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As shown in Figure 6.1, The Port Status Screen lists the following items. Note that the APS-8
Port Status Screen will show only eight ports, and the APS-4 Port Status Screen will show only
four ports
·
Name: The user-defined name for each port.
·
Password: The user-defined password for each port. Note that actual passwords are not
displayed; this column will read either “undefined” or “defined”. To display Port
Passwords, type /SP [Enter] (Supervisor Mode Only).
·
Status: The connect status of each port. When the port is connected, this column will list
the number of the other APS port connected to this port.
·
Mode: The user-selected Port Mode. This column will read Any (Any-to-Any), Modem,
Passive, or Buffer, depending on the configuration selected for the port.
·
Buffer Count: Lists the amount of data (in bytes) stored in the buffer for this port.
6.2. The Port Diagnostics Screen (/SD)
The Port Diagnostics Screen provides more detailed information about each port, including the
port name and communication parameters. To display the Port Diagnostics Screen, access the
command mode and type /SD [Enter], the screen will appear as shown in Figure 6.2. Note
that the APS-8 Port Diagnostics Screen will show only eight ports, and the APS-4 Port
Diagnostics Screen will show only four ports.
Like the Port Status Screen, the Port Diagnostics Screen is also available to both Supervisors
and Users, and will look slightly different, depending upon whether the command mode was
accessed with the Supervisor Password or a Port Password (User Mode).
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Figure 6.2: The Port Diagnostics Screen (APS-16 Shown)