Configuring Systems for Terminals, Printers, and Other Serial Devices (32022-90051)

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Additional DTC Configuration
Configuring the DTC User Interface
4. (Optional) Complete the “Welcome message” field.
5. After you have completed the necessary fields, press the
[Save Data]
key.
6. Press the
[Prior Screen] key to return to the Tune DTC – Timer
Selection screen.
Fields DTC name A display-only field. The configuration applies to the
DTC whose name is shown.
DTC user
interface
timeout Specifies the inactivity time before the terminal
connection to the DTC user interface is automatically
disconnected. This timeout applies only to those ports
that have the “DTC user interface timeout?”
field enabled on the Terminal Switching Configuration
screen (Figure 7-3). The timer is inactive during a
terminal connection to a system via the DTC and
reactivates after you log off and return to the DTC user
interface. Valid values range from 5 to 300 seconds. The
default is 300 seconds.
User prompt Sets the prompt displayed at the DTC user interface.
Only terminal ports with switching capability will see
this prompt. Terminal ports without switching
capability are connected directly to the host system and
bypass the DTC user interface. The prompt is one line
long, a maximum of 16 characters, and is
case-sensitive. The default is DTC>.
Welcome
message Optional field which specifies the message displayed
when the DTC user interface is first opened or when a
STATUS command is issued at the DTC user interface.
Text entered can be a maximum of 400 characters and
is case-sensitive. Control characters can be entered as
ˆchar. A line break in the message can be added by
embedding the control character sequence “ˆjˆm” in
the text.