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Set up ports for your uses
Your next step would be to configure individual PortServer ports for your own specific uses. This
section sets up these example ports:
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A wyse60 terminal on port 2, running at 38400 baud with software flow control
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A printer with hardware flow control on port 3
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A bidirectional modem with hardware flow control on port 4
Security Levels
Root Login is required for setting up ports, as it allows com-
plete access to all PortServer options. The root user can
write and save the configurable parameters for any port, and
the root user sets up the “regular” logins for other users.
Except for parameter changes to his or her own PortServer
port, a “regular” user cannot configure any of the PortServer
parameters.
The “root” login is always present, and must always have a
password. It is not possible to remove the root user entry, or
delete the root password. It is possible to change the root
password with “newpass” (see page 36), and it is also pos-
sible for you to forget the root password if you change it! (In
this unfortunate event, see Resetting the PortServer to
Factory Defaults on page 80). The factory default root pass-
word is dbps.
Root level access is required for setting the ports as shown in
these examples.
Also see PortServer Security on page 77
Note that all changes made here are by default saved to EEPROM memory. The root user can
choose not to permanently change settings (see Saving to EEPROM on page 39); as a security
measure, by default “regular” users cannot save parameters permanently.