XPort AR User Guide
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6: Line and Tunnel Settings
This chapter describes how to view and configure lines and tunnels. It contains the following
sections:
Line Settings
Tunnel Settings
Line Settings
You can view statistics and configure the serial interfaces (referred to as lines) by using the
Line
web page. When you click
Line
from the Main Menu,
Line 1
fields display. To go to
Line 2
, click
the
Line 2
button.
The XPort AR supports software and hardware flow control on Lines 1 and 2.
Line 3
can be
configured for software flow control. Tunnels can only be configured on Lines 1 and 2 and not Line
3. Line 3 is typically used as a console or dedicated control channel. PPP is not allowed on Line 3.
The following sub-menus you can use:
Line Statistics
—Displays statistics for the two lines. For example, the bytes received and
transmitted, breaks, flow control, parity errors, etc.
Line Configuration
—Enables the change of the name, interface, protocol, baud rates, and
parity, etc.
Line Command Mode
—Enables the types of modes, wait time, serial strings, signon
message, etc.
Line Statistics
To display the line statistics, perform the following steps.