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Sessions Tab
Overview
The Sessions tab is used to configure specific connections for users who are accessing the network
through the IOLAN’s serial port.
Functionality
Users who have successfully logged into the IOLAN (User Service set to DSprompt) can start up to
four login sessions on network hosts. These users start sessions through the EasyPort Menu option
Sessions.
Multiple sessions can be run simultaneously to the same host or to different hosts. Users can switch
between different sessions and also between sessions and the IOLAN using
Hotkey commands (see
Hotkey Prefix for a list of commands).
Users with Admin or Normal privileges can define new sessions and use them to connect to Network
hosts; they can even configure them to start automatically on login to the IOLAN.
Restricted and
Menu users can only start sessions predefined for them in their user configuration.
Hotkey Prefix The prefix that a user types to control the current session.
Data Options:
z ^a number—To switch from one session to another, press ^a (Ctrl-a) and
then the required session number. For example, ^a 2 would switch you to
session 2. Pressing
^a 0 will return you to the IOLAN Menu.
z ^a n—Display the next session. The current session will remain active.
The lowest numbered active session will be displayed.
z ^a p—Display the previous session. The current session will remain
active. The highest numbered active session will be displayed.
z ^a m—To exit a session and return to the IOLAN. You will be returned to
the menu. The session will be left running.
z ^a l—(Lowercase L) Locks the serial port until the user unlocks it. The
user is prompted for a password (any password, excluding spaces) and the
serial port is locked. The user must retype the password to unlock the
serial port.
z ^r—When you switch from a session back to the Menu, the screen may
not be redrawn correctly. If this happens, use this command to redraw it
properly. This is always
Ctrl R, regardless of the Hotkey Prefix.
The
User Hotkey Prefix value overrides the Serial Port Hotkey Prefix value.
You can use the
Hotkey Prefix keys to lock a serial port only when the serial
port’s
Allow Port Locking parameter is enabled.
Default: Hex 01 (Ctrl-a or ^a)