User manual

connect
22 Chapter 2 Command Descriptions
connect
Devices
supported
This command is supported in all Digi Connect products.
Purpose Used to make a connection, or establish a session, with a serial port.
Required
permissions
For Digi Connect products with two or more users, permissions must be set
to “set permissions connect=execute” to use this command. See
"set permissions" on page 157 for details on setting user permissions for
commands.
Syntax There are several ways to create and manage connections:
Create a single connection
connect serial port
Create multiple connections
Issue multiple “connect” commands.
Temporarily suspend a connection
Escape the active session by pressing Ctrl [.
Temporarily suspend a connection and return to the command line
Press the escape character and then the Enter key.
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, for example, Esc+1.
Pressing the connect escape character twice causes the next session to
appear, enabling you to easily page through sessions.
Options serial port
The number of the port on which to establish a connection.
Example
Create a connection to port 1
#> connect 1
See also • "close" on page 21 for information on ending a session.
• "reconnect" on page 60 for information on reestablishing a port
connection.