HP NetRider manual Defining the Break Key, Specifying a Key to Switch to Local Mode

Managing Users

Defining the Break Key

The BREAK characteristic defines how the Break key is used. The Break key can be defined in three ways:

∙LOCAL — Pressing the Break key switches the user from service mode to local mode. This is the factory-set default. The following shows how to set the Break key to LOCAL on port 5:

Local> CHANGE PORT 5 BREAK LOCAL

∙REMOTE — The Break key is ignored by the access server and passed to the LAT service for the port’s current session. BREAK is not sent to any host on a TCP/IP network. To send BREAK to a host on the TCP/IP network, refer to Mapping Keyboard Characters to Telnet Functions in this chapter. The following shows how to set the Break key to REMOTE on port 5:

Local> CHANGE PORT 5 BREAK REMOTE

∙DISABLED — The Break key is ignored by the access server and not passed to the host on the network. The following shows how to set the Break key to DISABLED on port 5:

Local> CHANGE PORT 5 BREAK DISABLED

The Break key is ignored on a port with a dedicated service; however, you should disable BREAK along with all other switch characters. If you need to pass the break condition to the dedicated service for any application of the service, set BREAK to REMOTE. In this case, the break signal is not ignored but is passed to the LAT service node.

Specifying a Key to Switch to Local Mode

The LOCAL SWITCH characteristic identifies a character that, when entered by the user, switches the port to local mode from session mode. This character, like the FORWARD and BACKWARD SWITCH characters, is intercepted by the access server and is never transmitted to the network resource unless you set SET SESSION PASSALL or PASTHRU for a LAT session, or you set the Telnet client profile for a Telnet session. The Break key is also available for this function unless the BREAK REMOTE or the BREAK DISABLED option has been chosen. When you define a local switch character, the character you choose can be used in place of the Break key, or you can continue to use the Break key.

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