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PortServer IConfiguration Guide and Reference Manual90028700C

PortServer Terminal Server Page 1IntroductionThe Digi PortServer intelligent terminal server gives you the ability toconnect up to 16 RS-232 asynchron

PortServer Terminal Server Page 91telnet example:set users name=martha passwd=on dport=23 dest=192.1.2.3 auto=onAuto connect user w/o passwordThis is

Page 92 AppendixResetting the PortServer to Factory DefaultsResetting the PortServer memory to the factory defaults will cause you tolose all user set

PortServer Terminal Server Page 93Devices and Wiring ConsiderationsConfiguring PortServer Ports as Specific DevicesThe Serial Device Type Characterist

Page 94 Appendixdev=term (Terminals)This is designed for a terminal device. When the device is set to a terminal device,the incoming port ignores DCD.

PortServer Terminal Server Page 95dev=mout (Modem Out)This is designed for a modem for outgoing communications with full DTR/DCDmodem support.Until an

Page 96 AppendixSerial Device Type Characteristics TableThis table summarizes the device type characteristics.DeviceTypeDTR + RTSwhen idleSpawn Login

PortServer Terminal Server Page 97PrintersConfiguring a PrinterFirst, you need to define the port that the printer is connected to as a printer device

Page 98 AppendixModemsNotes on Configuring ModemsUsually it is desirable to configure modems to be bidirectional (dev=mio) although if desiredthey may

PortServer Terminal Server Page 99Configuring CU and UUCP to dial out without RealPortUse FTP to download the “rtty” program. The source code will alw

Page 100 AppendixAdd a few lines like the following to your uucp “Devices” file. All baud rates are equivalent,since the pseudo tty device driver igno

Page 2 IntroductionHelpBesides terminals, PortServer serial ports can be configured as modemports (incoming, outgoing or bi-directional) or printer po

PortServer Terminal Server Page 101RTTY ProgramThe following is an extract from the RTTY source code mentioned on page 99, explaining thecommand usage

Page 102 Appendixstatic char *copyright[] ={"@(#)Copyright 1992, Digi International, All Rights Reserved.","@(#)An unlimited use and di

PortServer Terminal Server Page 103RJ ConnectorsThere are four types of modular plugs that can be used with the PortServer's RJ-45 10-pin jack.Th

Page 104 Appendix10PinRJ45PlugsThe 10-pin RJ-45 plug carries all eight of the RS-232 signals supported by the PortServerhardware, plus the two ground

PortServer Terminal Server Page 1058 Pin RJ 45 PlugsThe 8-pin RJ-45 plug supports all of the RS-232 signals except the modem control lines RI andDCD.

Page 106 Appendix6 Pin RJ 11 Plugs6-pin RJ-11 plugs can be used in hardware handshaking situations that require only RTS andCTS to be available.RJ-11

PortServer Terminal Server Page 1074 Pin RJ 11 PlugsThe 4-pin RJ-11 plug can be used in situations requiring no handshaking, or softwarehandshaking (X

Page 108 AppendixDigi RJ-45 to DB-25 Cable LegsSince most RS-232 devices are equipped with DB-25 connectors, it is necessary to buy or buildan adapter

PortServer Terminal Server Page 109Connecting ModemsModems are generally equipped with DB-25 connectors, so it is usually necessary to buy or buildan

Page 110 AppendixMultiple SessionsAny user can use the multiple session feature if that user's port is configured to allow it. Userslogged into a

PortServer Terminal Server Page 3PortServer Quick StartThis “Quick Start” Getting Started section will help you quickly get your PortServer terminalse

PortServer Terminal Server Page 111Switching to another sessionAt the PortServer command line, type the session number as the first character of a lin

Page 112 AppendixConfiguring MultiscreensThe PortServer supports up to 16 different terminal types. Each terminal type must have adifferent name, alth

PortServer Terminal Server Page 113PortServer Port NumbersThe PortServer provides two ranges of TCP/IP service numbers that you can connect to fromoth

Page 114 AppendixSpecificationsNetwork CompatibilityEthernet IEEE 802.3 standard10BaseT (Twisted Pair)10base2 (Thin Ethernet)Ports8 or 16 RS-232 async

PortServer Terminal Server Page 115Index—A—Abbreviations, 29abort outputchar (ao), 63admin, 32aixon,46altip, 41Altip, 113Altpin,46wiring for modem, 10

Page 116 Indexappendix,93Front Panel,81—G—gateway, 43Go aheadchar (ga), 63Groupdefining, 53—H—Help screens, 30high-order bitstripping,49Hosthost param

