User`s guide

Configuration>Serial/AUX>Physical Ports>Multi User
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The “Sniff Mode” pull-down menu options “Out,” “In,” “In/Out,” and “No”
configure the type of data that displays on the monitor.
T To Configure Multiple Serial Port Sessions
and Port Sharing [Expert]
1. Go to Configuration>Serial/AUX>Physical Ports in Expert mode, and
select a port or ports to modify.
If needed, see “To Select One or More Serial Ports [Expert]” on page 193.
Six tabs appear.
2. Click the “Multi User” tab.
3. To allow or to prevent multiple sessions, select an option from the “Allow
Multiple Sessions” pull-down menu.
The options are: “No,” “Yes (show menu),” “Read/Write (do not show
menu),” “ReadOnly.”
4. To configure the type of data that displays on the monitor in a port-sharing
session, select an option from the “Sniff Mode” pull-down menu.
5. Click “Done.”
6. Click “apply changes.”
Yes (show menu) Multiple read/write sessions and multiple shared (read-
only) sessions are allowed. The multiple shared session
menu is presented.
Read/Write (do not show menu) Read/write sessions are opened without a shared session
menu being presented
ReadOnly (do not show menu) Read only sessions are opened without a shared session
menu being presented.
Table 6-17: Options on the “Allow Multiple Sessions” Menu (Continued)
Menu Option Description