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2. seen 100 10 1 3 Operation sio p Le ER a ia ede 101 10 2 TGP IP MODE ione te Auden a ieee 102 10 2 1 Enabling the TCP IP Mode esses 102 10 2 2 Setting Up and Operation sse 102 APPENDIX ce 103 A 1 USING THE INTERACTIVE 104 A11 Enter the Sei Up ais tasted e eden 104 A T2 gt Navigallon id ido rd ele c es 105 A 1 3 Enter D eue E eee 106 A 1 4 Special Notation sessi ennemi 107 A 1 5 Exiting the tic ede 107 A 2 NETWORK OVERVIEW 108 A 2 1 Ethernet Addresses 108 A 22 IP Add ESS i exin inane 108 2 9 A o e ena 109 A Sc LPD PRINTERS 5 ex retenti kx Ehe eC 112 POT DDIN ie eh t eei detecte ie ra deleta eeu ds 112 A 3 2 Windows NT A O uii rae E Riz aire ree 113 A 3 3 5 S 400 e ee a hr ioa uere ERAS 114 4 UNIX AXEL TTY SERVER sese nnne 116 ALA 15 OVetVIOW 5 sit itd ge t te e dto e eda 116 A 4 2 Installing an AXEL tty server seen 117 4 3 Using an AXEL tty server 118 4 4 The axttyd Mechanism sse ener 120 A45 U ninstalling eee ee 120 A 5 VIRTUAL TERMINAL SETTINGS sess 121 A 5 1 General Paramelers cni dedi Fra 121 A 5 2 Programmable Keys
3. 148 A 9 5 Advanced Feal res u s aed tee en eda o eoe ann vs 149 AO LOGIN SCRIPT eiit era edad ta cu Page eet tea bead a rae iate 151 A 10 1 Enabling a Login Script sse 151 A 10 2 Example et o m ae tete 152 A 11 DEFAULT FACTORY SET UP AND QUICK SET UP 153 A 12 HARDWARE AND FIRMWARE INFORMATION 156 A 12 1 Hardware Information eese esses essen nennen nnn 156 A 12 2 Firmware Informaltion aee 156 A 13 159 S VGA PrEObI Dm iiia co des dec wea ete ti 159 13 2 Incorrect Communication on AUX1 or AUX2 port 159 A 13 3 No Communication on the Parallel 160 A 13 4 Erratic Display niea pede ee hs 160 A 13 5 Disconnection or Session 2 160 A 14 ADMINISTRATION COMMAND 161 AXEL Introduction INTRODUCTION TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 1 Introduction AXEL This manual provides the information required to operate and maintain the AX3000 Platine Terminal The manual is organised into the following chapters and appendices Chapter 1 A look at the AX3000 Introduction to the AX3000 s main features
4. esses 124 5 3 Colouring Mode sessi sienne nnne 125 6 UNDERLINE ATTRIBUTE 130 A 6 1 Using the Monitor as a Monochrome Monitor 130 6 2 Using the Colouring Mode sse 130 6 3 Using Underline Attribute in Colour 131 7 USING RSH RCMD COMMAND nennen 132 8 REMOTE SET UP CONFIGURATION FILE FORMAT 133 eu todos estas le silage onda ase 134 Ethernet Parameters sss 135 TGP IP Paramelers 4 tei et tine 135 AUX1 and AUX2 Parameters 136 Parallel Port Parameters 138 Multi session Parameters sss nennen 140 Terminal 140 Session 141 ct xv eae S eel eee Ot bre aa 144 A 9 USING DHCP TO ASSIGN AX3000 IP ADDRESS 145 Presentati n xss ear ER DP AE edo indere eee era ca Dur e ceed es 145 A 9 2 Setting Up the AX3000 sese 146 A 9 8 Using the AX3000 Literie Aet nre neis 147 A 9 4 In the Event of Problems
5. Note the recognised IP Address Ethernet Address associations are listed under these parameters The Time parameter is the number of seconds remaining before the Cache entry is deleted 74 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Tools and Statistics 7 3 3 IP Statistics The following information is displayed Correct Frames Errors TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 75 Tools and Statistics AXEL 7 3 4 ICMP Statistics The following information is displayed ICMP Statistics Received or Transmitted ICMD Messages Errors IRE FRESH 76 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Tools and Statistics 7 3 5 TCP Server and TCP Client Statistics The TCP server statistics contain information about connections where the AX3000 is acting as a server Ipd for instance CONNECTION STATE Who Type State Local Socket Remote Socket Rcv Q Snd Q TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 77 Tools and Statistics AXEL The TCP client statistics contain information about connections where the AX3000 is acting as a client telnet and tty for instance TCP Client Statistics ERRORS CONNECTION STATE Who Type State Local Socket Remote Socket Rev Q Snd Q In both the above dialog boxes the CONNECTION STATE section displays the following information Who AX3000 resource involved in the connection S1 session 1 S2 session 2 AUX1 AUX2 or PARA parallel Type network service being used telnet tty etc State the
6. Resource Master Slave auxl dev ptyp12 dev ttyp12 aux2 dev ptmx dev pts 13 2050 dev ptyp0 dev ttypO sessi dev ptypl dev ttypl sess2 dev ptyp2 dev ttyp2 118 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix Notes Lines beginning with are ignored Association lines 1 2 4 and 5 use the tty service and association line 3 uses rtty service This configuration file is read when the AXEL tty server is launched Errors syntax error unknown AX3000 hostname ptty not available etc are recorded in a log file b running the Axel tty server The command to start the AXEL tty server is etc axttyd f file 1 log n port amp configuration file default etc axfile 1 log file default tmp axttylog n TCP port default 2048 for connections using the tty service b use a buffer for received data The AXEL tty server can be started either from the UNIX command line or at boot time from the file etc rc2 d S9laxel Note if the server is started from the command line take care to add the amp character at the end of line so the command will be run in the background and the UNIX prompt will return All authorised associations connections and disconnections will be recorded in the specified log file TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 119 Appendix AXEL A 4 4 The axttyd Mechanism The axttyd daemon performs the following steps init stage association file checking err
7. 5 3 THE MULTI SHELL The AXEL multi shell software allows multiple telnet sessions on the same host with the same user name without demanding multiple logons This is done by running the AXEL tcpmsh program from a UNIX shell This supports up to eight duplicated sessions Operating example you could run four multi shell sessions or views across each of two telnet connections to different hosts Function keystroke combinations could be used to hot key between the different telnet connections lt Alt gt lt Fx gt and different multi shell views lt Ctrl gt lt Fx gt 5 3 1 Installation under UNIX Insert the floppy diskette provided Log in as superuser and enter the following commands cd tmp lt CR gt tar xvf dev fdx lt CR gt cd multishell CR where is the local name for the floppy disk drive device To rename the required file tcpmsh and to copy it to usr bin enter the following command with OS replaced by the operating system suffix cp tcpmsh OS usr bin tcpmsh lt CR gt 5 3 2 Setting Up the AX3000 Use of multiple views within a single telnet session must be set through the AX3000 set up 48 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Installing under UNIX LINUX The AX3000 supports eight virtual screens which may be shared between telnet sessions and multi shell views In the AX3000 set up multi shell views referred to as pages per session or page session T
8. ERR 211 service name number error Service s may be reset Command setup_send Cause Other services such as print or tty use the same identifier TCP port or name Consequence to get a consistent configuration some services have been removed Solution check service identifier values TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 85 Remote Set Up AXEL ERR 212 host error Host s may be reset Command setup_send Cause host parameters are missing or two host names are identical Consequence to get a consistent configuration some hosts may have been removed Solution check the host configuration ERR 213 too many sessions or pages Page number set to 1 Command setup_send Cause eight screens are supported by the AX3000 This resource is shared by sessions and pages i e multi_nbsession multi_nbpage lt 8 Consequence to get a consistent configuration the multi_nbpage parameter is set to one Solution check the number of sessions and pages 86 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Downloading Firmware CHAPTER 9 DOWNLOADING FIRMWARE TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 87 Downloading Firmware AXEL This chapter explains how to upgrade TCP IP AX3000 firmware over a network Firmware can be downloaded for example to add or improve AX3000 features 9 1 OVERVIEW 9 1 1 Downloading Protocols Firmware can be downloaded in one of two ways tftp protocol the operator must enter the location of th
9. Destination Host for Remote Jobs hostname of the AX3000 refer to etc hosts of Queue on Remote Printer Printer Name associated with the AX3000 s port Local Filter AIX passes the file to the printer through a formatting filter The first parameter required is the type of printer Select this from the list of supported printers Three parameters are required Name of Queue to Add name of the printer accessed by the 1 command Destination Host for Remote Jobs hostname of the AX3000 refer to etc hosts Name of Queue on Remote Printer Printer Name associated with the AX3000 s port Note Use of the Local Filter method is strongly recommended c Using under SCO UNIX Run scoadmin and select Printer gt Printer Manager Then select Printer gt Add Remote gt UNIX A dialog box is displayed Two parameters are required Host hostname of the AX3000 refer to etc hosts Printer Printer Name associated with the AX3000 s port Note an AX3000 filter may be needed A 3 2 Windows NT 4 0 a TCP IP Microsoft Printing Service This service is essential for LPD printer management If this service is not yet present click on Network in the Control Panel Then select Service and click TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 113 Appendix AXEL on Add Service gt Select TCP IP Microsoft Printing from the list Then click on lt OK gt This service will be available next time the system is b
10. ELH 62 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Installing under OS 400 Set the Associated Service to Prt5250 then select Net Service Parameters and press lt Space gt The following box is displayed 15 P Host Advanced DEUNAME Queue for writer messages MS GQNAME MSGQNAME library MSGQLIB Bons UO sak gers FONT Host print transform TRANSFORM Manufacturer type and model MFRTYPMDL Paper SOUPCO 1 m ssusaux PPRSRC1 Pe ees Ge se ever tale PPRSRC2 Envelope hopper ENUELOPE ASCII 8S support cee 7 272 ASCII899 name s oce eres cvs cree care WSCSTNAME ibrar iee ccc 2 22222 sm sS WSCSTLIB ALID ANCEL These parameters are Host the hostname to which the AX3000 opens a printer connection press lt space gt to get a list of available hosts This parameter must be entered Advanced access to a group of parameters The default values of these parameters are suitable for most of the use Printer Name DEVNAME printer device name This parameter must be entered Queue for Writer Messages MSGQNAME message queue name to which the printer messages will be sent Default value QSY SOPR MSGQNAME Library MSGQLIB associate message queue library Default value LIBL Font Identifier FONT font number 3 4 or 5 digits Default value 011
11. End of File The configuration file must be ended with the following trailer label END AX SETUP If this trailer label is missing from the configuration file used to set up an AX3000 the fatal error message ERR 103 will be issued in response to the rsh command and the default factory set up will be reloaded 144 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix A 9 USING DHCP TO ASSIGN AX3000 IP ADDRESS The DHCP protocol allows a new IP address to be automatically assigned Note the DHCP protocol is supported by the AX3000 if its firmware provides the DHC option A 9 1 Presentation Here is a brief description of the operation of the DHCP protocol and AX3000 behaviour At boot time the AX3000 broadcasts DHCP requests to get an IP address If a DHCP server is available and correctly set up an IP address is given to the AX3000 Before accepting the IP address the AX3000 checks that the IP address really is free ARP protocol The offered IP address is temporarily given The associated amount of time is called Lease Time The AX3000 is expected to renew its lease before the lease expires Once the lease has expired the AX3000 is no longer permitted to use the assigned IP address Generally an IP address is dynamically assigned out of a pool of IP addresses However static IP addresses can be associated to AX3000s for instance when the AX3000 s print server is used This association is performed e
12. The terminals communicate with the target host s using the AX3000 s embedded telnet service TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 29 Interactive Set Up AXEL To configure the telnet service for the chosen serial auxiliary port select the Configuration Ports aux AUXx dialog and enter the following parameters Associated Service select telnet Net Service Parameters press lt SPACE gt to access the following dialog box Host mo host TCP Port TERM Auto Connection Auto Reconnection Host name of the host selected from a menu see Chapter 3 1 2 TCP Port numeric identifier of the telnet service on the target host The TCP Port default value is 23 TERM Value the value of this variable is negotiated between the host and the AX3000 Auto Connection if this parameter is set to yes the connection will be automatically established when the AX3000 is powered up Otherwise the user can press any key on the serial terminal keyboard to establish the connection Auto Reconnection if this parameter is set to yes a new connection is automatically established after a disconnection Otherwise the user can press any key on the serial terminal keyboard to establish a new connection Note the serial auxiliary port used must be configured for bi directional operating mode 3 5 4 Connecting other Peripherals The tty service provides bi directional control of the device 30 TCP IP AX3000
13. cd tmp CR tar xvf dev fdx lt CR gt where is the local device name for the floppy disk drive Select the binary file that corresponds to the operating system you are using axttyd XxX Then copy it to the etc directory For example on IBM s AIX cp axttyd AIX etc axttyd lt CR gt Note the source file and the makefile are also provided If the binary file required for your operating system is not provided it can be generated TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 117 Appendix AXEL Copy the AXEL association file into the etc directory To launch the AXEL tty server automatically whenever the UNIX host is booted copy the S91laxel file into etc rc2 d or etc rc3 d for some UNIX Systems cp S91axel etc rc2 d CR The S91axel file contains a command which launches the AXEL tty server If parameters other than the default ones are required this command line can be edited A 4 3 Using an AXEL tty server The AXEL tty server uses a configuration file which lists all authorised associations between AX3000 resources and UNIX pttys Each entry in this file contains four parameters AX3000 hostname see etc hosts the AX3000 resource which depends on which network service is used tty on auxiliary port aux1 aux2 parallel tty on terminal session sess1 sess2 sess8 rtty on auxiliary port encoded by a TCP port the master file of the ptty the slave file of the ptty For example
