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Page 2: ...ield on the Terminal setup for 2 Page 3 18 Two new special characters a available for send strings in the Auto Log Sequences form In an SS field b generat a break character and p pauses for 2 secon be...

Page 3: ...view up to 3 previously displayed screens To scroll or page through these screens use these key combinations o Ctrl up arrow rolls the display up revealing one line at a time from the top of the scre...

Page 4: ...a tab stop at the current column and Esc q deletes a tab stop at the current column 8 Page B 2 If you use your UNIX PC as a VT100 terminal eight screen keys are now mapped The first four keys are lab...

Page 5: ...Esc Shift C Shift M The same display line indicates that you enter ESC EX to exit from the Emulator If you use the lowercase e and x nothing happens To exit from the Terminal Emulator you must use th...

Page 6: ...Host field and select No b Highlight the Flow Control from Host field and select No c Press Enter to save the changes For most interactive software applications accessed with the Terminal Emulator yo...

Page 7: ...ose any extra windows A file transfer will create two additional windows Transfer status and Confirm The console requires that no more than eight windows be open at anyone time 6 Page 4 16 You should...

Page 8: ...hen placing a data call from a remote terminal typing the sequence Esc br will send a break character from the remote terminal through the UNIX PC console to the remote host In this configuration the...

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Page 10: ...85 1986 AT T All Rights Reserved Printed in USA NOTICE The information in this document is subject to change without notice AT T assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this docume...

Page 11: ...install the ATE software and how to set up the software environment needed for terminal emulation This chapter also shows you how to set up automatic login sequences o Communicating with Other Comput...

Page 12: ...e UNIX PC I f you re not turn to the AT T UNIX PC Getting Started Guide before continuing with this guide For more detailed information about using the UNIX PC see the AT T UNIX PC Owner s Manual Also...

Page 13: ...Installing ATE Software Creating Data Profiles Creating an Automatic Login Sequence Saving Data Profiles Modifying Data Profiles Using Data Profile Files Communicating with Other Computers Placing a D...

Page 14: ...32 Port Pinout C 2 Tables A 1 A 2 A 3 A 4 B 1 B 2 B 3 B 4 B S ASCII Characters Control Characters Escape Sequences Control Sequences VT 100 Key Functions and Codes Left Action Keys Function Keys Right...

Page 15: ...computers for you o Transfer data to and from other computers You can exchange information files and programs with other computer users or call online information systems and bulletin boards and gain...

Page 16: ...ort For this type of call you need o An RS 232C modified null modem cable to connect your computer to another computer or an RS 232C modified straight cable to connect your computer to an external mod...

Page 17: ...I I s For example IRS232 Setup I Key combinations are represented by the two keys separated by a hyphen For example Shift Cmd To type this key combination you hold down the Shift key press the Cmd ke...

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Page 19: ...hone Manager with RS 232 connections to another computer and to externally connected modems The Setting Up the Software for Data Calls chapter of this guide describes how to install the ATE software a...

Page 20: ...r s Guide for complete instructions for setting up your telephone lines If you have one telephone line connected to your UNIX PC that line is used for both voice and data calls Telephone Manager switc...

Page 21: ...a male D type connector on the UNIX PC end Refer to Appendix C in this gUide for a description of these cables and the UNIX PC s RS 232 port To connect an RS 232 cable to the UNIX PC 1 Plug one end o...

Page 22: ...llow the procedures below to set up the connection 2 4 1 Log in as install and select IHardware Setup I from the Administration menu 2 Press Enter to display the Hardware menu 3 If you are setting up...

Page 23: ...data calls from your UNIX PC should also be set up as COMPUTER in the setup for this RS 232 port 8 Move the cursor to the Device Speed field and press Mark until you see the speed required by your ho...

Page 24: ...you can create a data entry and a serial RS 232 profile as described in the Setting Up the Software for Data Calls chapter of this guide Setting Up External Modem Calls You can connect a separate mod...

