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#> set serial baudrate=9600 flowcontrol=hardware
The command-line interface provides flexibility for making precise changes to device configuration settings and
operation. It requires you to have experience issuing commands and access to command documentation.
You can access the command line through telnet or SSH TCP/IP connections, or through serial port using terminal
emulation software such as Hyperterminal. Access to the command line from serial ports depends on the port profile
in use by the port. By default, serial port command-line access is allowed.
See Configuration through the command line
Family Command Reference for command descriptions and examples of entering configuration commands from the
command-line interface. In addition, you can access online help for the commands by issuing the help and '?'
commands.
Remote Command Interface (RCI)
The Remote Command Interface (RCI) is a programmatic interface for configuring and controlling Digi devices. RCI is
an XML-based request/response protocol that allows a caller to query and modify device configurations, access
statistics, reboot the device, and reset the device to factory defaults. Unlike other configuration interfaces that are
designed for a user, such as the command-line or web interfaces, a program can use RCI. RCI access consists of
program calls. For example, a custom application running on a computer that monitors and controls an installation
of many Digi devices.
You can use RCI to create a custom configuration user interface, or utilities that configure or initialize devices through
external programs or scripts.
RCI uses HTTP as the underlying transport protocol. Depending on the network configuration, use of HTTP as a
transport protocol could be blocked by some firewalls.
RCI is quite complex to use, requiring users to phrase configuration requests in Extensible Markup Language (XML)
format. It is a "power-user" option, intended for users who develop their own user interfaces, or implement
embedded control (and thus potentially using RCI over serial) than for end-users with limited knowledge of device
programming.
Not all actions in the web interface have direct equivalents in RCI.
For more details on RCI, see the Digi Connect Integration Kit and the Remote Command Interface (RCI) Specification.
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) manages and monitors network devices. The SNMP architecture
enables a network administrator to manage:
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Nodes—servers, workstations, routers, switches, hubs, etc.—on an IP network
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Network performance, find and solve network problems, and plan for network growth.
Digi devices support SNMP Versions 1 and 2.
SNMP is easy to implement in extensive networks. You can program new variables and "drop in" new devices in a
network. SNMP is widely used. It is a standard interface that integrates well with network management stations in an
enterprise environment.
However, because device communication is UDP-based, the communication is not secure. If you require more secure
communications with a device, use an alternate device interface. SNMP does not allow for certain task that can be
performed from the web interface, such as file management, uploading firmware, or backing up and restoring
configurations. Compared to the web or command-line interfaces, SNMP is limited in its ability to set specific
parameters, such as set port profile, is not possible.
Digi Connect Family and ConnectPort TS Family User Guide
on page 75 for more information on this interface. See the Digi Connect
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