14. tcp host5 name character string 10 char max tcp host5 ip address IP format tcp host6 name character string 10 char max tcp host ip address IP format tcp host7 name character string 10 char max tcp host7 ip address IP format tcp host8 name character string 10 char max tcp host8 ip address IP format tcp routerl ip 192 168 1 252 address IP format TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 135 Appendix AXEL tcp_routerl_target 192 1 1 252 address IP format default tcp routerl mask 255 255 255 0 address IP format tcp router2 ip 192 168 1 253 address IP format tcp router2 target 192 18 1 2 address IP format default tcp router2 mask 255 255 255 0 address IP format tcp router3 ip 20 0 0 0 address IP format tcp router3 target default address IP format default tcp router3 mask 0 0 0 0 address IP format tcp router4 ip address IP format tcp router4 target address IP format default tcp router4 mask address IP format tcp mss 512 number lower than 2049 tcp window 1000 number lower than 2049 tcp ttl 255 number lower than 256 tcp setport fixed fixed random Note if a configuration file is obtained from an AX3000 undefined hosts and routers are commented out Router explanation The tcp router ip parameter is the router IP address the tcp router target parameter is the target host or network IP address and the tcp router mask parameter is an optional
15. which may be redirected to a file rsh ax name setup get gt tmp file lt CR gt The message Load set up in progress is displayed on the operators console when the rsh command is processing If a connection problem occurs a time out error message is displayed When the set up parameters have been loaded the message OK set up sent is displayed on the operators console If other messages are displayed refer to chapter 8 4 The configuration file lists each set up parameter Refer to Appendix A 8 for a detailed description of this file 8 4 ERROR MESSAGES This section explains the error messages which may appear displayed on UNIX standard error during operation of the rsh command There are two types of error fatal errors numbered from 100 to 106 warning errors numbered from 200 to 213 82 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Remote Set Up 8 4 1 Fatal Errors Fatal errors stop the rsh command The following fatal errors may occur ERR 101 header label expected Command setup_send Cause the AXEL header label BEGIN_AX_SETUP is not the first line of the configuration file Consequence the rsh command is aborted the AX3000 set up is not modified Solution check the file Replace it with a correct AXEL configuration file ERR 102 bad header label protocol version Command setup_send Cause the protocol version included in the header label cannot be processed by the
16. 61 6 2 1 Setting Up the Prt5250 Protocol sse 62 6 2 2 Using the Printer ise ets 64 6 3 REMOTE 5 65 6 3 1 Resetting the 65 6 3 2 Editing the AX3000 Settings sene 65 6 3 3 Downloading a Firmware esses 66 6 3 4 Editing AX3000 Statistics essen 66 6 4 FURTHER OPTIONS eiai atia entree neis 66 6 4 1 Turning Off the Platine essen 66 6 4 2 Reconnection Problem cessere 67 T TOOLS AND STATISTICS lt n c cscscsecteseesecseteteertuerectscctersnctsceestecetecestuneceesctee 69 7T THE PING COMMAND ive tbe tbe 70 7 2 CONNECTION MANAGEMENT sese 71 TO SSTATISTIGS s ice ee 72 Jte Ethernet SIalistiGs 3 it DEP 73 PIZ ARP ANSO 3 aed t d e eidem 74 7 3 3 IP SlalisliGs 2 e ttd ETE eoe rade ee dea 75 7 3 4 ICMP 51 76 7 3 5 TCP Server and TCP Client Statistics 77 9 REMOTE SET UP inusual 79 8 1 OVERVIEW dtes 80 8 2 AX3000 REMOTE SET UP sse 81 8 3 OBTAINING A CONFIGURATION eese 82 8 4 ERROR MESSAGEG 0 cccccceecceeeee
17. AX3000 remotely use the rsh command with the setup_send keyword Use a UNIX pipe to read data from a prepared configuration file rsh axname setup_send lt conf_file lt CR gt Note The next chapter explains how to create the configuration file conf_file either using a text editor or using the command rsh setup get on an existing terminal Appendix A 8 contains a detailed description of the configuration file The message Store set up in progress is displayed on the operators console while the rsh command is processing If a connection problem occurs a time out error message is displayed When the configuration has been successfully completed the message set up updated is displayed on the operators console If other messages are displayed refer to Chapter 8 4 The AX3000 must read this new set up before it will take effect This can be achieved either by power cycling the AX3000 or by the following rcmd command rsh axname ax reboot CR The message Reboot in progress is then displayed on the operator s console the AX3000 is reset and the new set up is implemented If a connection problem occurs a time out error message is displayed TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 81 Remote Set Up AXEL 8 3 OBTAINING A CONFIGURATION To obtain the configuration from an existing AX3000 terminal use the rsh command with the setup_get command This command sends a list of all AX3000 parameters to UNIX standard output
18. Chapter 2 Quick set up The quick set up procedure provides a fast and reliable AX3000 installation Chapter 3 Interactive set up Description of the embedded interactive set up This procedure can be used to set up the network environment the 8 virtual terminals i e sessions and the 3 auxiliary ports Chapter 4 Using the AX3000 How to use the multi session feature and how to shutdown the AX3000 Chapter 5 Installing under UNIX AX3000 installation under UNIX and description of the UNIX dedicated features tty server and multi shell Chapter 6 Installing under AS 400 AX3000 installation under AS 400 and description of the AS 400 dedicated features Chapter 7 Tools and statistics Description of the embedded AX3000 tools ping statistics etc 2 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Introduction Chapter 8 Remote set up An AX3000 s settings can be stored in a script a text file This script can be used to set up additional AX3000 terminals Chapter 9 Firmware downloading How to download the AX3000 firmware by using the tftp and bootp protocols Appendices The following appendices give more detailed information A 1 Using the AX3000 interactive set up A 2 Network overview Ethernet address IP address and routers A 3 Adding an LPD printer within an operating system A 4 Installing the AXEL tty server on UNIX A 5 Setting up virtual terminals i e sessions A 6 Underline attribute processing A 7 Using rcm
19. Host Print Transform TRANSFORM this parameter is not available its value is always yes TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 63 Installing under OS 400 AXEL Manufacturer Type and Model MFRTYPMDL a list of predefined values allows to describe the connected printer NONE HP4 NECP2 IBM42011 EPLQ1170 Other The Other value allows a custom printer model to be entered Default value NONE Paper Source 1 PPRSRC1 selected through list Default value MFRTYPMDL Paper Source 2 PPRSRC2 selected through list Default value NONE Envelope hopper ENVELOPE describes the paper source 3 selection through list Default value NONE ASCII 899 support ASCII899 specifies if the code page ASCII 899 is supported by the printer Default value NO WSCST name WSCSTNAME qualified name of the customising object WSCST library WSCSTLIB associated library Note if the auxiliary port used for printing is a serial port set the Printer operating mode and set the associated parameters baud rate handshake etc 6 2 2 Using the Printer The Prt5250 service is a client service This means each Prt5250 auxiliary port opens a connection to the AS 400 when the AX3000 is powered on So at the AS 400 level a printer is available once the associated Prt5250 connection is established A printer handled through the Prt5250 service is seen as a standard spooled OS 400 printer and is manage
20. Remote Operating Mode Underline lt Space gt Auxiliary Port 1B 4i CANCEL Note when the 5250 emulation is set this dialog box is different A lot of these parameters are disabled TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 121 Appendix AXEL Character Set The available character sets depend on which pre defined configuration is selected PC 437 PC 850 PC 858 PC 860 ISO 8859 1 ISO 8859 SG ISO 8859 15 ISO 7 bit DEC Multi SM9400 WYSE 60 Number of Lines Height of the screen 25 24 24 lines 1 message line Number of Columns Width of the screen in characters 80 132 Vertical Scrolling Whether the AX3000 display scrolls when the cursor is moved down when at the bottom of the screen yes the display scrolls up no the cursor re appears on the first top line Wrap vene Behaviour of the AX3000 when the cursor reaches the last column of the screen yes the next characters wrap round onto the start of the next line no each new character overwrites the last character on the line CRzCR LF AX3000 behaviour when OxODh is received yes OxOD is mapped to 0x0D and 0x0A no no specific processing is done Cursor Aspect Three aspects are available line half block block 122 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix Tabulations A dialog box appears
21. User s Manual AXEL Interactive Set Up To set the tty service on the xxx auxiliary port enter the following parameters in the Configuration Ports aux xxx dialog Associated Service select tty Net Service Parameters press lt SPACE gt to access the following dialog box Host TCP Port Auto Reconnection CANCEL Host name of the host selected from a menu see Chapter 3 1 2 TCP Port numeric identifier of the tty service on the target host The TCP Port default value is 2048 Auto Reconnection if this parameter is set to yes a new connection is automatically established after a disconnection Otherwise the AX3000 must be power cycled Note Axel provides a UNIX utility by which pseudo terminals may be associated with AX3000 serial ports The AX3000 ports then appear as local UNIX ports For more information see Appendix A 4 3 5 5 Other Uses a Using the rsh or remd command The embedded rcmd service allows files to be printed through the rsh command or remd command according to the operating system in use TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 31 Interactive Set Up AXEL To set the rcmd service on the required auxiliary port select the service from the Configuration Ports aux dialog Then enter the name of the associated printer port For more information about the rsh command refer to Appendix A 7 b Using Transparent Mode for Printing One of the three auxiliary
22. arrange for the other user to exit Set Up on the target AX3000 8 4 2 Warning Error Messages Warning error messages do not stop the rsh command but indicate a problem such as a syntax error The following warnings may occur ERR 201 xxx unknown parameter name Command setup send Cause the set up parameter xxx is unknown e g sl_screencolumn instead of s1 screen column Consequence the set up parameter is ignored The current value of this parameter is retained Solution check the spelling of the set up parameter Appendix A 8 84 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Remote Set Up ERR 202 xxx invalid value Command setup_send Cause the value assigned to this set up parameter xxx is not valid example multi_nbpage 10 Consequence the set up parameter is ignored The current value of this parameter is retained Solution check the possible values of this parameter Appendix A 8 ERR 203 xxx no place to store udk value Command setup_send Cause not enough memory to store the udk_xxx parameter udk stands for User Defined Key a function key for example Consequence the default value of this udk parameter is restored ERR 204 line s after the trailer label ignored Command setup_send Cause END_AX_SETUP is not the last line of the file Consequence the lines after the trailer label are ignored The AX3000 set up is updated Solution delete these lines
23. because there is no way to close the current telnet session To allow graceful shutdown an AX3000 shutdown function is available Use the following keystroke combination Note use the lt Del gt key located on the numpad A warning message is displayed If you continue active sessions will be closed to permit shutdown If the user confirms all active connections Screen and auxiliary port are closed A few seconds later the user is informed that the AX3000 may be turned off TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 41 AXEL Installing under UNIX LINUX CHAPTER 5 INSTALLING UNDER UNIX LINUX TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 43 Installing under UNIX LINUX AXEL This chapter covers AX3000 installation under UNIX LINUX This chapter is dedicated to the operation of the AX3000 in the UNIX LINUX environment For more general information about the AX3000 network and session settings instructions for users etc please refer to previous chapters 5 1 OVERVIEW 5 1 1 Pre defined Configuration and TERM Variable The AX3000 provides a pre defined embedded configuration for each of the major UNIX LINUX platforms Select the Configuration Terminal Session X dialog to set the pre defined configuration Then select the Predefined Configuration parameter and press SPACE The following table shows the recommended pre defined configurations for the various operating systems Pre defined Configuration UNIX SCO 3 2 2 UNIX S
24. char max yes no yes no character string 10 char max character string 10 char max character string 10 char max character string 10 char max character string 10 char max character string 10 char max character string 10 char max character string 10 char max yes no character string 8 char max character string 8 char max printer bi directional 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 7 1 non 7 1 odd 7 1 even 8 1 none 8 1 odd 8 1 even none xon xoff xpc dtr none xon xoff xpc dtr none cts standard 1 1 137 Appendix AXEL Note Depending on the associated service aux _service some parameters can be inactive They are unmarked in the following table and commented out in the configuration file Available Services parameter aux none printd rtty rcmd rtelnet tty Prt5250 service name el le RE LE NT RITE T FN uem 0 PY po f associa 442 d ESSE 8 associate autocom v v 8 associate v a ed associatemsomio v p Jassociatemtrtypma v p associate
