User guide

Configuring A Hunt Group
Chapter 5 Configuring Ports for Modems 25
Example
set line range=2 baud=115200
3. Supply a set flow command that defines the flow control scheme required by the modem.
Example
In this example, ports 1 and 2 are configured for bidirectional modems.
set ports range=1-2 dev=mio
set line range=1-2 baud=115200
set flow range=1-2 ixon=off ixoff=off rts=on cts=on
Configuring A Hunt Group
A hunt group is a group of ports sharing one common IP address and differs from altip where one port has its
own unique IP address. A hunt group is desireable when you have many ports, but do not have the available IP
addresses or simply prefer to use one IP address for a group of ports. When a user telnets into the hunt group’s IP
address and the first port is busy, the user is seamlessly bumped to the next available port.
In configuring the PortServer for a hunt group, the port numbering must start higher than the total number of
PortServer serial ports available.
To configure a group of ports for a hunt group, do the following:
1. Enter the following command to create the hunt group:
set ports range=range group=port_number
2. Enter the following command to set the IP address for the hunt group:
set altip group=port_number ipaddress
Command Line Examples
The following example displays the configuration for 16 serial ports in a hunt group with their collective IP
address being 199.250.38.37.
set ports range=1-16 group=65
set altip group=65 ip=199.250.38.37
A user who telnets to this IP address is automatically connected to the first available hunt group port.