Page 25: ...s Enter to display this RS 232 Expansion Ports menu 51 POl t Selection III RS 232 Expansi on Ports Iimm Port 2 5 The number of expansion ports depends on the expansion hardware and software you have i...

Page 26: ...modem Refer to your modem manual for this information Most modems run at 1200 bps 9 Press Enter to save your selections and display this Connect to Modem form II Connect to Modem Modem Harne 10 Press...

Page 27: ...This section describes how to create modify and save a data profile Because ATE works closely with Telephone Manager the Telephone Manager software must be installed before you install and set up ATE...

Page 28: ...fer to the AT T UNIX PC Telephone Manager User s Guide for installation procedures 5 Next look for ATE 3 5 If it is listed the ATE software is already installed You can skip the installation procedure...

Page 29: ...d press Enter Several messages appear briefly followed by the message Checking for Size file The message Install in progress appears When the first part of the installation is complete a message tells...

Page 30: ...d telephone lines o RS 232 or serial profiles which set up communications using the RS 232 ports You can use existing data profiles or create new ones You can create data profiles from the Office the...

Page 31: ...er to display the name form 4 Type a name for the profile The name should be descriptive of the type of profile you are creating 5 Press Enter to display the Terminal Setup form 6 Complete the Termina...

Page 32: ...ctory menu 2 Select ICreate data entry I from the Edit Directory menu and press Enter You see this Create Data Entry form 5l Create Data Entry III Hame Phone 1 Alternate 1 Data Profile Hame 1200bps Co...

Page 33: ...nting other emulator or communications packages installed on your UNIX pc To create profiles for other communications packages refer to the documentation for that package 6 Select the application and...

Page 34: ...ho No Flow Control to Host Yes Flow Control from Host Yes Auto login No To fill in this form you need to find out the settings required by the computer or network with which you want to communicate To...

Page 35: ...0 and 1200 baud rates are most common The higher rates are generally supported by networks Refer to your modem or network documentation to determine the speed to use Send Parity The Send Parity field...

Page 36: ...to call and set this selection to match Note Set Send Parity to No for accessing other UNIX PCs Check Parity The Check Parity field value is the quality controller for data being received by the UNIX...

Page 37: ...that use the 513 BCT terminal 513BCT is the default selection o UNIXPC is used to log into other UNIX PCs It provides support for all of the Office features and capabilities o REMOTE is used to place...

Page 38: ...a DTDM in an AT T System 75 85 Be sure to check this selection before saving your profile It can be a source of errors when placing a data call Character Size The Character Size field value determine...

Page 39: ...one of the following o 1 stop bit the default selection o 2 stop bits frequently used with the slower baud rates 110 to 300 bps Set this selection to match the requirements of the other computer Note...

Page 40: ...ing area input queue of either computer becomes full or if the data transmission is for some reason interrupted The Flow Control to Host field provides this service for data being received from the ho...

Page 41: ...queue is almost full and to send an XON DCl signal when it is ready to receive more data from the UNIX PC Auto Login Note Set Flow Control from Host to Yes for accessing other UNIX PCs The Auto Login...

Page 42: ...you complete the form press Enter to save the automatic login sequence The Auto Logon Sequences Form Each of the RS Receive String and SS Send String fields holds up to 29 characters In these fields...

Page 43: ...eceived or the line will be disconnected This feature can prevent wasted time on a call The Timer field is optional and can contain up to 9999 seconds If you leave this field blank the default timeout...

Page 44: ...llowing special characters in your RS and SS fields 3 18 E In an RS field typing anyone of these e special characters automatically ends the 2 session with the host computer Do not use q these charact...

Page 45: ...Setup form for the profile 2 Point to the Auto Login field 3 Press Enter displaying the Auto Logon Sequences form containing your sequence 4 Make your changes to the form and press Enter to save the...

Page 46: ...characters enter the login name followed by a return r 3 In the RS2 field type Password These characters are the prompt for a password 4 In the SS2 field type secret r These characters enter the pass...

Page 47: ...PC you are logged in automatically The host Office window appears shortly after you place the call ready for work Sample 2 Sequence for ExPert Users Expert users can also set up automatic login seque...

