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Terminal Lines and Modem Commands

Terminal Lines and Modem Commands

This chapter describes the function and displays the syntax of each terminal line and modem support command. For more information about defaults and usage guidelines, see the corresponding chapter of the Access Services Command Reference.

absolute-timeout minutes

To set the interval for closing the connection, use the absolute-timeout line configuration command. Use the no form of this command to restore the default.

minutes Number of minutes after which the user's session is terminated.

activation-character ascii-number
no activation-character

To set the activation character, use the activation-character line configuration command. This command defines the character you type at a vacant terminal to begin a terminal session. Use the no form of this command to make any character activate a terminal.

ascii-number ASCII decimal representation of the activation character. Default is Return (decimal 13).

[no] autobaud

To set the line for automatic baud detection, use the autobaud line configuration command. Use the no form of this command to restore the default.

autocommand command

To configure the router to automatically execute a command or list of commands automatically when a user connects to a particular line, use the autocommand line configuration command.

command Any appropriate EXEC command, including the host name and any switches associated with the EXEC command.

autohangup

To configure automatic line disconnect, use the autohangup line configuration command. The command causes the EXEC to issue the exit command when the last connection closes.

autoselect {arap | ppp | slip} | during-login
no autoselect

To configure a line to start an ARA, Point-to-Point (PPP), or SLIP session, use the autoselect line configuration command. Use the no form of this command to disable this function on a line.

arap Configures the router to allow an ARA session to start up automatically.
ppp Configures the router to allow a PPP session to start up automatically.
slip Configures the router to allow a SLIP session to start up automatically.
during-login (Optional) The user receives a username and/or password prompt without pressing the Return key. After the user logs in, the autoselect function begins.

banner exec d message d

To display a message on terminals with an interactive EXEC, use the banner exec global configuration command. This command specifies a message to be displayed when an EXEC process is created (line activated, or incoming connection to VTY).

d Delimiting character of your choice--a pound sign (#), for example. You cannot use the delimiting character in the banner message.
message Message text.

banner incoming d message d

To specify a message used when you have an incoming connection to a line from a host on the network, use the banner incoming global configuration command. An incoming connection is one initiated from the network side of the router. To suppress the EXEC banner on certain lines, use the no exec-banner line configuration command. This line should not display the EXEC or MOTD banners when an EXEC is created.

d Delimiting character of your choice--a pound sign (#), for example. You cannot use the delimiting character in the banner message.
message Message text.

banner motd d message d

To specify a message-of-the-day (MOTD) banner, use the banner motd global configuration command.

d Delimiting character of your choice--a pound sign (#), for example. You cannot use the delimiting character in the banner message.
message Message text.

busy-message hostname d message d
no busy-message hostname

To create a "host failed" message that displays when a connection fails, use the busy-message global configuration command. Use the no form of this command to disable the "host failed" message from displaying on the specified host.

hostname Name of the host that cannot be reached.
d Delimiting character of your choice--a pound sign (#), for example. You cannot use the delimiting character in the message.
message Message text.

callback forced-wait

To force the Cisco IOS software to wait before initiating a callback to a requesting client, use the callback forced-wait global configuration command.

clear line line-number

To return a terminal line to idle state, use the clear line EXEC command .

line-number Absolute line number

databits {5 | 6 | 7 | 8}

To set the number of data bits per character that are interpreted and generated by hardware, use the databits line configuration command.

5 Five data bits per character.
6 Six data bits per character.
7 Seven data bits per character.
8 Eight data bits per character. This is the default.

data-character-bits {7 | 8}

To set the number of data bits per character that are interpreted and generated by software, use the data-character-bits line configuration command.

7 Seven data bits per character.
8 Eight data bits per character.

debug confmodem

To display debugging information about discovery and configuration of modems, use the debug confmodem command. Use the no form of this command to disable the feature.

default-value exec-character-bits {7 | 8}

To define the EXEC character width for either 7 bits or 8 bits, use the default-value exec-character-bits global configuration command.

7 Selects the 7-bit ASCII character set.
8 Selects the full 8-bit ASCII character set.

default-value special-character-bits {7 | 8}

To configure the flow control default value from a 7-bit width to an 8-bit width, use the default-value special-character-bits global configuration command.

7 Selects the 7-bit character set.
8 Selects the full 8-bit character set.

disconnect-character ascii-number
no disconnect-character

To define a character to disconnect a session, use the disconnect-character line configuration command. Use the no form of this command to remove the disconnect character.

ascii-number ASCII decimal representation of the session disconnect character.

