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Table 10-13: Expert > New/Modify Port Dialog Box Fields
Once you have configured the “Slave” ACS unit and defined the cluster
parameters, the slave serial ports and the connected devices are accessible
from the master ACS unit under Applications > Connect > Serial pull-down
menu as shown in the following figure.
Field Name Definition
Number of Ports
Number of ports on each slave unit.
Choices are 1, 4, 8, 16, 32 and 48.
First Local Port Number
The first unallocated port number for
the slave. For example, if the master
unit has 16 ports, ports 1-16 are
allocated. The “First Local Port
Number” is then 17.
Local IP
The IP address for the master ACS or it
can be the global IP address of the cluster
in the network.
First Local TCP Port No.
The first TCP port number for the
slave. For example, if the master unit
has 16 ports, the allocated TCP port
numbers to the master are 7001-7016.
The “First Local TCP Port No.” is
then 7017. This is a virtual TCP port
number.
Remote IP
The IP address of the slave.
First Remote TCP Port
Number
The first TCP port number of the
slave. The default is 7001.
Protocol
The communication protocol used by the
slave.
The options are Telnet or SSH.