System information

Red Book for AIX Rel. 7.0 and 8.0

Configuration Options for Eterm for DOS

From the Eterm menu bar, click Configure to display the Configure Communications dialog

box, where you specify how Eterm will communicate with the host system for modem, serial,

and network connections. If Enable Configuration Password has been selected, you must type

in the correct password before being able to make changes.

Following are the configuration options:

• Port – Select the COM port or network connection type that your computer uses to

connect to the host system. COM ports and serial device must be available before Eterm

can use them.

• Speed – Select the baud rate for the selected communication port. Set the baud rate to

equal the host TTY.

• Connect String – Type in the modem commands that you want to use to connect to the

host system with a modem, such as ATDT. The text box scrolls left to accommodate

additional characters. Letters following the caret (^) character are read as upper case. Use

the ^M control sequence in a connect string to indicate a carriage return. Refer to the

documentation that came with your modem for valid control characters.

• Host – Enter the IP address of the host system, or a valid host system name. The text box

scrolls left to accommodate additional characters.

• Printer – Select the LPT port that connects your PC to the printer or NONE.

• HPCL Printing – Select ON or OFF to enable or disable the sending of line HPCL

commands to the printer to draw screens.

• If Printer is set to a valid LPT port and HPCL Printing is set to ON, use the Shift-Print

Screen key sequence to cause Eterm to send line HPCL commands to the printer to draw

the screen. If Printer is set to NONE, Eterm disables screen printing, regardless of the

value of HPCL Printing.

• If Printer is set to a valid LPT port and HPCL Printing is set to OFF, use the Shift-

Print Screen key sequence to cause Eterm to send line-drawing characters to the printer

to draw the screen. If your printer does not support the line-drawing character set, you

will get less than desirable results. If Printer is set to NONE, Eterm disables screen

printing, regardless of the value of

HPCL Printing.

• Term ID – Type your system login name in this text box, unless your system

administrator instructs otherwise. When using a network connection, Eterm looks for this

value in the Port column of the System > System Files >Terminal Setup screen to

determine the information used by Eclipse menus and slave printers.

• Highlight – Causes Eterm to shade the currently active Eclipse input text box. This is

particularly useful on monochrome monitors and portable computers.