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PORT MANAGER SWITCHES
Connect (/C)
Establishes a bidirectional connection between two ports. There are two
different types of PM Switch port connections:
• Resident Connection: If the /C command specifies one port name or
number, the PM Switch will connect your resident port with the specified
port. If the command specifies a name associated with a hunt group (see
Section 6.2
), the PM Switch will connect your resident port to the first
available port in that group.
• Third-Party Connection: If the /C command specifies two port numbers
or names, the PM Switch will connect the two ports indicated by the
command. Note that a Third-Party Connection command must be issued
from a third port which has been granted access to “All”
PM Switch commands. Ports which have been configured for “Basic”
command capability cannot perform a Third-Party Connection.
Command Availability: All (Administrator) / Basic (User)
Command Format:
/C
m n
[Enter]
where
m
and
n
are the numbers or names of the ports to be connected.
PM Switch Response:
Verbose: “PORT CONNECT”
Terse: “1”
Examples:
• Resident Connection: To connect your resident port to Port 16, access
the PM Switch Command Mode and type “/C 16 [Enter]”.
• Third-Party Connection: To connect Port 12 to Port 14, access the
PM Switch Command Mode from a third port with “All” command
capability and type “/C 12 14 [Enter]”.