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Chapter 3: Operations
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2. Type fc ‘[TargetUserStationName]’ ‘[servername]’ and press Enter to force the target user
station to connect to the specified target device.
-or-
Type fd ‘[TargetUserStationName]’ and press Enter to force the target user station to
disconnect from the connected target device.
Forcing a connection from the serial port to a target device
Once Serial Force mode is enabled, a serial device attached to the host user station can send a force
connect or disconnect command to that user station. The host user station will then force the target
user station to either connect to or disconnect from a target device.
To enable Serial Force mode:
Select Serial Force Mode on the lockdown settings for the user station. See Locking user station
settings on page 56 for more information.
-or-
Enter enable serial force mode at the Command Line. See OSD Command Line Operations on
page 61 for more information.
Serial parameters
Once Serial Force mode is enabled, the serial port parameters are set to:
• 9600 baud
• 8 data bits
• no parity
• 1 stop bit
• no flow control
These parameters cannot be changed. The serial configuration settings of the serial device attached
to the host user station must match these parameters.
To disable Serial Force mode:
Deselect Serial Force Mode on the lockdown settings for the user station. See Locking user station
settings on page 56 for more information.
-or-
Enter
disable serial force mode
at the Command Line. See OSD Command Line Operations on
page 61 for more information.
Once disabled, the serial baud rate will be changed to 57600. The serial emulation will change to
the current value for the user’s settings.
To force a user station to make a connection:
1. Make sure that the serial device is configured appropriately. See Serial parameters on page 67
for more information.
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