8.2.1 How to Reset a Terminal Concentrator Connection

1. Press an extra return after making the connection and select the command line interface (cli) to connect to the Terminal Concentrator.

   The annex: prompt appears.

   # telnet terminal-concentrator-name ... Enter Annex port name or number: cli ... annex:

2. Enter the su command and password.

   By default, the password is the IP address of the Terminal Concentrator.

   annex: su Password:

3. Determine which port you want to reset.

   The port in this example is Port 2. Use the Terminal Concentrator's built-in who command to show connections.

   annex# who Port What User Location When Idle Address 2 PSVR --- --- --- 1:27 192.9.75.12 v1 CLI --- --- --- 192.9.76.10

4. Reset the port.

   Use the Terminal Concentrator's built-in reset command to reset the port. This example breaks the connection on Port 2.

   annex# admin reset 2

5. Disconnect from the Terminal Concentrator.

   annex# hangup

6. Reconnect to the port.

   # telnet terminal-concentrator-name 5002