Apply all Ports Settings
logging is parsed to determine the device name and the OS.
Detection initiation - Active only if automatic detection is Enabled. Periodically or If new device is detected are the choices in the drop down menu. If Periodically is selected, the probe string is sent once every n minutes to the device while no connection is active to the serial port. When If new device is detected is selected, the probe string is only sent if a change on the DSR signal on the serial port is detected. Normally a device will activate the DSR signal if the serial port becomes active.
Detection delay - The delay before the first active detect process is started and between active detections.
5.Click Save & apply.
Apply all Ports Settings
The Digi CM supports managing all ports simultaneously. If changes are made to the page “all ports”, they are automatically applied to all ports. You can choose to exclude ports from this feature.
To enable/disable this feature for a port:
1.Access the web interface.
2.Under the Serial Port heading, click Configuration.
3.Choose an individual port > Host mode configuration.
4.Select Enable or Disable from the drop down menu.
5.Click Save to flash and continue with other configurations or click Save & apply.
Note: When changing a parameter for all ports, all settings of the complete page are applied to all ports.
Host Mode Configuration
The Digi CM provides four modes of communication between serial devices and remote hosts. Console server, terminal server,
Console Server Mode
Configuring a serial port as a console server creates a TCP socket on the Digi
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