.11 for more information.

 Layer 1 Connection Wizard — Opens the Layer 1

Connection Wizard.
 Layer 2 Connection Wizard – Opens the Layer 2
Connection Wizard.
 Ethernet Wizard – Opens the Ethernet Wizard.

5.3.1.6 Help menu

Figure 12 MINI-LINK Craft Help Menu

 Help on Window — Opens Help for the active part of

the window in a new web browser window.
 Help Contents — Opens Help in a new web browser
window.
 Bug Reporting Tool — Opens the Bug Reporting
Tool, see Section 5.10.
 Ericsson Web — Opens a web browser window with
a link to Ericsson home page.
 About — Credit and version information.

5.4 Management Tree

The Management Tree is used to locate entities of different
types, that is the NE, plug-in units, interfaces and ports.
 Figure 13 The Management Tree

Each entity is displayed with an icon and name. Entities that

contain sub-entities, for example a plug-in unit that contains
interfaces, are displayed with a plus-sign in front of its icon.
When the plus-sign or the icon is clicked the entity is
expanded and the sub-entities are displayed.

The NE is located at the top of the tree and the plug-in units
are located below. A plug-in unit can contain interfaces
and/or ports in different structures depending on the unit
type and the current configuration of the unit. An interface
can contain higher layer interfaces. In this case the interface
icon has a plus-sign that displays the higher layer interfaces
when selected.

To access pages not listed in the Management Tree, right-

click the different entities and MINI-LINK Craft displays the
options related to the entity.

For information about the HW interfaces, see Section 5.13.

5.5 Notification List

The notification list is a dynamic view. The list presents
alarm notification records, and present alarms in an active
 state, not cleared. The dynamic list are updated every time a
new notification is received, unless the notification is
suppressed by any selection.

Figure 14 Notification List

A Filter D Status bar: number of alarms, Equip

Traffic.
B Current Alarm List
C Latest alarm (not necessary
active)

The Notification List presents the current alarm and status

information. All history alarms are also presented. The
dynamic lists are updated every time a new notification is
received, unless the notification is suppressed by any
selection.

5.6 License Notification Bar

When modifying a license-related feature on a MINI-LINK
Craft page, the NE accepts or rejects the changes according
to the license status. When the license is not installed for the
feature, MINI-LINK Craft displays a license warning window
and a notification bar at the top of the page with one or
more license key symbols and information messages. Table
1 gives an overview of the system behavior and user action
when the license for the specific feature is not installed.

Table 1 License Key Colors Overview – License Notification Bar

License Key Color Description User Action
Symbol
Yellow The license is missing and Order and install
the NE is in an unlocked licenses.
period.
 MINI-LINK Craft displays
information as follows:

 Warning message in
the license
notification bar.
 License warning
window with specific
information regarding
the missing licenses.
Red The license is missing and Order and install
the NE is in locked period. licenses.

MINI-LINK Craft displays Or

information as follows:
Reconfigure the s
 Degradation message to have any missi
in the license
notification bar.
 License warning
window with specific
information regarding
the missing licenses.

Figure 15 shows an example of the license notification bar

with a warning status message.

Figure 15 Example of the License Notification Bar with a

Warning Status Message

For more information about licenses, see Installing and

Managing Licenses.

5.7 Operations in Tables

 On several MINI-LINK Craft pages it is possible to define one
or more entities and to set the parameters of the entities in
tables. Table 2 shows a summary of the table
operations. Figure 16 shows an example for a table with
operation symbols.

Table 2 Operations in Tables

Operation Operation Description
Symbol
Click to add a new row to the table.

Click to remove a row from the table.

When selecting a row, turns to and it is possible to rem

row. The deletion becomes active after saving the changes.

When the changes are saved or no row is selected for deletion, t

is .
Click to undo the deletion for one row at a time, starting with th
deleted row until there are no rows left with deletion mark.

When one or more rows are selected for deletion, turns to

possible to undo the deletion.

When no row is selected for deletion, the button is .

Click to toggle between row and cell selection.

Figure 16 Example of the Operation Symbols in a Table

5.8 Text Editor

The text editor is a simple editor which you can use to write
down notes and lists during your work and save for later
review. Note that you can only save in .txt format.
 Figure 17 Text Editor

Top menus:

 File — New, Open, Save, Save As, Recent and Close

 Edit — Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Find, Find
Next, Replace and Select All.
 View — Toolbars (Standard buttons, Labels, Lock the
Toolbars), Status Bar, Word Wrap
 Help — Help Contents, Bug Reporting, ERICSSON
Web, About

5.9 Polling Service

When a MINI-LINK Craft page is opened, the page shows the
information that is valid at that time. While the page is still
opened, MINI-LINK Craft reads information from the NE with
some polling interval to keep the page information updated.
This has a negative impact on the performance and it also
decreases the available bandwidth between the MINI-LINK
Craft and the NE.

