CentreCOM 3600 Series Hub/Repeaters
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Terminal Type
ANSI.
The
ANSI
option “auto configures” the management agent for the
characteristics of an ANSI-standard terminal (essentially the same as a DEC
VT-100 or similar).
Generic.
The
Generic
terminal option configures the management agent for
the simplest possible terminal type. In this configuration, the management
agent makes very few assumptions about the terminal’s capabilities and is
compatible with almost all terminal types (see Table 4 on page 22).
Custom.
The
Custom terminal definition
option enables the same full-
screen display characteristics as the
ANSI
option, but with a non-ANSI
terminal.
Custom Terminal
Configuration
If you select
Custom terminal definition,
you are led through three
screens to specify the control or escape sequences used by the terminal. On
each screen, you must enter the actual control character sequence, either by
typing control characters individually, or by pressing the terminal’s
appropriate function key (if it has one). For example, if the terminal’s
sequence to “home” the cursor is
ESC-H
, you can either press the
ESC
key
followed by the
H
key or simply press the “Home Cursor” function key on the
terminal.
Since control sequences may contain character codes otherwise used for input
editing, such as “backspace” or “carriage return,” your input for these screens
is handled differently. You must first enter a delimiter character (choose any
character desired). The control sequence is then entered—normal editing
characters are ignored. Finally, to signal the end of the sequence and to
terminate input, you must enter the same delimiter character again. See the
example in the screen display on the next page.
Obviously the control sequence cannot contain the delimiter character itself—
you must choose a delimiter character that is known not to occur within the
terminal’s escape sequence. Also, the flow control characters XON (^Q) and
XOFF (^S) may not appear within any sequence.
