2. User Password: The User Password allows access to A/B
switching commands and status screens, but does not allow
access to the PLS configuration menus. To define the User
Password, type 2, press [Enter] and follow the
instructions in the submenu. (Up to 16 characters, case-
sensitive; Default = undefined.)
Note: The PLS General Parameters Menu will not
display the User Password. When the User Password
has been defined, this field will read "(defined)".
3. Site ID: Defines a text string that can be used to denote
the installation site or other unit-specific information. To
define the Site ID message, type 3, press [Enter] and
follow the instructions in the submenu. (Up to 32
characters; Default = undefined.)
4. Modem Initialization String: To define the Modem
Initialization String, type 4, press [Enter], and follow the
instructions in the submenu. For more information on the
initialization string, please refer to the user's guide for
your external modem. Make certain that the external
modem is set to auto-answer in one ring. (Up to 32
characters; Default = ATE0M0Q1&C1&D2S0=1.)
5. Modem Disconnect String: To define the disconnect
string, type 5, press [Enter] and follow the instructions in
the submenu. For more information, please refer to the
user's guide for your external modem. (Up to 32
characters; Default = undefined.)
6. Baud Rate: To select the baud rate for the Modem Port
and Console Port, type 6, press [Enter], and follow the
instructions in the submenu. Make certain to select a rate
that is compatible with the external modem, and/or the
device connected to the Console Port. (Default = 9600
bps, no parity, 8 data bits, and one stop bit.)
Notes:
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When this setting is changed, the new baud rate
will not be applied until the user exits and then re-
enters the PLS command mode.
•
Only the baud rate can be redefined. Bits and
parity settings are always 8 data bits, 1 stop bit,
no parity.
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