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Set up a connection to a host local system

Discover how to set up a connection to a host local system in Connexion client.

Set up a connection to a host local system

  1. Navigate to Tools > Options or press <Alt><T><O>.
  2. Click Z39.50.
  3. Enter settings for your Z39.50 connection. See Z39.50 settings for more information.
  4. Click Local Record Use Attribute to define a use name and value and other structure, truncation, or relation attributes, if needed, for local file record searching (default: Use name: Local#; value: 12; other attributes: Unspecified).
  5. When finished, click Close or press <Enter> to apply the settings and close the window.
    Or
    Click Apply to apply the settings without closing the window.
    Or
    Click Cancel to cancel changes.

Z39.50 settings

Z39.50 setting Required? Description
Description   Use to describe the ILS or a database you set up.

Example: MIT
Host Name or IP Address x Enter the local system name.

Example: library.mit.edu
 

 Note: OCLC services cannot be accessed via IP address.

Port Number x Enter the local system port number.

Example: 9909
Database Name x Not case-sensitive.

Example: mit01pub
Local Record Use Attribute x  Note: Use attribute is required, but the client provides a default.

Click Local Record Use Attribute to check or change the use attribute name and value for searching the local system.

Default name: Local#
Default value: 12

Other attributes are optional.

Select a Structure, Truncation, or Relation attribute value.

Default for all: Unspecified
User Name   If you do not enter this setting in options, the client prompts you to enter it each time you connect (Tools > Z39.50 > Connect). Case sensitivity depends on your local system requirements.
Password   If you do not enter this setting in options, the client prompts you to enter it when you connect. You must enter a password when prompted, unless not required by your local system. Case sensitivity depends on your local system requirements.
Preferred Message Size   Default: 105000 bytes.

The client uses the default unless you change it.
Initialization Delay
(seconds)
  Default: 0 seconds

Enter the number of seconds you want the client to wait before initializing the connection, if you want a delay.
Maximum Record Size   Default: 105000 bytes.

The client uses the default unless you change it.
Connection Retries   Default: 0

Enter the number of times you want the client to try to connect, if you want to re-try automatically.
Connection Idle Timeout
(minutes)
  Default: 20 minutes

The client uses the default unless you change it.
Range: 5 to 40 minutes

 Note: The Z39.50 session terminates automatically if you do not perform searches within the interval specified in this setting.

 Note: If you connect to more than one host or more than one database, change the settings in the Z39.50 tab before connecting, or create another user profile, enter different settings in the Z39.50 tab in the new profile, and switch user profiles before connecting.