[no] dispatch-character ascii-number1 [ascii-number2 . . . ascii-number]

To define a character that causes a packet to be sent, use the dispatch-character line configuration command. Use the no form of this command to remove the definition of the specified dispatch character.

ascii-number ASCII decimal representation of the character, such as Return (ASCII decimal 13) for line-at-a-time transmissions.

dispatch-machine name

To specify an identifier for a TCP packet dispatch state machine, use the dispatch-machine line configuration command.

name Name of the state machine that determines when to send packets on the asynchronous line.

dispatch-timeout milliseconds
no dispatch-timeout

To set the character dispatch timer, use the dispatch-timeout line configuration command. Use the no form of this command to remove the timeout definition.

milliseconds Integer that specifies the number of milliseconds the router waits after putting the first character into a packet buffer before sending the packet. During this interval, more characters may be added to the packet, which increases the processing efficiency of the remote host.

[no] editing

To enable enhanced editing mode for a particular line, use the editing line configuration command. Use the no form of this command to disable the enhanced editing mode.

escape-character ascii-number
no escape-character

To define a system escape character, use the escape-character line configuration command. The no form of this command sets the escape character to Break.

ascii-number Either the ASCII decimal representation of the character or a control sequence (Ctrl-E, for example).

[no] exec

To allow an EXEC process on a line, use the exec line configuration command. The no form of this command turns off the EXEC process for the line specified.

[no] exec-banner

To control whether banners are displayed or suppressed, use the exec-banner line configuration command. This command determines whether the router will display the EXEC banner or the message-of-the-day (MOTD) banner when an EXEC is created. The no form of this command suppresses the banner messages.

exec-character-bits {7 | 8}

To configure the character widths of EXEC and configuration command characters, use the exec-character-bits line configuration command.

7 Selects the 7-bit character set. This is the default.
8 Selects the full 8-bit character set for use of international and graphical characters in banner messages, prompts, and so forth.

exec-timeout minutes [seconds]
no exec-timeout

To set the interval that the EXEC command interpreter waits until user input is detected, use the exec-timeout line configuration command. The no form of this command removes the timeout definition. It has the same effect as exec-timeout 0.

minutes Integer that specifies the number of minutes. The default is 10 minutes.
seconds (Optional) Additional time intervals in seconds. An interval of zero specifies no time-outs.

[no] flowcontrol {none | software [in | out] | hardware [in | out]}

To set the method of data flow control between the terminal or other serial device and the router, use the flowcontrol line configuration command. To disable flow control, use the no form of this command.

none Turns off flow control.
software Sets software flow control. An optional keyword specifies the direction: in causes the router to listen to flow control from the attached device, and out causes the router to send flow control information to the attached device. If you do not specify a direction, both are assumed.
hardware Sets hardware flow control. An optional keyword specifies the direction: in causes the router to listen to flow control from the attached device, and out causes the router to send flow control information to the attached device. If you do not specify a direction, both are assumed. For more information about hardware flow control, see the hardware installation and maintenance manual for your router.

hold-character ascii-number
no hold-character

To define the local hold character used to pause output to the terminal screen, use the hold-character line configuration command. The no form of this command restores the default.

ascii-number Either the ASCII decimal representation of the hold character or a control sequence (for example, Ctrl-P).

[no] insecure

To set the line as an insecure location, use the insecure line configuration command. Use the no form of this command to disable this feature.

[no] ipx nasi-server enable

To enable NetWare Asynchronous Services Interface (NASI) clients to connect to asynchronous resources attached to your router, use the ipx nasi-server enable global configuration command. To prevent NASI clients from connecting through a router, use the no form of this command.

length screen-length

To set the terminal screen length, use the length line configuration command.

screen-length Number of lines on the screen. A value of zero disables pausing between screens of output. The default is 24 lines.

line [aux | console | vty] line-number [ending-line-number]

To configure a console port line, auxiliary port line, or virtual terminal lines, use the line global configuration command.

aux (Optional) Enables the auxiliary RS-232 DTE port. Must be addressed as relative line 0. The auxiliary port can be used for modem support and asynchronous connections.
console (Optional) Specifies the console terminal line. The console port is DCE.
vty (Optional) Specifies a virtual terminal for remote console access.
line-number Specifies the relative number of the terminal line (or the first line in a contiguous group) you want to configure when the line type is specified. Numbering begins with zero.
ending-line-
number
(Optional) Specifies the relative number of the last line in a contiguous group you want to configure. If you omit the keyword, then line-number and ending-line-number are absolute rather than relative line numbers.

location text
no location

To record the location of a serial device, use the location line configuration command. The no form of this command removes the description.

text Location description.

