The type of outgoing connection to be made. If this object has the value direct(1), then a direct serial connection is assumed. If this object has the value modem(2), then serialConnectDialString will be used to make a modem connection. If this object has the value switch(3), then serialConnectSwitchConnectSeq will be used to establish the connection over a serial data switch, and serialConnectSwitchDisconnectSeq will be used to terminate the connection. If this object has the value modem-switch(4), then a modem connection will be made first, followed by the switch connection. This object may not be modified if the associated serialConnectStatus object is equal to active(1).