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9124-A2-LB20-00
March 2000
Table 3-17. Communication Port Options (3 of 4)
Inactivity Timeout
Possible Settings: Enable, Disable
Default Setting: Enable
Determines whether a user session is disconnected after a specified time of inactivity
(no keyboard activity).
Display Conditions – This option only appears when Port Use is set to Terminal.
Enable – Disconnects user session after the specified time of inactivity.
Disable – Does not disconnect user session.
Disconnect Time (Minutes)
Possible Settings: 1 – 60
Default Setting: 10
Specifies the number of minutes of inactivity that can elapse before the session is
disconnected.
Display Conditions – This option only appears when Port Use is set to Terminal.
1 – 60 – Sets the time from 1 to 60 minutes (inclusive).
IP Address
Possible Settings: 001.000.000.000 – 223.255.255.255, Clear
Default Setting: Clear (000.000.000.000)
Specifies a unique IP address for accessing the unit via the COM port. Only in effect
when the COM port is configured as a network communication link (Port Use option is
set to Net Link).
Display Conditions – This option only appears when Port Use is set to Net Link.
001.000.000.000 – 223.255.255.255 – Shows the IP address for the COM port, which
you can view or edit.
Clear – Clears the IP address for the COM port and fills the address with zeros. When
the IP Address is all zeros, the COM port uses the Node IP Address if one has been
configured.
Subnet Mask
Possible Settings: 000.000.000.000 – 255.255.255.255, Clear
Default Setting: 000.000.000.000
Specifies the subnet mask needed to access the unit. Only in effect when the COM port
is configured as a network communication link (Port Use option is set to Net Link).
Display Conditions – This option only appears when Port Use is set to Net Link.
000.000.000.000 – 255.255.255.255 – Shows the subnet mask for the COM port, which
you can view or edit.
Clear – Clears the subnet mask for the COM port and fills the address with zeros. When
the node subnet mask is all zeros, the IP protocol creates a default subnet mask based
upon the class of the IP address: Class A: 255.000.000.000, Class B: 255.255.000.000,
or Class C: 255.255.255.000.