[no] lockable

To enable the EXEC command lock, use the lockable global configuration command. The no form of this command reinstates the default, which does not allow the terminal to be locked.

login [local | tacacs]
no login

To enable password checking at login, use the login line configuration command. Use the no form of this command to disable password checking and allow connections without a password.

local (Optional) Selects local password checking. Authentication is based on the username specified with the username global configuration command.
tacacs (Optional) Selects the TACACS-style user ID and password-checking mechanism.

[no] login authentication {default | list-name}

To enable AAA/TACACS+ authentication for logins, use the login authentication line configuration command. Use the no form of the command to return to the default.

default Uses the default list created with the aaa authentication login command.
list-name Uses the indicated list created with the aaa authentication login command.

login-string hostname d message [%secp] [%secw] [%b] [%m] d
no login-string hostname

To define a string of characters that the router sends to a host after a successful Telnet connection, use the login-string global configuration command. This command applies only to rlogin and Telnet sessions. The no form of this command removes the login string.

hostname Specifies the name of the host.
d Sets a delimiting character of your choice--a pound sign (#) for example. You cannot use the delimiting character in the busy message.
message Specifies the login string.
%secp (Optional) Sets a pause in seconds. To insert pauses into the login string, embed a percent sign (%) followed by the number of seconds to pause and the letter "p."
%secw (Optional) Prevents users from issuing commands or keystrokes during a pause.
%b (Optional) Sends a Break character.
%m (Optional) Supports TN3270 terminals. Sends only CR and no LINE FEED.

logout-warning [number]

To warn users of an impending forced timeout, use the logout-warning line configuration command. Use the no form of this command to restore the default.

number (Optional) The number of seconds that are counted down before session termination. If no number is specified, the default of 20 seconds is used.

modem answer-timeout seconds
no modem answer-timeout

To set the amount of time that the router waits for CTS after raising DTR in response to RING, use the modem answer-timeout line configuration command. The no form of this command reverts the router to the default value.

seconds Specifies the timeout interval in seconds. The default is 15 seconds.

[no] modem autoconfigure discovery

To configure a line to automatically attempt to discover what kind of modem is connected to the router and to configure that modem, use the modem autoconfigure discovery command. Use the no form of this command to disable the feature. Each time the modem is reset (every time a chat reset script is executed), a string of commands is sent to the modem, the first one being "return to factory-defaults."

modem autoconfigure type modem-name
no modem autoconfigure type

To direct a line to attempt to configure the attached modem using the entry for "modem-name," use the modem autoconfigure type line configuration command. Use the no form of this command to disable the feature. The modem is reconfigured each time the line goes down.

modem name The name of the modem, such as Codex_3260.

[no] modem callin

To support dial-in modems that use DTR to control the off-hook status of the modem, use the modem callin line configuration command. In response to RING, the modem raises the DTR signal, which answers the modem. At the end of the session, the router lowers DTR, which disconnects the modem. The no form of this command disables this feature.

[no] modem callout

To configure a line for reverse connections, use the modem callout line configuration command. The no form of this command disables this feature.

modemcap edit modem-name attribute value

To change a modem value that was returned from the show modemcap command, use the modemcap edit command. Configure one attribute of one modem at a time. See the modem-capability values defined by show modemcap command.

modem-name Name of the modem whose values are being edited.
attribute Modem capability, or attribute, as defined by the show modemcap command.
value The AT command equivalent, such as &F.

[no] modemcap entry modem

To store and compress information about the capability of a specified modem, use the modemcap entry global configuration command. Use the no form of this command to disable the feature. Modemcaps are printed in an obscure form within the configuration file and are intended to be edited using the modemcap edit command. The Modemcap entry command does not display values that are not set in the modem.

modem Type of supported modem. See the Access Service Command Reference for a list of supported modems.

[no] modem cts-required

To configure a line to require a Clear To Send (CTS) signal, use the modem cts-required line configuration command. Use the no form of this command to disable this feature.

[no] modem dialin

To configure a line to enable a modem attached to the router to accept incoming calls only, use the modem dialin line configuration command. Use the no form of this command to disable this feature.

