HP 3162 manual Table C-8. External Device Configuration Options 1

Configuration Options

Table C-7. Communication Port Configuration Options (3 of 3)

Inactivity Timeout: Disable

Enable Disable

Specifies whether the communication port disconnects after a period of inactivity specified by the Disconnect Time configuration option.

Enable – The communication port disconnects after the period of inactivity specified by the Disconnect Time configuration option.

Disable – The communication port does not disconnect due to inactivity.

Disconnect Time: 5 1 to 60 minutes

Specifies the period of time (1 to 60 minutes) before the communication port disconnects due to inactivity. (The Inactivity Timeout configuration option must be set to Enable.)

External Device Configuration Options

Table C-8. External Device Configuration Options (1 of 3)

External Device Commands: Disable

Disable AT Other

Specifies the communication port’s external device commands. If this configuration option is disabled, no commands are sent out the communication port. Select AT to have standard attention (AT) commands sent out the communication port to control the external device. Select Other to configure the connect prefix, the connect indication string, the escape sequence, the escape sequence delay, and the disconnect string.

Disable – Allows no commands to be sent out the communication port.

AT – Allows standard AT commands to be sent out the communication port.

Other – Allows user-configurable commands to be sent out the communication port.

NOTES: – This configuration option is not available if the communications port is disabled.

–Carrier Detect (CD) is used to detect that the external device’s connection is lost. Therefore, do not allow the CD lead to be forced on by the external device.

–The external device should be strapped to ignore Data Terminal Ready (DTR).

Dial-In Access: Disable

Enable Disable

Allows dial-in access to the DSU/CSU through an external device that is connected to the communication port.

Enable – Allows dial-in access to the DSU/CSU.

Disable – Prevents dial-in access. Incoming calls to the DSU/CSU are not answered.

NOTE: To enable Dial-In, the external device must be configured for automatic answer and the External Device Commands configuration option must be enabled.

3162-A2-GB20-40 August 2000 C-19