25. in which tab stops can be set Coding Keyboard mode ASCII scancode CAPS Key Mode Set the CAPS LOCK to behave in either of two ways Caps Lock only alphabetical keys are affected To unlock this mode press the lt CAPS gt key Shift Lock each key send either the corresponding upper case letter or the shifted upper character To unlock this mode press a Shift key Composed Characters This parameter only available in ASCII mode sets the keyboard behaviour for diacritical characters for example e no no specific processing is done local composite characters are locally processed by the AX3000 remote SCO specific mode mapchan Euro Code This parameter is only available if the current character set is not PC858 or ISO8859 15 These 2 character sets include the Euro symbol The three values are no no specific processing is done standard the Euro symbol replaces the international currency symbol a within the current character set custom any character can be replaced by the Euro symbol within the current character set use the decimal notation to enter the Euro ASCII code End Sequence To stop transparent printing mode Answer Back Session identifier 10 character max Monitor Mode The monitor mode is used to examine the data received by the AX3
26. network mask used to reach the target network The default router is encoded by tcp router ip set to 0 0 0 0 tcp router target set tO default and tcp router mask set to 0 0 0 0 AUX1 and AUX2 Parameters In the following section of the file for ease of reading the auxiliary port number 1 or 2 has been represented by the character In a real configuration file the parameters for each auxiliary port would of course be listed aux _service none none rtty printd lpd rcmd rtelnet tty aux service name auxi character string 8 char max aux service num 2048 number aux filter nl no yes no 136 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix aux _auto_ff aux _associa aux _associa aux _associa aux _associa aux _associa aux _associa aux _associa aux _associa aux _associa aux associa aux associa aux associa aux associa aux associa aux associa no te host vangogh te term ansi te autoconn yes te reconn yes te devname PRN te msgqname QSYSOPR te msgqlib LIBL te font 11 te mfrtypmdl NON te pprsrcl te_pprsrc2 NON te_envelope NO te_ascii899 no te_wscstname te_wscstlib aux use bi directional aux speed 3 aux data aux tx hdsk aux rx hdsk 8400 dtr dtr aux _detect none aux _frequency standard TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual yes no character string 8 char max character string 8
27. protocol is provided as standard with most operating systems such as UNIX and OS 400 A pseudo terminal is dynamically associated with a connection and a login is needed to access the system tty this Axel protocol is available only under UNIX It allows a pre defined pseudo terminal to be associated with each connection The tty connection is then treated as if it was a serial terminal connected to a multi I O board For more information see Chapter 5 and Appendix A 4 22 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Interactive Set Up A connection is characterised by the following parameters Connection Type telnet or tty Host host name selected from a menu see Chapter 3 1 2 If this field is left blank the host name will have to be entered for each connection TCP Port numeric identifier of the service telnet or tty on the target host The TCP Port default value is 23 for telnet and 2048 for tty Auto Connection if this parameter is set to yes the connection will be automatically established when the AX3000 is powered Otherwise the user can press lt Alt gt lt Fx gt to establish the connection Auto Reconnection if this parameter is set to yes a new connection is automatically established after a disconnection Otherwise the user can press lt Alt gt lt Fx gt to establish new connection Login Script a login script can be set to automatically enter user names and passwords at the login prompt For more
28. s Manual AXEL Appendix b The Interactive Set Up Enter the AX3000 Set Up select Configuration TCP IP 9 Interface and enter the following parameters Given by DHCP BOOTP two values are available no the AX3000 IP address and the net mask must be entered yes the two following parameters cannot be accessed At the next boot time the AX3000 IP address will be automatically searched IP Address Net Mask Note if the Given by DHCP BOOTP value is modified the AX3000 must be power cycled when set up is exited A 9 3 Using the AX3000 If the DHCP protocol is enabled at boot time the AX3000 IP address is automatically searched and the following dialog box is displayed DHCP searching please wait Note the search can be aborted by entering the set up If a DHCP or BOOTP server is available an IP address is given after a few seconds This dialog box is then cleared and the AX3000 follows its normal behavior either the set up idle is displayed no automatic session is set or an automatic connection is opened Further lease time re negotiations are totally invisible to the AX3000 user Only error messages are displayed see next chapter Note to find out the given AX3000 IP address enter the set up and select Configuration TCP IP Interface TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 147 Appendix AXEL A 9 4 In the Event of Problems a Boot Time Failure The AX3000 IP address is automatically sea
29. value press lt SPACE gt to show the permitted values or to display a list of values Move through lists with vertical arrow keys confirm the selected value by pressing CR Press lt Esc gt to cancel Use the lt Tab gt key to move directly from the parameter field to the button field Select the OK button to save modifications and exit the dialog box Select the CANCEL button or press Esc to exit the dialog box without saving modifications d Help A help text is available by pressing the F1 key A 1 3 Enter Data When a free value parameter field is selected a value must be entered it cannot be selected from a list Note to indicate free value mode the cursor blinks at the beginning of the field 106 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix During this mode the following keys are enabled CR confirmation Esc abandon your changes horizontal arrows move the cursor within the character string Home and End move the cursor directly to the beginning or the end of the string Del delete the character at the cursor position lt Backspace gt delete the character before the cursor position Inserts one of two editing modes insertion default the cursor takes the form of a blinking line or overwrite the cursor takes the form of a blinking block To enter characters with an ASCII code lower than 20 hexadecimal use a backslash V before th
30. 0 User s Manual 91 Downloading Firmware AXEL Note other error messages may also be displayed connection timed out for example Refer to the UNIX system manuals for explanations For more information about the download process see Section 9 3 9 2 2 Downloading Through Set Up Enter AX3000 Set Up lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Esc gt and select the Download menu The following dialog box is displayed Firmware Downloading Protocol tftp File to Download AX3000 IP Address tftp Server IP Addr tftp Router IP Addr Enter the following parameters Protocol select tftp Filename path and name of the firmware file Anti slashs of this character string must be doubled For instance C AXEL FIRM AX3000 IP this is an IP address only used during the downloading operation It can differ from the current IP address tftp Host IP name or IP address of the tftp host tftp Router IP optional name or IP address of a router via which the tftp host can be reached When the OK button is selected the download operation begins For more information about the download process see Section 9 3 92 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Downloading Firmware 9 3 DOWNLOADING BY BOOTP AND TFTP PROTOCOLS This procedure is divided into 2 steps boot p obtaining firmware file information tftp downloading firmware file The bootp protocol is used get the location IP address of the tftp host and fil
31. 000 no monitor mode disabled yes hexadecimal value yes symbol TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 123 Appendix AXEL Remote Terminal Set Up Enable or disable the use of escape sequences to set terminal parameters from the host computer Enhanced Screen Mode Enable or disable the display of double size characters or colour underline attribute Blink Allowed If blink attribute is disabled 16 background colours can be used instead of the 8 normally available A 5 2 Programmable Keys The Configuration Terminal Session X Programmable Keys dialog is only available in ASCII mode Fl 1B N 1 1B 0 i 1B I AIB P 1 0 1B D AIB E 1B 3 23 i AIB C 1B T j AIB U 1B F AIB V 1B B AIB W AIB G 1B X AIB L 1 3 AIB Z 1B 1 BS 08h 1B b DEFAULT V E MEMORY CANCEL Note when the 5250 emulation is set this dialog box is different See Chapter 6 1 2 124 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix There are three groups of programmable keys from F1 to F48 function keys used singly or with a modifier key Example for ANSI emulations F1 to F12 lt Fx gt F13 to F24 lt Shift gt lt Fx gt F25 to F36 Ctrl Fx F37 to F48 lt Ctrl gt lt Shift gt lt Fx gt numeric pad with Number Lock off special keys Esc Backspace and the dot of the locked numeric pad The following dialog box is used to enter a p
32. 1 and AUX2 Auxiliary Ports Operating mode printer Speed 9600 Format 8 1 none Handshake for transmission XON XOFF Handshake for reception none Test device presence no AUX frequency standard 2 stop bits only for AUX1 no Parallel Auxiliary Ports Supplemental signal select AUX1 AUX2 and parallel Auxiliary Ports Net service from the quick set up optional LPD for one of the 3 Net service settings Printer name from the quick set up if LPD is enabled filter and auto form feed no 154 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix Other functions operating mode TCP IP password none TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 155 Appendix AXEL A 12 HARDWARE AND FIRMWARE INFORMATION To get the AX3000 firmware revision and the hardware revision use one of the following Enter the AX3000 interactive set up and select Get the AX3000 set up by issuing the rsh or remd command the revision is included in the text file banner rsh axname setup_get gt file Use the following rsh or remd command to get the revision directly rsh axname ax version A 12 1 Hardware Information The AX3000 hardware information is FKx BVyyy FKx is the electronic board code FK stands for Flash Key BVyyy is the boot code version the boot code is the non erasable part of the flash memory There are currently five different generations of hardware in the field FK3 former production hardwar
33. 27x132 5250 status line 58 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Installing under OS 400 6 1 1 Setting a Session For each session connected to an 05 400 host enter the AX3000 set up select the Configuration Terminal Session Xx dialog and set the following parameters Connection Type select the telnet protocol Pre defined Configuration from the list select 5250 TERM Value IBM 3477 FC Terminal Name DEVNAME if this name is left blank the OS 400 will associate a dynamic name to this terminal ie QPADEVOO 1 Other parameters can be set to their default values 6 1 2 Using the AT Keyboard 102 keys The IBM 5250 emulation enables a PC AT keyboard to be used for operation as a 5250 terminal a Default Settings The first twelve 5250 function keys are accessed through F1 to lt F12 gt The F13 to F24 function keys are accessed through lt Shift gt lt F1 gt to lt Shift gt lt F12 gt TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 59 Installing under OS 400 AXEL The following table lists the other useful keys 5250 Keyboard PC AT Keyboard lt Attn gt lt Esc gt lt Enter gt lt Enter gt lt Erase gt lt End gt lt Field gt lt gt numpad lt Field Exit gt lt Entr gt numpad lt Field gt lt gt numpad lt Help gt lt Alt gt lt F1 gt lt Hex gt lt Alt gt lt F7 gt lt Home gt lt Home gt lt NewLine gt lt Ctr
34. 500 ms Medium Peripheral 1 25 Pts TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 19 Interactive Set Up AXEL Screen parameters Screen Type type of monitor colour grey scale monochrome or reverse monochrome Enhanced Screen Operating Mode this parameter allows a special VGA mode colour or underline attribute or double size characters to be selected This VGA mode must be enabled separately for each session where the mode is required For more information see Appendix A 6 Screen Saver the screen saver feature automatically blacks out the monitor display although the monitor remains powered up This protects the monitor from damage from screen burn The display is automatically restored as soon as the terminal is used Three values are possible no screen saver feature not used yes the display is restored when either the keyboard is used or data is received from the host yes keyboard only the display is only restored when the keyboard is used Number of Minutes delay before the monitor is turned off This is enabled only if the screen saver feature is set 3 3 KEYBOARD Select the Configuration Terminal General dialog to configure the keyboard settings see the dialog box description in the previous chapter 20 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Interactive Set Up Keyboard parameters Nationality select the nationality from the following list Swiss Ge Swiss Fr Belgium Ita
35. 52 firmware option 5250 emulation the default keystroke combination is lt Alt gt lt Shift gt lt Fx gt In any case these keystrokes can be changed see Chapter 3 6 2 The terminal will flip to this session if it is already open Otherwise the session will need to be opened There are two possibilities if the session is associated with a host a connection telnet or tty will be automatically opened on this host if the session is hostfree the following dialog box will be displayed Session Creation Connection Protocol telnet Host TCP Port Pre defined Configuration VALID CANCEL TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 39 Using the AX3000 AXEL The parameters required to make a host free connection are Connection Type select telnet or tty Host select the name of the host from a menu see Chapter 3 1 2 or enter the IP address of the host TCP Port enter the port number for telnet or tty on the target host Configuration select the pre defined configuration from a list 4 2 2 Disconnecting Sessions A session can be disconnected by one of two ways a system command example under Unix exit or lt Ctrl gt lt D gt lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Shift gt lt D gt This keystroke is locally processed by the AX3000 and works regardless the operating system When the user closes the current session lt Ctrl gt lt D gt on UNIX the behaviour of the AX3000 depends on how the auto reconnecti
