3.7.2 Configure Connection Settings Dialog Box (VT)

Getting there

Open a VT terminal session.

Open the Document Settings dialog box.

The steps depend on your user interface mode.

Ribbon or InfoConnect Browser	With a session open, from the Quick Access Toolbar, click .
TouchUX	With a session open, tap the Gear icon and then select Document Settings.
Classic MDI	With a session open, go to Options > Settings

Under Host Connection, click Configure Connection Settings.

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

Connection Method

Network	Configure a host connection through a network.
Serial Port	Configure a host connection through a serial port on your system.
Modem	Configure a host connection through a modem. The modem must first be configured in Windows.

Network

These options are available only when you have selected Network underConnection Method.

Network Connection Type

Telnet

Select to use your desktop as a virtual terminal over a TCP/IP connection.

When Telnet is the selected protocol, you can configure secure connections using Kerberos or SSL/TLS.

Secure Shell

Select for secure, encrypted communications between a trusted host and your system over an insecure network. When you select Secure Shell, all connections between your system and the remote host(s) are encrypted, protecting the data sent between these machines.

Rlogin

Select to use your system as a virtual terminal over a TCP/IP connection.

Connection Options

Host name/IP address	Identify the host to which you will connect. Type the host name, alias, or numeric IP address. NOTE:Both IPv4 addresses (in the form 127.0.0.1) and IPv6 addresses (in the form 2001:0db8:3c4d:0015:0000:0000:abcd:ef12) are accepted.
User name	Type a name that identifies you or your system to the host. This option is enabled only for Secure Shell or Rlogin connections.
SSH configuration scheme	Type a descriptive name to label these connection settings, making them available for use with other Secure Shell sessions. If you leave this field blank, and make changes to any connection settings, InfoConnect saves the configuration scheme using the value from the Host name/IP address field.
Handle SSH User authentication in terminal window	For Secure Shell connections, display username and password prompts in the terminal window instead of in a dialog box.
Security	Secure data communications with Kerberos, Secure Shell, SOCKS, or SSL/TLS.
More Settings	Configure additional settings.

Serial Port

These options are available only when you have selected Serial Port underConnection Method.

Serial port to use	InfoConnect detects available serial ports on your system and displays them here.
Parity	Set the parity for data transmission to and from the serial device on this port. This setting determines whether a parity bit is generated for each character transmitted. Parity is used to detect errors in data transmission; the number preceding the slash indicates the number of data bits sent. To use the multinational character set or 8-bit controls, Parity must be set to one of the values that offers 8-bit controls. If your communications link generates parity, and you set Parity to 8/None, multinational characters appear on your screen. In this case, setParity to either8/Even or 8/Odd.
Baud	Set the rate at which InfoConnect transmits and receives data through the selected serial port. The baud rate setting must match the baud rate of your direct connection.
More Settings	Configure additional settings.

Modem

These options are available only when you have selected Modem underConnection Method.

Modem to use	InfoConnect detects modems configured on your system and displays them here.
Phone number	Type the phone number you want the modem to dial when connecting. The number must adhere to the rules of your modem.
Use country code and city code	Select this option if you want to specify a country code and city code (or area code) for the number you are dialing. Clear this option if you do not want to use the Country code, City code, and Current location options.
Country code	Type the country code for the country you are calling.
City code	Type the city code or area code for the location you are calling.
Current location	Select the previously defined location from which you are calling. These locations are defined from the Dialing Properties dialog box.
Dialing Properties	Add, modify, or remove a location from the Current location list.
More Settings	Configure additional settings.

Connection Action

You can configure a session to run a macro, start an application, open a Web page, send an e-mail message, or perform a variety of other actions before or after it connects to the host.

Run a macro or other action before the initial connection	Select to run the connection action after the session file is opened but before the session initially connects to a host. (This action is performed even if the session is not configured to connect automatically.)
Select Action	Click to select an action to perform or a macro to run before you connect to the host. By default, the Select Action window opens at the screen for selecting a macro. If you prefer to perform a different action when your session connects, you can select other actions from the task pane.
Run a macro or other action after the initial connection	Select to run the connection action when the session initially connects to a host.
Select Action	Click to select an action to perform or a macro to run when you connect to the host.
Run when reconnecting	Select to run the connection action when the session initially connects to a host, and every time it reconnects to the host.

Connection Options

Automatically connect to the host	Select to establish a host connection as soon as the associated session document is opened.
Allow exit while connected	Select to allow closing the workspace when a session is connected to a host.
When connection is terminated	Specify options for reconnecting after any disconnection that is not initiated from InfoConnect.
	Choose	To have InfoConnect
	Reconnect automatically	Attempt to reestablish the connection.
	Prompt for reconnection	Prompt whether to attempt to reestablish the connection. (When No is selected, the session is left open and disconnected.)
	Leave disconnected	Leave the session disconnected with the session open.
	Close session automatically	Close the session.