Passive Mode, Buffer Mode | Western Telematic CMS-16 specification

WTI CMS-16; Console Management Switch -- User's Guide

Command Mode and type /C MODEM* [Enter].

Hunt Group Example 2:

1.Ports 3, 4, and 5 are Any-to-Any Mode ports. All three ports are named "SERVER".

2.Your resident port is Port 1, and you want to connect Port 2 to the first available server, access the Command Mode and type /C 2 SERVER [Enter].

7.2. Passive Mode

Passive Mode Ports function the same as Any-to-Any Mode Ports, but do not allow access to Command Mode. A Passive Mode Port can communicate with other ports, but cannot enter Command Mode, and therefore cannot invoke commands to redefine port parameters, display status, and etc.

Passive Mode Ports can be connected by accessing the Command Mode from a free Any-to-Any Mode or Modem Mode Port, and invoking the Third Party Connect or Resident Connect Command as described in Section 7.1.1.2. Passive Mode ports will not buffer data, except during baud rate conversion.

Note:

●A Passive Mode Port is not allowed to access the Command Mode.

●In order to ensure supervisor access to important command functions, the Passive Mode is not available to Ports 1 and 2 (SetUp Ports).

●The Passive Mode is not available at the Network Port.

7.3.Buffer Mode

Ports configured as Buffer Mode ports will collect data from the connected device and store it in the CMS's statically allocated memory. Each CMS port features a fixed length, fixed position data buffer.

The Buffer Mode allows collection of data from various devices without the requirement that all devices use the same communication parameters (e.g. baud rate, parity, etc.).

Notes:

●Buffer Mode Ports cannot access the Command Mode.

●In order to ensure supervisor access to important command functions, the Buffer Mode is not available to Ports 1 and 2 (SetUp Ports).

●The Buffer Mode is not available at the Network Port.

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CMS-16 Nameplate Power Warning Battery ReplacementRack Mount Installation Table of Contents WTI CMS-16 Console Management Switch -- Users Guide Appendices List of Figures Introduction Typographic Conventions Unit Description Front PanelBold Font Power Cable Receptacle Power Switch Getting StartedBack Panel Using Other Parameters for this Overview Optional Apply Power to the CMSSystem SetUp Ports Communication Parameters Connecting your PC to the CMS Communicating with the CMS Unit Display Free Any Undefined Enter /H for Command Menu AC Powered Units Hardware InstallationConnecting Power to the CMS Unit DC Powered Units Configure Option Switches Default Baud Rate Sw1, Sw2, Sw3 Default Handshake Sw4, Sw5 Default Response Message Format Sw6Default Command Echo Sw7 Initialize Unit to Default Settings Connecting Devices to the CMSApplication Example CMS Application Example Not to Scale Configuration Access to the CMS Command Mode Password Functions $ telnet 192.1.1.1 Enter Supervisor Password Port Passwords Defining the Site ID and Supervisor Password Port Configuration Configuration Conventions 3. RS232 Port Configuration Menus Port Modes Stop Bits Default = CTS/RTS AT&C1$D2S0=1 WTI CMS-16 Console Management Switch -- Users Guide Network Port Configuration Menu Telnet Port Parameters Network Parameters Menu Supervisor Mode Only Implementing IP Security Security menu Figure Copying Parameters to All Ports Copy Port Parameters Menu Status Screens Save User Selected ParametersPort Status Screen /S Port Diagnostics Screen /SD Port Status Screen Supervisor Mode, Defaults Shown Port Name Status Baud COM HS Mode BUF CTS Network Status Screen /SN Port Parameters Screens /W WP xx Enter Any-to-Any Mode OperationPort Connection and Disconnection Disconnecting Ports Enter Defining Hunt Groups Hunt Group Example Passive Mode Buffer Mode Reading Data from Buffer Mode Ports Xx EnterPort Buffers Saving and Restoring Configuration Parameters Modem Mode Sending Parameters to a File Restoring Saved Parameters Upgrading CMS Firmware Command Reference Guide Command Conventions Command Response Terse Verbose Command Summary Command Availability Supervisor User Command Set Enter Enter Command Mode Enter+++Enter Resident Disconnect Sequence Connect CP Copy RS232 Port Parameters Third Party DisconnectErase Buffer Default and Test Set System ParametersHelp Display Site ID Set Network Port ParametersSet RS232 Port Parameters Display Port Status SD Display Port DiagnosticsReset Network Port SN Display Network Status UF Upgrade Firmware Save ParametersDisplay Port Parameters Who Exit Command Mode Appendix A. RS232 Port InterfaceFormat /X Enter Power Appendix B. SpecificationsAppendix C. Customer Service Stop Bits 1 or Trademark and Copyright Information Trademarks Used in this Manual