Contents:
Setting
up a Terminal
Using Web
Configuration.
Invoke the Server's setup utility by entering its IP address in a network-connected
web-browser, (i.e. http://123.456.789.001).
Step 1.
Press the 'Setup' button. Specify a valid user name and password,
if prompted.
Step 2.
Select the 'Terminal' hyperlink from the main Setup screen.
Step 3.
Specify the following:
- Ports to which terminal(s) are to
be connected - Port 01 to 08 or 16.
- Telnet, Rlogin or Menu - (default
telnet) automatically either telnet or rlogin to the specified host
or IP address.
- Baud Rate - from 5 to 230,400 or
autobaud (default 9600).
- Character size - 8 or 7 (default
8).
- Parity - none, even, odd, mark or
space (default none)
- Stop bits - 1 or 2 (default 1)
- Flow Control - none, hardware or
software (default software)
Step 4.
Press the Configure button when ready. The input parameters are implemented
immediately. The setup program now confirms that the input has been
accepted by displaying the Configuration Results screen.
Using Command
Line Configuration.
To set up a terminal, perform the following:
Step 1.
Attach a terminal to any open port on the Communications Server using
RJ-11, RJ-12 or RJ-45 cables and an adapter (refer to the EasyServer
Appendix: Cables and Connectors).
Step 2.
Turn on the terminal.
Step 3.
Press <Enter> several times until the following appears:
ETS-X Communications Server VX.XXX
Port 2: PORT_02
Terminal: ansi [Status Line, Turbo SSU]
Username: None
Enter username:
Step 4.
Enter a username and press <Enter>.
The local prompt appears and the terminal is ready.
Please
type HELP for assistance
Local 2>
Note: In the previous examples,
the terminal is attached to port 2.
The default port settings are sufficient for most terminals. However,
there may be instances where the serial communication settings are not
compatible with your terminal. Refer to Appendix B if you have problems
with your terminal or get no response from the Communications Server.
Setting
up a Remote Console
Telnet logins to the Communications Server do
not have a physical Communications Server port associated with them;
they are logical connections to the communications server. Each connection
is associated with a remote console port (ports 5-8 on four-port models,
and ports 9-16 on eight-port models). Database settings are copied from
a template port (port 0) to the remote console ports. Users can customise
their remote console port settings with SET PORT commands and view their
settings with the SHOW PORT command. Any settings made to a remote console
port using SET PORT commands cannot be saved and are lost when the port
is logged out. However, the database settings for the template port
can be modified with the CHANGE PORT 0 command.
Commands that specify ports can be used with
remote console ports except for the following:
CONNECT PORT
CONNECT PORT PORT
SET SERVER CONSOLE PORT
SET TELNET LISTENER PORT
SET SERVICE PORTS
In addition, you cannot run SLIP or PPP on any
remote console ports.
TCP/IP
Remote Console
You can connect to the Communications Server using Telnet from any
TCP/IP host on the network. The following example shows how a user on
a UNIX system on the network can connect to a communications server
named docdock.
%
telnet docdock
You're now connected to the communications server
on a pseudo port and can login as if you are connected directly to the
communications server.
Setting
up a Login over a Serial Line
A login over a serial line is used where generic
serial devices other than terminals, printers and modems need to be
connected.
Using Web Configuration.
Invoke the Server's setup utility by entering its IP address in a network-connected
web-browser, (i.e. http://123.456.789.001).
When the Setup front page is displayed:
Step 1.
Press the 'Setup' button. Specify a valid user name and password,
if prompted.
Step 2.
Select the 'Direct Connection' hyperlink from the main Setup
screen.
Step 3.
Select 'Login over a Serial Line' from the 'Setup Direct Connection'
screen.
Step 4.
Specify the following:
- Ports to which the serial device(s)
are to be connected- Port 01 to 08 or 16.
- Baud Rate - from 5 to 230,400 or
autobaud (default 115200).
- Telnet or Rlogin - (default is telnet)
automatically either telnet or rlogin to the specified host
or IP address.
- Character size - 8 or 7 (default
8).
- Parity - none, even, odd, mark or
space (default none)
- Stop bits - 1 or 2 (default 1)
- Flow Control - none, hardware or
software (default hardware)
Step 5.
Press the Configure button when ready. The input parameters are implemented
immediately. The setup program now confirms that the input has been
accepted by displaying the Configuration Results screen.
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