Configuring Systems for Terminals, Printers, and Other Serial Devices (32022-90057)

Preparing to Configure DTCs
Defining the DTC Connector Cards (or Boards)
Chapter 2
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specified profile. If no ldev number and profile are specified, the port is
downloaded with the parameters configured in the profile specified as
the Non-Nailed Terminal profile on the Host Configuration screen.
Terminal and Printer Profiles Each port that has an ldev number other than 0
specified needs a profile assigned to it. A profile defines a set of
characteristics for a terminal, printer, or another serial device. A
profile can be of five types: a terminal profile, a PAD terminal
profile, a printer profile, PAD printer profile, or a host profile.
Refer to Chapter 7, “Terminal and Printer Profiles,” for more
information on the profiles that are supplied in the sample
configuration file.
If the ldev number -1 is entered and the profile type is of TERMINAL
type, then the port is a non-nailed port. If the profile is of HOST type,
then the port is a HOST port that is intended to be used a described in
Chapter 1 in the section “Extended Switching”. A profile of PRINTER
type is not allowd if the ldev is -1.
If the characteristics provided in the sample profiles are different from
those required by the terminals and printers connected to your DTCs,
then you can define new profiles.
It is suggested that you use default profiles TR10D96 for direct connect
terminals and PR18D96 for direct connect printers or PR22D24 for HP
printers with status checking. For PAD terminals and printer, use the
defaults TR24PAD and PR26PAD, respectively. For UPSs, use the default
profile UP10D12.
The name of the profile can be up to eight characters long and must
start with a letter, followed by letters and numbers. At any one time,
up to 1024 profiles can be configured per system.