36. AXEL 10 2 TCP IP MODE Description of the procedure to configure the AX3000 terminal for TCP IP Ethernet mode from serial mode 10 2 1 Enabling the TCP IP Mode Enter the AX3000 Set Up lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Echap gt and select the Configuration Advance Operating Mode menu The displayed dialog box specifies the current operating mode serial and gives the choice to keep this mode or to select the TCP IP mode Select the TCP IP mode Note the displayed information box that informs you to power cycle the AX3000 for changes to take effect 10 2 2 Setting Up and Operation Refer to the previous chapters in this document 102 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix APPENDIX TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 103 Appendix AXEL The following appendices give information about using the interactive set up networking an overview of Ethernet addresses IP addresses and routers adding an LPD printer within an operating system installing the AXEL tty server under UNIX setting up virtual terminals i e sessions underline attribute processing using rsh rcmd AX3000 configuration script using DHCP to assign AX3000 IP Address login script default factory set up and quick set up hardware and firmware information trouble shooting remote administration commands A 1 USING THE INTERACTIVE SET UP A 1 1 Enter the Set Up The following command sequence is used to
37. AXEL Platine Terminal Ethernet TCP IP Models TCP IP AX3000 USER S MANUAL June 2001 Ref AXTCPE 832 8 The reproduction of this material part or whole is strictly prohibited For additional information please contact AXEL 14 Avenue du Qu bec B t K2 EVOLIC BP 728 91962 Courtaboeuf cedex FRANCE Tel 33 1 69 28 27 27 Fax 33 1 69 28 82 04 Email info axel fr The information in this document is subject to change without notice AXEL assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders 1998 2001 AXEL All Rights Reserved N RODU CTION emer EE 1 1 A LOOK AT THE 5 1 1 TERMINAL nennen 6 1 2 PRINT AND TERMINAL SERVER sse 7 1 3 TOOLS AND STATISTICS risasi meinaam asii nnnm 7 1 4 EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION esee 8 2 FIRST BOOT UP AND QUICK SET UP esee 9 OVERVIEW densi ERE n D iue 10 2 2 FIRST BOQT UDP Iano Iter teet ine 11 2 3 FROM THE INTERACTIVE 12 INTERACTIVE SET UP 15 3 1 SETTING THE NETWORK ENVIRONMENT eem 16 3 1 1 AXS000 as 16 3 1 2 Host
38. Advanced Features a Statistics To get DHCP protocol information enter the set up and select Diagnostics Statistics DHCP Client The following information is shown State the current DHCP state The possible states are selecting searching a DHCP server broadcast requesting requesting an IP address from the DHCP server which answered selecting bound search has been successfully completed IP address has been set free DHCP protocol is not enabled or DHCP protocol failed renewing renewing the leased IP address to the DHCP server which answered selecting rebinding renewing the leased IP address to any DHCP server broadcast DHCP Server IP address of the DHCP server Lease Time seconds amount of time of the leased IP address For BOOTP protocol the value is infinity Remaining Lease remaining time before lease expires For BOOTP protocol the value is infinity Note to refresh the Remaining Lease information select the REFRESH TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 149 Appendix AXEL button b Tunings To modify the AX3000 client DHCP default parameters enter set up and select Configuration Advanced Tunings In the displayed dialog box select DHCP parameters and press lt spacebar gt The following parameters can be tuned through the displayed dialog box Lease Time minutes lease time value requested by the AX3000 to the DHCP server Depending on the DHCP
39. CO 3 2 4 SCO OPENSERVER XENIX SCO ANSI RS6000 UNIXWARE 7 LINUX ANSI INTERACTIVE ANSI SVR4 ANSI VT220 or WYSE 60 I 4 44 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Installing under UNIX LINUX Note selecting a pre defined configuration updates the value of the TERM environment variable However this value can then be modified further see Chapter 3 4 2 5 1 2 The etc hosts File Each TCP IP device must be listed in the etc hosts file This file associates a host name with an IP address Note If the AX3000 is only to be used as a simple terminal it is not necessary to update the etc hosts file However to use the AX3000 as a print server or a terminal server you must update the etc hosts file 5 1 3 Scancode Mode A terminal can have one of two possible keyboard modes ASCII mode each key depressed and released generates one or more characters sent to the application Scancode mode a scancode is associated with each key This code is sent to the application once when a key is depressed and again when the key is released The keyboard mode can either be set through the AX3000 s set up or by escape sequences This chapter describes the escape sequence method which allows the keyboard to be changed by a UNIX command SCO UNIX 3 2v4 and later allows the use of scancode mode The following section applies to scancode mode with SCO UNIX To switch scancode mode on or off a terminfo entry must be u
40. E HE EE RESET_CMOS 134 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix Note the RESET_CMOS command allows all the set up parameters except the AX3000 IP address to be reset When the configuration file is obtained from an AX3000 this RESET_CMOS command is displayed as a comment Ethernet Parameters ethernet_dhcp_used no yes no ethernet_ipaddr 192 168 1 241 address IP format ethernet_netmask 255 255 255 0 address IP format ethernet_dhcp_leasetime number ethernet_dhcp_clientid character string 10 char max ethernet_dhcp_tracemode yes no ethernet_dhcp_checkipaddr yes no thernet_noise low low high Notes When a configuration file is obtained from an the ethernet_ipaddr and ethernet_netmask parameters are commented out in order that the file may be used for configuring other AXEL Terminals the DHCP parameters are listed only with the DHC firmware option TCP IP Parameters tcp hostl name vangogh character string 10 char max tcp hostl ip 192 168 1 252 address IP format tcp host2 name picasso character string 10 char max tcp host2 ip 192 168 1 248 address IP format tcp host3 name pablo character string 10 char max tcp host3 ip 192 168 1 249 address IP format tcp host4 name vangogh character string 10 char max tcp host4 ip 192 168 1 250 address IP format
41. LIENT for serial terminals and TTY for other peripherals 1 3 TOOLS AND STATISTICS Embedded AX3000 tools provide the following features ping remote set up statistical environment firmware downloading TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 7 A Look at the AX3000 AXEL 1 4 EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION Host 4 UNIX ETHERNET TCP IP Host 2 Host 3 4 Host 1 AS 400 p UNIX Win NT Badge Reader Land TCP IP AX3000 s LPD Printer A ETHERNET TCP IP ai N D m Host 1 N Host 2 Em 0 j J b ond MN AX3000 Saleen LPD Printer Host 4 I Host 4 ES j Host 1 I Host 1 Host 3 Host 3 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL First Boot Up and Quick Set Up CHAPTER 2 FIRST BOOT UP AND QUICK SET UP TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 9 First Boot Up and Quick Set Up AXEL This chapter gives the information needed to use the Quick Set Up feature 2 1 OVERVIEW The AX3000 terminal provides a quick set up feature which allows a fast and reliable installation This quick set up feature is automatically called when the AX3000 is powered up for the first time can be accessed at a
42. LOADING BY TFTP PROTOCOL To download firmware using the tftp protocol the firmware file location filename and tftp host IP address must be given 9 2 1 Remote Administration The rsh or remd with OpenServer command syntax is as follows rsh axname ax download file tftpIP routeIP CR axname AX3000 hostname listed in etc hosts ax download keyword for firmware downloading file path and name of the firmware file tftpIP name or IP address of the tftp host if the name is used this host name must be listed in the target AX3000 set up routeIP optional name or IP address of a router to reach the tftp host if the name is used this router name must be listed in the target AX3000 set up Example rsh ax3001 ax_download usr firm 192 168 1 249 lt CR gt The message Downloading in progress is displayed on the operator s console if the download runs correctly Possible errors displayed on the operator s console ERR 105 invalid rcmd command incorrect keyword check the syntax and spelling ERR 108 invalid number of parameters bad parameter number 2 or 3 parameters are required after the keyword ERR 109 invalid file length the filename is too long more than 31 characters ERR 110 invalid server the tftp host name is unknown not listed in the AX3000 set up ERR 111 invalid router the router name is unknown not listed in the AX3000 set up TCP IP AX300
43. ON sssssseseseeeeeeeee nennen 39 4 2 1 Opening or Switching Sessions sess 39 4 2 2 Disconnecting Sessions sessi 40 4 3 TURNING OFF THE AX3000 sse nennen 40 5 INSTALLING UNDER UNIX LINUX eren 43 OVERVIEW 44 5 1 1 Pre defined Configuration and TERM Variable 44 5 1 2 The etc hosts File eere teilen 45 5 1 3 Scancode Mode sss seinen tnn rnnt 45 5 2 USING TELNET OR TTY FOR TERMINAL SESSION 46 52 1 The telnet Service o a oer a ee en 46 5 2 2 The tty Service iis ide are or dd Ee res 47 5 9 THEMUETISEEEE uidet toten 48 5 3 1 Installation under UNIX nnne 48 5 3 2 Setting Up the AX3000 sss eene 48 5 3 3 Using Multi Shell esses einen nnn 49 5 3 4 The Multi Shell Option esses 50 5 3 5 Limitations of the ANSI Standard sss 54 6 INSTALLING UNDER 5 400 nennen nennt 57 6 1 5250 SCREEN 55 58 6 1 1 Setting a Session assa eot e rer rode 59 6 1 2 Using the AT Keyboard 102 59 6 2 5250 PRINTER ri tdt codec PR aeree needs
44. Router Management A router is either a special electronic unit or a suitably configured host computer which enables data to be sent across two or more distinct physical networks One router can be nominated as the default router and then used to access any networks Use of a default router simplifies site network administration The default router is only identified by its IP address However additional routers can also be declared to reach specific destination hosts or networks Any such router must be identified with 3 parameters the router s IP address the destination IP address the destination type a simple host or an entire network Select the Configuration TCP IP Routers dialog to configure the router table Default Router VALID SUPPRESS CANCEL Default Router to specify a default router enter its IP address If a default router is not required leave this field blank To Add a Router move the highlight bar to a vacant line and enter the router parameters To Delete a Router select the DELETE button and select the router to be deleted from the menu 4 H 18 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Interactive Set Up To Change a Router move the highlight cursor over a router parameter and enter the new value 3 2 SCREEN Select the Configuration gt Terminal General dialog to configure the screen settings Keyboard French On off Long Medium
45. S 400 host when a connection has been idle for a specified time If the TCP IP peripheral does not respond the connection is dropped The socket is released and applications associated with the connection are killed Note to check the status of sockets use the OS 400 net stat command By default the keepalive time out value is very high sometimes infinite So this value must be decrease to allow the OS 400 to check regularly TCP IP connection status Invoke the following command to change this value xxx are seconds gt CHGTELNA TIMMRKTIMO xxx This modification will take effect after restarting the telnet server gt ENDTCPSVR SERVER TELNET gt STRTCPSVR SERVER TELNET It is recommended that Users are educated to power down the AX3000 in an orderly manner as described in Chapter 2 4 to avoid this issue arising IMPORTANT using a small keepalive value can prevent routers from dropping the ISDN line and cause high connection bills TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 67 AXEL Tools and Statistics CHAPTER 7 TOOLS AND STATISTICS TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 69 Tools and Statistics AXEL This chapter describes the embedded AX3000 tools ping statistics etc The AX3000 provides the following features the ping command connection management statistics environment Note these functions are accessed from the AX3000 interactive set up 7 1 THE PING COMMAND The ping command is used to check fo
46. SERVER A 4 1 Overview The AXEL tty server is a UNIX daemon axttyd The axttyd daemon must be used with the AX3000 tty or rtty network service The AXEL tty server associates a device on the UNIX host with an AX3000 resource the device is a pseudo terminal see below the AX3000 resource is an auxiliary port or a terminal session This enables data written to the UNIX host device to be sent to the AX3000 port and data received via the AX3000 port to be read through the UNIX host device Note about pseudo terminals a pseudo terminal is composed of two parts a master file and a slave file UNIX supports two possible styles for naming pttys one master and x slaves AT amp T style the master filename is dev ptmx and the slave filenames are dev pts xxx where xxx is a number x masters and x slaves Berkeley style the master filename is dev ptypxxx and the slave filenames are dev ttypxxx where xxx is the same number for master and slave 116 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix The following drawing shows the UNIX mechanisms UNIX QU C Sotware C Software X N di _ C X pyp lt typy 7 5 Socket slave master slave master slave master TCP Stack AX3000 TCP IP Terminal A 4 2 Installing an AXEL tty server Insert the diskette provided Log in as superuser and enter the following commands
47. T T v Fey OR a associate asciias T v TM RE E RET DN ERA E associatewsestio 1 v Parallel Port Parameters parallel service non none rtty printd rcmd parallel service name parallel character string 8 char max parallel service num 2050 number parallel filter nl no yes no parallel auto ff no yes no parallel associate devname character string 10 char max parallel associate msgqname character string 10 char max parallel associate msgqlib character string 10 char max 138 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix parallel_associate_font 11 parallel_associate_mfrtypmdl parallel_associate_pprsrcl parallel_associate_envelope parallel_associate_ascii899 no parallel_associate_wscstname parallel_associate_wscstlib parallel_associate_pprsrc2 haracter string 10 char max haracter string 10 char max haracter string 10 char max haracter string 10 char max es no haracter string 8 char max c c character string 10 char max Y c e haracter string 8 char max Note Depending on the associated service parallel service some parameters can be inactive They are unmarked in the following table and commented out in the configuration file parallel service name RES RES parallel service tcpport pa
