User guide

60 AMX Switch Series Installer/User Guide
Force connect and force disconnect commands
The force connect and force disconnect commands contain two user-defined variables: the
[TargetUserStationName] and the [servername]. Single quotes are required before and after each
variable. The following is an example of a force connect command:
fc ‘User Station 3’ ‘Server 43’.
• [TargetUserStationName] - the name of the user station that you wish to connect to or
disconnect from the target device.
To determine the name of the user station, launch the OSCAR interface and click the ? tab.
Press the
End key to view the unit name at the bottom of the screen. When entering a force
connect or disconnect command, replace [TargetUserStationName] with the unit name.
• [servername] - the name of the target device to which you wish the user station to force a
connection or disconnection.
The server name is stored on the IQ module and is displayed in the list on the Target tab of the
OSCAR interface. When entering a force connect or disconnect command, replace
[servername] with the appropriate target device name from the Target list.
Forcing a connection using the OSD Command Line
To force a user station to make or break a connection:
1. Press the default Command Line hotkey sequence to display the Command Line. For more
information see
Accessing the Command Line on page 55.
2. Type fc ‘[TargetUserStationName]’ ‘[servername]’ and press Enter to force the target user
station to connect to the specified target device.
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Type fd ‘[TargetUserStationName]’ and press Enter to force the target user station to
disconnect from the connected target device.
Forcing a connection from the serial port to a target device
Once Serial Force mode is enabled, a serial device attached to the host user station can send a force
connect or disconnect command to that user station. The host user station will then force the target
user station to either connect to or disconnect from a target device.
To enable Serial Force mode:
Select Serial Force Mode on the lockdown settings for the user station. See Locking user station
settings on page 50 for more information.
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Enter enable serial force mode at the Command Line. See OSD Command Line Operations on
page 54 for more information.