Avocent 210128 User Manual

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Connection Methods, Attributes 
and Configurable Features
This chapter describes:
Connection methods, which are configured for each serial port
Attributes, which are configured for each serial port
Configurable features, which are enabled/disabled for the entire hub
Serial Port Connection Methods
There are several methods to access a serial port on an ESP hub.
Serial port redirection - see page 16
Telnet server - see page 16
Raw TCP server - see page 17
Modem emulation - see page 21
Configuration utility - see page 28
You may configure port connection methods using any of the available tools.
Exclusivity and restrictions
Each connection method may be enabled or disabled for each ESP port. A port may have multiple 
connection methods enabled, with the following exceptions.
The raw TCP client connection method is exclusive; when it is enabled on a port, no other con-
nection methods can be enabled for that port. (Conversely, if other connection methods are 
enabled for a port, you cannot enable the raw TCP client connection method on that port until 
you disable the other methods.)
If you enable the raw TCP server connection method and enable the idle TCP buffering option 
on a port, then the TCP server connection method becomes exclusive; no other connection 
methods can be enabled for that port.