48. The string is composed of tokens The NULL character encoded by X00 is used as a token separator A string must contain an even number of tokens Any character except a NULL can compose a token A string can contain as many tokens as needed Odd tokens are characters expected by the AX3000 Even tokens are characters sent by the AX3000 after the expected token has been received A login script looks like aaaaaaNO0bbbbbbN00ccceceN00ddddddd TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 151 Appendix AXEL A 10 2 Example With the following script login 00root 0D 00password 00mypwa 0D When the session is opened lt Alt gt lt Fx gt the AX3000 acts as Waiting for login After has been received the AX3000 sends root CR Note as for the programmable keys ASCII codes lower than 20h can be entered as xx where xx is the hexadecimal value of the ASCII code Examples Escape is MB and CR is VOD Waiting for password After password has been received the AX3000 sends mypwd lt CR gt Note Whilst a login script is running the AX3000 keyboard is locked In the event of a problem wrong expected token press Esc to skip the login script and to unlock the keyboard 152 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix A 11 DEFAULT FACTORY SET UP AND QUICK SET UP Quick Set Up allows an AX3000 to be rapidly updated for immediate use Two steps can be distinguished during the te
49. Under OS 400 The TFTP protocol is available as a standard feature on OS 400 but must be correctly set to match with the AX3000 requirements 1 Create a directory gt CRTDIR DIR axfirm TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 89 Downloading Firmware AXEL 2 Copy the firmware file for example ax3000 on axfirm 3 Change the directory axfirm QTFTP user s rights gt CHGAUT OBJ axfirm USER QTFTP DTAAUT RX OBJAUT NONE 4 Change the file axfirm ax3000 QTFTP user s rights gt CHGAUT OBJ axfirm ax3000 USER QTFTP DTAAUT RX OBJAUT NONE 5 User s right can be checked by invoking gt WRKLNK OBJ axfirm gt WRKLNK OBJ axfirm ax3000 6 Change the default TFTP directory 7 Stop and restart the TFTP server gt ENDTCPSVR TFTP gt STRICPSVR TFIP Then download the firmware from the AX3000 interactive set up see next chapter 9 1 4 Under Windows Windows operating systems don t include as a standard feature the tftp and bootp protocols In this case these 2 protocols must be bought and installed as additional software 9 1 5 About Firmware Files A correct firmware file must be downloaded for your AX3000 hardware If firmware file is downloaded into FK5 hardware the download process will fail error 13 see Chapter 9 5 For more information refer to Appendix A 1 2 90 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Downloading Firmware 9 2 DOWN
50. User s Manual 61 Installing under OS 400 AXEL These printers can be controlled by one of two protocols Prt5250 this service RFC 2877 is OS 400 oriented A printer controlled by this service is seen as a standard spooled printer LPD this service RFCs 1048 and related is provided as a standard feature by major operating systems Unix Linux NT etc The main benefit of this protocol is an LPD printer can be shared by different operating systems But LPD restrictions are the printer must be manually added to OS 400 the printer is accessed through an outqueue and not a device the printer job manipulation is not fully supported Normally the Prt5250 protocol is preferred No printer declaration is needed at OS 400 level but the LPD protocol allows printer to be shared between different operating systems Choose the protocol which best fits your needs This chapter describes only the Prt5250 protocol For more information about the LPD protocol refer to Appendix 6 2 1 Setting Up the Prt5250 Protocol To set the Prt5250 service enter the AX3000 Set Up and select Configuration Aux Ports gt xxx According to the auxiliary port selected serial or parallel one of 2 boxes is displayed tan Parallel Farti prire Pae tersilas HI teed Pets Xu MINUM ra Tert Davics Presence gr romanin ien for Berepy ioe
51. adcast request information about the firmware file location will be displayed AX3000 IP 192 168 1 242 bootp server name vangogh bootp relay IP 0 0 0 0 tftp server IP 192 1 1 254 file name axel firm9645 tftp router IP 192 168 1 252 AX BOOTP Vl la Flash Key 3 Next an automatic connection to the tftp host will then be made in order to download the firmware file 9 4 2 The tftp Stage AX TFTP 1 1 Flash Key 3 If the download can be performed the current firmware is erased and the following message is displayed on the AX3000 monitor Erasing code TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 95 Downloading Firmware AXEL Then the selected firmware file is downloaded each dot represents 512 bytes Loading code code loaded Finally the AX3000 is automatically reset and the new firmware is enabled IMPORTANT The AX3000 IP layer used for the tftp protocol does not handle the fragmentation defragmentation process Therefore if a router fragments frames mtu lower than 600 bytes the AX3000 will not be able to perform the download If any problems occur see the next section 9 5 INCASE OF PROBLEMS This section discusses possible problems The error list is not exhaustive if an unlisted error occurs please contact your AXEL distributor After an error the AX3000 should be power cycled 9 5 1 The bootp Stage If an error occurs the following message is displayed on the AX3000 monitor Boo
52. ame to this terminal ie QPADEVO001 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 25 Interactive Set Up AXEL Programmable Keys available only in ASCII mode this dialog box allows the values of 48 function keys the numeric pad and other special keys to be defined For more information see Appendix A 5 2 Overscan available only for a colour monitor an overscan colour is selected by setting this parameter to yes and by using the keys lt gt and lt gt 64 colours available Colouring Mode available only for a colour monitor this feature can be disabled or enabled in standard mode 5 colouring attributes or in enhanced mode 16 colouring attributes For more information see Appendix A 5 3 Colouring Mode Settings available only if the colouring mode is enabled this dialog box allows to change the colour foreground and background associated with video attributes normal reverse underscore etc Session Label this character string 10 characters max is used to identify the session on the AX3000 TCP IP status line or when no session is connected see Chapter 4 1 idle screen explanation 3 4 3 Copy a Session This function allows one session connection settings and virtual terminal settings to be copied to one or more additional sessions Select the Configuration Terminal Copy Paste dialog The following parameters must be entered the source session enter the number from 1 to 8 the dest
53. current AX3000 firmware Consequence the rsh command is aborted the AX3000 set up is not modified Solution use a configuration file with a compatible protocol ERR 103 trailer label not found Default factory set up reloaded Command setup_send Cause the trailer label END_AX_SETUP is not found Either this label is not included in the configuration file or the rsh connection failed Consequence the default factory set up is reloaded to replace the inconsistent configuration caused by the missing trailer label Solution add this label to the end of file and run the rsh command again TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 83 Remote Set Up AXEL ERR 104 Can not get complete set up rcmd command aborted Command setup get Cause a network problem has occurred or the rsh command has been killed or aborted Consequence the set up obtained by the command is invalid the trailer label is missing Solution run the rsh command again ERR 105 invalid rcmd command Command setup send setup get Ofax reboot Cause the rsh keyword is unknown Consequence no effect Solution use the correct keyword setup send setup get Or ax reboot ERR 106 cmos busy Command setup send Cause another rsh command setup get Or setup send is running or another user has entered Set Up on the target AX3000 Consequence no effect Solution Either wait for a few seconds and repeat the command or
54. d rsh A 8 AX3000 configuration script A 9 Using DHCP to assign AX3000 IP address A 10 Login script A 11 Default factory set up and quick set up A 12 Hardware and firmware information A 13 Trouble shooting A 14 Administration command list TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 3 AXEL A Look at the AX3000 CHAPTER 1 A LOOK AT THE AX3000 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 5 A Look at the AX3000 AXEL This chapter introduces the main features of the AXEL TCP IP terminal 1 1 TERMINAL FUNCTION Each TCP IP AXEL terminal can operate as up to eight concurrent and independent virtual terminals With this virtual terminal capability an AX3000 can provide multiple connections across a network Each virtual terminal can be connected to any TCP IP networked host set using independent parameters emulation function keys colour video attributes etc Keystrokes can be easily programmed to open or flip between sessions The number of virtual terminals per AX3000 can be set between 1 and 8 Note the AX3000 s operating mode serial or TCP IP be selected through the Set Up menu The AX3000 can be set to act as a Serial terminal or a TCP IP terminal 6 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL A Look at the AX3000 1 2 PRINT AND TERMINAL SERVER The three AX3000 auxiliary ports can be managed either by escape sequences compatible with serial terminals or by a network service LPD and PRT5250 for printers TELNET C
55. d through standard system commands gt GO PRINTER 64 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Installing under OS 400 6 3 REMOTE ADMINISTRATION The following commands allow an AX3000 to be controlled over the network 6 3 1 Resetting the Platine To reboot an AX3000 over the network invoke the following command gt RUNRMTCMD CMD AX REBOOT RMTLOCNAME 192 168 1 241 IP Where REBOOT command for AX3000 reboot 192 168 1 241 AX3000 IP address 6 3 2 Editing the AX3000 Settings The whole AX3000 set up can be obtained by invoking the following command gt RUNRMTCMD CMD SETUP GET RMTLOCNAME 192 168 1 241 IP or a partial set up can also be obtained only used set up parameters are sent gt RUNRMTCMD CMD SETUP GET LITE RMTLOCNAME 192 168 1 241 IP Where SETUP GET command for getting the whole set up SETUP GET LITE command for getting the partial set up 192 168 1 241 AX3000 IP address For more information about these commands refer to Chapter 8 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 65 Installing under OS 400 AXEL 6 3 3 Downloading a Firmware To download an AX3000 firmware over the network invoke the following command gt RUNRMTCMD CMD AX DOWNLOAD axfirm ax3000 192 168 1 180 RMTLOCNAME 192 168 1 241 IP Parameters of the RUNRMTCMD command AX DOWNLOAD command for firmware downloading axfirm ax3000 path and name of the
56. dialog box appears Select colour Foreground Colour Background Colour Blink Underline CANCEL According to the Blink allowed and Underline allowed parameters 8 or 16 foreground and background colours are available and the Blink and Underline parameters are enabled or disabled TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 129 Appendix AXEL A 6 UNDERLINE ATTRIBUTE MANAGEMENT The reverse video attribute the bold attribute and the blinking attribute are supported by all VGA monitors However the underline attribute is only supported by monochrome VGA monitors If the underline attribute is essential with a colour VGA monitor one of the following three methods can be used but note that each entails the loss of some other display capability A 6 1 Using the Monitor as a Monochrome Monitor This method allows all the monochrome attributes to be used but entails the loss of all colour The monitor is set to operate as a monochrome monitor All AX3000 sessions appear in monochrome and the AX3000 colouring mode is totally unavailable To set a VGA colour monitor to monochrome enter the AX3000 set up set Configuration Terminal General Screen Type to the Monochrome value A 6 2 Using the Colouring Mode The AX3000 colouring mode is used to provide different foreground and background colours for each monochrome attribute Thus although no underline appears on the screen normal and underlined text can be distinguis
57. dicated to OS 400 see Chapter 6 2 tty dedicated to Unix Linux see Chapter 3 5 4 The embedded LPD print server allows the remote printer to be accessed as a standard system printer 28 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Interactive Set Up An printer can be configured with parameters an IP address the AX3000 s IP address an identifier for the auxiliary port character string an optional filter to pre process the file before printing but generally this processing is done at the operating system level To set the LPD service on an auxiliary port select the Configuration Ports aux xxx dialog and enter the following parameters Associated Service select Net Service Parameters press SPACE to access the following dialog box Printer Port Name NL CR NL Filter Auto Form Feed Printer Port Name this is the port identifier Sometimes the same name is used for the printer at the operating system level NLZCR NL Filter The line feed character OxOA can be mapped to carriage return line feed 0 00 Ox0A Auto Form Feed The form feed character OxOC can be sent to eject the last page at the end of printing Note if the auxiliary port used for printing is a serial port set the Printer operating mode For more information about Ipd printers see Appendix 3 5 3 Connecting a Serial Terminal Two serial terminals can be attached to the AX3000 s serial ports
58. e firmware file bootp and tftp protocol this is an automatic procedure The necessary parameters will already be available from the UNIX configuration Whichever method is used the firmware file is downloaded from a host called the tftp host Following this the AX3000 is automatically reset and the new firmware is enabled These two methods can be run either using the rsh or remd command from another network host remote administration or through the set up of the AX3000 that is to be upgraded 88 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Downloading Firmware 9 1 2 Under Unix Linux These 2 protocols are included but the default configuration does not launch the tftp and bootp daemons To enable these protocols perform the following modify the file etc inetd conf by removing the comment character from the beginning of the line s associated with tftp and or bootps Note for tftp take care to use the public mode within inetd conf the user field must be nouser or nobody and the tftpd daemon must be launched without the s tftpboot parameter reboot the UNIX host or send the signal 1 to the inetd process Examples of TFTP declarations SCO OpenServer tftp dgram udp wait nouser etc tftpd tftpd AIX 4 tftp dgram udp nowait nobody usr sbin tftpd tftpd n LINUX tftp dgram udp wait root usr sbin tcpd in tftpd UNIXWARE 7 tftp dgram udp wait nobody usr sbin in tftpd in tftpd 9 1 3