PortServer Terminal Server Page 117—Q—Quick Start, 3—R—Range, 39RARP, 5Remote Boot, 44ri,46RJ Connectors, 103RJ-114pin,107RJ-116pin,106RJ-4510pin,104R

Page 118 Indexcharacters, 63command, 26, 64telnet escape character, 23, 48Termterminal escape sequences, 55Terminaldevice, 94setting port as, 52Termty

Page 4 Quick StartConnect a control terminal to the PortServerThe PortServer is controlled from a terminal (or PC with terminal emulation software) co

PortServer Terminal Server Page 5Simple 3-Wire CableRJ-11-4Pin DB-25 Male1237Pin PinGNDTxDRxDSGGNDTxDRxDSGSignal1234Signal( = Cable Shield)This same c

Page 6 Quick StartConnect other terminals and peripherals to the PortServerAt this point you may wish to connect other devices (terminals, modems or p

PortServer Terminal Server Page 7A more inclusive cable (necessary if you are going to set your port device as a host) is a full 10-wire null-modem ca

Page 8 Quick StartModemsThe easiest way to connect modems is to use Digi’s RJ-45 to DB-25 straight-through cables,which offer full 10-pin connections

PortServer Terminal Server Page 9PrintersSerial printers can have different wiring requirements because of their manufacturer’s inter-pretations of th

Page 10 Quick StartStep 4. When AC is showing on the PortServer display, press the Return or Enter key onyour keyboard; you should get the login: prom

Page ii PortServer Terminal ServerPortServer Default SettingsSerial Parameters: (all ports) 9600 baud, No parity, 8 bits, 1 stop bit, VT100terminal em

PortServer Terminal Server Page 11DomainServer’sNameIf you have one, enter the IP address of the IP Name Servicemachine that will translate names to a

Page 12 Quick StartTesting the network connectionYou should now be able to establish communications with another network machine. (You willneed to kno

PortServer Terminal Server Page 13Set up ports for your usesYour next step would be to configure individual PortServer ports for your own specific use

Page 14 Quick StartTerminal Setup Example(Wyse60 terminal on port 2, running at 38400 bps with softwareflow control)Step 1. Turn off the power to the

PortServer Terminal Server Page 15Flow ControlWhile the default port flow control setting is for software flowcontrol, let’s set it again just to make

Page 16 Quick StartDefine Portas PrinterSetPort#3tobeaPrinterportbytyping:#>set port dev=prn range=3Note that you did not have to set the port to b

PortServer Terminal Server Page 17Modem Setup Example (Bi-directional modem with hardware flow control on port 4)Step 1. Turn off the power to the mod

Page 18 Quick StartFlow ControlChange the flow control for Port #4 to RTS/CTS (“hardware”)by typing:#>set flow rts=on range=4#>set flow cts=on r

PortServer Terminal Server Page 19Set up a new userA typical next step would be to set up a new user and password. For this example, we will:• Set up

Page 20 Quick StartCreate NewUser “Betty”Create “regular” (as opposed to root) user “Betty” by typing:#>set users name=bettyTheusernamesarestoredin

PortServer Terminal Server Page iiiTable of ContentsPREFACE...

PortServer Terminal Server Page 21ChangeBetty’sPassword to“MeBoss”Passwords are case-sensitive, and limited to eight characters orless. Changing the p

Page 22 Quick StartHave User“Rex” bypassPortServerCommandShell, connectdirectly toHost“Corporate”First, we create table entries for the host named “Co

PortServer Terminal Server Page 23Telnet and MultisessionHere is an example of Betty logging in on her newly-configured terminal, logging into her com

Page 24 Quick StartLog in as“Betty”The PortServer is already up and running. Betty turns on herterminal, presses <enter> (if the login prompt is

PortServer Terminal Server Page 25SwitchbetweensessionsBetty’s session with Corporate is session #1, and her sessionwith Engineering is session #2. Fr

Page 26 Quick StartTelnet and modemsIn a previous part of this getting-started example, we installed a modem on Port #4, with DTR(“hardware”) handshak

PortServer Terminal Server Page 27Set Modemfor HardwareHandshakeon SerialConnectionIn the modem setup example (page 17), the connection fromthe PortSe

Page 28 Quick Start

PortServer Terminal Server Page 29Command ReferenceThis Command Reference is divided into these parts:Abbreviations...

Page 30 Command ReferencePortServer Help ScreensOn-line help for the PortServer's command language is available to you through context-sensitiveh

Page iv PortServer Terminal ServerSNMP...

