User guide

Chapter 8: Ports Menu and Forms 75
To configure TCP port number, STTY options, break interval and the login banner
for a serial port connected to a console:
1. Go to Ports - Physical Ports in Expert mode and select a port or ports to modify.
2. Select the Other tab.
3. To change the port number for the serial port, enter another number in the TCP Port field.
4. To assign a name to the port’s IP address, enter an alias in the Port IP Alias field (console
connection protocol only).
5. To change the keep-alive interval, enter another number in the TCP Keep-alive Interval field.
6. To change the idle timeout interval, enter another value in the Idle Timeout field.
7. Specify stty options, if desired, in the STTY Options field.
8. To change the break interval, enter a new number in the Break Interval field.
9. To change the break sequence, enter a new sequence in the Break Sequence field.
10. To change the content of the login banner, enter new content in the Login Banner field.
11. Click Done.
12. Click apply changes.
To configure terminal server connection options:
Perform this procedure if you have connected a server terminal to a serial port.
1. Select the port and choose a TS profile from the Connection Protocol pull-down menu on
General form.
2. Click the Other tab. The Other form displays.
Break Interval Usually 250 to 500 milliseconds. It’s a logical zero on the TXD or RXD
lines to reset the communications line.
Break Sequence Usually a character sequence ~break (Ctrl-b).
Login Banner Enter the text you wish to appear as a login banner when logging into
a terminal.
Host to Connect This field should be populated with the IP address of the device to which
you are connecting. The field is displayed when a terminal server (TS)
profile is selected from the Connection Protocol pull-down menu on the
General form.
Terminal Type This field should be populated with the terminal type when connecting to
a host system. The field is displayed when a terminal server (TS) profile
is selected from the Connection Protocol pull-down menu on the
General form.
Table 8.8: Other Form Fields (Continued)
Field Name Definition