HP 3000 Manuals

Configuring Systems for Terminals, Printers, and Other Serial Devices

Creating and Modifying Profiles 

The DTS Profile Selection screen for PC-based management (see Figure 7-1
) lists the profiles available in your configuration file.  (To reach
this screen, press the [Go to Profiles] key at the Host Configuration
screen or the Card Configuration screen.)  From this Profile Selection
screen, you may review, add, delete, or modify profiles.(Screen varies
slightly for host-based management.)


          Figure 7-1.  DTS Profile Selection Screen 

   1.  To review, add, delete, rename, or modify a profile, go to the
       Profile Selection screen.

   2.  Enter the profile name in the profile name field.

   3.  If you are deleting a profile, press the [Delete Profile] key.
       You must press the key again to confirm the deletion.  You are
       done.  Exit this screen by pressing the [Prior Screen] key.

   4.  If you are renaming a profile, enter the new profile name in the
       New name field and press [Rename Profile].  You are done.  Exit
       this screen by pressing the [Prior Screen] key.

   5.  If you are adding a profile, enter the profile type in the Type
       field.  For host-based configuration files the valid profile types
       are:  terminal, printer, padterm, padprint, host.  Press the [Add 
       Profile] key.  Proceed to step 7 below.  For pc-based
       configuration files the valid types are:  terminal, printer.

   6.  If you are modifying or reviewing a profile, press the [Modify 
       Profile] key.  Proceed to the next step below.

   7.  The appropriate profile screen will be displayed, showing the
       settings of the specified profile.

       Examples of Terminal Profile screen, Printer Profile screen, PAD
       Terminal Profile screen, PAD Printer Profile screen, and host port
       profile screen are shown later in this chapter.

   8.  Review the profile settings.  Use the [Tab] key to move around the
       fields in the screen.  Make changes as needed by typing over the
       current values.

   9.  If you want to save the changes, press the [Save Data] key.

  10.  To return to the Profile Selection screen, press the [Prior 
       Screen] key.

  11.  To exit the Profile Selection screen, press the [Prior Screen] key
       again.

       Fields 

       Profile name          The name of the profile to be reviewed,
                             added, modified, deleted, or renamed.

       Type                  Required only if adding a new profile.
                             Specifies whether the profile is to be a
                             terminal, printer, PAD terminal, PAD
                             printer, or host port profile.  UPSs use a
                             terminal type of profile.

       New name              The new name for the profile.  Required only
                             when renaming a profile.

       Defined DTS Profiles  Display only.  Lists the name and type of
                             existing profiles.  If more than 15 profiles
                             exist, they are listed on additional pages
                             of this screen.  Use the [Next Page] key to
                             move forward on the pages and the [Prev 
                             Page] key to move back on the pages of the
                             screen.

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