HP 3000 Manuals

Configuring Systems for Terminals, Printers, and Other Serial Devices

Configuring the DTC User Interface 

When a DTC port is assigned a profile that has the field "Enable
Switching" set to "Y" then the user will enter the DTC user interface
when [RETURN] is first pressed.  While at the DTC user interface, the
user can enter several commands.  The DTC user interface screen is used
to configure parameters that determine how this user interface behaves.
See the section "The DTC User Interface" in appendix C.

Figure 8-3  displays the DTC User Interface screen.This screen is
reached by pressing [F3], the [DTC U I] function key at the DTC
Configuration screen.  See the beginning of this chapter to find how to
access the [DTC U I] function key.


          Figure 8-3.  DTC User Interface 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.  "DTC name" is a display-only field.

   2.  Enter the desired DTC user interface timeout period(in seconds) in
       the "DTC  user interface timeout" field.  The default is 300
       seconds.

   3.  Enter the desired prompt in the "User prompt"field.  The default
       is DTC>.

   4.  (Optional) Complete the "Welcome message" 
       field.

   5.  After you have completed the necessary fields, press the [Save 
       Data] key.

   6.  Press the [Prior Screen] key to return to the Tune DTC - Timer
       Selection screen.

Fields 

DTC name              A display-only field.  The configuration applies to
                      the DTC whose name is shown.

DTC user interface    Specifies the inactivity time before the terminal
timeout               connection to the DTC user interface is
                      automatically disconnected.  This timeout applies
                      only to those ports that have the "DTC user
                      interface timeout?" field enabled on the Terminal
                      Switching Configuration screen (see Figure 7-3
                      ).  The timer is inactive during a terminal
                      connection to a system via the DTC and reactivates
                      after you log off and return to the DTC user
                      interface.  Valid values range from 5 to 300
                      seconds.  The default is 300 seconds.

User prompt           Sets the prompt displayed at the DTC user
                      interface.  Only terminal ports with switching
                      capability will see this prompt.  Terminal ports
                      without switching capability are connected directly
                      to the host system and bypass the DTC user
                      interface.  The prompt is one line long, a maximum
                      of 16 characters, and is case-sensitive.  The
                      default is DTC>.

Welcome message       Optional field which specifies the message
                      displayed when the DTC user interface is first
                      opened or when a STATUS command is issued at the
                      DTC user interface.  Text entered can be a maximum
                      of 400 characters and is case-sensitive.  Control
                      characters can be entered as ^char.  A line break
                      in the message can be added by embedding the
                      control character sequence "^j^m" in the text.

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