6: Line and Tunnel Settings
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2.
Enter or modify the fields in
Table 6-2
.
3.
Click
Submit
.
Tunnel Settings
Tunneling allows serial devices to communicate over a network, without “being aware” of the
devices which establish the network connection between them. When any character is transmitted
to the serial port, it gets copied to the network connection.Tunneling parameters are configured
using the Web Manager or CLI Tunnel Menu (refer to the
XPort AR Command Reference
for the
full list of commands).
Table 6-2
Line 1 Command Mode Fields
Field
Description
Mode
Select the method of enabling Command Mode or choose to disable
Command Mode.
Always
—Immediately enables Command Mode for the serial line.
Use Serial String
—Enables Command Mode when the serial string is
read on the serial line during boot time.
Use CP Group
—Enables Command Mode based on the status of a CP
Group.
Use both Serial String and CP Group
—Enables Command Mode
when both the serial string and the value of the CP Group are matched.
Disabled
—Turns off Command Mode.
Wait Time
Enter the wait time for the serial string during boot-up in milliseconds.
Serial String
Enter the serial string characters. Select a string type.
Text
—String of bytes that must be read on the Serial Line during boot
time to enable Command Mode. It may contain a time element in x
milliseconds, in the format {x}, to specify a required delay.
Binary
—String of characters representing byte values where each
hexadecimal byte value starts with \0x and each decimal byte value
starts with backslash (\).
Echo Serial String
Select Yes to enable echoing of the serial string at boot-up.
CP Group
Enter the CP Group name and value after selecting
Use CP Group
in the
Mode field. When the value matches the current value of the group,
Command Mode is enabled on the Serial Line.
Signon Message
Enter the boot-up signon message. Select a string type.
Text
—String of bytes sent on the serial line during boot time.
Binary
—One or more byte values separated by commas. Each byte
value may be decimal or hexadecimal. Start hexadecimal values with
0x.
Note:
This string gets output on the serial port at boot, regardless of
whether command mode is enabled or not.