Selecting Configuration>Serial/AUX>Physical Ports in Expert Mode, selecting one or more serial ports, and then selecting the Multi User tab brings up a screen like the one shown in the following figure.Web Manager Configuration>Serial/AUX>Physical Ports>Multi User ScreenThe administrative user can use this screen to allow multiple users to connect to a serial port at the same time and allow or disallow port sharing (simultaneous access to the same port). To connect to the port or start a shared session at the port, the user must have permission to access the port.
Only one shared session and one normal session are allowed. The shared session menu is presented. Multiple read/write sessions and multiple shared (read-only) sessions are allowed. The multiple shared session menu is presented. Read/write sessions are opened without a shared session menu being presented Read only sessions are opened without a shared session menu being presented.The “Sniff Mode” pull-down menu options “Out,” “In,” “In/Out,” and “No” configure the type of data that displays on the monitor.To Configure Multiple Serial Port Sessions and Port Sharing [Expert]
1. Go to Configuration>Serial/AUX>Physical Ports in Expert mode, and select a port or ports to modify.
3. To allow or to prevent multiple sessions, select an option from the “Allow Multiple Sessions” pull-down menu.The options are: “No,” “Yes (show menu),” “Read/Write (do not show menu),” “ReadOnly.”
4. To configure the type of data that displays on the monitor in a port-sharing session, select an option from the “Sniff Mode” pull-down menu.