PortServer Terminal Server Page 31PortServer Editing KeystrokesThe following keystrokes can be used in editing commands sent to the PortServer from a

Page 32 Command ReferencePortServer CommandsThese commands are specific to the PortServer.adminSyntax: adminThe admin command allows you root privileg

PortServer Terminal Server Page 33cpconfSyntax: cpconf tohost|fromhost hostname filenamecpconf termThe cpconf (copy configuration) command was added t

Page 34 Command ReferenceIf an attempt is made to change the IP address when restoring over the network, the restorationwill fail because the PortServ

PortServer Terminal Server Page 35info tablename displays the following information (values shown are arbitrary examples).These are actual screen dump

Page 36 Command Reference#> info tcpNetwork statistics collected over last 129 minute(s).tcpInSegs : 436 tcpInFast : 365tcpInErrs : 0 tcpInCksErrs

PortServer Terminal Server Page 37newpassSyntax: newpass [user=username]Use the newpass command to create or change your current password. If you are

Page 38 Command ReferencequitSyntax: quitThe quit command terminates your current login session. If you quit a session without firstclosing it, PortSe

PortServer Terminal Server Page 39setSyntax: set tablename [options . . . ]The set command is used to set or display various PortServer system and por

Page 40 Command ReferenceMultiple command options can be included in the same line with a single range option. Forexample:set line range=1-4 baud=2400

PortServer Terminal Server Page vMODEMS...

PortServer Terminal Server Page 41altipSyntax: set altip [range=range]set altip ip=ipaddr group=port# | group#set altip rmip=ipaddressset altip rmrang

Page 42 Command ReferencearpSyntax: set arp [range=range]set arp ip=ipaddr ether=etaddr [tim2liv=time]set arp range=range rmarp=onThis sets or display

PortServer Terminal Server Page 43configSyntax: set config option=valueThis sets or displays the network parameters configuration table entries. Optio

Page 44 Command Referencesubmask=subnet maskUsed to set the network subnet mask. Default=255.255.255.0boothost=ip_address_of_host_with_bootfileUsed to

PortServer Terminal Server Page 45TFTP Error MessagesThe host with the bootfile may pass back a TFTP error message, which the PortServer willdisplay i

Page 46 Command Referenceaixon=on|offUse auxiliary flow control characters (defined by set keys xona= and set keysxofa=) for output flow control. Defa

PortServer Terminal Server Page 47hostSyntax: set host [range=range]set host name=hostname ip=ipaddressset host rmhost=hostnameset host rmhost=on rang

Page 48 Command ReferencekeysSyntax: set keys option=valueUse keys to define the local key combinations for various functions. The different keys that

PortServer Terminal Server Page 49xona=valueUse to set the auxiliary XON Character you prefer. Default=^Q (<Ctrl-Q>)xoffa=valueUse to set the au

Page 50 Command Referenceonlcr=on|offUse to map (ON) or not to map (OFF) NEWLINE characters to CR-NEWLINE onoutput. Default=offotab=on|offConverts out

Page vi PortServer Terminal ServerPrefaceConventions Used in this ManualCertain conventions are used in this manual with respect to keyboard entry and

PortServer Terminal Server Page 51cmdprompt=character_stringUse to define the PortServer command prompt. Default is digi>. (The root promptof >#

Page 52 Command ReferenceportsSyntax: set ports option=valueUse set ports to set or display device configuration parameters. set ports range is usedto

PortServer Terminal Server Page 53dport=remote_port#Use to specify the port number an auto connect port should connect to. (See set portsauto on page

Page 54 Command ReferencerouteSyntax: set route [range=range]set route net=network_address mask=ipmask gateway=ipaddressmetric=numhopsset route rmrout

PortServer Terminal Server Page 55termsSyntax: set terms [range=range]set terms termtype=terminal_type [npages=# of screens][clrseq=clear_escseq][swts

Page 56 Command ReferenceExample:This example sets up the user's default terminal (since no range isspecified) to a Wyse60, supporting three scre

PortServer Terminal Server Page 57usersSyntax: set users [range=range]set users name=username [passwd=on|off][auto=on|off][dest=IPaddress][dport=tcp_p

Page 58 Command Reference• (Also see set port auto on page 52, which is similar except that a port is set upso that any user on that port will bypass

PortServer Terminal Server Page 59snmpSyntax: snmp [run=off | on][auth_trap=off | on][trap_dest=ipaddress][location=PortServer’s location]The snmp com

Page 60 Command ReferencewhoSyntax: whoThe who command displays a list of the current users of the PortServer. Information includeseach user's na

