User`s guide

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4. If you want to change any of the other current settings, see "To Configure
Serial Port Settings to Match the connected devices" on page 257.
5. Go to “Access” tab and configure the following settings:
• In the “Authorized Users/Groups” field restrict or deny access to a
serial port by specifying one or more users or groups.
• From the “Type” pull-down menu, select an authentication type for
the serial port. The default is no authentication (Type=None).
• In the “BidirectionLogin Timeout” field enter the time for the serial
port to return to idle state. When the username is not entered in the
terminal window after the login banner is displayed, the serial port
returns to an idle state. The default timeout value is 60 seconds.
• In the “BidirectionShell Command” field enter the menu shell
command, for example,
/bin/menush to build a custom menu for
the TS profile.
6. To customize a menu shell, go to Web Manager > Applications >
Terminal Profile Menu form. For more information on configuring a
menu shell see “Terminal Profile Menu” on page 146.
T To Configure a Serial Port Connection Protocol for a
Terminal Server
This procedure assumes that the selected serial port is physically connected to
a terminal. For more information on Terminal Server connection protocols see
"Terminal Server (TS) Profile Connection Protocols" on page 243.
1. Go to Ports > Physical Ports in Expert mode, select a port or ports to
modify, click the appropriate Modify Ports button.
The General form appears.
The port configuration section includes six forms in tabbed format as
shown in the following figure.
Figure 10-11:Expert > Ports > Physical Ports > Terminal Server Active Tabs
2. Click the General tab.