Perle Systems 5500161-40 manual Advanced Tab Field Descriptions

Serial Port Profiles

Listen for	The port number that the IOLAN will listen on for incoming TCP connections.
Connections on	Default: 10001, depending on the serial port number
TCP Port

Enable IP Aliasing Enables/disables the ability to access a serial device connected to the serial port by an IP address (or host name that can be resolved to the Internet Address in a DNS network) instead of the IOLAN’s IP address and port number.

	Default: Disabled
IP Address	Users can access serial devices connected to the IOLAN through the network
	by the specified Internet Address (or host name that can be resolved to the
	Internet Address in a DNS network).
	Field Format: IPv4 or IPv6 Address

Advanced Tab Field Descriptions

The Console Management Advanced tab configures serial port options that may be required by certain applications.

Configure the following parameters:

Authenticate User	Enables/disables login/password authentication for users connecting from the
	network.
	Default: Disabled
Enable TCP	Enables a per-connection TCP keepalive feature. After the configured number
Keepalive	of seconds, the connection will send a gratuitous ACK to the network peer,
	thus either ensuring the connection stays active OR causing a dropped
	connection condition to be recognized.
	This parameter needs to be used in conjunction with Monitor Connection
	Status Interval parameter found in the Serial, Advanced, Advanced Settings
	tab. The interval specifies the inactivity period before "testing" the connection.
	Default: Disabled
Enable Message of	Enables/disables the display of the message of the day.
the Day (MOTD)	Default: Disabled

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