Avocent ACS 5000 Server User Manual


 
Ports Menu and Forms
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Physical Ports
By selecting Ports - Physical Ports in Expert mode, you can enable or disable ports and
configure parameters for individual or a group of serial ports.
You can select contiguous serial ports on the form by using the Shift key or non-contiguous ports
by using the Ctrl key on your keyboard. You can Enable Selected Ports or Disable Selected Ports
by pressing the corresponding button.
You can select the Modify All Ports button to specify the same parameters for all the serial ports
or you can select the Modify Selected Ports button and set values for an individual or a group of
ports.
To select one or more serial ports:
1. Go to Ports - Physical Ports in Expert mode. The Physical Ports form appears.
2. To select a port or ports, do one of the following steps.
a. To select a single port, click the port.
b. To select multiple ports in a range, click the first port in the list and then hold down the
Shift key while selecting another port or ports.
c. To select multiple ports that are not in a range, click the first port in the list and then
hold down the Ctrl key while selecting another port.
To enable or disable serial ports:
1. Go to Ports - Physical Ports and select a port or ports to modify.
2. To enable selected ports, click the Enable Selected Ports button.
3. To disable selected ports, click the Disable Selected Ports button.
NOTE: Bydefault,allserialportsare disabled fromthe factory.The administrator canactivate and assignspecific
usersto individualphysicalports.