4. Configuration Options
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Disconnect Time (Minutes)
Possible Settings: 1 60
Default Setting: 10
Determines the amount of lapsed time before disconnecting a user session in minutes.
Display Conditions
This option only appears when:
Port Use is set to Terminal.
Inactivity Timeout is set to Enable.
1 60 Sets the number of minutes allowed before the modem disconnects.
IP Address
Possible Settings: 001.000.000.000 223.255.255.255, Clear
Default Setting: Clear (000.000.000.000)
Specifies a unique IP address for accessing the syst em via th e modem port. Th is option i s
only in effect when the modem port is configured as a network communication link.
Display Conditions
This option only appears when Port Use is set to Net Link.
001.000.000.000 223.255.255.255 Shows the IP address for the modem port, which
you can view or edit.
Clear Clears the IP address for the modem port and fills the address with zeros (i.e.,
000.000.000.000). When the IP Address is all zeros, the modem port uses the Node IP
Address if one has been configured.
Subnet Mask
Possible Settings: 000.000.000.000 255.255.255.255, Clear
Default Setting: 000.000.000.000
Specifies the subnet mask needed to access the syste m. This o ption is only i n effect when
the modem port is configured as a network communication link.
Display Conditions
This option only appears when Port Use is set to Net Link.
000.000.000.000 255.255.255.255 Shows the subnet mask f or the mo dem port, which
you can view or edit.
Clear Clears the subnet mask for the COM port and fills the address with zeros. When
the node subnet mask is all zeros, the IP protocol creates a default subnet mask based
upon the class of the IP address: Class A: 255.00 0.000. 000, Class B: 255. 255. 000.000, or
Class C: 255.255.255.000.
Link Protocol
Possible Settings: PPP, SLIP
Default Setting: PPP
Specifies the link-layer protocol to be used. This option is only i n effect when the modem
port is configured as a network communication link.
Display Conditions
This option only appears when Port Use is set to Net Link.
PPP Point-to-Point Protocol.
SLIP Serial-Line Internet Protocol.

Table 4-25. Modem Port Options (3 of 4)