Management
Additional Port Customization Settings
You can use the following commands to customize ports:
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AUTOCONNECT—Issue this command when a communications server is
unable to locate a particular LAT service. If a previous session has been
interrupted, the communications server automatically attempts to reestablish
it. The factory default for this feature is DISABLED.
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BREAK—Defines the use of the Break key. Normally Break is set to LOCAL,
and is used to interrupt a network session and return to the Local prompt.
However, some applications and PCs may require use of the Break key for
other purposes. This function key can be set to NONE or REMOTE, as
needed. In either case, you should define a local switch character.
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DEFAULT PROTOCOL—Defines the default protocol for the CONNECT
command. The factory default is LAT, but you can change it to TELNET,
SLIP, or ANY. When the connect command is issued, you can overide
the default protocol by specifying the protocol to be used. For example,
CONNECT LAT will always cause the communications server to establish a
service connection using the LAT protocol.
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FORWARD SWITCH and BACKWARD SWITCH - Defines character
sequences that can be used to automatically switch from one session to
another without going through LOCAL mode.
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INACTIVITY LOGOUT—If enabled, allows the communications server to
automatically log out of a port that has been inactive for more than the
designated period of time. The timeout period is set with the CHANGE
SERVER INACTIVITY TIMER command.
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LOCAL SWITCH—Defines a character which can be used in addition to or
instead of the Break key to interrupt a session with a network service and
return to the Local prompt.
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PREFERRED SERVICE—Defines a session which can be established by
issuing the C[ONNECT] command with no additional parameters needed.
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