Configuring Basic Device Characteristics

Configuring Basic Device Characteristics

Introduction

If you attach a standard DIGITAL video terminal to an access server port, the basic device characteristics described in this chapter are the only ones that you need to consider.

If you are configuring a port to communicate with a modem, PC, computer interface, or nonstandard terminal, refer to the signal characteristics described in Chapter 10 in addition to the characteristics described in this chapter.

Command

To configure or modify a basic device characteristic, use the SET/CHANGE/

MODIFY command for the appropriate characteristic.

Basic Device Characteristic Summary

The following table summarizes the basic device characteristics, and refers you to related information in this chapter:

Characteristic

Default

Allowed

Refer to

 

 

Values

Section

 

 

 

 

ACCESS

Local

Local, Remote,

Configuring the

 

 

Dynamic, None

ACCESS

 

 

 

Characteristic

AUTOBAUD

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

AUTOBAUD

CHARACTER SIZE

8

7, 8

CHARACTER

 

 

 

SIZE

DSRLOGOUT

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

Specifying

 

 

 

DSRLOGOUT

FLOW CONTROL

XON

XON, DSR, CTS,

Flow Control

 

 

DISABLED

Types

INACTIVITY

Disabled

Enabled, Disabled

Specifying

LOGOUT

 

 

INACTIVITY

 

 

 

LOGOUT

INPUT FLOW

Enabled

Enabled, Disabled

FLOW

CONTROL

 

 

CONTROL

 

 

 

Direction

9-2 Configuring Basic Device Characteristics