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APS-8M Asynchronous Port Switch; User’s Guide
5.5. Port Configuration
5.5.1. Configuration Conventions
When responding to prompts, invoking commands, and selecting items from
port configuration menus, note the following:
• To select an item from a Port Configuration menu, key in the number for
the item and press [Enter].
• To clear an item in a Port Configuration menu, enter the number for the
desired item and press [Enter]. When the prompt appears, press [Space]
and then press [Enter].
• When defining the Port Name, do not use the forward slash character (/),
double quotes ("), the asterisk character (*), or blank spaces.
• Port Names cannot begin with a number.
• Refer to the instructions in each screen for additional functions available
under that screen.
• To exit a menu or prompt without changing its current value, press [Esc].
• Passwords are case sensitive. When defining passwords, note the exact
text, including the case of each character.
• If you are configuring the APS-8M unit via modem, communication
parameters will not be changed until after you exit from command mode
and disconnect from the APS-8M unit.