Perle Systems IOLAN SCS User Manual

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Serial Port Profiles

Configure Request
Timeout

The maximum time, in seconds, that LCP (Link Control Protocol) will wait
before it considers a

configure request

packet to have been lost.

Range: 1-255

Default: 3 seconds

Configure Request
Retries

The maximum number of times a

configure request

packet will be re-sent

before the link is terminated.

Range: 0-255

Default: 10 seconds

Terminate Request
Timeout

The maximum time, in seconds, that LCP (Link Control Protocol) will wait
before it considers a

terminate request

packet to have been lost.

Range: 1-255

Default: 3 seconds

Terminate Request
Retries

The maximum number of times a

terminate request

packet will be re-sent

before the link is terminated.

Range: 0-255

Default: 2 seconds

Configure NAK
Retries

The maximum number of times a

configure NAK

packet will be re-sent

before the link is terminated.

Range: 0-255

Default: 10 seconds

Enable
Address/Control
Compression

This determines whether compression of the

PPP Address

and

Control

fields

take place on the link. For most applications this should be enabled.

Default: Enabled

Enable Protocol
Compression

This determines whether compression of the PPP Protocol field takes place on
this link.

Default: Enabled

Enable VJ
Compression

When enabled, Van Jacobson Compression is used on this link. If your user is
authenticated by the IOLAN, this VJ compression value will be overridden if
you have enabled the

User

,

Enable VJ Compression

parameter. If the user is

authenticated by RADIUS and the RADIUS parameter

Framed-Compression

is set in the RADIUS file, the IOLAN will use the value in the RADIUS file in
preference to the value configured here.

Default: Enabled

Enable Magic
Negotiation

Determines if a line is looping back. If enabled (

On

), random numbers are sent

on the link. The random numbers should be different, unless the link loops
back.

Default: Disabled

Idle Timeout

Use this timer to close a connection because of inactivity. When the

Idle

Timeout

expires, the IOLAN will end the connection.

Range: 0-4294967 seconds (about 49 days)

Default: 0 (zero), which does not timeout, so the connection is permanently
open.

Direct Connect

Specify this option when a modem is not connected to this serial port.

Default: Enabled

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