5:  Commands and Levels 
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Enters the next lower level. Specify the instance for 
the next lower level. 
Connects to the first host in the list that accepts the 
connection. 
Selects simultaneous connections to all hosts on the 
host list. 
Disconnects the active connect mode tunneling 
connection or connections. 
Sets a specific port for use as the local port. 
<number> = the number of the port to use. 
Discontinues sending email alerts upon establishing 
a connect mode tunnel. 
Discontinues sending email alerts upon closing a 
connect mode tunnel. 
Promotes the identified host, exchanging it place 
with the host above it, to adjust the order of the 
defined hosts. 
reconnect time <milliseconds> 
Sets the reconnect time value for tunneling 
connections established by the device in 
milliseconds. <milliseconds> = timeout in 
milliseconds. 
Displays the current configuration. 
Displays the last 20 commands entered during the 
current CLI session. 
Displays tunnel connect status. 
start character <control> 
Sets the connect mode start character. The 
character may be input as text, control, decimal, or 
hex. A control character has the form <control>C. A 
decimal value character has the form \99. A hex 
value character has the form 0xFF. 
Stores the current configuration in permanent 
memory. 
connect (tunnel-connect:2) level commands 
Forwards (tunnels) network data in connect mode 
tunneling. 
Discards all data coming in from the connect mode 
tunnel before forwarding it to the serial interface 
(generally used for debugging). 
Forwards (tunnels) serial data in connect mode 
tunneling. 
Discards all data coming in from the serial interface 
before forwarding it to the connect mode tunnel 
(generally used for debugging). 
Enables the tunneling server to always establish 
tunneling connections. 
connect mode any character 
Enables the tunneling server to establish a tunneling 
connection when a character is received on the 
corresponding line (serial port). 
Disables connect mode tunneling.