Avocent Cyclades-PR4000 installation manual Char

Cyclades-PR4000

CHAR

The configuration of the CHAR data-link protocol is confined to one menu, CONFIG =>INTERFACE =><LINK> =>ENCAPSULATION =>CHAR. Information about all the parameters appearing in this menu is provided in the table below. Not all parameters will appear for all interfaces.

CHAR Encapsulation Menu CONFIG=>INTERFACE =><LINK>=>ENCAPSULATION =>CHAR

Parameter	Description
Device Type	Determines whether a Terminal, Printer, or Socket device will be connected to this
	port.
TCP Keep Alive Timer	The delay between Keep Alive messages sent by TCP.
Terminal Type	For a terminal, ANSI is generally used. For a printer, dumblp is generally used.
Switch Session	Applies for Terminal Device. Control character used to switch sessions. 1 is Ctrl-
Character Code	A, 2 is Ctrl-B, etc. The value 254 disables this option.
Escape Session	Applies for Terminal Device. Control character used while in a telnet session, to
Character Code	return to the router menu without closing the session.
Username	Applies for a Terminal Device. Must be entered into the local user table first. See
	chapter 10. If this parameter is left blank, the user will have to enter a username
Wait for or Start a	Applies for Socket Device. Wait is used when the remote application will start the
Connection	communication. When Start is used, a connection is attempted as soon as the line
	is considered operational.
Destination Hostname	Applies for Socket Device. The remote hostname to which the socket will be
	connected, if the previous parameter was start. This name must have been
	defined in the host table. See chapter 10.
Filter Null Char after CR	Applies for Socket Device. Interprets a CR NULL sequence, received on a TCP
Char	connection, as CR (only).
Idle Timeout in Minutes	Applies for Socket Device. The connection is broken if no traffic passes in this time.
DTR ON Only if Socket	Applies for Socket Device. If False, the Data Terminal Ready line is switched on
Connection Established	when the router is booted.
Device Attached to This	Applies for Socket Device. Yes if the device attached to the socket will echo the
Port Will Send ECHO	chacters sent to it.

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