Page 48: ...hese characters are the prompt for a password 5 In the SS2 field type secret r These characters enter the password and a return 6 In the RS3 field type RETURN These characters match the host computer...

Page 49: ...assword R83 RETURN R84 II 881 root r 882 secret r 883 b513 r R85 rm _ _ _ _ _ _ __ R86 IIA 884 Is l r 885 ps e r 886 R87 R88 R89 R811l R811 R812 R813 To save the sequence o Press Enter 887 888 889 881...

Page 50: ...changes to the Terminal Setup form and press Enter to save the changes To change a data profile starting from Telephone Manager 3 24 1 Select the entry containing the data profile to be modified in t...

Page 51: ...eld of Telephone Manager s Create Data Entry form Because data profiles are associated with data entries in your telephone directory and because Telephone Manager expects data profiles to be stored in...

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Page 53: ...nd receiving files and printing screen data Two sample data transfer sessions are also included Placing a Data Call Follow these general procedures to place a data call 1 Select the data call entry fr...

Page 54: ...in the Terminal Setup form when you create the data profile see Setting Up the Software for Data Calls in this guide When you log into another UNIX PC type unixpc when you are prompted to enter your t...

Page 55: ...e 6 2 96 pm IIDiMIIIM iu Wmnm i i 1 1MlilHmI Mi m iuiu6j i The other UNIX PC s login prompt appears at the top of the screen If you don t immediately see a prompt press the Return key and the prompt s...

Page 56: ...to perform VT 100 functions Appendix A gives expert users information on escape and control sequences supported by both VT lOO and 513 BCT emulation See Transferring Data below for information on sen...

Page 57: ...e sometimes the host computer does not respond to your keyboard input resetting the emulator often solves this problem To reset Terminal Emulation 1 Press Shift Cmd to display the Local Commands menu...

Page 58: ...rns you to Telephone Manager This is a fail safe way to terminate any connection with a host computer and should be used only after you have loggged out or if you are unable to log out Transferring Da...

Page 59: ...full UNIX pathname The paragraphs that follow give procedures for each kind of data transfer Recording Screen Data The Record Screen to File option directs data that you type and data displayed on th...

Page 60: ...tting ASCII Files The Transmit File ASCII option lets you send a data file or a file containing only alphanumeric characters to another computer Files containing control codes and binary files such as...

Page 61: ...e filename is the name you gave the file When transmission is complete this message disappears 5 You can stop the file transfer at any time To end the file transfer before it is complete press Shift C...

Page 62: ...ontents as the host computer file The prompt displayed by the host computer after sending you the file is also saved at the end of your UNIX PC file and you may want to edit the file to remove this pr...

Page 63: ...EM commands to that UNIX system then you set up the UMODEM transmit file function using the Terminal Emulation Local Commands menu on your local system To receive a file from another UNIX PC you first...

Page 64: ...ame umodem sb filename umodem rt filename umodem st filename umodem rt7 filename umodem st7 filename Function Receive binary files Send binary files Receive ASCII 8 bit files Send ASCII 8 bit files Re...

Page 65: ...the procedures fairly quickly if UMODEM times out before you reach step 9 below you must start over 1 Log into the host computer using Terminal Emulation 2 Give the host computer the command to send t...

Page 66: ...ed with the same word processor on the host computer you would choose the word processor file type for the Description field If you aren t sure what type is appropriate choose IStandard I a Select the...

Page 67: ...er type that you used in the host computer command to receive the file For example b for binary t7 for 7 bit ASCII and t for 8 bit ASCII 6 Point to the Name of File Directory field and enter the name...

Page 68: ...to help you set up your system for these functions Sample 1 Receiying a File In this e ample a word processing file named Junerpt WP is stored on another UNIX PC and you need to get a copy of this fil...

Page 69: ...led UMDDEM Ready to SEHD File 4 Press Shift Cmd to display the Local Commands menu 5 Select IReceive File UMODEMI displaying the Enter Name of File form 6 In the Name of File field type Junerpt WP Not...

