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The Power Management options become accessible only when a Con-

sole Group or Device Name have been assigned.

4. Choose Submit to save the configuration.

Configuring Port Buffering

Note: Port buffering is supported on PortServer TS 2/4 MEI and PortServer TS 8/16

devices only.

Serial ports store data or information in what are called buffers. Buffers are

helpful to administrators who use them to monitor events on a system. If a

system unexpectedly goes down, the administrator can look in a logfile

(buffer) to find out what caused the system to go down. The buffers serve

to diagnose network and device problems.

To configure a port for port buffering, do the following:

1. From the web interface, choose Configure > Port Buffering.

2. Select the port you want to configure.

Choose On to turn on buffering, select the size of the buffer, and choose

Submit.

Note: Buffers can only be viewed by administrators from the web interface

page.

Configuring User Menus

The web interface configuration utility provides an easy method for

configuring user menus. The menus can be designed to give users access

to specific devices or ports. To configure a menu from the web browser,

choose Configure > Menus.