122Cyclades® ACS 5000 Installation/Administration/User Guide

The Other form appears.

You can use this form to configure other settings. The options on this form may be less common settings. The following table describes the available fields in the Other form.

Table 9.10: Other Form Fields

Field Name

Definition

 

The TCP Port number for a serial port. The TCP port numbers by default start from 7001 and

TCP Port

increment by +1 up to the number of serial ports that the console server has. For example, a

 

console server with 8 serial ports has TCP port numbers 7001 through 7008.

Port IP Alias

A name (alias) for the IP of the selected port. A port IP alias field appear when a console (CAS)

profile is selected from the Connection Protocol pull-down menu on the General form.

 

 

Checkbox to enable Windows EMS (Emergency Management Services). Appears only when a

Windows EMS

console (CAS) profile is selected from the Connection Protocol pull-down menu on the General

 

form.

TCP Keep-Alive Interval

Specifies the time interval between the periodic polling by the system to check client processes an

connectivity.

 

Idle Timeout

The maximum time (in seconds) that a session can be idle before the user is logged off.

STTY Options

Set terminal options.

Break Interval

Usually 250 to 500 milliseconds. It’s a logical zero on the TXD or RXD lines to reset the

communications line.

 

Break Sequence

Usually a character sequence ~break

Login Banner

Enter the text you wish to appear as a login banner when logging in to a terminal.

 

This field should be populated with the IP address of the device you are connecting to. The field is

Host to Connect

displayed when a terminal server (TS) profile is selected from the Connection Protocol pull-down

 

menu on the General form.

Terminal Type

Select the desired terminal server profile from the pull-down menu.

Serial Configuration Mode

The key sequence to perform serial port line configuration by a menu driven in the session opene

against the serial port. Users that have access rights to the serial port will be authorized to perform

Key

this operation.

 

To configure TCP port number, STTY options, break interval and the login banner for a serial port connected to a console:

1.Go to Ports - Physical Ports in Expert mode and select a port or ports to modify.

2.Select Modify Selected Port(s).

3.Select the Other tab.

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Avocent ACS 5000 manual Other Form Fields Field Name Definition, TCP Port