Setting this write-only object to a station number creates a new station at that address, where the SNMP instance used for the set must correspond to an already-existing port number, and the valid station number range runs from 1 up to that node's maximum supported station count. An admin uses this to add a new device address to an existing multi-drop port without needing local console access, provisioning multipoint stations remotely. For example, creating station 4 on an already-existing multipoint port lets a fourth terminal be added to that shared line without disturbing the three stations already configured there.