Western Telematic APS-8M Format /D/Y x x Enter, Enter or /D/Y 3 Enter, Format /E/Y x x Enter

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/D

Third Party Disconnect

Invoke the /D command at your resident port to disconnect two other ports. The /D command cannot be used to disconnect your resident port. To disconnect your resident port, issue the Resident Disconnect Sequence or wait for the Timeout Period to elapse (if enabled).

Availability: Supervisor Mode Only

Format: /D[/Y] <x> [x] [Enter]

Where:

/Y (Optional) suppresses the "Sure?" prompt.

xIs the number or name of the port(s) to be disconnected. To Disconnect all ports, enter an asterisk.

Response:

Verbose: "Are you Sure (y/n)?", if Y, unit will respond with "Disconnected".

Terse: 5, if Y, unit will respond with 3.

Example: To disconnect Port 2 from Port 3 without the "Sure?" prompt, access command mode using a port and password that permit Supervisor Mode, and type one of the following commands:

/D/Y 2 [Enter] or /D/Y 3 [Enter]

/E

Erase Buffer

Erases data from the buffer for a specified port or several ports. Note that erased data cannot be recovered.

Availability: Supervisor Mode Only

Format: /E[/Y] <x> [x] [Enter]

Where:

xIs the number or name of the port buffer(s) to be cleared. To erase buffers for all ports, enter an asterisk.

/Y (Optional) Suppresses the "SURE? (Y/N)" prompt.

Response:

Verbose: "Are You Sure (y/n)?", if Y, the unit will respond with "OK".

Terse: 5, if Y, the unit will respond with 0.

Example: To clear the buffer for Port 3, access command mode using a port and password that permit Supervisor Mode, and type /E 3 [Enter].

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