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PowerTerm LTC

Users Guide

You can also perform more advanced Kerberos actions in the Kerberos Manager
dialog.

Description

Actions

Change Password

Refresh

Tickets

Get, opens the Kerberos Login dialog
where you can request to get tickets.

Delete, removes all the Kerberos
Tickets.

Renew, enables you to prolong time
limited tickets.

Options

Realm Configuration, opens the Realm
configuration dialog where you can
specify with which domain your
computer is associated.

Summary of Contents for PowerTerm LTC

Page 1: ...PowerTerm LTC Version 9 1 User s Guide...

Page 2: ...express prior written permission of Ericom Software The text and graphics are for the purpose of illustration and reference only The specifications on which they are based are subject to change withou...

Page 3: ...rminal Menu 17 2 2 4 Communication Menu 18 2 2 5 Options Menu 19 2 2 6 Script Menu 20 2 2 7 Help Menu 21 2 3 Toolbar 21 2 4 Hot Keys 23 2 5 Connection Dialog 25 2 6 Terminal Setup Dialog 26 2 6 1 Gene...

Page 4: ...IPULATING THE DESKTOP AND SELECTING TEXT 71 6 1 Manipulating Desktop Components 71 6 2 Manipulating Desktop Display 72 6 2 1 Setting Fonts 72 6 2 2 Setting Color 73 6 2 3 Setting work area 73 6 3 Sele...

Page 5: ...rm LTC and its main features It also describes how to get PowerTerm LTC started Pg 7 Chp 2 PowerTerm LTC General Reference Describes the PowerTerm LTC window the menus and the different dialogs Pg 12...

Page 6: ...Describes how to customize and map your keyboard Pg 78 Chp 8 Soft Buttons Explains how to customize the Soft Buttons Pg 84 Chp 9 Printing Explains how to define printing parameters Pg 85 Chp 10 Script...

Page 7: ...ents host applications precisely as they would appear on the terminal Once the LTC connects to a host computer all host operations can be performed as if the LTC is an actual host terminal Terminal ke...

Page 8: ...N5250 Host Print Transform specifying the orientation of the printed output for non graphic printing setting values for CPI LPI FONT parameters printer rows and columns Easy to use keyboard mapping 1...

Page 9: ...nections you may need to use a different setup file for each emulation To create a setup file you first need to define the terminal setup and communication parameters and then save these parameters to...

Page 10: ...4 Define terminal settings by clicking the relevant Property page tab and define setup parameters 5 Click OK 6 Save the settings by selecting File Save Terminal Setup or Save Terminal Setup As The fil...

Page 11: ...options when exiting PowerTerm LTC You can end a session automatically or be prompted with a confirmation message prior to closing a session Select File Exit or press both Alt and X on the keyboard I...

Page 12: ...You can configure all the components except the work area to be displayed or hidden as will be convenient for you Control Menu Box Provides standard commands Title Bar Displays the application name Du...

Page 13: ...a entered on the LTC terminal or received from the host During an emulation session this work area emulates a terminal display For IBM terminal types the background of the work area is displayed in bl...

Page 14: ...is sent to the screen and printer and the indicator reads Auto Prt when the terminal is in Automatic Printing mode Macro Message Display Area Displays system messages or a script sequence as you type...

Page 15: ...nication parameters to the current setup file Save Terminal Setup As Opens the Save File As dialog which enables you to save the current setup configuration under a different name Open Keyboard File O...

Page 16: ...late more than one terminal type You can access a session by switching windows After opening a new terminal window you should define terminal and communication parameters before connecting to a host E...

Page 17: ...d contents into the work area Right click sends data stored on the clipboard to the host Equivalent to actually typing the contents of the clipboard on the host screen Copy to File Copies selected inf...

Page 18: ...rTerm LTC window with system fonts These fonts remain the same size no matter what the size of the window Reset Resets the VT terminal defaults This command does not apply to PowerTerm LTC s exclusive...

Page 19: ...break for COM type communication Equivalent to Ctrl Break AUX Modify Connection enables two way slave printing to a serial printer 2 2 5 Options Menu The Options menu enables you to map your keyboard...

Page 20: ...commands Run Script Displays the Run Script dialog which enables you to select and run a script Script Command Displays the Script Command dialog which enables you to run individual script commands St...

Page 21: ...o frequently used menu options The following is a brief description of the icons You can also place the cursor over the icon to display its description as a tool tip Hold Screen Release Hold For non I...

