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Connect Mode: Active Connection
Active Connect Select None (default) to disable Active Connect. Otherwise, indicate
the connection type from the drop-down list:
With Any Character: Attempts to connect when any character is
received from the serial port.
With Active Mdm Ctrl In: Accepts external connection requests
only when the Modem Control In input is asserted.
With Start Character: Attempts to connect when it receives a
specific start character from the serial port. The default start
character is carriage return.
Manual Connection: Attempts to connect when directed by a
command string received from the serial port.
Auto Start: Automatically connects to the remote IP address and
port after booting up.
Start Character If Active Connect is set to With Start Character, enter the start
character in this field. The default setting is 0D.
Modem Mode
Indicates the on-screen response type when in Modem Mode (if
Modem Mode is enabled). The default setting is None.
Show IP Address After
Ring
Indicates whether to display the remote IP address upon connection.
The default setting is Yes.
Endpoint Configuration
Local Port
Enter the local port number.
Auto increment for
active connect
Check the checkbox to auto-increment the local port number for new
outgoing connections. The range of auto-incremented port numbers is
50,000 to 59,999 and loops back to the beginning when the maximum
range is reached. Disabled by default.
Remote Port
Enter the remote port number.
Remote Host
Enter the IP address of the remote device.
Common Options
Telnet Com Port Cntrl Available for configuration only when Active Connect is set to None.
Select Enable to permit Telnet communication to the WiBox 2100E
unit. The Telnet Com Port Cntrl feature is used in conjunction with the
Com Port Redirector (CPR) utility. (See the CPR online Help for
details.)
Connect Response
A single character is transmitted to the serial port when there is a
change in connection state. Default setting is None.
Terminal Name Available for configuration only when Telnet Com Port Cntrl is set to
Enable.
Use the terminal name for the Telnet terminal type. Enter only one
name. When this option is enabled, the unit also reacts to the end of
record (EOR) and binary options, which can be used for applications
such as terminal emulation to IBM hosts.
Use Hostlist If this option is set to Yes, the device server scrolls through the host list
until it connects to a device listed in the host list table. Once it