Black Box 5000 manual All, Prompt From the Command Facility Main Menu, select

10.2Point-to-Point Dedicated (Force Connect

All)

This function is designed for a single interconnect link point-to-point application (Figure 10-1). If a pair of Multiservers is to serve as strictly dedicated point-to-point multiplexors, the switching function is quite basic. Before enabling the Force Connect All function, make sure each port of the Multiserver and its matching port on the remote Multiserver have the same port configurations. The hardware must match as well.

Important!

Do not use the Force Connect All option if you have a LAN Module installed.

Before proceeding, note the following:

•Be sure that the Remote CTS Control (option 2 of the Extended Features Menu) is set for the device attached to the port(s). If it is not, it may not be possible to connect to the Command Facility once the force connection is made. (See Section 9.3, Asynchronous Channels, and Table 9-12.)

•Port A1 will serve as the composite. This is an absolute; it cannot be reconfigured.

•Once Force Connect All is enabled, the only way

asynchronous channels can access the Command Facility is ^X <break> (or ^X ^Y, if enabled). You will not get the ENTER CLASS

CHAPTER 10: Switching Configuration

prompt.

From the Command Facility Main Menu, select

COMMAND FACILITY MAIN MENU [node id]

5 SWITCHING CONTROL

option 5, Switching Control.

From the Switching Control Menu, select option 5,

SWITCHING CONTROL [node id]

5 FORCE CONNECT ALL

Force Connect All.

•If there is any incompatibility of ports, those ports will be left in a disconnected mode.

•If a port is connected to the Command Facility (via $CMD), it will not be force-connected.

To disconnect a Force Connect All function, select option 4, Force Disconnect, from the Switching Control menu. Table 10-1has a discussion of the force-disconnect option. For more information on

A3 A3

A4 A4

B12 B12

Figure 10-1. Point-to-Point Dedicated

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