[no] modem dtr-active

To configure a line to leave DTR low unless the line has an active incoming connection or an EXEC process, use the modem dtr-active line configuration command. The no form of this command disables this feature.

[no] modem host

To configure a line for reverse connections using RING/DCD/DSR as the input modem control signal instead of CTS, use the modem host line configuration command

[no] modem inout

To configure a line for both incoming and outgoing calls, use the modem inout line configuration command. The no form of this command disables this feature.

[no] modem printer

To configure a line to require a DSR/CD active signal, use the modem printer line configuration command. This command uses RING/DCD/DSR as the modem control signal instead of CTS. This leaves CTS free for use in hardware flow control. You can configure hardware flow control concurrently with the modem printer command.

modem ri-is-cd

This command is deprecated. It has been replaced with the command modem dialin. Refer to the description of the modem dialin command for more information.

[no] notify

To enable terminal notification about pending output from other connections, use the notify line configuration command. The no form of this command ends notification.

padding ascii-number count
no padding ascii-number

To set the padding on a specific output character, use the padding line configuration command. To remove padding for the specified output character, use the no padding line configuration command.

ascii-number ASCII decimal representation of the character.
count Number of NULL bytes sent after that character; the maximum is 255.

parity {none | even | odd | space | mark}

To define generation of a parity bit, use the parity line configuration command.

none No parity.
even Even parity.
odd Odd parity.
space Space parity.
mark Mark parity.

password password
no password

To specify a password on a line, use the password line configuration command. Use the no form of this command to remove the password.

password Case-sensitive character string that specifies the line password. The string can contain any alphanumeric characters, including spaces, up to 80 characters, except that the first character cannot be a number. You cannot specify the password in the format number-space-anything because the space after the number causes problems. For example, "hello 21" is a legal password, but "21 hello" is not.

printer printer-name {line number | rotary number} [newline-convert | formfeed]
no printer

To configure a printer and assign a server tty line (or lines) to it, use the printer global configuration command. Use the no form of the command to disable printing on a tty line.

printer-name Printer name.
line number Assigns a tty line to the printer.
rotary number Assigns a rotary group of tty lines to the printer.
newline-convert (Optional) Converts newline (linefeed) characters to a two-character sequence "carriage-return, linefeed."
formfeed (Optional) Causes the Cisco IOS software to send a formfeed character (ASCII 0x0C) to the printer TTY line immediately following each print job received from the network. The formfeed and newline-convert options can be specified together in any order (or separately.)

[no] private

To save user EXEC command changes between terminal sessions, use the private line configuration command. Use the no form of this command to restore the default condition.

refuse-message d message d
no refuse-message

To define a line-in-use message, use the refuse-message line configuration command. Use the no form of the command to disable the message.

d Delimiting character of your choice--a pound sign (#), for example. You cannot use the delimiting character in the message.
message Message text.

rotary group
no rotary

To define a group of lines consisting of one or more virtual terminal lines or one auxiliary port line, use the rotary line configuration command. Use the no form of this command to remove a line or group of lines from a rotary group.

group Integer between 1 and 100 that you choose to identify the rotary group.

rxspeed bps

To set the terminal baud rate receive (from terminal) speed, use the rxspeed line configuration command.

bps Baud rate in bits per second (bps); see this command in the Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference for a table of supported values.

script activation regexp
no script activation

To specify that a chat script start on a line any time the line is activated, use the script activation line configuration command. The no form of this command disables this feature.

regexp Specifies the set of modem scripts that might be executed. The first script name that matches the argument regexp will be used.

script arap-callback regexp
no arap-callback

To specify that a chat script start on a line any time an AppleTalk Remote Access (ARA) client requests a callback, use the script arap-callback line configuration command. Use the no form of this command to disable this feature.

regexp Specifies the set of modem scripts that might be executed. The first script name that matches the argument regexp is used.

script callback regexp
no callback

To specify that a chat script start on a line any time a client requests a callback, use the script callback line configuration command. Use the no form of this command to disable this feature.

regexp Specifies the set of modem scripts that might be executed. The first script name that matches the argument regexp is used.

script connection regexp
no script connection

To specify that a chat script start on a line any time a remote network connection is made to a line, use the script connection line configuration command. The no form of this command disables this feature.

regexp Specifies the set of modem scripts that might be executed. The first script name that matches the argument regexp will be used.

script reset regexp
no script reset

To specify that a chat script start on a line any time the specified line is reset, use the script reset line configuration command. The no form of this command disables this feature.

regexp Specifies the set of modem scripts that might be executed. The first script name that matches the argument regexp will be used.

script startup regexp
no script startup

To specify that a chat script start on a line any time the router is powered up, use the script startup line configuration command. The no form of this command disables this feature.

regexp Specifies the set of modem scripts that might be executed. The first script name that matches the argument regexp will be used.

service exec-callback

To enable the Cisco IOS software to call clients back who request a callback from the EXEC level, use the service exec-callback global configuration command.

