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LM6488 User Manual 

 

Copyright © 1995-2008 Ringdale       User Manual, 62-34880000       May 19, 2008.

 

 

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LM-6488 Thin Twinax Terminal 

 

Installation and Setup Manual 

 
 
 

 

 

July 2006 

 
 
 
 

Copyright Ringdale, Inc. 

 
 
 
 
 

Manual part number: 62-34880000

 

 
 

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LM-6488

 

Summary of Contents for Thin Twinax Terminal LM-6488

Page 1: ...nual Copyright 1995 2008 Ringdale User Manual 62 34880000 May 19 2008 Page 1 LM 6488 Thin Twinax Terminal Installation and Setup Manual July 2006 Copyright Ringdale Inc Manual part number 62 34880000 Quick ID LM 6488 ...

Page 2: ... Port 3 Keyboard 3 Mouse 3 USB 3 Monitor 3 Serial Port 3 Quick Configuration Twinax Display Session 4 Connection Manager 4 Detailed Configuration Twinax Display Session 5 Twinax Printer Session Configuration 9 Configuration Security 10 Management 12 Management Overview 12 Installing eProManager 12 eProManager Main Window 12 Using eProManager 12 Ethernet Configuration Options 13 Basic Trouble Shoot...

Page 3: ...Port Keyboard Mouse USB Monitor Serial Port 1 Connect a Ringdale 122 key keyboard or any PC style keyboard to the appropriate PS 2 mini DIN connector on the back of the LM 6488 2 Connect the supplied black mouse to the appropriate PS 2 mini DIN connector on the back of the LM 6488 3 Connect the supplied Twinax T Connector via the two thumbscrews to the DB15 Female connector on the back of the LM 6...

Page 4: ...d twinax cabling for a connection to the IBM host there are just four simple parameters that you need to initially configure 1 Connection Name A unique session identification name that is used to identify the session in the Connection Manager For this example we have typed in Test1 2 Display or Printer Display is the default 3 Display Model Select from the available choices or leave as the default...

Page 5: ... As described earlier the first task is to configure the Twinax connection from the Twinax tab NOTE at this time DO NOT select the NLynx Telnet Emulator as this selection is for configuring an Ethernet Telnet connection to an IBM host In this example we have used TEST1 as the connection name This unique name is used in the Connection Manager to differentiate one session from another By default Dis...

Page 6: ...ed at the bottom of the twinax session screen The Display tab includes all of the following options Cursor Block Underline Blink Field Separator Vertical Line Period Middle Dot Space Hot Spots Show Roll Over Enable Disable Rule Cursor Enable Disable Horizontal Vertical Cross Hair Font Options Lucinda Courier New Host Connect Grafix Style Regular Bold Italic Bold Italic You can select or deselect y...

Page 7: ...for Enter You will be warned if your chosen key has already been assigned to a Host Key function at which time you can either Cancel or OK your selection This utility will also advise you of any unused key or key combinations that you may want to consider using The Default button is always a useful safety net when experimenting with this feature The Macros tab enables the recording of repetitive i...

Page 8: ...se button or use the key sequence Alt V from your keyboard and a pop up menu as shown to the left will appear You can then navigate and select accordingly any one of the available options via the mouse or cursor keys Any of the following host keys can be selected in this way When you are in a Twinax session it is also possible to check the configuration options or change certain options of the ses...

Page 9: ...that another device is already using you will not be able to connect to the IBM host and you may even bring the whole Twinax line down Select the appropriate Host Character Set and Printing Method Direct to Printer Port is default The General and Printer tabs are self explanatory so we will move on to the Options tab From the Options tab you can elect to use the AS 400 printer setup defaults or de...

Page 10: ...eed to restrict access to some or all of the configuration parameters and features of the LM 6488 there is an optional password feature that can be used to protect these settings The password can be enabled for accessing and changing all of the setup parameters of the terminal and you can also disable Internet Explorer essentially locking down all setup parameters and preventing access to the Inte...

Page 11: ...n screen prompts remembering to make a careful note of the new password And while you are still in the Control Panel you may want to also consider disabling Internet Explorer and the Connection Manager icon as follows From the Control Panel click on Options the icon that looks like a gear and this panel and its default settings will be displayed If you want to prevent the user from accessing the I...

Page 12: ...s by name department or even by room number Additional tools such as code updates and scheduling allow Administrators to update device software and settings at any time of the day The only requirement is that each LM 6488 needs to be attached to an Ethernet network Installing eProManager 1 Insert the eProManager software CD into the CD ROM drive 2 Click on My Computer and select the CD ROM drive 3...

Page 13: ...1995 2008 Ringdale User Manual 62 34880000 May 19 2008 Page 13 Ethernet Configuration Options If you need assistance on configuring the Ethernet capability and functionality of the LM 6488 please contact Ringdale Technical Support ...

Page 14: ...ith your AS 400 administrator to determine the status of this session at the IBM host Please reference the Ringdale Knowledge Base for additional help topics www ringdale com support and then select Knowledge Base NOTE Please do not reset the LM 6488 back to factory defaults or you will lose the Twinax configurator If for whatever reason somebody resets the unit to factory defaults please note the...

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