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Chapter 5: Serial Console Viewer 51
About Options
The Serial Console Viewer options allow you to:
•
Customize global preferences for the Serial Console Viewer, that is, settings that all sessions
will use.
• Customize individual device session properties. These settings are device-specific. They may
be set differently for each device.
• Use the logging feature to save session data to a file.
• Copy, paste and print the screen contents to and from other applications.
Customizing Preferences
Preferences are used for all sessions. There are three types of preferences:
•
Prompt on exit - When the exit warning prompt is enabled, a message appears when you try to
exit the session. You may then choose to exit or continue the session. When disabled, the
session closes without confirmation.
• Colors - The Colors preferences specify the background and text colors for the virtual terminal
window during normal session operations (normal mode) and when history mode is enabled.
• Caret - The Caret preference indicates whether the cursor appears as an underline or as a block.
To customize preferences:
1. Select Options - Preferences from the Serial Console Viewer menu. The Preferences dialog
box appears.
2. Enable or disable the Prompt on exit checkbox to indicate if users should be prompted to verify
a request to exit the session. The default is enabled.
3. To change the background and text colors for the virtual terminal window during normal
session operations:
a.
Click the Background/Normal Mode box and choose a color. The default value is white.
b. Click the Text/Normal Mode box and choose a color. The default value is blue.
Table 5.1: Serial Console Viewer Window Areas
Area Description
A Menu bar: Accesses many of the features of the Serial Console Viewer.
B Toolbar: Provides button equivalents to many menu commands.
C Virtual terminal window: Displays unit session data.
D Status bar: Indicates current session status.