User`s guide

8-3
The Status Screens
8.3. The Port Status Screen
The Port Status screen shows the current status of the Serial Ports, including the user-
defined port name and port mode for each Serial Port, as well as the buffer count,
connection status and the names of any user's currently accessing these ports.
Note:
• InRSM-8RSeriesunits,thePortStatusScreeniscombinedwithascreen
thatlistsPlug(Outlet)StatusasdescribedinSection8.4.
• WhenPortStatusisviewedbyanaccountwith"Administrator"or"SuperUser"
commandaccess,allTSM/RSMSerialPortsarelisted.
• WhenPortStatusisviewedbyanaccountwith"User"or"ViewOnly"
commandaccess,thenthescreenwilllistonlytheSerialPortsthatare
allowedbythataccount.
• ThePortStatusScreenalsoshowsthecurrentstatusoftheTSM/RSM's
InternalModemPort.
To view the Port Status Screen via the Text Interface, type /S and press [Enter]. To view
the Port Status Screen via the Web Browser Interface, Click on the "Port Status" link on
the left hand side of the screen. The Port Status Screen lists the following parameters
for the TSM/RSM's Serial Ports:
• Port: The number of each Serial Port.
Notes:
• OnTSM-8Series,RSM-8SeriesandRSM-8RSeriesunits,Port9isthe
InternalModemPort.
• OnRSM-16Seriesunits,Port17istheInternalModemPort.
• OnTSM-24Seriesunits,Port25istheInternalModemPort.
• OnTSM-40Seriesunits,Port41istheInternalModemPort.
• TheModemPortisnotpresentonTSMmodelsthatendwiththe"NMI"suffix.
• Name: The user-defined name for each Serial Port.
• Username: When a user is connected to a given Serial Port, this column will show
the name of the user account that initiated the connection.
• Status: The connection status of each Serial Port is displayed as follows:

No Connection: This column will read "Free" if the corresponding Serial Port is
not currently connected.

Network Connection: If the Network Port is connected to a given Serial Port, this
column will read "C-Nnn", where nn is the number of the virtual network port that
is connected to the Serial Port.

Connection to Another Serial Port: If one of the other TSM/RSM Serial Ports is
currently connected to this port, then this column will read "C-nn" (where nn is
the number of the Serial Port connected to this port.)
• Mode: The selected Port Mode for each Serial Port.
• BufferCount: The amount of data currently buffered for each Serial Port.