User guide

set socketid
208 Chapter 2 Command Descriptions
set socketid
Device support This command is supported in all devices.
Purpose Configures the serial port socket ID feature. Device servers support
reverse Telnet and raw reverse Telnet connections, which enable remote
users and applications to manage serial devices connected to device
server ports. A socket ID is a text string that is sent at the start of a
connection between a Digi device’s serial port and a remote host. This
feature enables easier identification of the managed device.
Required
permissions
The root user can configure the serial port socket ID feature. Normal users
can display serial port socket ID settings.
Syntax Configure serial port socket ID feature
set socketid range=range
[state={on|off}
[string=”character string”]
Display serial port socket ID settings
set socketid [range=range] [verbose]
Options range=range
The port or ports configured with this command.
state={on|off}
Turns the serial port socket ID feature on or off for the specified port. The
default is "off."
string=”character string”
An identification string, where character string is made up of ASCII
characters, surrounded by quotation marks. This string can be 1 to 256
bytes long.
Characters can also be embedded in the string by using escape
sequences, as described in the following table:
Embedded character Escape sequence
Backspace \b
Form feed \f
Tab \t
New line \n
Return \r
Backslash \\
Hexadecimal byte value hh \xhh