Thinklogical Router - Configuring the ASCII Interface Manuel d'utilisateur

Revision: GConfiguring the ASCII InterfaceThinklogical, LLC ®100 Washington StreetMilford, Connecticut 06460 U.S.A.Telephone : 1-203-647-8700Fax : 1

PrefaceThe router is controlled via an ASCII interface. This interface is accessible via a serial RS-232 port or over the network via a TCP port. Both

API Command Line OptionsEach model router has it's own API program. Examples are: vx40api, vx160api, mx48api and vx320api. The generic name that

Debugging AidsThe API program has several options that may aid in setup and debugging. These include logging the incoming ASCII commands, l

Using putty to communicate to the APIWhen using putty (a Windows communication program) to communicate to a router, you must select 'Raw' m

Log le debugging entriesWhen debugging is turned on, several different types of messages are written to the system log file: /var/log/api. (Early sys

Using the Router ASCII Interface V3.5A modified version of API version 3, referred to as V3.5 now exists. It combines features of API V3 (automatic b

Disabling Broadcast on Router Input PortsVersion 4.4 (and later) of the API will allow input ports to be restricted to just one output port at a time

Using Multicast to send Router Status instead of Network BroadcastVersion 4.5 (and later) of the API has a command line option to use a network multic