MINI-LINK Craft offers the possibility to enable or disable the

automatic Polling Service, that is, the automatic update of
 the MINI-LINK Craft pages. Disabling the function helps the
user to improve MINI-LINK Craft performance and to
increase the available bandwidth between the MINI-LINK
Craft and the NE. Use this function when you have limited
bandwidth available between MINI-LINK Craft and the NE or
when you do not need the automatic update of the pages.
The Polling Service is enabled by default.

To enable or disable the automatic Polling Service, MINI-

LINK Craft offers the Polling Service page, see Figure 18.

Figure 18 The Polling Service Page

5.10 Bug Reporting Tool

MINI-LINK Craft has a built-in Bug Reporting Tool. The bug
report is used for reporting problems with the MINI-LINK
Craft software or the NE. A bug report should always be
produced before contacting the Ericsson customer support.
Efficient handling and better understanding is important to
successfully solve problems with the software.

Information collected by the Bug Reporting Tool consists of

two packages. The first part is formed locally on the PC
running MINI-LINK Craft. The second part is collected from
the NE and transferred to the PC running MINI-LINK Craft via
the FTP/SFTP protocol. To receive the second part of the
package, the FTP/SFTP server is started by MINI-LINK Craft
on the PC.

MINI-LINK Craft collects all information into a .zip file.

The .zip file can be stored on the built-in FTP/SFTP server
or can be transferred by MINI-LINK Craft to an external
FTP/SFTP server. The external FTP/SFTP server must be
selected by the operator via the Bug Reporting Tool.

Note:
If the external FTP/SFTP server and the built-in FTP/SFTP server is on the same
PC, make sure that the port used for the external FTP/SFTP server is different
from the one used by the built-in FTP/SFTP server.
A firewall running on the PC running MINI-LINK Craft may block the transfer of
the Network Element files. It is recommended to turn off any firewalls before
using the Bug Reporting Tool.
 Figure 19 Bug Reporting Tool in MINI-LINK Craft

The Bug Report Tool is accessed on the Help menu.

Use the Bug Report page to control what type of

information MINI-LINK Craft will try to gather (all
information may not be available). This information
is useful for third line support.

 Problem description – Try to give a

detailed description of the problem.
Preferably describe only one problem for
each bug report. It is mandatory to enter a
description.
 MINI-LINK Craft environment – The Bug
Reporting Tool will automatically gather
information about the environment MINI-
LINK Craft is running on. This option is
preselected and information about the
environment is always included in the bug
report.
 MINI-LINK Craft Screenshot – A
screenshot of the current MINI-LINK Craft
application window is displayed
automatically. This option is preselected and
a screenshot is always included in the bug
report.
 MINI-LINK Craft Log – MINI-LINK Craft
client logs are added automatically from the
error log window.
 Network Element Information – The
alarm list, event list, and inventory report
from the NE are added automatically. The
following files can be found in the .zip file:
NodeInformation.xml and
NodeInformation.xsl. For releases earlier
than TN 5.0/LH 1.1, NodeReport.html file can
also be found in the .zip file.
 Network Element Files – The configuration
file, the error log files, and the local log files
from the NE are added automatically.

Note:
Only applicable for local users admin_user or control_user, and for centralized
users with system administrator role or network administrator role.

o Number of logs to collect

(1-5) – Specifies the
number of historical logs to
be collected in the bug
 report. The default value is
1.
 Configuration Report – A report of the
current configuration from the NE is
generated and added automatically.

Note:
Only applicable for local users admin_user or control_user, and for centralized
users with system administrator role or network administrator role.

 SNMP Walk – An SNMP walk of the entire

node is saved to the file
<nodename>.mlsim.
 Upload to Remote FTP Server – It is
possible to upload the bug report to an
external FTP/SFTP server instead of the
built-in FTP/SFTP server. This option is
disabled by default.
o FTP Server – A drop-down list with
external FTP/SFTP servers along with
their IP addresses. Only displayed
when Upload to Remote FTP
Server is selected.

Note:
On the FTP Manager page, make sure that the required external FTP/SFTP
server is added and can be accessed.

