Specifications

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Configuring and Managing Interactive Devices
Defining the Break Key
The BREAK characteristic defines how the Break key is used. The Break key can
be defined in three ways:
• LOCAL — Pressing the Break key switches the user from service mode to local
mode. This is the factory-set default. The following shows how to set the Break
key to LOCAL on port 5:
Local> CHANGE PORT 5 BREAK LOCAL
• REMOTE — The Break key is ignored by the access server and passed to the
LAT service for the port’s current session. BREAK is not sent to any host on a
TCP/IP network. To send BREAK to a host on the TCP/IP network, refer to
Mapping Keyboard Characters to Telnet Functions in this chapter. The
following shows how to set the Break key to REMOTE on port 5:
Local> CHANGE PORT 5 BREAK REMOTE
• DISABLED — The Break key is ignored by the access server and not passed to
the host on the network. The following shows how to set the Break key to
DISABLED on port 5:
Local> CHANGE PORT 5 BREAK DISABLED
The Break key is ignored on a port with a dedicated service; however, you should
disable BREAK along with all other switch characters. If you need to pass the
break condition to the dedicated service for any application of the service, set
BREAK to REMOTE. In this case, the break signal is not ignored but is passed to
the LAT service node.
Specifying a Key to Switch to Local Mode
The LOCAL SWITCH characteristic identifies a character that, when entered by
the user, switches the port to local mode from session mode. This character, like
the FORWARD and BACKWARD SWITCH characters, is intercepted by the
access server and is never transmitted to the network resource unless you set SET
SESSION PASSALL or PASTHRU for a LAT session, or you set the Telnet client
profile for a Telnet session. The Break key is also available for this function unless
the BREAK REMOTE or the BREAK DISABLED option has been chosen. When
you define a local switch character, the character you choose can be used in place
of the Break key, or you can continue to use the Break key.
Example: Configuring a Key as a Switch
The following example shows how to identify “-” as the local switch for port 3:
Local> CHANGE PORT 3 LOCAL SWITCH -