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Installation
This section provides a “walk-through” approach to the installation of your
terminal. This will enable you to physically connect the terminal to a
printer and one or two host computer(s)/modem(s), as well as to configure
the Setup menu to suit your requirements and preferences.
The terminal is designed to provide great flexibility in configuring the
terminal. An example of the flexibility is apparent in the fact that either the
EIA or Aux ports can be used to connect either to a host or a printer port.
In addition, a physical port can be assigned as a host port in one session
and as a printer port in the other session, if desired. In another case, data
can potentially be “printed” from one session to the other.
The procedures described here are among the most common. Described
here are conventional single and dual host setups, with or without a printer.
These steps may need to be adjusted to meet your requirements.
STEP 1 – Know Your Devices
The first step in our installation process will be to determine what type of
serial ports you are connecting to the terminal. The Communications
section in the Introduction chapter describes the differences between a DTE
and DCE serial device. Determine what type of devices you are using (a
DTE host, a DCE modem, a DTE printer, a parallel printer, etc.).
STEP 2 – Physical Connections
Depending on the types of serial interfaces of your devices, you may need
one or more “null modem” adapters to communicate properly.
