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5: Configuration Using Web Manager
xDirect User Guide 32
Connect Mode: Active Connection
Endpoint Configuration
Common Options
Password Required Determines whether a password is required for an incoming passive
connection. This field is not available when a password is set for Telnet
mode. The default setting is No.
Password If Password Required was set to Yes, enter the password for passive
connections.
Modem Escape Sequence
Pass Through
Disable or enable the xDirect’s ability to send the escape sequence. The
default is Yes (send the escape sequence).
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.
Local Port Enter the local port number.
Auto increment for active
connect
Select 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.
Telnet Com Port Cntrl This field is available for configuration only when Active Connect is set
to None. Select Enable to permit Telnet communication to the xDirect
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.)
Terminal Name This field is 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.