Menu
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Terminal Server User Guide, Version 3.3
Menu
Overview
The Menu is a graphical representation of the CLI. You can look up Menu parameter explanations in
the
Command Line Interface Reference Guide
. The only operations that the Menu does not support
are the downloading and uploading of files to/from an Terminal Server.
Access Platforms
The Menu is accessed by any application that supports a Telnet session to the Terminal Server’s IP
address, such as Putty, SecureCRT, or from a command prompt. You can also access the Menu from
a dumb terminal or PC connected to a serial port.
Features
The Menu supports the following unique feature:
z
You can access a Terminal Server from any application that supports Telnet.
z
You can access the Terminal Server using a terminal emulator and a serial connection.
Connecting to the Terminal Server Using the Menu
To connect the Terminal Server using the Menu, follow the directions for
Connecting to a Terminal
Server Using the CLI
on page 31
.
Using the Menu
After you have successfully logged in, type
screen
at the prompt and press
Enter
. You will be asked
to enter a terminal type, and then you will see the following Menu:
To navigate through the Menu options, do the following:
1.
Highlight a Menu option by using the keyboard up and down arrows to navigate the list.
2.
When the Menu item you want to access is highlighted, press the
Enter
key to either get to the
next list of options or to get the configuration screen, depending on what you select.
3.
When you are done configuring parameters in a screen, press the
Enter
key and then the
Enter
key again to
Accept and exit the form
.
4.
If you want to discard your changes, press the
Esc
key to exit a screen, at which point you will
be prompted with
Changes will be lost, proceed? (y/n)
, type
y
to discard your changes or
n
to
return to the screen so you can press
Enter
to submit your changes.
