To configure the input/output strings used by auto answer:
1. Select Ports - CAS Profile - Auto Answer.
2. To add an auto answer input and output string, click Add. Enter a new string in the Input
String or Output String fields and click Save.
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To delete an auto input and output string, select the checkbox next to the string you
want to delete. Click Delete, then click Save.
Pool of CAS ports
An administrator can create a pool of serial ports where each serial port in the pool shares a
pool name, TCP Port Alias, IPv4 Alias and IPv6 Alias. The first available port in the pool is
used as the serial port for connection.
NOTE: ThemultiplesessionaccessrightdoesnothaveanyeffectwhenusingapoolofCASports.Whenallportsin
thepoolaretaken,theconnectiontothepoolisdenied.
NOTE: Allportsinthepoolmustshare thesameCASprotocol.Theprotocolisvalidated duringtheconnectionto
theserialport. Iftheprotocoldoesnotmatch,theconnectionwillbedenied.
To configure a pool of CAS ports:
1. Click Ports - Pool of CAS Ports.
2. To create a pool, click the Add button.
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To edit an existing pool, click the name of the pool you want to edit.
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To delete a pool, check the box next to the pool you want to delete and click the
Delete button.
3. Enter the parameters for the pool in the appropriate fields.
4. In the left side of the Pool Members field, select the ports to be added to the pool and click
Add.
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In the right side of the Pool Members field, select the ports to be removed from the
pool and click Remove.
5. Click Save.
NOTE: Aserialport canonlybelongtoone poolatatime,buta user cancreateanemptypoolandaddportstoit
later.
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