Page 22: ...nt Screen Prints selected text from the history buffer or the entire contents of the work area Equivalent to File Print Screen Start Stop Auto Print For non IBM emulations only Prints incoming data as...

Page 23: ...Displays product information Equivalent to Help Contents On request Displays the PowerTerm LTC online help 2 4 Hot Keys Hot keys are keyboard shortcuts that you can use instead of selecting menu comm...

Page 24: ...ause Change the cursor shape Ctrl Up Arrow Scroll up one line Ctrl Down Arrow Scroll down one line Ctrl Home Scroll to the beginning of the history buffer Ctrl End Scroll to the end of the history buf...

Page 25: ...nnection Dialog The parameter options change according to emulation and Session Type protocol selected Session Type Parameters TELNET Uses the Telnet protocol over TCP IP for network communication Spe...

Page 26: ...p Bits and Flow Control Optionally specify a telephone Dial number TN3270 TELNET for 3270 emulations Select Use TN3270 Protocol if you want to work with TELNET SNA extensions Specify the LU Name of th...

Page 27: ...s supported terminal emulations and enables you to select a terminal type General Defines parameters for the terminal emulation type Display Defines display settings for the PowerTerm LTC window Keybo...

Page 28: ...the PowerTerm LTC window Preferences Defines parameters that determine PowerTerm LTC behavior and automate processes 2 6 1 General Property Page Non IBM Emulations Option Description Terminal ID Dete...

Page 29: ...isplayed characters except 0x9B which is a control character UTF 8 Determines whether the characters in the selected code page will be received sent in UTF 8 format Recommended code pages USA 437 West...

Page 30: ...ions are loaded sequentially from F6 to F20 so that if you reach the 256 byte limit more definitions cannot be loaded Locked prevents UDKs from being overridden Unlocked allows UDKs to be overridden C...

Page 31: ...lit Application Keypad Mode the NumLock key toggles between function states Enabling numeric keys when lit or application keys when not lit Cursor coupling Vertical determines whether the user window...

Page 32: ...ation program to the host Make sure you select an ID that the host application recognizes Unscaled Screen when this parameter is cleared the characters appearing in the work area are scaled A change i...

Page 33: ...only Cursor Controls the cursor appearance and functionality Block Underline Visible Blink controls the cursor appearance Ins Change when selected it enables toggling the cursor between underline and...

Page 34: ...n Description General Reverse Display Colors reverse the text and background colors in the work area Unscaled Screen when this parameter is cleared the characters appearing in the work are scaled A ch...

Page 35: ...rsor Ruler Select Visible to display full screen vertical or horizontal lines as a cursor ruler cross hair guide Cross Hair displays the cursor ruler as a horizontal and vertical line Horizontal displ...

Page 36: ...ue in the Other box instead of choosing one of the standard options 80 and 132 Scrolling Determines the pace at which data is displayed in the work area as it arrives If you select Jump you should det...

Page 37: ...vior of the Caps Lock key Caps Unix locks alphabet keys on main keypad in uppercase Shift locks alphabet and numeric keys on main keypad in shift setting Pressing the shift button on your keyboard wil...

Page 38: ...the terminal sounds a bell tone when the cursor reaches the right margin Numpad Decimal sends Comma Specifies that the Numeric Pad s decimal key sends a comma instead of a decimal Use Emulator Alt Key...

Page 39: ...oards Answerback Message Specifies an answerback message and its display Clear deletes the message Conceal hides the message without being deleted Auto Answerback Determines whether the terminal autom...

Page 40: ...tes Select to delete characters by pressing the Backspace key on your keyboard Auto Repeat Repeatedly sends the character for which its key is being continuously pressed down Key Click Issue a click s...

Page 41: ...if Windows OS has an operation mapped to the same key Non SNA System Wait Determines whether the System Wait in the IBM 3270 emulation will act as a System Wait in a non SNA terminal IBM 5250 Emulatio...

Page 42: ...g continuously pressed down Key Click Issue a click sound when you press a key on the keyboard Warning Bell Determines whether the terminal sounds a bell tone when receiving the bell ASCII 7 character...

Page 43: ...destination was assigned The Device Name is disabled Printer data is received by the terminal but discarded not printed Device sends printing to the device you designate in the Device Name text box Th...

Page 44: ...your device Print Line Graphics As Text Converts line graphics to text This speeds up printing on a slow dot matrix printer LF CRLF Adds a line feed after each single carriage return one that has no...

