Specifications

Configuring and Managing Interactive Devices
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USERNAME is designed to accommodate interactive terminals that have one
permanent user. Terminals that are usually shared should not have a permanent
user name assigned, and the Enter Username> prompt should be entered upon
login.
If AUTHENTICATION is enabled on the port, the port user name may be set to
the Kerberos principal name of the port’s permanent user.
Specifying Keys to Switch Between Sessions
Access server users can define keys as switches. These keys can switch from one
session to another without having to return to local mode. When the user presses
the key, the access server interprets the character and does not pass it to the
service node.
Pressing the BACKWARD SWITCH character activates the user’s previous
session. The FORWARD SWITCH character activates the next session. These
switches can be pressed either at the local prompt or in a session.
If the user has only two sessions, both of these switch characters restart the
inactive session. You can configure any keyboard character as the FORWARD or
BACKWARD SWITCH. Previously undefined control characters are
recommended. Do not select characters that the port user is likely to enter
routinely while using a service; otherwise, the current session is interrupted when
that switch is pressed. Avoid the tilde (~) character if you use function keys on the
VT-series terminals or PCs.
Switch characters can be temporarily disabled for a particular session by using
the SET SESSION command for a LAT session or the Telnet client profile for a
Telnet session. (Refer to Specifying the Telnet Client Session Profile in this
chapter.) However, they remain in effect outside such a session.
To define these keys as switches, select a different character for each switch.
Example: Defining Keys as Switches
The following example shows how to set Ctrl/F and Ctrl/B for the forward and
backward switches on port 5:
Local> CHANGE PORT 5 FORWARD SWITCH ^F BACKWARD SWITCH ^B
To delete a switch character, use the NONE keyword instead of a character.
If you are using a session management terminal and your port has
MULTISESSIONS ENABLED, switch sessions by using a terminal command
rather than access server switch characters.
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