Page 70: ...Transmission Enabled UMODEH Ready to RECEIVE File When transmission begins the message Received sector n appears for each block of data transferred where n is the number of the block of data When tran...

Page 71: ...ile from your UNIX PC The b option selects binary transfer type which is appropriate for transfers between two UNIX PCs 3 Press Return You see the following messages indicating that the receive file f...

Page 72: ...is displayed The executable file demo is now stored in the Filecabinet on the other UNIX PC Printing Screen Data The Local Commands menu also contains options for printing data that appears on your t...

Page 73: ...inish displaying or typing the information you want to print press Shift Cmd to display the Local Commands menu 5 Select IStop Printer I and press Enter The information is sent to your printer You can...

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Page 75: ...hat emulates the DEC VT 100 terminal and the native UNIX PC mode The tables in this appendix summarize the escape and control sequences supported during VT 100 and 513 BCT modes For a complete descrip...

Page 76: ...G 103 9 8 H BS 40 72 H 104 h 9 I HT 41 73 I 105 i 10 J LF 42 74 J 106 j 11 K VT 43 75 K 107 k 12 L FF 44 76 L 108 1 13 M CR 45 77 M 109 m 14 N SO 46 78 N 110 n 15 0 SI 47 79 0 111 0 16 p DLE 48 0 80 P...

Page 77: ...ist are not recognized Characters that are not recognized are ignored when received by Terminal Emulation 513 Name BEL BS IT LF CR SO SI Table A 2 Control Characters DEC Control Name Character BEL Ox0...

Page 78: ...file DC2 Oxl2 R Turns on print logging All data is saved for printing until DC4 is received DC3 XOE E Oxl3 S Stops transmission Recognized if Flow Control from Host is enabled in the data profile DC4...

Page 79: ...BCT or VT 100 emulation respectively Escape sequences that are not recognized are ignored when received by the Terminal Emulation software 513 Name IND NEL RI RIS SCS SCS SCS SCS Table A 3 DEC Name IN...

Page 80: ...cter set SCS ESC 0 Gl Basic Line Drawing Graphics SCS ESC 0 Gl Special Characters and Line Drawing set SCS ESC 1 Gl Extended Line Drawing Graphics SCS ESC 1 Gl Alternative Character ROM Standard SCS E...

Page 81: ...of this appendix for detailed usage considerations for these sequences Where no name appears in the 513 Name or DEC Name column that control sequence is not recognized in 513 BCT or VT 100 emulation r...

Page 82: ...DA DA ESC Pn c Report Device Attributes DCH DCH ESC Pn P Delete Character DL DL ESC Pn M Delete Line DSR DSR ESC Ps n Device Status Report ED ED ESC Ps J Erase in Display EL EL ESC Ps K Erase in Line...

Page 83: ...M LNM ESC 20 1 Reset Linefeed Newline Mode MC ESC 4 i Media Copy log text MC ESC 4 i Media Copy turn off auto print MC ESC 5 i Media Copy turn on auto print MC ESC 8 i Media Copy stop print REP ESC Pn...

Page 84: ...ic Rendition turn on half intensity attribute SGR SGR ESC 4 m Select Graphic Rendition turn on underline attribute SGR SGR ESC 7 m Select Graphic Rendition turn on reverse video attribute SGR ESC 8 m...

Page 85: ...SW DECSTBM ESC top row Define bottom row r Scrollable Window 51XDPEK ESC Ps Pn Define System PE 1 0 P L S Key 51XSTO ESC 10 Ps I Set Reset Auto Wrap Mode DECCKM ESC 1 h Set Cursor Key Mode DECCKM ESC...

Page 86: ...Escape Name Name Sequence Description VT52 ESC I Reverse Line Feed VT52 ESC J Erase to End of Screen VT52 ESC K Erase to End of Line VT52 ESC Y line Direct Cursor column Address line and column are th...

Page 87: ...each key on the UNIX PC keyboard in each Terminal Emulation mode See Appendix A for a chart of the ASCII codes Keyboard Layout Figure B 1 below illustrates the UNIX PC keyboard layout showing the majo...