59. e hexadecimal value For instance the Esc z sequence be encoded by 1Bz Note when the character string is longer than the length of the field two indicators are displayed at the left and at the right of the field A 1 4 Special Notation The set up is a sequence of menus and sub menus Define an action by the path followed through the set up tree hierarchy using the following notation item1 item2 action For example to perform the above action select item1 in the main menu then select item2 in the sub menu A 1 5 Exiting the set up To exit the set up select Configuration gt Quit If changes have been made while in the set up a dialog box appears select YES to save the modifications and exit the set up The new AX3000 settings will then be stored in NVRAM non volatile memory select NO to abandon your changes and exit the set up TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 107 Appendix AXEL A 2 NETWORK OVERVIEW A 2 1 Ethernet Addresses AX3000 terminals like other devices equipped for Ethernet networking have a unique hardware address which is issued by the manufacturer and cannot thereafter be modified This address is in the form of six hexadecimal bytes separated by colons thus AX3000 Ethernet address format 00 0 34 Select the command in the horizontal menu of the AX3000 set up to see the AX3000 Ethernet address A 2 2 IP Address Every device connec
60. e of models 55 55E and 56 FK5 former production hardware of models 55 55E and 56 FK11 current production hardware of models 55 55E and 56 FK7 former production hardware of models 65 FK13 current production hardware of models 65 and 65E Note the correct firmware file must be downloaded for your AX3000 hardware Example if FK3 firmware file is downloaded into FK5 hardware the download process will fail A 12 2 Firmware Information The AX3000 firmware revision is composed of a general firmware descriptor until available emulations until possible firmware options 156 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix Examples FK3 BV11f TCP FR 9832h STD FK5 BV12a TCP XX 9832h WYS EUR FK5 BV12a TCP XX 9832h QVT DHC amp SRI a General Firmware Information The beginning of the firmware version is FCT NA yywwi FCT is the AX3000 operating mode TCP stands for both TCP IP and serial modes SER stands for serial mode NA is the firmware nationality code is ISO compliant The main nationalities are XX International except for the following countries FR France GR Greece TR Turkey Fl Finland PT Portugal yywwi is the year and the week number of the firmware creation following by an alphabetical index for instance 9832h Note three parameters depend on the firmware nationality The set up message nationality FR French messages other English messages T
61. e specific routers are identified by the following parameters Router IP address this router must be connected to the same network as the AX3000 Destination IP Address IP address of the host or the network to be reached Destination Type two values Host the destination is a single host Network the destination is a whole local network the class mask is applied to this IP address Notes At the AX3000 level the routing algorithm uses a specific router to reach the destination If no specific router fits the default router is used The AX3000 doesn t support ICMP REDIRECT requests dynamic routers are not supported TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 109 Appendix AXEL Example 1 router 1 is used to reach the 192 168 2 xxx network and router 2 is used to reach the 192 1 1 xxx network 192 168 2 gt 192 168 1 12 Router 1 192 168 1 11 AX3000 192 168 1 10 The AX3000 route table will show the following Process Routers Default Router VALID SUPPRESS CANCEL 110 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix Example 2 router 1 is used to reach both networks 192 168 2 xxx and 192 1 1 192 168 2 Router 1 192 168 1 11 192 168 1 10 The AX3000 route table is Routers Process 192 168 1 11 Gateway IP addr Target IP addr Target Type CANCEL TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 111 Appendix AXEL A 3 LPD PRINTERS This appendix giv
62. ed only if an Ipd printer is used local name of the printer After confirmation all the AX3000 set up parameters are updated The available sessions can be accessed by lt Alt gt lt Fx gt keystroke combinations lt Alt gt with a function key see Chapter 4 Note following a quick set up the AX3000 settings are those of the default factory set up modified by the quick set up parameters see Appendix A 11 2 3 FROM THE INTERACTIVE SET UP Use the following keystroke combination to enter the interactive set up procedure Note the set up can be password protected in which case the password must be entered to access the quick set up dialog box For more information see Chapter 3 7 12 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL First Boot Up and Quick Set Up Select Configuration Quick Set up then press CR A warning message is displayed press CR to continue The quick set up dialog box is displayed see the previous chapter TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 13 AXEL Interactive Set Up CHAPTER 3 INTERACTIVE SET UP TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 15 Interactive Set Up AXEL This chapter describes AX3000 installation using the interactive set up procedure Use the following keystroke combination to enter the interactive set up Note the set up can be password protected in which case the password must be entered to access the quick set up dialog box For more information see Chapter 3 7 Append
63. eeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeceaeeeeaaeseeeeeseaeessiaeeneneeees 82 9 DOWNLOADING 87 9 1 OVERVIEW etie e vt bee tr p ient 88 9 1 1 Downloading Protocols sse 88 9 1 2 Under Unbx EInux i uie iode i re ledere cei ende dace bed 89 9 1 3 Under OS 400 iie UP HEU be reden 89 9 1 4 Under WindOWS rao pd e ues 90 9 1 5 About Firmware Files esses 90 9 2 DOWNLOADING BY TFTP PROTOCOL 91 9 2 1 Remote Administration esses eene 91 9 2 2 Downloading Through Set Up sene 92 9 3 DOWNLOADING BY BOOTP AND TFTP PROTOCOLS 93 9 3 1 Remote Administration esses 94 9 3 2 Downloading Through Set Up sse 94 9 4 THE DOWNLOAD PROCESS 12 95 9 4 1 The 95 9 4 2 The EO sisse sese nnn 95 9 5 IN CASE OF PROBLEMS seen ener 96 9 51 The DOOID Sage uii ore t na erede dire dene 96 9 5 2 The TO Stage oe po ede eo ico ue cue 97 10 SELECTING TCP IP OR SERIAL OPERATING MODE 99 10 1 SERIAL MODE inei aree dete edt 100 10 1 1 Enabling the Serial Mode 100 10 1 2 Setting Up the
64. efault the tcpmsh program supplies 2 multi shell views It is possible to change this limit by setting the x option where x stands for the number of views from 1 to 8 i p Option Pre defined Pseudo Terminals It is possible to use a fixed set of pseudo terminals which are listed in a parameter file which is named as the argument to the p option Each line of the file lists the ptty slave part dedicated to its view eight lines maximum 181 1 8th line view 8 Example the predef file j S Option Select a Shell According to the version of UNIX used different shells are available sh ksh rsh etc This option allows selection of a shell other than the default one The shell name follows the S option Example x Option Circular Buffers A view is considered to be inactive when it is not the current view Within a session when n views are used there is always one active view the current one and n 1 inactive views TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 53 Installing under UNIX LINUX AXEL By default it is impossible to display data through an inactive view When an attempt is made to send data to an inactive view it is immediately locked using XOFF so that the flow of data is stopped Data transmission is not resumed until it is unlocked by being made active again By use of the x option these locks and the interruption of data transmission can be prevented by assign
65. en the AX3000 is turned on some connections may be opened automatically screen connections if the auto connection parameter is set to yes auxiliary port connections if the associated service is tty or telnet and the auto connection parameter is set to yes If a terminal session is opened the first of the AX3000 active sessions will be displayed If no terminal session is active an idle screen is displayed For example XAlt Fl session xxx lt Alt gt lt F2 gt session yyy lt Alt gt lt F3 gt gt In the above example The maximum number of sessions is 3 The user has to press lt Alt gt lt Fx gt to open a session The strings xxx in session 1 and yyy in session 2 are either the session label if one has been defined in the set up or the associated host name Session is host free Each time the user opens the session lt Alt gt lt F3 gt a host name will be requested 38 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Using the AX3000 4 2 USING MULTI SESSION AXEL TCP IP Platine terminals provide multiple and concurrent connections This feature allows simultaneous access to multiple hosts and applications 4 2 1 Opening or Switching Sessions To switch between sessions use the following keystroke combination ALT OO E Where Fx represents one of the lt F1 gt to lt F8 gt function keys corresponding to the session number required Note with the 1
66. ename of the firmware file This information is obtained by means of a broadcast Information concerning this firmware file must have been configured within the selected UNIX host known as the bootp host Prerequisites for boot p the boot pd process must be run on the bootp host the bootpd configuration file etc bootptab must list an entry for every AX3000 which can download firmware the bootp host must be directly accessed by the AX3000 not via a router Otherwise a bootp relay host must be set up The main capabilities of the bootpd configuration file are as follows tc network description ht network type sa IP address of tftp host gw optional router ha Ethernet address of the AX3000 ip IP address of the AX3000 this address is only used during the downloading operation bf full firmware file name path included Examples of bootp configuration files a When the AX3000 and the tftp host are on the same network net hn df etc btdump ht ethernet sa 192 168 1 252 to auto axell tc net ht ethernet ha 00A034000001 ip 192 168 1 242 bf tmp axel TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 93 Downloading Firmware AXEL b When the AX3000 accesses the tftp host via a router net hn df etc btdump ht ethernet sa 192 1 1 243 to auto netl tc net sm 255 255 255 000 gw 192 168 1 252 axell tc netl ht ethernet vm rfc1048 ha 200A034000001 ip 2192 168 1 242 bf usr axel firm9645 IMPORTANT if pr
67. enter AX3000 Set Up 104 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix Note the set up can be password protected in which case the password must be entered to access the quick set up dialog box For more information see Chapter 3 7 The AX3000 set up comprises a horizontal general menu which calls vertical menus or dialog boxes A help line is located in the bottom of the screen The AX3000 set up screen appears as follows Diamostics Downloading Horizontal General Menu L Vertical Menu Help Line 5 Set Up Language A 1 2 Navigation a The Horizontal General Menu Move through the menu with horizontal arrow keys A different vertical menu will be displayed automatically as each item is traversed TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 105 Appendix AXEL b Vertical Menus Move through vertical menus with vertical arrow keys Confirm the selected command by pressing lt CR gt Note the symbol gt beside a vertical menu item indicates that it is a sub menu Expand the sub menu with the lt CR gt key then move through it with vertical arrow keys c Dialog Boxes Move through dialog boxes with vertical arrow keys Two type of fields are distinguished in a dialog box button press lt CR gt to perform the associated action parameter two types of value occur a free value numeric or character string the data capture mode is automatically enabled see the next chapter a discrete
68. es d Exiting tcomsh Exit the t cpmsh program by deleting all the views 5 3 4 The Multi Shell Option a b Option Select Pttys The b option is used to set the generic names of pseudo terminals and must be followed by a parameter which may have three possible values b 0 default use with tt ypx where x is any decimal value from 0 to 63 b 1 use with ttypy where y is any hexadecimal value from 0 to 3Fhex b 2 use with ttypz ttyqz ttyrz and ttysz where z is any hexadecimal value from 0 to F 50 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Installing under UNIX LINUX b Option Overscan Colour This option allows the current view to be identified by colour a different overscan colour is associated with each view The following table lists views and associated overscan colours Light yellow 6 Magenta o y o e mite c f Option Initial Scripts A list of command scripts one per view can be stored in a file whose filename is provided as the argument to the f option This command file has a maximum of eight lines Each line lists the commands associated with one view If a view does not have an initial command its associated line must start with a dash character 2Dhex character Example the file smit client d h Option On Line Help This option displays the t cpmsh syntax and gives a brief description of every option e L Option Status Line o
69. es the information needed to add an LPD printer within your operating system For more information refer to your system manuals A 3 1 Unix Use the appropriate UNIX system management tool to add a remote printer At least two parameters are requested the name of the remote host enter the AX3000 s hostname refer to etc hosts the name of the printer this is the Printer Port Name entered when the AX3000 was set up Run the 1p command to use this printer Note some options of the 1p command number of copies banner etc cannot be used because the AX3000 is not a UNIX server and has no hard disk on which to run a spooler Using under IBM AIX V3 x Enter the SMIT fast path smit mkrque Four parameters are required Name of Queue to Add gt name of the printer accessed by the 1p command Destination Host for Remote Jobs gt hostname of the AX3000 refer to etc hosts Name of Queue on Remote Printer gt Printer Name associated with the AX3000 s port Name of Device to Add gt device name of printer on AIX b Using under IBM AIX V4 x Enter the SMIT fast path smit spooler then select Add a Print Queue and Remote 112 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix Printers can be added using either of two methods Standard Processing AIX sends a raw file to the AX3000 Three parameters are required Name of Queue to Add name of the printer accessed by the 1 command
70. etri alt ctrl alt shift number in range 2 to 123 number in range 2 to 123 number in range 2 to 123 number in range 2 to 123 number in range 2 to 123 number in range 2 to 123 number in range 2 to 123 number in range 2 to 123 black white color grey levels paper white no underline doublesize french german italian spanish belgian english american portuguese dutch swiss german swiss french turk q turk f iceland no yes yes kbd only number lower than 31 standard number lower than 4 on off on otf no long short low medium high low medium high french english none aux1 aux2 parallel 140 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix Note When a configuration file is obtained from an AX3000 if the value of term_screensaver is set to no then term_screensaver_delay is commented out Session Parameters In the following section of the file for ease of reading the session number 1 to 8 has been represented by the character In a real configuration file the parameters for each session would of course be listed S associate protocol telnet telnet tty S associate host vangogh character string 10 char max S associate tcpport number S associate term ansi character string 10 char max Ss associate label view 1 character string 10 char max S associate autoconn yes yes no S a
