This parameter defines a port-specific prompt string. The prompt string consists of displayable characters and embedded formatting codes. Each formatting code is stored in a single character in nonvolatile memory. The maximum number of characters stored for the prompt string is 16. Since the formatting codes consist of a '%' prepended to a single character, the maximum length string that may be entered for this object is 32 characters. Strings less than 32 characters in length will be rejected as bad values if they cannot be stored into 16 characters in nonvolatile memory after the formatting codes are compressed into single characters.

The valid formatting codes are:

%a the string 'annex' %c the string ': ' %d the date and time %i the Annex's IP address %j a newline character %l port location, or 'port n' %n the Annex's name %p the port number %r the string 'port' %s a space %t the time hh:mm:ss %u the user name for port %% the string '%'

This MIB object corresponds to the NA/admin asynchronous port parameter 'prompt'.