Access to the terminal's Configuration and User Preferences daemons is through the terminal's TELNET and TCP ports. This section explains how to change the default ports.
Changing Ports for Access to All Configuration Data
To change the TELNET port, use config-telnet-port (Setup -> Change Setup Parameters -> Configuration -> Telnet Port Number).
Table 6-9 config-telnet-port Parameter
Possible Values
Result
default
5999
port number
Access to all of the terminal's configuration data is through the TELNET port specified. Range: 1024 through 65535.
To change the TCP port, use config-tcp-port (Setup -> Change Setup Parameters -> Configuration -> TCP Port Number).
Table 6-10 config-tcp-port Parameter
Possible Values
Result
default
5979
port number
Access to all of the terminal's configuration data is through the TCP port specified. Range: 1024 through 65535.
Changing Ports for Access to User Preferences Data Only
To change the TELNET port for the Preferences daemon, use config-pref-telnet-port (Setup -> Change Setup Parameters -> Configuration [User Preferences daemon section] -> Telnet Port Number).
Table 6-11 config-pref-telnet-port Parameter
Possible Values
Result
default
5997
port number
Access to the terminal's user preferences data is through the TELNET port specified. Range: 1024 through 65535.
To change the TCP port for the Preferences daemon, use config-pref-tcp-port (Setup -> Change Setup Parameters -> Configuration [User Preferences daemon section] -> TCP Port Number)
Table 6-12 config-pref-tcp-port Parameter
Possible Values
Result
default
5977
port number
Access to the terminal's user preferences data is through the TCP port specified. Range: 1024 through 65535.
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