71. ew screen is activated the tcpmsh program displays the contents of the corresponding circular buffer If the first escape sequence within the circular buffer has been interrupted in the course of circular data processing the corresponding screen display is corrupted This can happen for example if a circular buffer is too small the inactive view receives too many characters and older data is overwritten To avoid this problem use larger circular buffers x n option TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 55 AXEL Installing under OS 400 CHAPTER 6 INSTALLING UNDER OS 400 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 57 Installing under OS 400 AXEL This chapter covers AX3000 installation under OS 400 This chapter is dedicated to the operation of the AX3000 in the OS 400 environment For more general information about the AX3000 network and session settings instructions for users etc please refer to the previous chapters The AX3000 is able to handle both 5250 screen sessions tn5250 emulation and printers protocols Prt5250 and LPD Note these 5250 protocols are only available with the 152 firmware option 6 1 5250 SCREEN SESSION The IBM 5250 emulation type developed by Axel is IBM 3477 FC This emulation provides all the features of an IBM 5250 terminal Especially the 5250 telnet protocol TN5250 compliant with the RFC 1205 terminal name negotiation terminal type negotiation etc colour support screen sizes 24x80 and
72. firmware file 192 168 1 180 AS 400 IP address 192 168 1 241 AX3000 IP address For more information about firmware downloading refer to Chapter 9 6 3 4 Editing AX3000 Statistics Some AX3000 statistics can be obtained by invoking the following command gt RUNRMTCMD CMD AX_GETSTAT RMTLOCNAME 192 168 1 241 IP Where AX_GETSTAT command for getting statistics 192 168 1 241 AX3000 IP address For more information about AX3000 statistics refer to Chapter 7 3 6 4 FURTHER OPTIONS 6 4 1 Turning Off the Platine A careful check should be made before turning off the TCP IP AX3000 an operating system cannot detect a TCP IP device being turned off To allow graceful terminal shutdown use the lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Del gt keystroke combination use Del of the numpad 66 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Installing under OS 400 6 4 2 Reconnection Problem If an AX3000 5250 session is set with a specific DEVNAME problems can occur if it is not cleanly shutdown before being switched off see Chapter 2 4 When a TCP IP device is switched off without closing current telnet session the operating system OS 400 cannot detect this and the OS 400 will refuse two connections with the same DEVNAME This problem can be solved by tuning keepalive function of the OS 400 Telnet Server The keepalive function allows sessions to time out Keepalive probes are automatically sent by the O
73. from standard input stdin and sends this data to one of the AX3000 s auxiliary ports For example rsh ax name port name lt file CR In this example ax name is the name of the AX3000 refer to etc hosts file and port name is the Printer Port Name of the AX3000 auxiliary port 132 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix A 8 REMOTE SET UP CONFIGURATION FILE FORMAT A configuration file can list some or all AX3000 set up parameters The configuration file begins with the header label BEGIN_AX_SETUP and ends with the trailer label END_AX_SETUP Example BEGIN_AX_SETUP V1 1 this is a comment tcp hostl name vangogh END AX SETUP Note lines beginning with are treated as comments and ignored The set up parameters may be grouped as follows Ethernet Ethernet interface parameters TCP IP network environment AUX1 Port port service and communication parameters AUX2 Port port service and communication parameters Parallel Port port service Multi session session numbers hot keys etc Terminal global parameters screen keyboard etc Session 1 session 1 parameters Session 8 session 8 parameters Several formats are available for set up parameter values List the possible values are listed the character is used as a separator Examples yes no none xon xoff xpc dtr Number maximum and minimum values are given TCP IP AX3000 User s Manua
74. g 32 char max s udk f25 character string 32 char max s udk f26 character string 32 char max s udk f27 character string 32 char max s udk f28 character string 32 char max s udk f29 character string 32 char max s udk f30 character string 32 char max s udk f31 character string 32 char max s udk f32 character string 32 char max s udk f33 character string 32 char max s udk f34 character string 32 char max s udk f35 character string 32 char max s udk f36 character string 32 char max s udk f37 character string 32 char max s udk f38 character string 32 char max s udk f39 character string 32 char max s udk f40 character string 32 char max s udk f41 character string 32 char max s udk f42 character string 32 char max s udk f43 character string 32 char max s udk f44 character string 32 char max s udk f45 character string 32 char max s udk f46 character string 32 char max s udk f47 character string 32 char max s udk f48 character string 32 char max s udk ins character string 32 char max s udk end character string 32 char max s udk dn character string 32 char max s udk pgdn character string 32 char max s udk left character string 32 char max st udk five character string 32 char max s udk right character string 32 char max s udk home character string 32 char max s _udk_up character string 32 char
75. generated by the telnetd daemon The value of the TERM environment variable is negotiated after the login stage 5 2 2 The tty Service The tty server is a Axel proprietary protocol Additional software is needed Main characteristics of a tty session pre defined allocation of pseudo terminals ptty UNIX access is controlled by a login which is generated by the init daemon controlled by the etc inittab file The UNIX host must run the AXEL tty server daemon axttyd The configuration file axttyd must contain a list of AX3000 sessions and the pttys associated with each Each session is identified by the name of the AX3000 from the etc hosts file and a special keyword sessx where x is the session number For example dev ptyp12 dev ttyp12 dev ptyp13 dev ttyp13 dev ptyp2 dev ttyp2 Note the tty server is also used to control the AX3000 auxiliary ports For more information about the tty server installation see Appendix A 4 A terminal session controlled by the tty server acts as a serial terminal attached to a multi O board The etc inittab file must therefore be modified to launch the get ty command for each pseudo terminal Example add the following line to get a login on dev ttyp12 pl2 23 o0ff etc getty t60 dev ttyp2 m TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 47 Installing under UNIX LINUX AXEL Then enter the following command at the UNIX prompt to enable it enable ttyp12 lt CR gt
76. he AX3000 default factory set up is 8 telnet sessions and 1 page session To change this configuration enter AX3000 Set Up lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Esc gt and select the Terminal Multi session dialog Tune the two parameters number of sessions and number of Pages Session 5 3 3 Using Multi Shell a Running tcpmsh To run tcpmsh the syntax is Note the next sub chapter describes each option When the AXEL multi shell program is run help messages are displayed tcpmsh version maximum number of views etc The program creates only the first view view 1 A pseudo terminal is automatically associated with this view This view is a copy of the shell within which the tcpmsh program was run and the profile script is executed for this view b Creating a View or Moving to a View To create a new view or to move to an existing view use the following keystroke combinations lt Ctrl gt lt F1 gt view 1 Ctrl F8 view 8 If a view does not already exist the tcpmsh program allocates a pseudo terminal launches the view and runs profile TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 49 Installing under UNIX LINUX AXEL c Deleting a View To delete a view move to it lt Ctrl gt lt Fx gt and exit the shell by typing exit or pressing lt Ctrl gt lt D gt The tcpmsh software releases the associated pseudo terminal and moves to the first view If the deleted view was the only active view the program terminat
77. he possible presence of a national keyboard and associated character set For instance the Turkish environment keyboards and character set is only available with the TR firmware The default keyboard nationality FR France XX North American TR Turkey etc b Available Emulations Generally ANSI and VT emulations are supported by the Platine Terminal This group of emulations is coded STD But other emulations can either replace it or can be added to it STD ANSI and VT emulations ANS ANSI based emulations VT2 VT based emulations TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 157 Appendix AXEL WYS Wyse 60 120 emulation ATO ATO300 emulation SM9 SM9400 SM9412 emulation THE Theos emulation QVT QVT 119 emulation TVI TVI 910 emulation SLN SLNET emulation TWS Twin Server emulation 151 3151 emulation R32 REAL32 emulation 332 C332 emulation 152 3252 emulation 132 3270 emulation VNC graphics protocol model 65 only c Possible Firmware Options After the emulation specification firmware option s can be met A is used as separator between supported emulation see above and these options A amp is used as separator between two options The main firmware options are AGA alpha graphics mode with ANSI emulations models 65 and 65E AGV alpha graphics mode with VT emulations models 65 and 65E AGW alpha graphics mode with WYSE emulations models 65 and 65E ALG alpha graphics mode obsolete option F20 20 fctn ke
78. hed by different background colours The benefit of this method is that the colouring mode is dedicated to a single session Sessions with different colours or with the native colours of a software package can be run on the same AX3000 For more information about colouring mode see Appendix A 5 130 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix A 6 3 Using Underline Attribute in Colour Mode An AX3000 set up parameter allows the underline attribute to be displayed in colour mode but this disables the bold attribute This is a good way to display underlining if the bold attribute is not used by the software in question Enter the AX3000 set up and perform the following two steps select the Configuration gt Terminal General dialog and set the Enhanced Screen Mode parameter to Underline for each session select the Configuration Terminal Session X gt General Parameter dialog and set the Enhanced Screen Mode parameter to Yes TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 131 Appendix AXEL A 7 USING RSH RCMD COMMAND A rsh command or on SCO OpenServer can be used to launch an AX3000 command to print a file The rsh parameters are the hostname or the IP address of the device a command optional additional parameters The rsh command may be used to perform the AX3000 remote set up or to download firmware see Chapters 8 and 9 To print a file the rsh command reads data
79. ination session s these may be specified either by the number of a single destination session or list of numbers e g 1 3 4 or the keyword all specifying all the other sessions IMPORTANT if a destination session is already open its session will not be immediately updated i e the modifications are not dynamic The new settings of each destination session will apply the next time that session is opened 26 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Interactive Set Up 3 5 AUXILIARY PORTS The AX3000 auxiliary ports can be controlled through a network service tty etc The management of the three auxiliary ports is independent of the active telnet or tty session by escape sequences transparent mode This provides compatibility with applications running on serial terminals Note unlike the parallel port which is self configuring the two serial ports must be set transmission rate handshake etc before they can be used 3 5 1 Setting the AUX1 and AUX Serial Ports Select the Configuration Aux Ports AUXx dialog to configure each auxiliary serial port Serial Port AUX1 25 Pts Associated Service Net Service Parameters Operating Mode Speed Format Test Device Presence Handshake for Transmission Handshake for Reception TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 27 Interactive Set Up AXEL The following parameters can be set Operating Mode two modes are available Printer data f
80. information see Appendix A 10 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 23 Interactive Set Up AXEL 3 4 2 Virtual Terminal Settings The main parameter of a virtual terminal is the Pre defined Configuration This parameter is selected from a list NSI NSI DOS NIX SCO 3 2 2 NIX SCO 3 2 4 CO OPENSERVER ENIX SCO NIX SVR4 NSI INTERACTIVE NSI RS 6000 NSI MOS NSI DATA GENERAL NIXWRE 7 LINUX VT220 VT AS400 HFT WYSE 60 ANSI SLNET SM9400 SM9412 TVI 950 QVT 3151 5250 Al U U 5 x U A A U Note these emulations are available as firmware options see appendix A 12 24 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Interactive Set Up Selection of a pre defined configuration resets all virtual terminal parameters to the pre defined configuration default values emulation function keys etc Virtual terminal parameters can then be further adjusted General Parameter this dialog box allows the display parameters column row character set etc and keyboard parameters scancode or ASCII mode to be set For more information see Appendix A 5 1 TERM Value only available with telnet the value of this environment variable is negotiated between the host and the AX3000 The following table shows the default values according to the pre defined configurations SCO OPENSERVER Terminal Name DEVNAME only for 5250 emulation If this name is left blank the OS 400 will associate a dynamic n
