Setting up transport information

The transport page deals specifically with the details used to make a connection to the device. It also defines methods by which data will be retrieved and placed on the device. Set up transport information by selecting the Transport sub-tab from the Resource Access Data dialog.

Before you begin

You must have followed the steps to display the Resource Access dialog and then to select an access type from the Access Types tab.

About this task

The following steps describe how to set up transport information.

Procedure

  1. Select the Transport sub-tab from the Resource Access Data dialog.
  2. The transport-related fields display on the dialog. Use the information in the following table to specify appropriate values for these fields.
    Option Description
    Transport field Description

    Hostname

    This hostname is used to define a terminal server by which to connect to a device through a console port.

    Type the hostname for the device being accessed.

    Port

    This port number typically represents the ports on the device that are listening for either ssh or telnet connections, for example, 23 for telnet and 22 for ssh.

    Type the port for the device being accessed.

    Source Address

    The source address is used when source routing is used in the design.

    Type the source address for the device.

    Connection Timeout

    The connection timeout is used to determine how long to wait for a TCP connection to a socket on the network device, This timeout is used when sending the connect prompt to a device. This is used to see if you still have an active connection.

    Streaming

    Streaming determines how data is placed on the device. By default it is unchecked, which means that a file transfer protocol will be used.

    Select the type of streaming you require.

    Character

    This is used for sending a character at a time.

    Timeout

    If you select the 'Character' checkbox then this will apply. Some devices require ITNCM - Base to send one character at a time when logging in.

    Connect Response Timeout

    This is the timeout for the connection to be established and the user to successfully login.

    Connect Retry Delay

    This is the time between each connection retry, only if the option to use a retry has been selected.

    Max Response Timeout

    This is maximum time that a response will be waited for from a device.

    Response Timeout

    This is the time waited for a single wait statement. This is continually reset when reading the buffer and receiving the token. The maximum response timeout will override this if it is affected while retrieving data. Some devices keep sending data and we keep resetting the response time out, so the maximum response time out is used to override this and prevent an infinite loop.
  3. Click the Save icon, to save any changes made.

What to do next

Make the appropriate selection according to the following table:
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