Installation guide

connect
18 Chapter 2 Command Descriptions
connect
Devices
supported
This command is supported in all Digi Connect Family devices.
Purpose Used to make a connection, or establish a session, with a serial port.
There are several ways of using the connect command:
• To make multiple connections, issue multiple connect commands.
• To temporarily suspend a connection, escape the active session by
pressing Ctrl [.
• To temporarily suspend a connection and return to the command line,
press the escape character and then the Enter key.
• To switch between active sessions (without first escaping to the
command line), press the escape character and then the number of the
session you wish to enter. Pressing the connect escape character twice
causes the next session to appear, enabling you to easily page through
sessions.
Required
permissions
Permissions must be set to “set permissions connect=execute” to use this
command. See "set permissions" on page 86 for details on setting user
permissions for commands.
Syntax connect serial_port
Options serial_port
The number of the port on which to establish a connection.
Example The following command creates a connection to port 1:
connect 1
See also • "close" on page 17 for information on ending a session.
• "reconnect" on page 38 for information on reestablishing a port
connection.