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CHAPTER 4: OPERATIONS
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Connecting to devices from the serial CLI port
By factory default, port 1 of the SCPS is configured with the serial CLI, which
prohibits the use of port 1 with an attached serial device. You can configure a
different port with the serial CLI, but only one port may be configured as the serial
CLI port at one time. For example, if you attempt to enable the CLI interface on port
n, and it is already active on port p, then the CLI will automatically be disabled on
port p.
You may connect to one serial device at a time through the serial CLI port, using a
local terminal or a local PC using a terminal emulation program. If you connect an
external modem to the serial CLI port, you can also access devices through a remote
terminal or PC that can dial into the SCPS external modem. For information about
modem connections, see
Configuring and using dial-in connections
in this chapter
and
Server CLI command
in Chapter 6.
To con fi gure a port for the serial CLI:
1. Issue a Server CLI command, using the Port parameter to specify the CLI port
and the Type parameter to specify the terminal type.
SERVER CLI PORT=<
port
> TYPE=<
type
>
2. To disable the CLI that was previously confi gured on a port, issue a Server CLI
command, indicating Type=Off.
For more information, see Server CLI command in Chapter 6.
To display CLI port information:
Issue a Show Server CLI command.
SHOW SERVER CLI
The display includes the CLI port number and terminal type, plus the CLI access
character. For more information, see
Show Server CLI command
in Chapter 6.
To connect to a device from the serial CLI port:
1. Issue a Server CLI command, using the Connect parameter to enable the use of
the Connect command from the serial CLI port.
SERVER CLI CONNECT=ON
2. Issue a Connect command to the desired port.
CONNECT <
port
>