Page 88: ...NIX PC keys when VT 100 emulation mode is selected Note that in this mode the 14 action keys on the left side of the keyboard transmit nothing and the Exit Suspd Cmd Msg Rsume and Help keys transmit n...

Page 89: ...F4 ESC o S 7 Print 7 a Clear Rfrsh a 9 Page 9 Left Arrow 4 Beg 4 5 Home 5 6 End 6 Cancl 1 Prey 1 2 Up Arrow 2 3 Next 3 ENTER CR 0 Down Arrow 0 Right Arrow CKM is Cursor Key Mode KPNM is Keypad Numeri...

Page 90: ...se groups on the UNIX PC keyboard is shown in Figure B 1 For each key the tables show the codes transmitted when the key is pressed alone with the Shift key held down and with the Ctrl key held down T...

Page 91: ...elp Suspd Rsume Opts ESC o r ESC 0 R ESC 0 R Cmd ESC 0 u Close Open ESC 0 v ESC 0 V ESC 0 V Cancl ESC 0 w ESC 0 W ESC 0 W Print ESC o z Clear Rfrsh ESC N a ESC J ESC J Page ESC U ESC V ESC V Beg ESC 9...

Page 92: ...ESC P d 5 5 ESC P e 6 6 ESC P f 7 7 ESC P 9 8 8 ESC P h 9 9 ESC P i 0 0 ESC P j ESC P k ESC P 1 Back Space BS BS BS Reset Break ESC c ESC c Tab HT ESC 0 Z ESC 0 z Q q Q DCI W w W ETB E e E ENQ R r R...

Page 93: ...inued Key Alone With Shift With Ctrl H h H BS J j J LF K k K VT L 1 L FF I I Return CR CR CR Enter LF LF LF Left Shift Z z Z SUB X x X CAN C c C ETX V v V SYN B b B STX N n N SO M m M CR Right Shift L...

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Page 95: ...pment Data Terminal Equipment includes output devices such as printers Typically a printer is connected at this port but the port can also be used to connect an intermediate device such as a modem The...

Page 96: ...ata Terminal Ready Carrier Detect 0 2111 1 110 ClockOut 120 025 Synchronous Only Figure C l UNIX PC RS 232 Port Pinout There are two types of cables standard straight RS 232 and null modem crossed cab...

Page 97: ...ol signals be crossed This type of connection requires a null modem cable The pins of concern are pins 2 and 3 which must be reversed on of the connectors The following illustrations show two differen...

Page 98: ...n terminal to UNIX PC connections When you use this type of cable the line is disconnected when you turn off the terminal A B 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 7 1 11 7 6 6 8 8 20 20 Both null modem and straight ca...

Page 99: ...it exists on the disk except that the end of the file is padded out to a multiple of 128 bytes using the NULL character ASCII 8 bit Carriage returns are added in front of each newline character in the...

Page 100: ...in word processing files from MS DOS or CP M systems to be viewed on the UNIX PC Sending Files to Other Systems Sending to another UNIX system Use binary transfer type on both the UNIX PC and the othe...

Page 101: ...and control Z s that are in the MS DOS or CP M file and are not used by UNIX If the file is a binary file use binary transfer type to receive the file If the file is a certain type of word processing...

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Page 103: ...and connection errors Login prompt repeats itself Double characters displayed Possible Cause Wrong speed selection Modems incompatible Device set on RS 232 port Wrong Character Echo selection Solutio...

Page 104: ...ise on phone line Solution Change Send Parity and Check Parity selections on Terminal Setup form to match those required on host system Enter the same terminal type at login as you selected in the dat...

Page 105: ...rrect or faulty RS 232C cable connections RS 232 port not set up correctly Wrong Character Echo selection Solution Select same speed Baudrate as other computer or device on Terminal Setup form Connect...

Page 106: ...Solution Change Send Parity and Check Parity selections on Terminal Setup form to match those required on host system Change Character Size selection on Terminal Setup form to match requirements of h...

