User Manual

24 Chapter 5 Configuring Ports for Modems
Commands for Configuring Ports for Modem Connections
For configuring ports for modem connections use the following commands
found in the Digi One/PortServer TS Command Reference :
• set ports
• set line
• set flow
Related Information
• If you intend to run PPP traffic over this modem connection, see
"Configuring PPP" on page 29.
• For information on setting up the port for autoconnection, see
"Configuring Autoconnection" on page 35 of this manual and the set
ports command in the Digi One/PortServer TS Command
Reference.
• If you do not know the operating parameters required by the
modem, see the modem documentation.
• For correct cable information of the connection between the device
server serial ports and modems, see the Digi One/PortServer Cable
Guide.
• For more information on configuring dialer and login scripts, see the
set script command in the Digi One/PortServer TS Command
Reference.
Configuring A Hunt Group
A hunt group is a group of ports sharing one common IP address and
differs from altip where one port has its own unique IP address. A hunt
group is desireable when you have many ports, but do not have the
available IP addresses or simply prefer to use one IP address for a group
of ports. When a user Telnets into the hunt group’s IP address and the first
port is busy, the user is seamlessly bumped to the next available port.
In configuring the PortServer for a hunt group, the port numbering must
start higher than the total number of PortServer serial ports available.
To configure a group of ports for a hunt group, do the following:
1. Enter the following command to create the hunt group:
set ports range=range group=port_number
2. Enter the following command to set the IP address for the hunt group:
set altip group=port_number ipaddress
Command Line Examples
The following example displays the configuration for 16 serial ports in a
hunt group with their collective IP address being 199.250.38.37.
set ports range=1-16 group=65
set altip group=65 ip=199.250.38.37
A user who Telnets to this IP address is automatically connected to the first