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 node you want to control.

2.When prompted to press any key to continue, press [Enter].

3.The remote ID (Node Name ) is displayed as wait during Call Request processing. 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 Name configured in Node Defaults on the local node. Once the connection is successful, the displayed remote ID becomes the Remote Control ID specified for the controlled node.

4.When asked: Are you a PAD user?, type n [Enter].

5.When prompted, enter the password of the controlled node. The display at the controlled node 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, and the displayed remote ID is the ID of the controlled node.

Rebooting the Remote Node

Before rebooting, notify all users of this node, since all connec- tions on all ports will be cleared.

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 Remote Control

Press [F9] to stop remote control. When asked: Stop remote control?, press [Y]. Both 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.

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1800 specifications

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