19-2 Smart Switch 1800 4. 0 User Guide , Rev 0 1
Remote Control from the SmartSwitch 1800
1. Press [A] at the On-Line Node Operations Menu (or [B], [A], [A] from the Main
Menu) of the controlling node. When prompted, enter a Remote Control ID and
Remote Control Password, configured in Node Defaults ([A], [A] from the Main
Menu) on the no de you want to cont r ol.
2. When pr ompt ed to press any key to con t inue, p ress [Enter].
3. The re mo te ID (Node Na m e) is displayed as wait during Call Re quest pr oce s s i ng .
If a Call Accept is not received in the time specified by the X.25 parameter T21
Incoming Call Timer, the remote ID is displayed as the Node Na m e configured in
Node Defaults on the local node. Once the connection is successful , the displayed
remote ID becomes the Remote Control ID specif ied for the cont rolle d node.
4. When asked: Are you a PAD user?, type n [Enter].
5. When pr ompt ed , ente r the pa s s w ord of the con trolle d node. T he disp l ay at the
contro lled no de will say : Under remote control. Keyboard blocked by id = "n." The
Main Menu at the controlling node will act as the Main Menu of the controlled
node, a nd the di splaye d remo t e ID is th e ID of th e cont rolle d no de.

Rebootin g the Rem ote Node

Before rebooting, notify all users of this node, since all connec-

tions on all ports will be clea red.

To reboot a node under remote control, follow this procedure at the controlling node:
1. Press [F10].
2. When asked: Remote reboot the node?, press [Y].
3. Press [F9] to return to local control.

Exiting R emote Con trol

Press [F9] to stop remote control. When asked: Stop remote control?, press [Y]. Bo th
nodes will now be under local control. The local SmartSwitch 1800, and the remote
device (if it has a local video device), will be logged out to the Port Status Display.
From there, the operator must log in to perform menu operations.
If either the controlling or the controlled node detects that the remote control link
failed during a remote session, remote control will be terminated and each terminal's
local main menu will be displayed.