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11-36 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.