3.9.5 Configure Advanced Connection Settings Dialog Box (6530)

From this dialog box, you can specify the advanced settings for a 6530 connection.

NOTE:For information about creating and editing macros, using file transfer, logging, and other features, see the 6530 Help available on the Session ribbon Help group.

Connection Timers

Connection Timeout

This field is used to specify the maximum amount of time, in seconds, to wait for a connection to the remote host to complete. The default 10 seconds should be enough for almost any connection - however, if your connection fails and you are sure that the host you are trying to connect to is up, increase this value.

Reconnection Interval

This field is used to specify the amount of time, in seconds, to wait before another attempt to connect is made.
Connection Action

This section is used to select a macro to run before connecting, and/or a macro to run after the connection has completed. For details on creating, recording and editing macros, please see “Create and Edit Macro Files” in the 6530 Help available on the Session ribbon Help group.

Run a macro before the initial connection

If this item is checked, the Select Macro... button is active, allowing you to select a macro to run before the connection is attempted.

NOTE:this macro only runs when the session is opened.

Run a macro after the initial connection

If this item is checked, the Select Macro... button is active, allowing you to select a macro to run after the connection has completed.

Run when reconnecting

If this item is checked, the macro defined to run after the initial connection also runs when re-connecting.
Miscellaneous

Send Keep Alive packets

Check this box if you want to enable Keep Alive messages. Keep Alive sends a packet to the host periodically to determine if the connection is still open.

NOTE:You cannot set the duration between keep alive messages as that is an operating system issue.

Enable TCP/IP Trace

Select to trace all TCP/IP traffic for this session. This creates a trace file named TCPD.TRC in the configuration directory, which is normally: Documents\Micro Focus\Reflection\HPNonStop\Logs.

FTP Port

Use this item to set the port to use for FTP sessions using the built-in FTP client. For clear text sessions, this would normally be port 21.
Screen Size

Conversational Mode

This field is used to set the size of the screen in rows and columns while in conversational mode. You may select one of the common sizes from the pull down menu, or select Custom Size from the pull down and then select the size you prefer in the Rows and Columns boxes below this item. The minimum number of rows and columns is 24 and 80, and the maximum number of rows and columns is 54 and 150.

Block Mode

This field is used to set the number of rows and columns to use while in block mode. If set to the same value as conversational mode, then the display does not change when switching between modes. If set to a different value than conversational mode, then the display changes to the selected size when switching to block mode, and back to the conversational size when switching back to conversational mode.

NOTE:Since many NonStop block mode applications only know 24x80, unless you are sure your application can use a different size it’s best to leave this field at 24x80. The one known exception is “tedit”, which will work at 24x80, 27x132, 48x80, and 54x132.