Bay Technical Associates DS72 manual Subnet Mask, Gateway, Inactivity Timeout

DS72 Host Module

NOTE: There should be no active connections while configuring the Host Module. The unit should be reset upon completion of configuration.

Subnet Mask

The Subnet Mask is a bit mask that identifies the network portion of the IP address, allowing the Host Module to determine whether to send a packet directly to the client or to a gateway. The Subnet Mask consists of four bytes, each byte ranging from 0 to 255. This parameter must be programmed before the DS-Series can be accessed through the network.

Enter the Subnet Mask (Example: 255.255.255.0), followed by <cr>. The Host Module resumes the configuration menu. Default Subnet Mask is 0.0.0.0. If you fail to enter the Subnet Mask in dotted decimal form, the Host Module responds again:

Enter Subnet Mask in dotted decimal form :

The Host Module responds indefinitely with the same request until the Subnet Mask is entered in the correct form.

Gateway

The Gateway is the address of a router for connection to their networks. The Gateway address consists of four bytes, each byte ranging from 0 to 255. If your network uses gateways, this parameter must be programmed before the Host Module can be accessed through a network. Enter the Gateway address (Example: 200.4.5.50), followed by <cr>. Default Gateway address is 0.0.0.0. If you fail to enter the Gateway address in dotted decimal form, the Host Module responds again:

Enter Gateway address in dotted decimal form :

The Host Module responds indefinitely with the same request until the Gateway address is entered in the correct form.

Inactivity Timeout

When this option is enabled, the Host Module will automatically disconnect, if there is no activity, after the programmed amount of time. Default is 0 (disabled). The enabling input can be from 1 to 120 minutes.

Connection Inactivity Timeout is 0 minutes

Enter timeout, in minutes (<=120, 0 to disable) :

Enter 0 to disable or a number between 1 and 120 (inclusive) to set the timeout.

Carriage Return Translation

Press “Y” to enable the Host Module Telnet processor to strip line feeds or nulls Translation which follow carriage returns. Press “N” to allow the characters to pass through and press <cr> to leave this option unchanged. Default is “disabled”.

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