[no] service linenumber

To configure the router to display line number information after the EXEC or incoming banner, use the service linenumber global configuration command. To disable this function, use the no form of this command.

session-limit session-number
no session-limit

To set the maximum number of terminal sessions per line, use the session-limit line configuration command. The no form of this command removes any specified session limit.

session-number Specifies the maximum number of sessions.

session-timeout minutes [output]
no session-timeout

To set the interval for closing the connection when there is no input or output traffic, use the session-timeout line configuration command. The no form of this command removes the timeout definition.

minutes Specifies the time interval in minutes.
output (Optional) Specifies that when traffic is sent to an asynchronous line from the router (within the specified interval), the connection is retained.

show ipx nasi connections

To show the status of NetWare Asynchronous Services Interface (NASI) connections, use the show ipx nasi connections EXEC command.

show ipx spx-protocol

To view the status of the SPX protocol stack and related counters, use the show ipx spx-protocol exec command.

show line [line-number]

To display a terminal line's parameters, use the show line EXEC command.

line-number (Optional) Absolute line number of the line for which you want to list parameters.

show modemcap modem-name

To display the values set for the current modem, use the show modemcap command. This display lists the modems for which the router has entries. To display the attributes associated with a specific modem, use the show modemcap modem-name command.

modem-name The name of the modem such as Codex_3260.

show terminal

To obtain information about the terminal configuration parameter settings for the current terminal line, use the show terminal EXEC command.

special-character-bits {7 | 8}

To configure the number of data bits per character for special characters such as software flow control characters and escape characters, use the special-character-bits line configuration command.

7 Selects the 7-bit ASCII character set. This is the default.
8 Selects the full 8-bit character set for special characters.

speed bps

To set the terminal baud rate, use the speed line configuration command. The command sets both the transmit (to terminal) and receive (from terminal) speeds.

bps Baud rate in bits per second (bps); see the lines speeds table in the terminal lines chapter of the Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference for settings.

start-character ascii-number
no start-character

To define the character that signals the start of data transmission when software flow control is in effect, use the start-character line configuration command. The no form of this command removes the character.

ascii-number ASCII decimal representation of the start character. The default is decimal 17.

start-chat regexp [line-number [dialer-string]]
no start-chat

To specify that a chat script start on a specified line at any point, use the start-chat privileged EXEC command. Use the no form of this command to stop the chat script.

regexp Specifies the name of a regular expression or modem script to be executed. If there is more than one script with a name that matches the argument regexp, the first script found will be used.
line-number (Optional) Indicates the line number on which to execute the chat script. If you do not specify a line number, the current line number is chosen. If the specified line is busy, the script is not executed and an error message appears. If the dialer-string argument is specified, line-number must be entered; it is not optional if you specify a dialer string. This command functions only on physical terminal (tty) lines. It does not function on virtual terminal (vty) lines.
dialer-string (Optional) String of characters (often a telephone number) to be sent to a DCE. If you enter a dialer string, you must also specify line-number, or the chat script regexp will not start.

state-machine name state firstchar... lastchar [nextstate | transmit]

To specify the transition criteria for the state of a particular state machine, use the state-machine global configuration command.

name Specifies the name for the state machine (used in the dispatch-machine line command). The user can specify any number of state machines, but each line can have only one state machine associated with it.
state Defines which state is being modified. There are a maximum of eight states per state machine. Lines are initialized to state 0 and return to state 0 after a packet is transmitted.
firstchar... lastchar Specify a range of characters. If the state machine is in the indicated state, and the next character input is within this range, the process goes to the specified next state. Full 8-bit character comparisons are done, so the maximum value is 255. Take care that the line is configured to strip parity bits (or not generate them) or duplicate the low characters in the upper half of the space.
nextstate (Optional.) Defines the state to enter if the character is in the specified range.
transmit (Optional) Causes the packet to be transmitted and the state machine to be reset to state 0. Recurring characters that have not been explicitly defined to have a particular action return the state machine to state 0.

stopbits {1 | 1.5 | 2}

To set the number of the stop bits transmitted per byte, use the stopbits line configuration command.