PortServer Terminal Server Page viiElectronic Emission NoticesFederal Communications Commission (FCC) StatementsThis equipment has been tested and fou

PortServer Terminal Server Page 61Remote Access CommandsThe commands in this section are remote access related.closeSyntax: closeCloses the current tc

Page 62 Command ReferencerloginThe rlogin command logs a user into a remote system.syntax: rlogin hostipaddr|hostname [options]options: [user=username

PortServer Terminal Server Page 63sendSyntax: send telnet_special_characterThis command transmits one of the following telnet special characters to th

Page 64 Command ReferencetelnetSyntax: telnet hostname|hostip [port#]The telnet command is used to log you into a remote system using telnet protocol.

PortServer Terminal Server Page 65AppendixAppendix Table of ContentsRealPort Protocol ...

Page 66 Appendix

PortServer Terminal Server Page 67RealPort ProtocolRealPort is a protocol developed by Digi International that, when used in conjunction with devicedr

Page 68 AppendixMaster Troubleshooting ProcessIntroductionUse this Master Troubleshooting Process if one or more of your PortServer devices are notfun

PortServer Terminal Server Page 692. Verify the network connection by using telnet to connect to the PortServer.From a computer on your network, enter

Page 70 Appendix5. Telnet directly to the non-functional port. Go to Procedure 4: Performing a Telnet to thePort on page 75.When you entered the comma

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PortServer Terminal Server Page 71Troubleshooting ProceduresUse these requested procedures as needed by the PortServer Master Troubleshooting Process.

Page 72 Appendix7. Verify that the /tftpboot directory exists and has read, write and execute (777) permissionswith this command:ls -l /tftpbootIf nec

PortServer Terminal Server Page 7311. Test TFTP by repeating steps 1-7.12. If successful, reboot the PortServer.13. Return to and continue with the Ma

Page 74 AppendixIf the ping fails (you do not receive a response), continue with this procedure.If it succeeds (you received a response), this indicat

PortServer Terminal Server Page 75Procedure 5: Checking the PortServer Port SettingsUse this procedure during the Master Troubleshooting Process when

Page 76 Appendixset line range=rangewhere range is two numbers separatedby a hyphen. The first number is thebeginning range and must be less thanthe s

PortServer Terminal Server Page 77Procedure 8: Checking LED Indicators: OFC On?Use this procedure when an OFC indicator light is on when monitoring a

Page 78 AppendixSimple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)Also see SNMP on page 59.General InformationThe PortServer provides a Simple Network Manageme

PortServer Terminal Server Page 79SNMP ProtocolThe SNMP agent in the PortServer supports the Get, GetNext, Set, and Trap messages that aredefined in R

Page 80 AppendixICMP MIBicmpInMsgsicmpInErrorsicmpInDestUnreachsicmpInTimeExcdsicmpInParmProbsicmpInSrcQuenchsicmpInRedirectsicmpInEchosicmpInEchoReps

PortServer Terminal Server Page 81PortServer Front PanelSENDETHERNETSERIAL RECEIVE TRANSMITTWISTEDPA IRTD RDLG POL CS RXERR EVFTX COLTD RDRTS CTS DSR

Page 82 AppendixETHERNET (Ethernet Activity)When EA is shown by the alphanumeric display, the row of ten LEDs gives Ethernet informationas follows:“Se

PortServer Terminal Server Page 83PortServer BIOSThe PortServer’ BIOScanbebrokendownintothreeparts:PowerOnSelfTest(POST),Command Mode and user diagnos

Page 84 AppendixSet temporary stack at 00400h.Data segment now available (00800h).Test 256K DRAM from 40000h to 7FFFFh.RTSTest 256K DRAM from 80000h t

PortServer Terminal Server Page 85User DiagnosticsVideo Display DiagnosticsThe two modes of the user diagnostics are video display mode and front pane

Page 86 AppendixFront Panel Display DiagnosticsEnter Front Panel Mode by pressing either the left or right pushbutton on the front panel duringthe POS

PortServer Terminal Server Page 87Test 2 - Memory TestEach pass of this test performs a pattern test and an address tag test to DRAM memory.The byte p

Page 88 AppendixTest 5 - Built-In UART External Loopback TestSame as Test 4, but uses external loopback. From the front panel, press the right pushbut

PortServer Terminal Server Page 89PortServer SecurityThe PortServer has four basic security access levels:Root loginThis allows complete access to eve

Page 90 AppendixAuto-Connect User loginThe PortServer supports two types of automatic logins. Auto Connect User (described here)connects a specified u