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

Preface

This manual documents functionality for the MPE/iX 6.0 release, as

well as later releases, for HP 3000 Series 900 systems.

This manual describes how terminals, printers, and other serial devices

are connected to the HP 3000 Series 900 computer. It includes an

explanation of how terminal, printer, and other serial device

input/output (I/O) is controlled by the MPE/iX operating system, and

presents an overview of both the hardware and software needed to

accomplish communications in an asynchronous serial mode.

Step-wise conﬁguration for the HP 3000 and the Datacommunications

and Terminal Subsystem (DTS) is presented in this manual.

Printer and terminal type ﬁles are discussed, as well as various other

topics that impact how communications take place between an

asynchronous device and the computer.

PAD conﬁguration is discussed in this manual. If you are conﬁguring

system-to-system X.25 or PAD conﬁguration networking capabilities on

a HP 3000 Series 900 computer using host-based network

management, use Conﬁguring and Managing Host-Based X.25 Links

instead of this manual to conﬁgure DTCs and DTC connections.

This manual may still be needed for some DTS related tasks that are

outside the scope of X.25 and PAD connections conﬁguration. This

manual contains information on such tasks as: the details on Creating

and Modifying Proﬁles in Chapter 7, “Terminal and Printer Proﬁles,” in

Chapter 8, “Additional DTC Conﬁguration,” and Appendix A, “Using

NMMGR in Maintenance Mode.”

Skills and Tasks

Conﬁguring Systems for Terminals, Printers, and Other Serial Devices

will be of greatest value to the person responsible for the overall

operation and reliability of an MPE/iX computer. This person is usually

called the system administrator or system manager, and needs to be

able to prepare devices for operation and to conﬁgure the computer to

recognize asynchronous devices. This person also needs to conﬁgure the

computer for either host-based network management or PC-based

network management.