How to Configure a Connection-Type in ZOC Terminal

Table of Contents

• Configuring a Connection-Type (SSH, Telnet, etc.)
• Structure of Settings in ZOC Terminal
• Changing Connection Related Settings

Configuring a Connection-Type (SSH, Telnet, etc.)

In order to change the connection related settings for a host in ZOC Terminal you can either change the settings in the underlying session profile or in the host directory entry (or quick connect entry) itself.

Structure of Settings in ZOC Terminal

The settings that are used for a session that is defined in the host directory (and also in the quick-connect window) are layered:

1. Program Settings: The configuration made in Options-menu → Program Settings applies to all connections.
2. Session Profile: The settings from a certain Session Profile apply to all sessions that use this profile (red arrow below).
3. Entry: Each entry can have certain configurations that will override those from the Session Profile (blue arrow below).

Changing Connection Related Settings

Since the settings for the connection type are part of the session profile, you can configure those either in the session profile (in which case they will affect all connections which use that profile) or in the host directory entry itself.

How to Change Connection Related Settings via Session Profile

Let us assume you want to enable the Keep-Alive option for all your SSH Sessions:

1. Choose File-menu → Host Directory
2. Edit the host directory entry
3. In the Host tab click Edit (next to the selection of the /Session Profile/)
4. In the Session Profile choose Connection-type
5. Select Secure Shell and check the Send keep-alive signals to server option
6. Click Save
7. Make sure that settings from the entry do not override the session profile (see next section)

How to Change Connection Related Settings via Host Directory Entry (or Quick Connect)

Let us assume you want to enable the SSH Keep-Alive option for a specific session:

1. Choose File-menu → Host Directory
2. Edit the host directory entry
3. In the Host tab next to Connection Type select Secure Shell
4. Click the Configure button next to that choice (blue arrow in the picture above)
5. Check the option to Override the Session Profile
6. Check the Send keep-alive signals to server option