Page 45: ...r Print Closing The command to close the printer queue is delayed by the number of seconds that you determine This command only takes effect if no open command is issued in the meantime Important for...

Page 46: ...of printer columns rows in the output Select Ignore to apply the number of columns on your emulation screen to the output Page Type for Text Printing Specifies the page type for example A3 A4 A5 etc...

Page 47: ...n in turn translates to printer specific commands Customizing Object Specifies the object name that you have previously defined on the AS 400 Enabled only for Other printer models Library Specifies th...

Page 48: ...rty Page For VT emulations only Options Description Tabs Stops Click anywhere within the Tab Stops area to set tab stops manually Set Every Sets a tab stop in increments of a number typed in the adjac...

Page 49: ...Shows the result of your selections Enable Underline Enables underlined characters Clear to disable displaying data with the underline for data transmitted from the host with the Underline attribute...

Page 50: ...n blue background however you can select the default ANSI color Different attributes do not affect colors Attribute ANSI uses both Attribute and ANSI colors as explained above ANSI 8 Color Mode For AN...

Page 51: ...Attributes change according to the emulation type you selected in the Connection properties dialog Generally the attribute of the entire screen is Normal The color for the Normal attribute determines...

Page 52: ...ur selections Enable Underline Enables underlined characters Clear to disable displaying data with the underline for data transmitted from the host with the Underline attribute Enable Blink Enables bl...

Page 53: ...ribute for which you want to define foreground and background colors Attributes change according to the emulation type you selected in the Connection properties dialog Generally the attribute of the e...

Page 54: ...ction immediately with the parameters saved in the terminal parameters file Show Connect Dialog Box does not establish a connection immediately rather the Connect dialog opens and enables you to selec...

Page 55: ...ave Window Size Position saves the size and position of the emulation window The next time you open PowerTerm the window appears with the desired size at the set position Confirm Disconnect Session if...

Page 56: ...PowerTerm LTC 56 Users Guide 2 7 2 SSH Security In the SSH Security dialog you can specify what type of SSH properties you require...

Page 57: ...PowerTerm LTC 57 Users Guide 2 7 3 Kerberos Security In the Kerberos Security dialog you can configure Kerberos parameters...

Page 58: ...ions Change Password Refresh Tickets Get opens the Kerberos Login dialog where you can request to get tickets Delete removes all the Kerberos Tickets Renew enables you to prolong time limited tickets...

Page 59: ...munication mode appears beside the application name on the PowerTerm LTC window title bar When communication ends the mode name disappears from view When working with more than one host PowerTerm LTC...

Page 60: ...reated with PowerTerm LTC Script Language PSL and enable you to automate tasks For example you can use a script to automatically connect to a specific host 3 3 Starting PowerTerm LTC with Auto Connect...

Page 61: ...ion is in progress PowerTerm LTC then reacts according to the parameters selected in the Preferences property page in the Terminal Setup dialog You also have the options such as to require a confirmat...

Page 62: ...current session PowerTerm LTC displays the following message at session termination when Auto Exit PowerTerm LTC in the Preferences tab is cleared where exit code may have one of the following values...

Page 63: ...4 Click OK To specify keyboard inactivity timeout Specify the time limit for keyboard inactivity after which PowerTerm LTC shuts down 1 Select Terminal Setup The Terminal Setup dialog appears 2 Select...

Page 64: ...icons The General property page enables you to define parameters for the selected emulation type such as The ID returned by the emulation program to the host Communication and keyboard character sets...

Page 65: ...fine the Enter key behavior In the General tab select New Line IBM specific parameters To define scaled unscaled screen In the General tab select or clear Unscaled Screen To display host response time...

Page 66: ...e General tab select Application and Numlock WYSE specific parameters To show a status line Specify if you want your session s or the host s status line In the General tab select Indicator or Host Wri...

Page 67: ...that you define will remain active only for the current session unless you save them After you saved your connection you can modify its parameters The default setup name is the name of the connection...

Page 68: ...ry the Script and or Setup files to be run upon connection 6 Click Connect To specify SSL Security parameters Select SSL in the Security Type dropdown list and select required SSL version To specify S...

Page 69: ...ameters 3 Select the Terminal Type and ID 4 Select the desired Security to be employed in the connection 5 Specify if necessary the Script and or Setup files to be run upon connection 6 Click Save As...

