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9-7

Operation

9.1.1.4. DefiningHuntGroups-TextInterface

A Hunt Group creates a situation where the TSM/RSM will scan a group of similarly

named ports and connect to the first available port in the group. Hunt Groups are

created by assigning identical or similar names to two or more ports. Hunt Groups

can be defined using Any-to-Any, Passive, Buffer, or Modem Mode Ports. Note that the

Network Port cannot be included in Hunt Groups.

1. Access command mode using a port and account that permit Administrator level

commands.

2. Access the Port Configuration Menu for the desired Port(s) as described in

Section 5.8.

3. From the Port Configuration Menu, define the Port Name.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to assign identical names to the other ports in the Hunt

Group. For example, a series of ports in a group could all be named "SERVER".

5. To connect to the next available port in the hunt group, invoke the /C command

using the port name to specify the desired group. For example,

/C SERVER [Enter].

6. Your port will be connected to the first available port in the group. If all ports are

presently connected, the TSM/RSM will respond with the "BUSY" message.

7. It is only necessary to enter enough letters of the port name to differentiate Hunt

Group ports from other ports. Type an asterisk (*) to represent the remaining

characters in the name. For example, to connect to the first available port in a

group of ports named "SALES1", "SALES2", and "SALES3", the connect command

can be invoked as /C S* [Enter], providing no other port names begin with the

letter "S".

Notes:

• IftheHuntGroupmethodisusedbyaportoraccountwithUserlevel

commandaccess,the/Ccommandwillonlyconnecttotheportsallowedby

thataccount.

• HuntGroupportnamesmustbeunique.Otherwise,portswithsimilarnames

willalsobeincludedintheHuntGroup.

HuntGroupExample1:

1. Ports 1 and 2 are Modem Mode ports, and modems are installed at both ports.

Port 1 is named "MODEM1" and Port 2 is named "MODEM2".

2. Your resident port is Port 4. To connect to the first available Modem, type

/C MODEM* [Enter].

HuntGroupExample2:

1. Ports 3, 4, and 5 are Any-to-Any Mode ports. All three ports are named "SERVER".

2. Your resident port is Port 1. If you want to connect Port 2 to the first available

server, type /C 2 SERVER [Enter].

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