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4 • Serial port configuration
Figure 37. Port event-handling configurations
Port event handling configurations
The Model 2285 provides users with a means for monitoring or reacting to data from serial device attached to
a serial port of it through Port event handling configuration. Namely, user can define keywords for each serial
port that will trigger the email/SNMP notification or command sent to the serial port directly on Port event
handling configuration. This will enable the user to monitor the data from the attached device or to manage/
control a device attached serial port directly when pre-defined keywords are detected. Also, the status of the
connection between the Model 2285 and the serial device and the status of the TCP connection between the
Model 2285 and remote hosts could be monitored and managed as well.
Each reaction can be configured individually upon each event. Reaction can be an email delivery, SNMP trap
sending, command sending or a combination of the reactions.
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Port event handling
: If the user wants to enable port event handling feature, set Port event handling as
enable. This is a global parameter so if this feature is disabled, the Model 2285 does not take any actions on
port events.
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Notification interval
: To prevent Model 2285 from being trapped in handling port event, there is a Notifi-
cation interval parameter. Model 2285 will send notification email or SNMP trap every Notification interval
even it detects predefined keyword within Notification interval. The smaller value of this parameter will
result in immediate response for predefined keyword and heavy usage of system resources. The largest value
accepted by user is recommended to prevent system resource usage minimization.