Page 107: ...update the computer system s hardware and software configuration such as installing new software packages backing up and restoring files adding user logins and updating passwords American Standard Co...

Page 108: ...ed A letter number or symbol An instruction that tells the computer to perform a function or carry out an activity The physical means of connecting one location to another for transmitting and receivi...

Page 109: ...resents a character Eight bits make up one byte or one character Calls made using a modem or the RS 232 port Data is transmitted through communication lines A value the computer uses if you do not spe...

Page 110: ...reby be compatible with programs that expect those functions The UNIX PC s display screen emulates a VT IOO terminal during data communications for example A response from a program indicating that a...

Page 111: ...the exchange of data so that the input areas of the communicating computers do not overflow A display that provides blanks for you to fill in to give the computer information it needs to complete a t...

Page 112: ...e finished working A list of selectable items displayed by a program As in a restaurant you must choose something from the menu before anything else happens Contraction of the words mQdulator odulator...

Page 113: ...ardware from multiple users A system of computers connected locally by cable or remotely by telephone lines whereby information can be shared by the computer users Telephone Manager and Electronic Mai...

Page 114: ...to reach it from the Filecabinet The names of the folders are separated by slashes I For example the pathname of the file myfile stored in the practice folder is practice myfile To select an object c...

Page 115: ...enter data into and access data from a computer system A command that makes a suspended window active The number given to a standard that governs the signals used in devices that electronically trans...

Page 116: ...mouse to point to the scroll icons arrows in the lower right border of the window then press the Bl mouse button To point to an object command or field for action by highlighting it There are several...

Page 117: ...s and functions of the UNIX PC Magnetic medium used to store copies of your data and programs A device that reads and writes information to and from a tape The tape cartridge can be inserted and remov...

Page 118: ...formation necessary to perform your work Windows are used to separate many tasks you may be working on at the same time A computer system such as your UNIX PC small enough to sit on a desk and having...

Page 119: ...PC Remote Access User s Guide 11 AT T UNIX PC Telephone Manager User s Guide 11 AT T UNIX PC UNIX System V User s Manual A I ATE 1 1 ATE_Modem 3 7 ATE_Serial 3 7 Auto Login field 3 15 Auto Logon Seque...

Page 120: ...7 Connect to RS 232 Device form 2 5 2 7 connection direct 2 3 external modem 2 6 RS 232 cable 2 3 telephone line 2 2 control characters A 3 sequences A 7 conventions boldface type 1 2 enter symbol 1 3...

Page 121: ...ield 2 5 2 7 direct connect data call 2 3 2 4 Directory 4 1 disconnect from the host computer 4 3 DTE device C 3 DTE RS232 connector 2 3 E EDIT DIRCTORY screen key 3 24 emulation 1 1 ending a session...

Page 122: ...3 Line 1 connector 2 2 LINE SELECT screen key 2 2 Local Commands Emulator Reset 4 5 exit 4 7 menu 4 5 Receive File UMODEM 4 13 Record Screen to File 4 7 Start Printer 4 21 Stop Printer 4 21 Stop Recor...

Page 123: ...a data call 4 1 print screen data 4 20 problem solving checklist modem profiles E 1 profiles E 3 RS 232 setup E 3 telephone setup E 1 working in emulation mode E 4 profiles 3 4 Profiles file folder 3...

Page 124: ...arity field 3 9 Send String field 3 16 serial profile 3 4 setting up built in modem data calls 2 1 direct connect data calls 2 4 hardware 2 1 RS 232 connection 2 3 software 3 1 telephone lines 2 2 sho...

Page 125: ...it ASCII file 4 8 u UMODEM commands 4 12 receive ASCII 7 bit files 4 12 receive ASCII 8 bit files 4 12 receive binary files 4 12 send ASCII 7 bit files 4 12 send ASCII 8 bit files 4 12 send binary fil...

Page 126: ...Index w X Y Z What You Will Need 1 2 working as a terminal 4 3 Misc OK 1 3 X 1 3 1 3 513 BeT Technical Reference Manual A I 1 8...

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