Terminal Switching Configuration Screen [ Configuring Systems for Terminals, Printers, and Other Serial Devices ] MPE/iX 5.5 Documentation
Configuring Systems for Terminals, Printers, and Other Serial Devices
Terminal Switching Configuration Screen
Figure 7-3 displays the Terminal Switching Configurationscreen. You
can reach this screen by pressing [F5], the [Go To Switch] function key,
at the Terminal Profile screen. The Terminal Switching Configuration
screen allows you to configure host-based terminal switching parameters.
Path name: DTS.PROFILE.profname.SWITCH
Click here to view figure.
Figure 7-3. Terminal Switching Configuration Screen
Follow the steps listed here to enter data for this screen. Refer to
"Fields" subsection following these steps for detailed information about
each field on the screen.
1. (Optional) Enter the terminal port name in the "Terminal name"
field.
2. Enter the desired mode of data transfer in the "Data transfer"
field. The default is ASCII.
3. Complete the "DTC user interface timeout?"field. Enter a Y to
enable the DTC user interface timeout. The default is N.
4. Complete the "Enable port?"field. Enter an N to disable the port.
The default is Y.
5. Complete the "Enable switching?"field. Enter a Y to enable
switching. The default is N.
6. Complete the "Automatic connection?"field. Enter a Y to enable
the field. The default is N.
7. (Optional) Complete the "Escape from data transfer
character"field.
8. Complete the "Default destination"field. The default is the entry
in the field "Local HP 3000 node name" on the Main screen.
9. (Optional) Complete the "Initialization string"
field.
10. After you have completed the necessary fields, press the [Save
Data] key.
11. Press the [Prior Screen] key to return to the Terminal Profile
screen.
Fields
Terminal name Optional field which specifies the terminal port
name. You may enter up to 16 characters or an IP
address. For routable back- to-back environments,
this field must contain a valid IP address for the
terminal port in the format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, where
xxx is a number from 0-255.
Data transfer Specifies the mode of data transfer. For
back-to-back connections, the field can be either
ASCII or binary. If the profile will not be
configured for back-to-back connections, enter 1
for ASCII.
DTC user interface Specifies whether the DTC user interface timeout is
timeout? active. If enabled, terminal connection to the DTC
user interface is automatically disconnected after
the timeout period defined on DTC User Interface
screen (see Figure 7-3 ). Field is valid only
if switching is enabled in the "Enable switching?"
field.
Enable port? Specifies whether communication can pass through
the port. If disabled, no communication can pass
through the port.
Enable switching? Specifies switching capability of the port.
Enabling switching allows you to access more than
one system. If switching is enabled, you will see
a DTC prompt that was specified on the DTC User
Interface screen chapter 8 in Figure 7-3 .
Connection to other systems on the LAN can be made
by entering connect system name at the DTC prompt
(refer to chapter 8 for more information on the DTC
userinterface). If switching is disabled, the
terminal will be automatically connected to the
host defined in the "Default destination" field.
Automatic Specifies automatic connection capability of the
connection? device to the system specified in the "Default
destination" field. If enabled, the DTC senses the
modem signal's rise and automatically connects the
device to the value of "Default destination".
"Allow :HELLO logon?" field on Terminal Profile
screen must be enabled. Field is valid for modem
ports only ("Modem behavior" field on Terminal
Profile screen must be set to 1, 2, or 3).
Excape from data Optional field which specifies the character which
transfer character will return the terminal user to the DTC user
interface. Field applies only if switching is
enabled. Field may be either an ASCII character or
a control character entered as ^char where char is
any letter, [, \, ^, _, or ]. If field is left
blank, you will not return to the DTC user
interface before logging off the session.
Default destination Specifies the system which the terminal will
connect to. Field must be completed if switching
is disabled or if automatic connection is enabled.
Field can be a node name in the format
name.domain.organization or an IP address in the
format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. Default is the entry in
the field "Local HP 3000 node name" on the Main
screen.
Initialization Optional field that specifies the string that will
string be sent to the attached device under one of the
following circumstances:
* After resetting a port.
* After closing a session on the host and
returning to the DTC user interface.
* After entering the escape character during a
system session and returning to the DTC user
interface.
* After establishing a connection to the DTC
user interface for modem connections when
all modem signals are up.
Field is case-sensitive and can be up to 16 characters, including special
characters and escape-code sequences in the format ^char.
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