Z39.50 setting | Required? | Description |
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Description | Use to describe the ILS or a database you set up. Example: MIT |
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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. |
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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. |
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Maximum Record Size | Default: 105000 bytes. The client uses the default unless you change it. |
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Connection Retries | Default: 0 Enter the number of times you want the client to try to connect, if you want to re-try automatically. |
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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.