User`s guide

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Basic Configuration
PortModeParameters:
• PortName: Allows you to assign a name to the Console Port. The Port Name may
be up to 24 characters long. (Default = undefined)
• PortMode: The operation mode for this port; Normal Mode, Modem Mode or PPP
Modem Mode. (Default = Normal Mode)
Depending on the Port Mode selected, the RPC will display additional prompts
listed below. In the Text Interface, these parameters are accessible via a submenu,
which will only be active when the appropriate port mode is selected. In the Web
Browser Interface, fields will be "grayed out" unless the corresponding port mode is
selected.
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NormalMode:Allows communication with a local PC and permits access to
command mode. When the Normal Mode is selected, the following mode-
specific parameter can also be defined:
 DTROutput: Determines how DTR will react when the port disconnects. DTR
can be held low, held high, or pulsed for 0.5 seconds and then held high.
(Default = Pulse)
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 ModemMode: Permits access to command mode and simplifies connection
to an external modem. Modem Mode ports can perform all functions normally
available in Normal Mode, but Modem Mode also allows definition of the
following, additional parameters:
 ResetString: Redefines the modem reset string. The Reset String can be
sent prior to the Initialization string. (Default = ATZ)
 InitializationString: Defines a command string that can be sent to initialize
an external modem to settings required by your application.
(Default = ATE1M1&C1&D2S0=1&B1&H1&R2)
 Hang-UpString: Although the RPC will pulse the DTR line to hang-up an
attached modem, the Hang-Up string is often useful for controlling modems
that do not use the DTR line. (Default = undefined)
 PeriodicResetInterval: Determines how often the Reset String will be sent
to the modem at this port. (Default = 15 minutes)
 NoDialtoneEnable: When this item is "On" the No Dialtone Alarm can be
enabled as described in Section 7.8. When the No Dialtone Alarm is enabled
and properly configured, the RPC can provide notification if the unit detects
that a phone line connected to a modem installed at this port is dead.
(Default = Off)
Note: When communicating with the RPC via modem, these parameters will
not be changed until after you exit command mode and disconnect.