Connection / Telnet/SSL
The Telnet/SSL category of the Session
Options dialog allows you to further configure your Telnet Telnet is a protocol that provides an interface for communications between clients and servers.
connection A data path or circuit between two computers over a phone line, network cable, or other means. over the cryptographic communications
protocol SSL SSL is an acronym for the Secure Sockets Layer, a cryptographic communications protocol used to encrypt network traffic over the Internet. . The Telnet/SSL
category only appears when you have selected Telnet/SSL as
your Protocol.
Hostname
The hostname or IP address of the remote host.
Port
The port number of a service on a remote machine. For Telnet/SSL, the default port is 992.
Firewall
If your connection involves a firewall, select your firewall from the list of firewalls that have been configured in the Global Options/Firewall dialog.
Note: You can also select an SSH2 session to be used as a firewall. When a session is specified as a firewall, the firewall session will be connected first.
Advanced group
Will LFLOW
Select this option to enable local flow control when connecting to Telnet sites that support LFLOW. This option is selected by default.
Enable NAWS
Select this option to enable the Negotiate About Window Size (NAWS) feature. NAWS allows a Telnet client and a Telnet server to negotiate resizing the terminal window.
Note: NAWS may not be applicable to all systems.
Force character at a time mode
Select this option to force SecureCRT to be in "character at a time" Telnet mode. This option may be required in rare cases where Telnet negotiation between the client A computer or application that uses services provided by a server. and server A computer program that provides services to other computer programs (called clients). Often the computer on which a server program runs is also called a server. The term host is often used as a synonym for server. does not occur correctly.
WARNING: For most users, this option should not be selected.
Send SGA (port 992 only)
Select this option to initiate Telnet negotiation by sending the Telnet SGA command. Most Telnet servers expect this from the Telnet client.
WARNING: For most users, this option should be selected.
Send SGA
Select this option to send the DO SGA command immediately after connecting.
Enable NTLM authentication
Select this option to enable NT LAN Manager (NTLM) authentication. This option is enabled by default.
SSL group
Disable certificate validation
Select this option to discontinue checking the validity of X.509 certificates.
WARNING: While selecting this option may speed up your connection time, it may leave you vulnerable to invalid certificates.