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Operation
7. It is only necessary to enter enough letters of the port name to differentiate Hunt
Group ports from other ports. Type an asterisk (*) to represent the remaining
characters in the name. For example, to connect to the first available port in a
group of ports named "SALES1", "SALES2", and "SALES3", the connect command
can be invoked as
/C S*
[Enter]
, providing no other port names begin with the
letter "S".
Notes:
• If the Hunt Group method is used by a port or account with User level
command access, the /C command will only connect to the ports allowed by
that account.
• Hunt Group port names must be unique. Otherwise, ports with similar names
will also be included in the Hunt Group.
Hunt Group Example 1:
1. Ports 1 and 2 are Modem Mode ports, and modems are installed at both ports.
Port 1 is named "MODEM1" and Port 2 is named "MODEM2".
2. Your resident port is Port 4. To connect to the first available Modem, type
/C MODEM*
[Enter]
.
Hunt Group Example 2:
1. Ports 3, 4, and 5 are Any-to-Any Mode ports. All three ports are named "SERVER".
2. Your resident port is Port 1. If you want to connect Port 2 to the first available
server, type
/C 2 SERVER
[Enter]
.
9.3.2. Passive Mode
Passive Mode Ports function the same as Any-to-Any Mode Ports, but do not allow
access to command mode. A Passive Mode Port can be connected to other serial
ports, but cannot enter command mode, and therefore cannot define parameters,
display status, or invoke commands to connect ports or control power switching.
The Passive Mode is the default at Serial Ports 2 and above.
Passive Mode Ports can be connected by accessing command mode from a free Any-
to-Any or Modem Mode Port, and invoking the Third Party Connect or Resident Connect
Command as described in Section 9.3.1.2. Passive Mode ports will not buffer data,
except during baud rate conversion.
Note:
In order to ensure Administrator level access to important command
functions, the Passive Mode is not available at Port 1 (the Set Up Port) or the
Network Port.