Serial Port Profiles

Advanced Tab Field Descriptions

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

Enable Data

When enabled, serial data will be buffered if the TCP connection is lost. When

Logging

the TCP connection is re-established, the buffered serial data will be sent to its

 

destination (this option is not available when Monitor DSR, Monitor DCD, or

 

Multihost is enabled).

 

The data buffer is 4K for desktop models and 32K for rack mount models. If

 

the data buffer is filled, incoming serial data will overwrite the oldest data.

 

Default: Disabled

Idle Timeout

Use this timer to close a connection because of inactivity. When the Idle

 

Timeout expires, the IOLAN will end the connection.

 

Range: 0-4294967 seconds (about 49 days)

 

Default: 0 seconds so the port will never timeout

Session Timeout

Use this timer to forcibly close the session/connection when the Session

 

Timeout expires.

 

Default: 0 seconds so the port will never timeout

 

Range: 0-4294967 seconds (about 49 days)

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