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Customizing Your Terminal and Printer Configuration
terminal configuration|
printer configuration|
Your system came with a preset (also known as default) terminal and
printer configuration. The defaults are
* eight direct-connect terminal ports (ports 0-7), on the slot
labeled "Slot #0 - Direct Connect"
* five modem-connect terminal ports (ports 0-4), on the slot labeled
"Slot #1 - Modem Connect"
* one modem-connect printer port (port 5), on the slot labeled "Slot
#1 - Modem Connect"
It is possible that the default configuration that you received with your
system is not what you need to match your office setup. For instance,
you may want to use the printer port for another terminal or you may want
to use the terminal ports for more printers. This section tells you how
to change the default configuration to match the needs of your
environment.
If you have a personal computer (PC) running in terminal emulation mode
and have it connected to the DTC, it is treated as a terminal by the DTC
and the system.
To change a terminal or printer port
To change the current terminal or printer configuration on your system,
use the Node Management Services Configuration Manager program, known as
NMMGR.
Before you run NMMGR, you must change the hardware device (terminal or
printer) that is connected to the particular port. For example, if you
want to change a terminal port to a printer port, disconnect the terminal
cable and connect the printer cable to the DTC before you run NMMGR to
configure the software.
You can change a terminal port to a printer port or a printer port to a
terminal port using the NMMGR program.
If you are changing a terminal port to a printer port, it is important to
know what kind of printer you have. The following printers do status
checking and can be specified as a "status printer" (S) when you are
running NMMGR:
* LaserJet II
* HP 256X
All other printers should be specified as a "printer" (P) when you are
running NMMGR.
Check the documentation that came with your printer to see if the printer
is capable of status checking. If the printer is capable of status
checking, specify S; otherwise specify P when you run NMMGR.
The default setting for terminals and printers is 9600 baud. If you want
to connect a printer at a different baud rate, you must use "Advanced
Config" functions in NMMGR.
Follow these steps to change your configuration.
1. You must be in the MANAGER.SYS account and at the system prompt
(:). At the system prompt (:), type:
: HELLO MANAGER.SYS Return
2. If you have followed the procedures in chapter 4, "Getting Your
System Ready For Use," but have not yet performed the first reboot
of your system, type the following commands to start NMMGR:
: RESET NMMGRCMD Return
: NMMGR Return
If you have followed the manual procedures in chapter 10,
"Performing Manual Tasks to Get Your System Ready For Use," you
just need to type the following command to start NMMGR:
: NMMGR Return
The terminal displays the Open Configuration/Directory File
screen. You do not need to enter any information on this screen.
3. Press the F3 function key to move to the Quick Configuration
screen.
At the top of this screen, you see the title Quick Configuration
Confirmation. This screen asks whether you are sure that you want
to enter Quick Configuration. Since you want to do this, continue
to step 4.
4. Press F1 to continue to the Quick DTC Configuration screen. This
screen allows you to change the configuration. Notice that the
cursor is positioned in the field labeled DTC number.
Click here to view figure.
Figure 4-1. Quick DTC Configuration Screen
5. Type the number of the DTC whose configuration you want to change
(for example, the DTC number would be 1, 2, or 3, depending on how
many DTCs you have) in the DTC number field.
6. Press F1 (the Get DTC Info softkey) to tell the computer to
display the current configuration of the DTC that you specified.
The configuration information is then displayed on the screen.
7. Press Tab to move the cursor to the fields that specify the ports
as terminals or printers.
The numbers across the top of the fields represent the port
numbers on the DTC:
* Numbers 0 through 7 are valid for the eight direct-connect
ports.
* Numbers 0 through 5 are valid for the six modem-connect
ports.
The numbers going down the left side of the fields represent the
number of slots for boards in the DTC. With this DTC, you only
need to be concerned with slot 0 or slot 1.
You can only change values in existing fields. It is not possible
to enter values in an empty field.
8. Press Tab to move to the particular port that you want to change
and then type either a T, P, or S in the field, depending on
whether you want the port configured as a terminal (T), a printer
without status checking (P), or a printer with status checking
(S). It is important that you make sure that the port you are
changing on this screen matches the hardware connection that you
changed on the DTC.
Make sure that the DTC number and DTC station address displayed on
this screen match the DTC number that you recorded earlier during
the installation process and the DTC station address on the DTC
where you made the hardware changes.
If you make an error and want to exit NMMGR, press F8 (the Exit
softkey) so that you can return to the system prompt.
9. Press F6 (the Save Data softkey) to save this change. Look for
the verification message found under the title line at the top of
the screen to tell you when the saving process is complete.
10. Press F2 (the Validate Config softkey) to instruct the computer to
validate the information that you have just supplied. Look for
the verification message found under the title line at the top of
the screen to tell you when the validation process is completed
successfully. If the validation process was not completed
successfully, do the following:
a. Check to make sure that you typed the information
correctly.
b. Retype the information, if it was typed incorrectly.
c. Save the data again.
d. Validate the data.
11. Press F8 (the Exit softkey) to leave NMMGR and return to the logon
prompt.
To perform a final validation of your new configuration
To ensure that there are no conflicts between the information that you
have supplied in NMMGR and the information found in the system
configuration file, you must cross-validate your configuration. You will
use the SYSGEN utility to perform this cross-validation.
1. At the system prompt (:), type the following commands to get
into SYSGEN. Once you are in SYSGEN, you can perform the
cross-validation.
: SYSGEN Return
The computer responds by displaying the SYSGEN prompt:
sysgen>
2. Type the following to perform the cross-validation:
sysgen> io Return
io> HOLD Return
io> EXIT Return
sysgen> KEEP CONFIG Return
Keeping to GROUP CONFIG.SYS
Purge old configuration (yes/no)? YES Return
Keep configuration anyway (yes/no)? YES Return
3. To return to the system prompt (:), when the sysgen> prompt
reappears, type:
sysgen> EXIT Return
You have now completed the cross-validation process, and your
configuration should now be operational.
4. Reboot your system by entering the following at the prompt:
: Ctrl A
= SHUTDOWN Return
Ctrl B
CM>RS Return
5. Respond Y once again to the primary boot questions, as you did in
chapter 3, "Starting the Computer System." Then, once the system
reboots, you will see the ISL> prompt. At the prompt, type the
following command:
ISL> START NORECOVERY Return
This step ensures that the new configuration that you created is
used by the system instead of the default configuration. When you
reboot the system and power cycle the DTC, the terminals and
printers should be ready for the next step.
6. At the system prompt (:), type the following:
: HELLO MANAGER.SYS;HIPRI Return
Enter any passwords, if necessary.
7. Turn the DTC(s) off, then back on again (known as power cycling)
by pressing the DTC power switch, located in the lower left corner
of the front panel. If your DTC is currently off, all you need to
do is turn it on.
When the console has displayed a message stating that the DTC has
downloaded successfully and the green light on the DTC front panel
has stopped flashing, you are ready to use your system.
If the green light on the DTC front panel continues flashing after
five minutes, check the cabling and the DTC station address
entered in NMMGR.