8-3
The Status Screens
To view the Plug Status Screen, access the RSM-8R command mode and then proceed
as follows:
•
Text Interface:
To view a screen that lists Port Status and Plug Status, type
/S
and
press
[Enter]
.
•
Web Browser Interface:
Click on the "Port Status" link on the left hand side of the
screen to display the Port Status Screen. Click on the "Plug Status" link on the left
hand side of the screen to display the Plug Status Screen.
Serial Port Status:
The Port and Plug Status Screen in the Text Interface and the Port
Status Screen in the Web Interface both list the following parameters for the RSM-8R's
serial ports:
•
Port:
The number of each serial port.
•
Name:
The user-defined name for each serial port.
•
Username:
When a user is connected to a given serial port, this column will show
the name of the user account that initiated the connection.
•
Status:
The connection status of each serial port is displayed as follows:
• Network Connection: This column will read "Free" if the corresponding port is
not currently connected.
• Network Connection: If the Network port is connected to a given serial port, this
column will read "C-N
nn
" (where
nn
is the number of the virtual network port that
is connected to the port.
• Connection to Another Serial Port: This column will read "C-0
n
" (where
n
is the
number of the serial port that is connected to this port) if one of the other serial
ports is currently connected to the port.
•
Mode:
The user-defined Port Mode for each serial port.
•
Buffer Count:
The amount of data that is currently stored in the buffer for each
serial port.