 Open Folder – Click to open the folder

where the bug report is saved.
 Collect and save – Click to gather and save
the bug report in a .zip file in the home
directory of the FTP/SFTP server. Saving the
file may take a few minutes if Network
Element Information, Network Element
Files, or SNMP Walk is selected.
 Save as – Click to specify the destination
directory and filename of the bug report.
Only displayed when Upload to Remote
FTP Server is not selected.
 Cancel – Click to interrupt generating the
bug report.
 Close – Click to close the Bug Reporting
Tool.

After clicking Collect and save, MINI-LINK Craft

displays progress information as follows:
  Status information for each selected module.
 A progress bar at the bottom of the page.

For more information, see Table 3 and Figure 20.

Table 3 Status Information for the Bug Reporting Modules

Bug Reporting Module Status Description
Collecting information for the module
There are one or more errors when c
for the module.
Collecting information for the module
 Figure 20 Bug Reporting Tool in MINI-LINK Craft,
Collecting Information Is Under Progress

5.11 Wizards
This section gives a general description of the
different available wizards in MINI-LINK Craft.

The wizards are used for basic configuration. For

advanced configuration, use the Management Tree
in MINI-LINK Craft (see Configuration Data for
MINI-LINK TN/LH in the Site Engineering folder of
the MINI-LINK TN/LH CPI library for parameters
that can be set in MINI-LINK Craft).

Note:
The wizards only read configuration information from the NE when the wizard is
started. If changes are made in MINI-LINK Craft while a wizard is running, the
wizard will not be aware of the changes. It is necessary to exit the wizard and
start it again to make it read the modified information.

5.11.1 Wizard User Interface Overview

Figure 21 shows the different parts of a

wizard page.
 Figure 21 MINI-LINK Craft Wizard
Overview

A Browser — Contains the main area for wo

B Wizard Contents — Displays the different

C Information message — Displays configu

D Error message — Displays information ab

E Overview — Displays an overview of the o

connection, see Section 5.11.1.1.

F Navigation buttons — Click < Back to go

review or change settings. Click Next >to
button is unavailable until all required setti
page. On Summary pages, click Finish wh
changes to the NE. Click Cancel if you wan
 For detailed descriptions of MINI-LINK
Craft pages, see MINI-LINK Craft User
Interface Descriptions.

5.11.1.1 Overview and Connection Summary

This section describes the Overview,

which is included on some of the wizard
pages (on Summary pages it is
called Connection Summary). This
displays an overview of the objects
involved in the connection and their
current statuses.

Figure 22 Connection Overview

For each Radio Link, the position of the

MMU within the AMM is given in the
Overview. For other objects, the position is
given on the format Rack/Slot/Port if these
are known.

The status of the different objects are indicated as follows:

Green The object is configured, validated, and com

Gray The object is configured and validated, but

Red The object is configured and validated, but

White The object is not yet configured.

5.11.2 License Handling on Wizard Pages

When a license-related feature is modified

using wizard, the color of the license key
symbol on the specific wizard page
changes from to , see Figure 23 as
an example. At the end of the wizard,
when the user finishes the operation, the
NE accepts or rejects the modification
according to the license status. Table
4 summarizes the system response.
 Figure 23 Example of the MINI-LINK Craft
Wizard Page with License Key Color Blue

Table 4 System Response

License Status System Response
Unlocked period Accept the modification of the license-relat

No license installed
Unlocked period Accept the modification of the license-relat

License Installed
Locked period Reject the modification of the license-relat

No license installed
Locked period Accept the modification of the license-relat

License installed

5.12 MINI-LINK CLI Tool

MINI-LINK Command Line Interface (CLI)
Tool is a part of MINI-LINK Craft as a
complement to the standalone version of
MINI-LINK CLI Tool. MINI-LINK CLI Tool is
a program, which is used on a PC for
executing a set of CLI commands remotely
or locally for an NE.

To start the tool from MINI-LINK Craft,

click on the Desktop toolbar,

see Figure 24.

Figure 24 Example of the Desktop Toolbar

with CLI Button

For more information on MINI-LINK CLI

Tool, see CLI Tool User Guide.

5.13 Naming Principles

This section describes the principles used
to denote the NE, plug-in units, ports, and
interfaces.

5.13.1 Naming of the NE

The NE name is specified in the Name field

on the Basic NE Configuration page,
see MINI-LINK Craft User Interface
Descriptions. The name is used for
example to denote the root in
the Management Tree.

5.13.2 Naming of Physical Entities

 Physical entities in the AMM are named
as: Name + Rack/Slot/Port.

For example an NPU1 C in position 11 in an

AMM 20p B gives the following names:

 NPU1 C 1/11 for the plug-in unit.

 User Input 1/11/1A for User Input
port A on connector 1 on the plug-in
unit.
 E1 1/11/2A for E1 port A on
connector 2 on the plug-in unit.

