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SERIAL CONSOLE PORT MANAGER
5. Configuration
5.1 Access to the Serial Console Port Manager’s Command Mode
When Command Mode is active, you can invoke commands to select parameters
and connect or disconnect ports.
NOTE
Command Mode cannot be accessed from a Buffer Mode Port, Passive
Mode Port, or any port that is currently connected to another Serial
Console Port Manager port.
1. Start the communications program (for example, ProComm). Make certain
the Serial Console Port Manager and your communications program are set
for the same parameters (baud rate, parity, etc.).
2. Access the Command Mode:
a)
Local Access:
To wake the port and access Command Mode from a local
PC connected to the Port Manager with a cable, press
[Enter]
.
i.
In order for
[Enter]
to be recognized as a wake-up command, it must
be pressed without any characters preceding it. If you have already hit
other keys, press
[Enter]
twice.
ii. If the Supervisor Password has been defined, the password prompt will
be displayed. Key in your Supervisor or Port Password and press
[Enter]
. The “APS>” prompt will appear.
b)
Remote Access:
To access Command Mode using a modem, proceed as
follows:
i.
Dial the number for the external modem connected to the Serial
Console Port Manager. The Port Manager will send the password
prompt.
ii. If you have defined the Supervisor Password, a password prompt will
be displayed. Key in your Supervisor or Port Password and press
[Enter]
. If the Supervisor Password has
not
been defined, just press
[Enter]
. The “APS>” prompt will appear.
