Serial Port Profiles

Enable Message of

Enables/disables the display of the message of the day.

the Day (MOTD)

Default: Disabled

Reset Terminal on

When enabled, resets the terminal definition connected to the serial port when

disconnect

a user logs out.

 

Default: Disabled

Allow Port Locking When enabled, the user can lock his terminal with a password using the Hotkey Prefix (default Ctrl-a) ^a l (lowercase L). The IOLAN prompts the user for a password and a confirmation.

Default: Disabled

Hotkey Prefix

The prefix that a user types to lock a serial port or redraw the Menu.

 

Data Range:

 

z ^a l—(Lowercase L) Locks the serial port until the user unlocks it. The

 

user is prompted for a password (any password, excluding spaces) and

 

locks the serial port. Next, the user must retype the password to unlock the

 

serial port.

 

z ^r—When you switch from a session back to the Menu, the screen may

 

not be redrawn correctly. If this happens, use this command to redraw it

 

properly. This is always Ctrl R, regardless of the Hotkey Prefix.

 

You can use the Hotkey Prefix key to lock a serial port only when the Allow

 

Port Locking parameter is enabled.

 

Default: Hex 01 (Ctrl-a, ^a)

Idle Timeout

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

 

Timeout expires, the IOLAN will end the connection.

 

Default: 0 seconds so the port will never timeout

 

Range: 0-4294967 seconds (about 49 days)

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)

Session Strings

Controls the sending of ASCII strings to serial devices at session start as

 

follows;

 

z Send at Start—If configured, this string will be sent to the serial device

 

on power-up of the IOLAN or when a kill line command is issued on this

 

serial port. If the "monitor DSR" or "monitor DCD" options are set, the

 

string will also be sent when the monitored signal is raised.

 

Range: 0-127 alpha-numeric characters

 

Range: Hexadecimal 0-FF

 

z Delay after Send—If configured, will inset a delay after the string is sent

 

to the device. This delay can be used to provide the serial device with time

 

to process the string before the session is initiated or terminated.

 

Default: 10 ms

Dial Timeout

The number of seconds the IOLAN will wait to establish a connection to a

 

remote modem.

 

Range: 1-99

 

Default: 45 seconds

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Perle Systems DS1, TS2 manual Default Disabled Hotkey Prefix, Data Range, Session Timeout

DS1, TS2 specifications

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