Page 70: ...Connect dialog appears 2 Select the desired session from the Sessions List 3 Click Rename The Rename Session dialog appears 4 Enter a new Session Name and click OK To delete a connection 1 Select Com...

Page 71: ...lection in the Options menu To show hide the Menu bar Select Options Hide Menu This conceals the Menu bar Map a Soft button with the PSL command menu restore to use for restoring the Menu bar To show...

Page 72: ...rk with PowerTerm LTC fonts Select Terminal PowerTerm LTC Fonts The PowerTerm LTC window will now display PowerTerm LTC fonts To work with system fonts 1 Select Terminal System Fonts The Font dialog a...

Page 73: ...ce that the attributes change according to the emulation type you selected previously 4 In the Text area select the color that you want to apply to the text foreground of the display 5 In the Backgrou...

Page 74: ...elect Jump Scroll Speed from the dropdown list To set tabs in the work area 1 Select Terminal Setup The Terminal Setup dialog appears 2 Click the Tabs tab The Tabs property page is displayed 3 Click i...

Page 75: ...dialog appears 2 Click the General tab The General property page is displayed 3 Select Labels Line To show host response time For IBM emulations only 1 Select Terminal Setup The Terminal Setup dialog...

Page 76: ...Point to the first character that you want to include in the selection Drag the mouse to the last character that you want to include in the selection and release the mouse button To select the entire...

Page 77: ...ctangular section or the work area Point to one corner of the block and drag the mouse to the opposite corner of the block you want to include in the selection To activate light pen support For IBM 32...

Page 78: ...stored in a file called ptdef ptk You can also modify your keyboard to behave in certain ways such as having the Backspace key send either backspace or delete or letting the Numpad send a comma 7 1 M...

Page 79: ...l or Shift key or any combination of them to view the mapped keys To cancel a key definition Drag the LTC key definition that you want to cancel to This restores the default function of the LTC key To...

Page 80: ...d Behavior You can customize your keyboard 1 Select Terminal Setup The Terminal Setup dialog appears 2 Click the Keyboard tab The Keyboard property page is displayed 3 Select the behaviors you desire...

Page 81: ...s the right margin 5 Click OK To set the effects of the numeric keypad For VT emulations only 1 Select Terminal Setup and click the General tab 2 Select Numeric if you want the keypad to insert number...

Page 82: ...lick the Keyboard tab 2 Specify your desired Answerback Message 3 Clear to delete the message 4 Conceal to hiding the message without erasing it 5 Select Auto Answerback to let the terminal automatica...

Page 83: ...tab 2 Select Typeahead and click OK To set automatic reset Generate a reset key sequence prior to advance to the next field 1 Select Terminal Setup and click the Keyboard tab 2 Select Automatic Reset...

Page 84: ...ton is equivalent to sending F1 to the host Soft buttons settings are saved automatically in the terminal setup file To program Soft buttons 1 Right click the Soft button that you want to program The...

Page 85: ...define a printer and set printer parameters 5 Select File Print Setup The Print Setup dialog appears with a set of printing parameters The displayed parameters change according to the printer you sele...

Page 86: ...been selected 1 Select Terminal Setup The Terminal Setup dialog appears 2 Select the Printer tab and from the Print Device dropdown list select Device File or AUX 3 Enter your print communication por...

Page 87: ...t Terminal Setup The Terminal Setup dialog appears 2 Select the Printer property page 3 Click Advanced Printing The Advanced Printer Setup dialog appears 4 Select desired Tray in the dropdown list To...

Page 88: ...moving the cursor making text brighter or erasing part or all of the screen you must send escape sequences special strings of characters meant to control the terminal A terminal observes each input ch...

Page 89: ...e ped files are very useful when you want to modify a particular print setting page orientation LPI Lines Per Inch or CPI Characters Per Inch The ped files are located in opt PowerTerm InterConnect pr...

Page 90: ...e printer for this specific setting which may be overwritten by a subsequent modification in the user interface 4 Type list of desired escape sequences separating each one with a 5 Save the PED file T...

Page 91: ...specific tasks You can only run saved scripts Activate a Recorded Script executes a non saved script from the current memory Save a Recorded Script saves your script to be used at a later date Assign...

Page 92: ...l script commands 1 Select Script Script Command The Script Command dialog appears 2 Type the name of the script command you want to run Include parameters if necessary 3 Click OK The specified script...

Page 93: ...o has an extensive network of distributors and partners throughout North America Europe Asia and the Far East Our expanding customer is more than 30 thousand strong with over 6 million installations F...

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