Instance Properties (Timeout Settings)

The Timeout Settings page contains advanced settings usually used to notify an administrator if no data is received on the serial port in a certain amount of time.

Never timeout

Select this if you do not want to use timeouts. This is the default selection. All other settings on this page are disregarded if this is selected.

Timeout if no data is received in x seconds

Select this if you want to use timeouts. If no data is received on the serial port after this many seconds, then the timeout command specified below will be run.

Run timeout command only once

If this is selected, the timeout command specified below will be run only once for each idle period.

Run timeout command every x seconds

If this is selected, the timeout command will run every x seconds until at least one character is received on the serial port.

Only timeout on the following days

Specify which days of the week should be monitored for timeouts. For example, if you are using Serial Logger Service to monitor a PBX system which has little or no phone traffic on the weekends, then you can select only Monday through Friday.

Only timeout between the following times

Specify which times of the day should be monitored for timeouts. If you select the Entire Day checkbox, then the entire day from midnight to the following midnight will be monitored. The time range specified will apply to all days of the week that are checked in the preceding section. For example, if you are using Serial Logger Service to monitor a PBX system which has little or no phone traffic before 9:00 AM or after 6:00 PM, then enter 9:00 AM and 6:00 PM.

Custom timeout command

The specified program is run in response to a timeout as defined in the preceding fields. This command must refer to a valid .EXE or .CMD file that can be run from the service. An example of such a command may be a command-line application that sends an e-mail or calls a pager. If the program path contains a space, the path should be enclosed in double quotes. Any parameters to the program can follow the program path. Please note that the application is run in the same security context as the service. Please click here for more information regarding service security.

Net Send recipient list

In addition to or instead of the Custom timeout command, you can simply enter a list of Microsoft Networking user or workstation names that will receive popup messages whenever timeouts occur. When a timeout occurs, a Microsoft Networking popup message will be sent to the specified workstations. Up to 10 user or workstation names can be specified, separated by commas. The message is sent using the Windows NET.EXE SEND command. The recipient names much match the Microsoft Networking user logon name (without the NT domain prefix) or the workstation name (defined in My Computer Properties).