User`s guide

Port Profiles
Chapter 3 Configure Network and Serial Ports 31
Console Management Port Profile
Console Management involves accessing a device's console port over a
network connection. Most network devices such as routers, switches, and
servers offer serial port(s) for management. Instead of connecting a
terminal to the console port, cable the console port to the serial port of your
Digi device. Then using Telnet features, network administrators can access
these consoled serial ports from the LAN by addressing the appropriate
TCP port.
Under Console Management you may also enable port sharing. Port
sharing allows multiple users to access the port at the same time. If port
sharing is disabled, then only one user may access the port at a time. You
may change the number of users at any time. If you increase the number of
users from 2, the change takes effect immediately. If you decrease the
number of users, the change does not take effect until the users log off. For
example, if port sharing is available for 9 with 9 users on, then changed to
2, the change will not take effect until at least 2 users log off. If port sharing
is enabled for 2 and then disabled, the change will not take effect until
everyone is off. The default value when port sharing is disabled is one.