An RAU is denoted in accordance with the

MMU it is connected to. For
example, RAU 1/6.1 is connected
to MMU2 H 1/6.

An RMM is denoted in accordance with the

NPU where it is inserted. For
example, RMM 1/11.1 is inserted in NPU1 C
1/11.

The port number is printed below each port

on the front panel of the plug-in units.
Images of the front panels are found in
the Pin Connection Overview. Click the
images in the Pin Connection Overview to
display them in high resolution format that
can be magnified.

5.13.3 Naming of Interfaces

Interfaces are named as: Name +

Rack/Slot/Port + Hierarchy Number,
where:

 Rack/Slot/Port denotes the port to

which the interface is connected.

 Hierarchy Number, comprising up to

three digits, is used when applicable
according to the following
principles:
o It is not used when there is
one-to-one mapping
between the interface and
the port:
 E1 1/11/2A denotes
the E1 interface on
 the port with the
same name.
 For ETSI, MS/RS, MSP
and VC-4 are denoted
identical to the STM-1
port on the LTU 155.
For example MS/RS
1/4/1on an LTU 155
1/4.
 For ANSI,
Line/Section, APS and
STS-1 are denoted
identical to the OC-
3/STS-3 port on the
LTU 155. For
example Line/Section
1/4/1 on an LTU 155
1/4.
 RAU IF 1/6/1 denotes
the radio interface on
the MMU2 H 1/6.
o It is used to denote
contained interfaces as in
the following examples:
 The radio
interface RAU IF
1/6/1 contains an E3
1/6/1 1 and E1 1/6/1
2.
 E3 1/6/1 1 contains
four E2 interfaces
denoted E2 1/6/1
1.1, E2 1/6/1 1.2 and
so on.
 MUX23 1/6/1
1 contains four
MUX12 interfaces
denoted MUX12 1/6/1
1.1, MUX12 1/6/1
1.2 and so on.
 E2 1/6/1 1.1 contains
four E1 interfaces
denoted E1 1/6/1
1.1.1, E1 1/6/1
1.1.2 and so on.
 MUX12 1/6/1
1.1 contains four DS1
interfaces
denoted DS1 1/6/1
1.1.1, DS1 1/6/1
1.1.2 and so on.
o VC-12/VT1.5 are denoted
using standard SDH/SONET
 KLM numbering. For
example VC-
4 1/2/1 contains VC-
12 1/2/1
a.b.c where 1 ≤ a ≤ 3,
1 ≤ b ≤ 7 and 1 ≤ c ≤ 3.
o An s at the end of the
hierarchy number indicates
an E1/DS1 over a VC-
12/VT1.5. For
example E1 1/8/1
1.2.3s over VC-12 1/8/1
1.2.3.

The following principles also apply:

 For a protected (1+1) Radio

Terminal with SMU2, the interfaces
below the two radio interfaces are
denoted in accordance with the
identity of the SMU2. For example:
o A terminal
comprises MMU2 4-34
1/6, MMU2 4-34
1/7 and SMU2 1/8. The radio
interfaces are
denoted RAU IF
1/6/1 and RAU IF 1/7/1. The
active RAU IF 1/6/1 holds
the SWITCH 1/8/1 interface.
A contained E3 interface is
denoted E3 1/8/1 1below
both radio interfaces.
 RF indicates the RAU's interface
with an antenna. For example RF
1/6.1/1 in an RAU 1/6.1 connected
to an MMU2 H 1/6.
 The name of the protected E1/DS1
interface in a 1+1 E1/DS1 SNCP
protection ends with an asterisk (*).
Furthermore, the protected E1/DS1
interface inherits the name of the
first of the two unprotected
E1/DS1s. For example:
o The
unprotected E1 1/3/4A and E
1 1/3/3C interfaces are used
to create the
protected E1 1/3/4A* interfa
ce.
 For ETSI, MSP protection follows the
same principle as 1+1 E1 SNCP
protection. For example:
 o The MS/RS 1/4/1 and MS/RS
1/5/1 interfaces are used to
create the
protected MSP 1/4/1* interfa
ce. The asterisk is
propagated to all contained
interface names.
 For ANSI, APS protection follows the
same principle as 1+1 DS1 SNCP
protection. For example:
o The Line/Section 1/4/1 and L
ine/Section 1/5/1 interfaces
are used to create the
protected APS 1/4/1* interfa
ce. The asterisk is
propagated to all contained
interface names.
 A Point to Point Protocol (PPP)
interface over an E1/DS1 gets the
same name as the E1/DS1.
 The two PPP interfaces in a Radio
Terminal are named for
example 1/4/1 SC1 and 1/4/1 SC2.
 The PPP interfaces over STM-1/OC-
3 are named for
example 1/5/1 MS:D4-6, 1/5/1
MS:D7-9, 1/5/1 MS:D10-
12 or 1/5/1 RS:D1-3.
 An ML-PPP interface is named <near
end IP address> - <far
end IP address>.
 The HDLC interface is named
according to the near end MAC
address, for
example 00:80:37:89:89:89 - IM.
 The IM interface gets the name
according to its server E1/DS1, for
example IM 1/2/1 1.1.

