Thinklogical Configuring the TLX ASCII Interface User Manual
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Subject: Configuring the TLX ASCII Interface
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Table of Contents
MADE IN USA
PREFACE................................................................................................................................................ 1
About Thinklogical® ...................................................................................................................... 1
About This Manual ....................................................................................................................... 2
Note and Warning Symbols ...................................................................................................... 2
Font Conventions Used in this Manual ..................................................................................... 2
CONFIGURING THE TLX ASCII INTERFACE ........................................................................................ 3
Accessing the TLX ASCII Interface............................................................................................... 3
API Command Options ................................................................................................................. 4
Changing Command Line Options ................................................................................................ 5
DEBUGGING AIDS ................................................................................................................................. 6
USING 'PuTTY' TO COMMUNICATE TO THE API ................................................................................. 7
Log File Debugging Entries .......................................................................................................... 8
Note to Telnet Users ................................................................................................................ 8
DISABLING 'BROADCAST' ON SWITCH INPUT PORTS ...................................................................... 9
Using 'Multicast' to Send Switching Status Instead of 'Broadcast' ............................................... 10
REGULATORY & SAFETY REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................................... 11
Symbols Found on Our Products ................................................................................................ 11
Regulatory Compliance .............................................................................................................. 11
North America ........................................................................................................................ 11
Australia & New Zealand ........................................................................................................ 11
European Union ..................................................................................................................... 11
Declaration of Conformity ................................................................................................... 11
Standards with Which Our Products Comply .............................................................................. 11
Supplementary Information ........................................................................................................ 12
Product Serial Number ........................................................................................................... 12
Connection to the Product ...................................................................................................... 12
THINKLOGICAL® SUPPORT ................................................................................................................ 13
Customer Support ...................................................................................................................... 13
Website .................................................................................................................................. 13
Email ...................................................................................................................................... 13
Telephone .............................................................................................................................. 14
Fax ......................................................................................................................................... 14
Product Support ......................................................................................................................... 14
Warranty ................................................................................................................................. 14
Return Authorization ............................................................................................................... 15
Our Addresses ....................................................................................................................... 15
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PREFACE
Thinklogical, LLC®
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About Thinklogical
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About this Manual
BEFORE STARTING ANY PROCEDURE, IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT YOU READ THE INSTRUCTIONS THOROUGHLY!
This manual lists the step-by-step instructions for configuring the ACII Interface on a
Thinklogical® TLX Series KVM Matrix Switch. The TLX KVM Matrix Switch is controlled via
an ASCII interface.
Note and Warning Symbols
Throughout this manual you will notice certain symbols that bring your attention to important
information. These are Notes and Warnings. Examples are shown below.
Note: Important Notes appear in blue text preceded by a yellow exclamation point
symbol, as shown here.
A note is meant to call the reader’s attention to helpful or important information at a point in
the text that is relevant to the subject being discussed.
Warning! All Warnings appear in red text, followed by blue text, and preceded by a
red stop sign, as shown here.
A warning is meant to call the reader’s attention to critical information at a point in the text that
is relevant to the subject being discussed.
Font Conventions Used in this Document
The following fonts and colors are used throughout this document to help differentiate between
file names, commands, outputs and document names (lower & upper case letter o and zero,
shown right):
Filenames Font: Courier New - 35-35-22 oO0
Linux Command Entered by the User Font: Consolas - 196-89-17 oO0
Output from a Command Font: Consolas – 0-128-128 oO0
Document_Name* Font: Georgia – 83-129-53 oO0
* These and other documents may be found on our ftp site:
ftp://ftp.thinklogical.com/TLxSwitch/Documentation/
or on our web site:
http://www.thinklogical.com/user_manuals
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Configuring the TLX ASCII Interface
Accessing the ASCII Interface
The ASCII Interface is accessible via the serial RS-232 port located on the TLX Matrix
Switch’s Controller Card or over the network via a TCP connection. Both connections use
the same syntax. The command syntax is defined in the document: Switch_ASCII_API.
The serial port is configured for 9600 baud, 1 stop bit, no parity, and software flow
control. Each line contains only one command and must end with a carriage return (CR) and
line feed (LF), or just a line feed (LF). The characters are not echoed.
The network interface listens on TCP port 17567. It accepts the same commands as the serial
interface. You may use telnet to manually open a connection to control the Matrix Switch.
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