Connecting via TELNET Session

NetLinx Studio provides a Telnet interface to NetLinx devices. NetLinx Studio supports multiple simultaneous Telnet sessions. Select Tools > Telnet Session to invoke the Telnet window. Use the Telnet window to communicate directly with the Master Controller in situations where a Terminal session is not desirable.

To use the Telnet window with NetLinx systems, you must be able to access the LAN on which the Master resides via TCP/IP. Otherwise, you can use a Terminal session for terminal control of NetLinx systems.

    • You cannot use the Telnet window while a communication port is in use for a file transfer or debug operation.
    • Type "ECHO ON" in the Telnet window to display messages.
    • Right-click inside the Telnet window to access the Telnet Window context menu.

Using the Telnet Window

  1. Select Tools > Telnet Session. This action invokes the TELNET Communication Selection dialog (FIG. 253).

FIG. 253 TELNET Communication Selection dialog

  1. Select the IP Address of the Master with which you want to establish a Telnet session.

Alternatively, select the address from the list of IP Addresses that have already been defined, or use the Listen function to locate the desired IP Address. See Listening for Masters on the Network section on page 121 for details.

  1. Once the target IP Address has been specified or selected, click OK to close the dialog.

At this point, the Telnet session with the specified Master is established, and the Telnet window is opened.

Setting Terminal and Telnet Window Preferences

Options for setting Terminal and Telnet Window preferences are available via the Terminal/Telnet Windows tab of the Preferences dialog (see

Preferences Dialog - Terminal - Telnet Windows Tab on page 1

93).

See Also

Additional functions related to online devices are presented in the Diagnostic menu (see

Diagnostics Menu Options on page 16

0).

    • NetLinx Device Notification Options - see page 160

    • Break On String Options - see

      page 163

    • Enable NetLinx Device Notifications - see page 163

    • Enable Push Message Status Bar Display - see

      page 164

    • Enable NetLinx Internal Diagnostics Messages - see page 164

    • Emulate a Device - see

      page 165

    • Control A Device - see page 166

    • Device Addressing - see

      page 168

    • URL Listing - see

      page 170

    • Network Addresses - see page 171

    • Network Device Addressing - see page 172

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