1 One stop bit.
1.5 One and one-half stop bits.
2 Two stop bits. This is the default.

stop-character ascii-number
no stop-character

To set the flow control stop character, use the stop-character line configuration command. The no form of this command removes the character.

ascii-number ASCII decimal representation of the stop character. The default is decimal 19.

terminal-queue entry-retry-interval interval
no terminal-queue

To change the retry interval for a terminal port queue, use the terminal-queue global configuration command. Use the no form of this command to restore the default terminal port queue interval.

interval Number of seconds between terminal port retries. The default is 60 seconds.

terminal-type {terminal-name | terminal-type}
no terminal-type

To specify the type of terminal connected to a line, use the terminal-type line configuration command. Use the no form of this command to remove any information about the type of terminal and reset the line to the default terminal emulation.

terminal-name Terminal name and type.
terminal-type Terminal type.

transport input {lat | mop | none | pad | rlogin | telnet | all}

To allow the system administrator to define which protocols to use to connect to a specific line of the router, use the transport input line configuration command. You can specify one protocol, multiple protocols, all protocols, or no protocols. To specify multiple protocols, type the keyword for each protocol, separated by a space.

lat Selects the Digital LAT protocol and specifies both incoming reverse LAT and host-initiated connections.
mop Selects the MOP protocol.
none Prevents any protocol selection on the line. This makes the port unusable by incoming connections.
pad Selects X.3 PAD incoming connections.
rlogin Selects the UNIX rlogin protocol.
telnet Specifies all types of incoming TCP/IP connections.
all Selects all protocols. Restores the default configuration.

transport output {lat | none | pad | rlogin | telnet | all}

To determine the protocols that can be used for outgoing connections from a line, use the transport output line configuration command.

lat Selects the Digital LAT protocol, which is the protocol used most often to connect routers to Digital hosts.
none Prevents any protocol selection on the line. The system normally assumes that any unrecognized command is a host name. If the protocol is set to none, the system no longer makes that assumption. No connection will be attempted if the command is not recognized.
pad Selects X.3 PAD, used most often to connect routers to X.25 hosts.
rlogin Selects the UNIX rlogin protocol for TCP connections. The rlogin setting is a special case of Telnet. If an rlogin attempt to a particular host has failed, the failure will be tracked, and subsequent connection attempts will use Telnet instead.
telnet Selects the TCP/IP Telnet protocol. It allows a user at one site to establish a TCP connection to a login server at another site. This is the default.
all Selects all protocols.

transport preferred {lat | none | pad | rlogin | telnet}

To specify the transport protocol the Cisco IOS software uses if the user does not specify one when initiating a connection, use the transport preferred line configuration command.

lat Selects the Digital LAT protocol, which is the protocol used most often to connect routers to Digital hosts.
none Prevents any protocol selection on the line. The system normally assumes that any unrecognized command is a host name. If the protocol is set to none, the system no longer makes that assumption. No connection will be attempted if the command is not recognized.
pad Selects X.3 PAD, used most often to connect routers to X.25 hosts.
rlogin Selects the UNIX rlogin protocol for TCP connections. The rlogin setting is a special case of Telnet. If an rlogin attempt to a particular host has failed, the failure will be tracked, and subsequent connection attempts will use Telnet instead.
telnet Selects the TCP/IP Telnet protocol. It allows a user at one site to establish a TCP connection to a login server at another site. This is the default.

txspeed bps

To set the terminal transmit baud rate (to terminal), use the txspeed line configuration command.

bps Baud rate in bits per second (bps); see this command in the Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference for a table of supported values.

vacant-message [d message d]
no vacant-message

To display an idle terminal message, use the vacant-message line configuration command. The command enables the banner to be displayed on the screen of an idle terminal. The vacant-message command without any arguments restores the default message. The no form of this command removes the default vacant message or any other vacant message that might have been set.

d (Optional) A delimiting character of your choice--a pound sign (#), for example. You cannot use the delimiting character in the banner message.
message (Optional) Vacant terminal message.

width characters

To set the terminal screen width, use the width line configuration command. This command sets the number of character columns displayed on the attached terminal.

characters Integer that specifies the number of character columns displayed on the terminal. The default is 80 character columns.

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