Managing Users

Example: Configuring a Key as a Switch

The following example shows how to identify “-” as the local switch for port 3:

Local> CHANGE PORT 3 LOCAL SWITCH -

Example: Disabling a Local Switch

The following example shows how to disable the local switch, which is also the factory-set default:

Local> CHANGE PORT 5 LOCAL SWITCH NONE

Specifying BROADCAST

There are three types of BROADCAST characteristics:

∙BROADCAST — A port user uses this command to send messages.

∙Port broadcast — Defines whether a particular port can receive broadcast messages.

∙Access server broadcast — Defines whether all port users can send broadcast messages.

Disabling the port BROADCAST characteristic stops the port from receiving broadcast messages from other access server ports along with access server messages, such as shutdown. For this reason, you might want to recommend to users that they leave BROADCAST enabled on their ports.

Note

The port user can still send messages with the access server BROADCAST enabled and the port BROADCAST disabled.

Example: Disabling BROADCAST Messages

The following example shows how to disable port 5 from receiving broadcast messages:

Local> CHANGE PORT 5 BROADCAST DISABLED

If any user tries to broadcast to a broadcast-disabled port, the access server enters the following message, which identifies the port or ports by port number:

Local -111- Port(s) with broadcast disabled not notified

Broadcast disabled at port n

When BROADCAST is enabled for both the access server and a port, port users can send and receive broadcast messages, by using the BROADCAST PORT command. When the access server BROADCAST is disabled, port users cannot send broadcast messages. Note that an individual port must have the port BROADCAST characteristic enabled to receive messages.

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