Terminal Settings
Emulation
Type | Description |
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XTerm | XTerm Emulation |
Linux | Linux Emulation |
VT100 | VT100 Emulation |
None | Ignore Terminal Control Escape Sequences |
Send Mode
Type | Description |
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Interactive | Send keystrokes immediately. Use with interactive devices that present a command prompt. |
Line Buffered | Buffer each line to be sent locally, and transmit once the return key is pressed. Useful for devices that do not present an interactive command prompt. This mode supports command history using the up arrow. |
Return Key
The “return” key can be configured to send a CR (0x0d or Ctrl-M), an LF (0x0a or Ctrl-J), or a CR + LF sequence. Most unix-based machines expect a single CR character, but some devices may expect an LF or a CRLF sequence.
Delete Key
The “delete” key can be configured to send one of two different characters. By default, the delete key sends a DEL (0x7f), which most devices expect. However, some devices expect a BS (0x08 or Ctrl-H).
Text Pacing
Text pacing prevents the device’s input buffer from being overrun and potentially losing data. This applies to text file transfers and when pasting more than one line into a terminal window.
Type | Description |
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None | Text pacing is disabled. Text will be transmitted at line rate, unless the line is configured with a line ending delay or character delay. |
Wait for Echo | Make sure we’re at an interactive prompt before sending each line. Use this mode when pasting commands and/or configuration files into a device. |
Timestamp
Displays a timestamp for each line received. The time indicates when the first character was received for the given line. Choose “Elapsed” to display the time elapsed since the window was opened, or “Absolute” for calendar time.
Bel Sound
Choose a sound to be played when a BEL character is received.
Text Encoding
Send and receive text using the chosen encoding.
Send Window Size
Choose which command is sent to the device when the “Send Window Size” command under the “Terminal” menu is invoked.
Device Type | Command |
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Linux-based | stty |
Cisco | terminal length/width |
HPE | terminal length/width |
Aruba | terminal length/width |
Juniper | set cli screen-length/width |
Window Size
Set the terminal dimensions in terms of rows and columns. The default for most devices is 80 cols x 24 rows.
It is important to keep this value in sync with your device, as any disagreement over the current window size can cause display issues including problems with scrollback. Use the “Send Window Size” feature above to send the appropriate command to your device after changing the window size.
Use the “Locked” checkbox to prevent the window from being resized at all and becoming out of sync with your device.
Echo Typed Characters
Echo typed characters locally. Use when devices do not echo typed characters automatically.
Uppercase Typed Characters
Convert all typed characters to uppercase.
Interpret Standalone LF as CRLF
Begins a new line when a LF is received, as if it were a CRLF. When either of these options are enabled, a standard CRLF sequence received will still be treated as a single new line.
Interpret Standalone CR as CRLF
Begins a new line when a CR is received, as if it were a CRLF. When either of these options are enabled, a standard CRLF sequence received will still be treated as a single new line.
Allow SO to Activate G1 Character Set
When enabled, allows a received SO (Shift-Out, or 0x0E) character to switch to the graphics and line drawing character set. This option defaults to off to prevent stray bytes from inadvertently switching the character set, but can be enabled if the device you are connected to depends on SO/SI to switch character sets.