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set switches
208 Chapter 2 Command Descriptions
set switches
Device support This command is supported in ConnectPort TS MEI products only.
Purpose Configures Multiple Electrical Interface (MEI) settings on a per-port basis,
and displays current MEI settings. MEI settings include the type of
electrical interface (EIA-232 or EIA-485), the number of differential wires
used for communication, and whether termination and biasing resistors are
used.
Required
permissions
The serial permissions associated with the "set serial" command also apply
to this command. For Digi Connect products with two or more users, to use
this command, permissions must be set to one of the following.
• For a user to display the serial settings for the line on which they are
logged in: “set permissions s-serial=r-self”
• For a user to display the serial settings for any line:
“set permissions s-serial=read”
• For a user to display and set the serial settings for the line on which
they are logged in: “set permissions s-serial=rw-self”
• For a user to display the serial settings for any line, and set serial
settings for the line on which the user is logged in:
“set permissions s-serial=w-self-r”
• For a user to display and set the serial settings on any line:
“set permissions s-serial=rw”
See "set permissions" on page 157 for details on setting user permissions
for commands.
Syntax Configure MEI settings
set switches [port=range]
[mode={232|485}]
[wires={two|four}]
[termination={on|off}]
Display current MEI settings
set switches