5.14 MINI-LINK Craft Troubleshooting

This section contains descriptions of
potential MINI-LINK Craft related problems
that could occur and instructions how to
solve them.

5.14.1 Graphical Layout Problems in the

Browser

After a software upgrade, there is a

possibility that the browser experiences
 some graphical layout problems, for
example wrong background color for the
menu, wrong tree icons or plug-in unit
pictures. This behavior is caused by the
caching mechanism of the browser, often
Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6. To solve this
problem you have to clear the cache file of
the browser.

To clear the cache file in Internet Explorer:

1. On the Tools menu, click Internet

Options.
2. In the Internet Options dialog
window, click Delete Files.
3. In the Delete Files dialog window,
select the Delete all offline
content check box and click OK.

5.14.2 MSM Launch Failure

MSM 6.5 or later must be installed on the

PC in order to completely manage a Radio
Terminal with MMU2. During the
installation an association is created
making it possible to launch MSM from the
MINI-LINK Craft.

Should the launch of MSM fail displaying an

error message similar to Error opening
file C:\DOCUMENTS AND
SETTINGS\ADMINISTRATOR\LOCAL
SETTINGS\TEMPORARY INTERNET
FILES\CONTENT.IE5\O5QNCPYN\TEST[1].m
xm, you have to delete the temporary
Internet files on your PC.

Should the launch of MSM otherwise fail,

reinstall MSM. For more information, see
the applicable CPI library

5.14.3 FTP/SFTP Server

If the FTP/SFTP server does not start, the

problem might be that you run MINI-LINK
Craft on a non-Windows platform and you
do not have administrator access rights for
the host operating system.

The displayed information is the following:

  In case of FTP, the error message
is Cannot create a new
instance. Permission Denied.
Please refer to Customer
Documentation for details.
 In case of SFTP, the error message
is Failed to start SSH daemon.
Permission Denied. Please
refer to Customer
Documentation for details.

The probable reasons for this can be the

following:

 Ports below 1024 cannot be

accessed without administrator
access rights.
 The file access rights on the home
directory are not enough.

Do the following:

 Start the FTP/SFTP server using a

port above 1024.

Note:
The system administrator handles the user access rights for the host running
MINI-LINK Craft.

5.14.4 USB-cable

If the USB cable have been moved

to another node during operation,
a manual restart must be
performed on MINI-LINK Craft. Do
the following:

1. On the File menu

click Exit. Wait for MINI-
LINK Craft to shut down.
2. Restart by selecting MINI-
LINK Craft
under Start>Programs.
3. In the logon window enter
the local IP-address
10.0.0.1.
4. Enter control user and
password and click Logon.
 The node will start and be
updated with the latest alarms
and status.

5.14.5 Pages Cannot Be Displayed

after Printing to File

Figure 25 Print to File Problem

Printing the Notification List to a

file by specifying Microsoft Office
Document Image Writer as printer
will cause local file access to stop
working. As a result, trying to
access a page may result in an
error message as shown in Figure
25. Refreshing the notification list
may also stop working. To solve
this problem, MINI-LINK Craft
needs to be restarted.

Reference List

[1] Accessing a Network

Element, 3/1543-HRA 901 20
[2] CLI Tool User Guide, 3/1553-HRA
901 20
[3] Configuring an FTP
Server, 79/1543-HRA 901 20
[4] Installing and Managing
Licenses, 9/1543-HRA 901 20
[5] Installing or Uninstalling MINI-
LINK Craft, 7/1531-CXP 902 0013/1
[6] Managing User Authorization and
Authentication, 176/1543-HRA 901 20
[7] MINI-LINK Craft User Interface
Descriptions, 7/1551-HRA 901 20
[8] Personal Health and Safety
Information, 124 46-2885
[9] Pin Connection
Overview, 10/1551-HRA 901 20
[10] Supplementary Safety
Information for MINI-LINK, 124 46-
HSD 101 16/1
[11] System Safety Information, 124
46-2886

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