User Guide

12. Click the radio button next to one of the following options:
a. Buffer Syslog at all times
b. Buffer only when no user is connected to the port
13. Click Done.
14. Click apply changes.
To configure alarm notifications to be sent based on the type of buffered data, select Expert -
Administration - Notifications.
Multi User
Under Ports - Physical Ports in Expert Mode, after you select one or more serial ports and click
Modify Port(s), you can select Multi User from the tabbed menu. The Multi User form appears.
The Multi User form enables you to open more than one session from the same serial port.
Multiple users can connect simultaneously to a serial port. To connect to a port or start a shared
session, the user must have permission to access the port. If you allow multiple sessions through
Allow Multiple Sessions pull-down menu, the Privilege Users field should be populated with
the user names who have access rights.
The following table describes the available fields on the Multi User form.
Field Name Definition
Allow Multiple Sessions
Options are No, Yes (show menu), Read/Write (do not show menu) and
ReadOnly (do not show menu).
Sniff Mode Allow sniffing on multiple user connection to a serial port.
Privilege Users Users with access rights to a multi user shared session.
Menu Hotkey The hotkey for accessing the menu.
Notify Users Checkbox to enable notify users of session access.
Table 9.7: Expert - Multi User Form Fields
The following table describes the options from the Allow Multiple Sessions pull-down menu.
Menu Option Description
No
Do not allow multiple sessions. Only two users can connect to the same port simultaneously. One
shared session and one normal session are allowed.
Table 9.8: Available Options from the Allow Multiple Sessions Pull-down
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