PAD Profile Table Record

#2, Echo

Range:

0, 1

 

 

Default:

1

 

 

Description:

Controls echo:

 

• 0: Echo disabled

 

• 1: Echo enabled

 

Setting to 0 (disabled) causes parameter #20 Echo Mask to be

 

ignored.

 

 

#3, Data Forwarding Character

Range:

0 to 127

 

 

Default:

2

 

 

Description:

Specifies the ASCII characters used for data forwarding:

 

 

 

• 0: No data forwarding cha racters.

 

 

 

• 1: A-Z, a-z, 0-9.

 

 

 

• 2: <CR>.

 

 

 

• 4: <ESC>, <BEL>, <ENQ>, <ACK>.

 

 

 

• 8: <DEL>, <CAN>, <DC2>.

 

 

 

• 16: <EOT>, <ETX>.

 

 

 

• 32: <HT>, <LF>, <VT>, <FF>.

 

 

 

• 64: All ch aracters in columns 0 and 1 of Appendix A, ASCII

 

 

 

Table, not mentioned above.

 

 

 

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Combine several parameter values by summing:

 

 

Example: 6 = 2 (<CR>) + 4 (<ESC>, <BEL>, <ENQ>, and

 

 

<ACK>.

 

 

This includes all of selection 2 and selection 4.

 

 

 

 

#4, Idle Timer Delay

Range:

0 to 255

 

 

Default:

0

 

 

Description:

Selects forwarding idle timer delay that determines when data is

 

 

sent to the network.

 

 

 

• 1 to 255: Value of idle timer in 1/20 seconds.

 

 

 

• 0: disables the idle timer.

 

 

 

Note

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Functional only if parameter #15, Editing, is set to 0.

 

 

 

 

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3Com S200 manual #2, Echo, #3, Data Forwarding Character, #4, Idle Timer Delay

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