5: Configuration Using Web Manager
xDirect User Guide
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Connect Mode: Active Connection
Endpoint Configuration
Common Options
Password Required
Determines whether a password is required for an incoming passive
connection. This field is not available when a password is set for Telnet
mode. The default setting is
No
.
Password
If
Password Required
was set to
Yes
, enter the password for passive
connections.
Modem Escape Sequence
Pass Through
Disable or enable the xDirect’s ability to send the escape sequence. The
default is
Yes
(send the escape sequence).
Active Connect
Select
None
(default)
to disable
Active Connect
. Otherwise, indicate
the connection type from the drop-down list:
With Any Character:
Attempts to connect when any character is
received from the serial port.
With Active Mdm Ctrl In
: Accepts external connection requests only
when the Modem Control In input is asserted.
With Start Character:
Attempts to connect when it receives a specific
start character from the serial port. The default start character is
carriage return.
Manual Connection:
Attempts to connect when directed by a
command string received from the serial port.
Auto Start:
Automatically connects to the remote IP address and port
after booting up.
Start Character
If Active Connect is set to
With Start Character
, enter the start character
in this field. The default setting is
0D
.
Modem Mode
Indicates the on-screen response type when in Modem Mode (if
Modem
Mode
is enabled). The default setting is
None
.
Show IP Address After RING
Indicates whether to display the remote IP address upon connection. The
default setting is
Yes
.
Local Port
Enter the local port number.
Auto increment for active
connect
Select to auto-increment the local port number for new outgoing
connections. The range of auto-incremented port numbers is
50,000
to
59,999
and loops back to the beginning when the maximum range is
reached. Disabled by default.
Remote Port
Enter the remote port number.
Remote Host
Enter the IP address of the remote device.
Telnet Com Port Cntrl
This field is available for configuration only when
Active Connect
is set
to
None
. Select
Enable
to permit Telnet communication to the xDirect
unit. The
Telnet Com Port Cntrl
feature is used in conjunction with the
Com Port Redirector (CPR) utility. (See the CPR online Help for details.)
Terminal Name
This field is available for configuration only when
Telnet Com Port Cntrl
i
s set to
Enable
.
Use the terminal name for the Telnet terminal type. Enter only one name.
When this option is enabled, the unit also reacts to the end of record
(EOR) and binary options, which can be used for applications such as
terminal emulation to IBM hosts.
