PI Ports

5 PI Ports

The Ports tab of the PI Administration screen enables the configuration of the ports the PIprocesses listens on.

This table describes the function of each field.

Field	Description
Port	The unique port number which will have a PIprocess listening on it. Note: This field cannot be changed after it is first saved.
Secure	If Y, the port will be secure. If N, the port will be insecure.
Max. Connections	The maximum number of concurrent connections to the port.
Type	The type of PI commands which can be run on this port.

Follow these steps to add new ports to the PI.

On the Ports tab, click New.

Result: The PI Ports screen appears. See Ports fields for a description of each field.
Enter in the Port field the port number.
Select the Secure check box if this port should be secure.

Deselect the Secure check box if this port is not required to be secure.
In the Max. Connections field, type the maximum number of concurrent connections this port will support.
From the Type list, select the type of commands that can be run on this port.
Click Save.

Result: The new port details are saved in the database.
Hard restart the PI. See Hard PI Restart in PI User's and Technical Guide.

Result: The new configuration details are loaded by the PImanager.

Follow these steps to edit port information in the PI.

On the Ports tab, select the port you want to edit.
Click Edit.

Result: The PI Ports screen is populated with the data from the selected port record. See Ports fields for a description of each field.
Change the port details as required.
Click Save.

Result: The details are saved to the database.
Hard restart the PI. See Hard PI Restart in PI User's and Technical Guide.

Result: The new configuration details are loaded by the PImanager.

Follow these steps to delete a port from the PI.

On the Ports tab, select the port to delete.
Click Delete.

Result: The Delete Confirmation dialog box appears.
Click OK.

Result: The port is removed from the database.
Hard restart the PI. See Hard PI Restart in PI User's and Technical Guide.

Result: The new configuration details are loaded by the PImanager.