Perle Systems DS1 Switch User Manual


 
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Channels
Adding/Editing a Multihost Entry
When you click the Add or Edit button, the Host Entry window appears. The hosts in the multihost
list must already be defined (see
Host Table to learn how to create a host). If you add a host that was
defined with its fully qualified domain name (FQDN), it must be resolvable by your configured DNS
server.
Configure the following parameters:
Host Name
TCP Port
TCP Port Specify the TCP port that the I/O channel or serial signal pin will use to
communicate to the
Primary Host.
Default: 2000 for channel 1, then increments by one for each channel
Backup Host Specify a preconfigured host that the I/O channel or serial signal pin will
communicate to if the I/O channel cannot communicate with the Primary Host.
Default: None
TCP Port Specify the TCP port that the channel or serial signal pin will use to
communicate to the
Backup Host.
Default: 0
Specify the preconfigured host that will be in the multihost list.
Default: None
Specify the TCP port that the I/O channel or serial signal pin will use to
communicate to the
Host.
Default: 0