User`s guide

Default Menu: The Port Access Menu
Chapter 9 Custom and Default Menus 162
Default Menu: The Port Access Menu
The port access menu is a flat (one level) menu showing all ports, port titles
and the mode of each port. It provides an overview of all ports and initiating
a connection to any of them.
When connecting to a specific port, a prompt for the username and
password us displayed.
Access the port access menu
There are multiple ways to access the port access menu:
• Using an assigned IP address (see "Host Mode Configuration" on page
71)
• Using TCP/IP port 7000
• Using TCP/IP port 22 or 23 if the Shell program is set to port access
menu for this specific user. See "Add a Compact-flash Card" on page
43.
• Entering portaccessmenu from the command line
Connect to ports
The port access menu allows simple access to each port.
By typing the number of the port to connect to, the Digi Passport unit
initiates a connection to this port using the appropriate protocol, either
Telnet or SSH.
Change password
To change your own password, press the P Key.
Display and connect to slave units
If the Digi Passport unit is configured to be the master in a master-slave
scenario. Pressing the S key displays a list of all slave units. Selecting a
slave displays the port access menu of the slave.
To search via port title
Press the F key and then enter your search string.
Port display for Digi Passport 48 only
When using a Digi Passport 48, not all ports can be displayed on one
screen. Press Enter to display ports 33-48.