APS-8M / APS-16M Asynchronous Port Switches; User’s Guide
To connect ports, proceed as follows:
1.Access command mode as described in Section 5.1. If the Password Prompt is displayed, enter a password that permits Supervisor Mode.
2.Invoke the /C command to connect the desired ports.
a)Resident Connect: To connect your resident port to another port, type /C xx [Enter]. Where xx is the number or name of the port you want to connect. The
Example: To connect your resident port to Port 8, type
/C 8 [Enter].
b)Third Party Connect: (Supervisor Mode Only) To connect any two ports (other than your resident port), type /C xx XX [Enter]. Where xx and XX are two port names or numbers. The
Example: To connect Port 5 to Port 6, access command mode using a password and port that permit Supervisor Mode, and then invoke the following command: /C 5 6 [Enter].
When the /C command specifies the port name, it is only necessary to enter enough letters to differentiate the desired port from other ports. Type an asterisk (*) to represent the remaining characters in the port name. For example, to connect your resident port to a port named "SALES", the connect command can be invoked as /C S*, providing no other port names begin with the letter "S".
8.1.1.2. Disconnecting Ports
There are three different methods for disconnecting ports, the Resident Disconnect, the Third Party Disconnect, and the No Activity Timeout. Providing the Timeout feature is enabled, a No Activity Timeout will disconnect resident ports or third party ports.
Note: When
