Wavelink Avalanche Site Edition Java Console User Guide

Chapter 9: Managing the Mobile Device Server 90
Reserved Serial Ports
You can configure the Mobile Device Server to automatically listen for mobile
devices using the serial ports on a remote system. Only one application on a
host system can maintain ownership of a serial port. If the Mobile Device
Server controls the serial ports on the host system, then no other application
will be able to use them. Likewise, if another application on the host system
(for example, Microsoft ActiveSync) has control of the serial ports, then the
Mobile Device Server will not be able to use them.
Serial connections are required to implement Mobile Device and Server
Authentication.
To configure serial port reservation, see Configuring Mobile Device Server
Resources on page 90.
Terminal IDs
The Mobile Device Server assigns each device a terminal ID the first time that
the device communicates with Mobile Device Server. The number the Mobile
Device Server selects is the lowest number available in a range of configured
numbers.
You can also configure your own alphanumeric terminal ID range. Use a
C‐style format to create a generation template. For example, Seattle-%d
would generate IDs such as Seattle-4, and Seattle-%05d would
generate IDs such as Seattle-00004.
To configure the range of terminal IDs that the Server assigns, see Configuring
Mobile Device Server Resources on page 90.
Configuring Mobile Device Server Resources
A Mobile Device Server Profile provides you with the options to set logging
levels for the Mobile Device Server, reserve serial ports for the use of the
server, and set the range of terminal IDs the Server can assign to mobile
devices.
To configure Mobile Device Server resources:
1 From the Profiles tab, select the profile from the Profile List.
2 Click Edit.
In the Mobile Device Server Profile tab, find the Server Resources region.