US Patent 12095608 Passthrough mode control

System including at least one processor in communication with first and second port interfaces and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media. The first port interface may include a first communication port, and the second port interface may include a second communication port. The at least one processor is operative with the computer-readable program code to perform operations including setting the first and second port interfaces to passthrough mode by connecting the first port interface with the second port interface.