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CHAPTER 10: Switching Configuration
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Table 10-1. Switching Control (continued)
Option Description
2. Enable Channel This option returns an out-of-service async or voice/fax channel (or range of channels) to
the idle state. When this selection is chosen, the following prompts will appear on the
screen:
ENTER NODE/CHANNEL# (OR RANGE OF CHANNELS)(^X TO ABORT):
Enter the node ID, slash, channel (port) number or range of channels. Press <cr>.
When the port is enabled, the screen will return to the Switching Control Menu. To
abort, press ^X.
Channel ranges should be in the form: starting channel, dash, ending channel.
Example: To enable channels B6 through B12, enter B6-B12 and press <cr>.
3. Force Connect Connects two idle or out-of-service ports or range of ports. The ports must be both of
like kind (voice-to-voice, sync-to-sync, async-to-async). If a port is force-connected, no
other channel may access it through switching calls. When this menu option is chosen,
the following prompt appears:
ENTER FROM NODE/CHANNEL# (OR RANGE OF CHANNELS)(^X TO ABORT):
Enter the node ID, slash, and then a channel (port) number or a range of channels on
the local Multiserver. Channel ranges should be in the form: starting channel, dash,
ending channel. Example: For channels B6 through B12, enter B6-B12. Press <cr>.
The following prompt appears:
ENTER TO NODE/CHANNEL# (^X TO ABORT):
Enter the node ID, slash, and then a channel (port) number. Press <cr>. To abort, press ^X.
When force-connecting a range of ports, connections will be made only between ports of
like type: voice-to-voice, async-to-async, sync-to-sync. If the “from” range is greater
than the “to” range, the unpaired “from” ports will not be connected. See Section 10.3,
Force-Connecting a Range, for more information.
Notes: • When force-connecting an async channel, be sure that the Remote CTS
Control (option 2 of Extended Features Menu) is set for the device attached
to the port(s).
• If you force-connect a port already force-connected, the new connection
overrides the old one.
• When a channel is force-connected, all current connections, regardless of
method (class, matrix, force connect), are terminated.
• Parity conversion is not supported on force-connected channels.
• If a port is connected to either the Command Facility (via $CMD) or
NETMan, it will not be force-connected.