5.12.3 Configure Connection Settings Dialog Box (VT)

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 PC.

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 under Connection Method.

Network Connection Type

Telnet

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

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

Secure Shell

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

Rlogin

Select to use your PC 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 PC 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, Reflection 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 user name and password prompts in the terminal window instead of in a dialog box.

Security

Secure data communications with Secure Shell, SOCKS, or SSL/TLS.

More Settings

Configure additional settings.
Serial Port

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

Serial port to use

Reflection detects available serial ports on your PC 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, set Parity to either 8/Even or 8/Odd.

Baud

Set the rate at which Reflection 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 under Connection Method.

Modem to use

Reflection detects modems configured on your PC 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 Reflection.

 

Choose

To have Reflection

 

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.

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