81. ing a circular buffer to each view Data transmitted to an inactive view is then not stopped but stored in the corresponding circular buffer When the view is reactivated the buffer contents are displayed By default the size of each circular buffer is 2 Kbytes This size can be modified using the option where stands for the buffer size in kilobytes It can have values from 1 KB to 9 KB The circular buffer feature saves only the latest data transmitted to an inactive view If the volume of data transmitted exceeds the buffer limits incoming data may overwrite the existing contents of the buffer and cause incomplete data display when the view is reactivated see next chapter 5 3 5 Limitations of the ANSI Standard If an output escape sequence is interrupted by another output escape sequence or by any unexpected data it may leave the terminal display in an indeterminate state In ANSI mode the characters of any unknown escape sequence for example an interrupted or incomplete sequence are displayed and not ignored 54 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Installing under UNIX LINUX This ANSI characteristic may cause multiscreen display problems in the two following cases Moving between views a switch between screens lt Ctrl gt lt Fx gt keystroke may interrupt an output escape sequence and corrupt the view To avoid this only change screens when the display is stable Using buffers x option When a n
82. ither by using the AX3000 Ethernet address or by using a Client Identifier which is a character string entered through the AX3000 Set Up The DHCP protocol can be considered as a superset of the BOOTP protocol IP addresses can also be offered to AX3000s by a BOOTP server in this case the lease time is infinite The AX3000 DHCP client protocol is compliant with RFCs 1533 and 1541 This document deals only with the AX3000 DHCP protocol use To set up and enable a DHCP server please read your operating system s manual Axel checked the AX3000 DHCP client protocol with the following DHCP TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 145 Appendix AXEL servers Linux RedHat 5 2 Unixware 7 1 AIX V4 Windows NT 4 A 9 2 Setting Up the AX3000 The AX3000 DHCP protocol can be set either through the quick set up or the interactive set up a The Quick Set Up When the AX3000 is powered up for the first time the quick set up dialog box is automatically displayed this box can also be accessed through the interactive set up by selecting Configuration Quick Set Up Quick Set Up Keyboard AX3000 IP Address Host Name Host IP Address Number of Sessions Pre defined Configuration Status Line Enable Printer Name CANCEL When the AX3000 IP address field is left blank the BOOTP DHCP protocol will be used when this box is exited Otherwise the AX3000 IP address needs to be manually set 146 TCP IP AX3000 User
83. ix A 1 explains how to use the interactive set up 3 1 SETTING THE NETWORK ENVIRONMENT Note for more information and explanations about network operations IP addresses net masks routers etc see Appendix A 2 3 1 1 AX3000 Interface Select the Configuration TCP IP Interface dialog and enter the following parameters IP Address AX3000 identifier Net Mask a net mask handles sub nets The net mask is set to the default value of the IP address class no sub net 16 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Interactive Set Up 3 1 2 Host Management A host is a TCP IP machine UNIX AS 400 etc to which the AX3000 can open connections telnet and tty A host must be identified with two parameters name an alphanumeric character string beginning with a letter an IP address Select the Configuration TCP IP Hosts dialog to configure the host table SUPPRESS Add a Host move the highlight cursor to a vacant line and enter the name and IP address of the host Delete a Host select the DELE to be deleted ied tH E button and select from the menu the host Change a Host move the highlight cursor over the name or IP address of the host and enter the new value Select the OK button to exit the dialog Any incomplete host definitions will automatically be deleted TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 17 Interactive Set Up AXEL 3 1 3
84. l 133 Appendix AXEL Character string maximum length is given Note an ASCII character can be represented by its hexadecimal ASCII code preceded by a backslash character e g MB represents Escape and represents a backslash IP address format the IP address format is XXX XXX XXX XXX 8 colour format the 8 available colours are black red green brown blue magenta cyan and white 16 colour format the 8 additional available colours are grey lt magenta lt green hi white lt blu lt red lt cyan and yellow In the following parameter lists the possible values are bracketed after each set up parameter A configuration file can either be created using a text editor or obtained from an already configured TCP IP AX3000 by using rsh setup get When a configuration file is obtained from an AX3000 the inactive parameters undefined hosts print server unused colouring mode disabled etc are commented out The sample configuration file shown In the following pages is typical of a file obtained from an already configured AX3000 Notes and headings have been inserted for clarification and would not appear in the file Header BEGIN AX SETUP V1 1 HEE FE AE FE FE AE FE AE AE AE FE AE FE FE AE FE FE AE FE AE FE FE AE FE FE AE TCP IP AX3000 Platine Terminal Ethernet address 00 A0 34 00 27 10 Firmware FK5 BV2 1a TCP FR 9832e STD HEE EH EEE EE EE EE H
85. l gt right lt Print gt Impr Print HOST mode Print Ctrl Alt Impr local mode Reset Ctrl left Roll Down Page Up Roll Up Page Down lt SysRq gt lt Shift gt lt Esc gt lt Alt gt lt E gt lt Alt Gr gt lt E gt Euro symbol b Customising To customise the use of certain keys enter the AX3000 Set Up and select Configuration gt Terminal Session X Within the displayed box select the User Defined Key and press lt Space gt 60 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Installing under OS 400 The following box is displayed ser def ined Keys Enter Enter Cnumpad gt Right Ctrl Page Up Page Down Cnumpad gt BackSpace mode ALID DEFAULT VALUES ANCEL Description of these parameters Enter Enter numpad gt Right Ctrl Page Up and lt Page Down gt a list is used to set these key values Enter Field Exit New Line Roll Down and Roll Up Note the same value can be used for several keys numpad the two available values are the dot and the comma Backspace Mode the two available values are standard move cursor left suppress deleting the character on the left of the cursor location 6 2 5250 PRINTER Three auxiliary ports are provided by the AX3000 2 serial and 1 parallel port Because these ports are independently controlled up to three printers can be attached to the AX3000 TCP IP AX3000
86. lian Portuguese Dutch NUM LED initialisation this led lights when the AX3000 is switched on CAPS LED Initialisation this led also lights when the AX3000 is switched on Beep enable or disable and set the duration of the bell sound values no short or long Repeat Key Delay select the automatic delay from when a key is held down before it starts to auto repeat values no repetition low medium or high Repeat Key Speed enabled only if the automatic repeat is set select the automatic repeat speed when a key is held down values low medium or high 3 4 SETTING EACH SESSION The AX3000 s built in multi connection capability allows simultaneous access to up to 8 different hosts on one or more Ethernet networks Note the session number is set via the multi session dialog see Chapter 4 These 8 independent sessions each have a connection TCP IP protocol and associated host a virtual terminal emulation function key values number of lines etc TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 21 Interactive Set Up AXEL Select the Configuration gt Terminal Session X dialog where x is the session number to configure the session settings 1 l Profile Connection Parameters telnet no host 23 No No Terminal Parameters E ANSI ansi lt Space gt lt Space gt No Disabled 1 CANCEL 3 4 1 Connection Settings Two protocols are available to open a session on a host telnet this
87. low takes place one way only from the AX3000 to the serial peripheral device However handshaking between the peripheral and the AX3000 is performed Bi directional Device Used to control peripherals such as bar code readers touch screens etc Mouse AUX2 port only handling a 2 button serial mouse Communication parameters baud rate stop bit etc are disabled Note the associated service must be set to none ASCII to EBCDIC only available with the 152 firmware option this mode allows to put data received by the auxiliary port to the keyboard buffer Note the associated service must be set to none and this port must be set as the AX3000 default auxiliary port select the Configuration gt Terminal General menu Speed selected from a list from 300 to 115 200 bits per second Format data format is selected from a list data length 7 or 8 bits stop bit and parity none odd or even Test Device Presence the CTS signal can be used by the AX3000 to detect the peripheral s presence Handshake for Transmission handshake used by the peripheral to control the AX3000 s data flow Handshake for Reception available only in bi directional mode handshake used by the AX3000 to control the peripheral s data flow 3 5 2 Connecting a Printer This chapter deals with the operations needed to set up the AX3000 for an LPD printer But other protocols are available to handle a printer Prt5250 de
88. mation box that informs you to power cycle the AX3000 for changes to take effect 10 1 2 Setting Up the AX3000 The interactive set up of the AX3000 serial mode is almost the same as the TCP IP set up 100 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Selecting TCP IP or Serial Operating Mode a Quick Set Up The following parameters are needed by the serial mode quick set up Keyboard keyboard nationality Configuration emulation Speed from 300 to 115200 bauds Handshake DTR XON XOFF etc The quick set up is automatically called after the serial mode is set The quick set up can also be called through the interactive set up b Interactive Set Up The configuration menu offers the following commands Quick Set Up see above Terminal terminal characteristics keyboard and monitors parameters emulation colouring mode etc Main Port DB25 speed handshake etc Auxiliary Port RJ45 port mode speed handshake etc The Download menu allows AX3000 firmware to be downloaded through the network connector bootp and tftp protocols Note the remote set up feature is not available with the AX3000 serial mode 10 1 3 Operation When the serial mode is set the TCP IP AX3000 acts as the AX3000 model 40B For more information Unix settings multi screen parameters etc please refer the AX3000 model 40B literature TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 101 Selecting TCP IP or Serial Operating Mode
89. max s _udk_pgup character string 32 char max s udk minus character string 32 char max s _udk_plus character string 32 char max TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 143 Appendix AXEL s udk del character string 32 char max s udk esc character string 32 char max s udk dot iz e hope s udk backspace N08 7 ansi sm9400 55 idk enter Enter Roll Down Roll Up Field Exit New Line s idk pgup Roll Down Enter Roll Down Roll Up Field Exit New Line s idk pgdn Roll Up Enter Roll Down Roll Up Field Exit New Line s idk np enter Field Exit Enter Roll Down Roll Up Field Exit New Line s idk right ctrl New Lin Enter Roll Down Roll Up Field Exit New Line s idk dots s dl x S idk backspace Standard Standard backspace Notes The s predefined setup parameter automatically sets all the session parameters with proper values When the configuration file is obtained from an already configured AX3000 parameters referring to non valid sessions e g multi nbsession parameter are commented out the standard colouring mode parameters are commented out if the s color mode parameter is set to no or to enhanced the enhanced colouring mode parameters are commented out if the s color mode parameter is set to no orto yes standard user defined keys that are set to their default values e g in s predefined setup commented out
90. n chapter 7 3 Note these commands are also available with uppercase characters ax version and AX VERSION are the same command TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 161 PERSONAL NOTES AXEL 14 Avenue du Qu bec B t K2 EVOLIC BP 728 91962 Courtaboeuf cedex FRANCE Tel 33 1 69 28 27 27 Fax 33 1 69 28 82 04 Email info axel fr
91. n Line 26 The tcpmsh can use line 26 to display a status line which specifies the active session and the number of declared views TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 51 Installing under UNIX LINUX AXEL A string must be associated with the L option This character string is a generic label max length 6 characters The character string n is appended to this label where n represents the number of the active view Note the line 26 feature must be enabled through the AX3000 set up see Chapter 3 6 3 Example following the command tcpmsh n 4 L UNIX lt CR gt the status line fields will display UNIX 1 for view 1 UNIX 2 for view 2 UNIX 3 for view and UNIX 4A for view 4 f l Option Status Line on line 25 This option 1 lowercase L allows the use of line 25 to display a status line which specifies the active session and the number of declared views Note a character string can be added following this option to display a label at the right of this line Example NOM tty CR 5 tcpmsh n 4 1 NOM m CR Note To display the status line on line 25 a terminfo entry for a 24 line terminal must be available g m Option Silent Mode By default help messages number of views active keys etc are automatically displayed when tcpmsh is launched The m option suppresses these messages 52 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Installing under UNIX LINUX h Option Number of Views By d
92. ning the network statistics Solution the best solution is to check and change the cable However the Threshold Rejection parameter can also be increased A High threshold sets an AX3000 s high reception sensitivity the AX3000 receives and processes the network frames normally Note it is recommended that this parameter be modified with caution because the more sensitive the AX3000 is to data reception the more sensitive it is to external interference 160 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix A 14 ADMINISTRATION COMMAND LIST Several administration commands are offered by the AX3000 These commands are launched by using the rsh or remd system command available as standard features from most major operating systems The following table lists the available AX3000 administration commands ax_reboot Resetting the AX3000 pd Example rsh ax3000 ax reboot More information chapter 8 2 setup get Requesting the AX3000 Set Up me Example rsh ax3000 setup get file More information chapter 8 3 setup send Setting up the AX3000 through a text file Example rsh ax3000 setup get file More information chapter 8 2 ax download Requesting an AX3000 firmware downloading Example rsh ax3000 ax download 192 1 1 100 file More information chapter 9 Requesting the AX3000 firmware revision Example rsh ax3000 ax version ax getstat Requesting the AX3000 statistics Example rsh ax3000 ax getstat More informatio
93. ny time from the interactive set up The quick set up is dedicated to a typical environment comprising only one host no router and no sub net virtual terminals all set identically an printer 10 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL First Boot Up and Quick Set Up 2 2 FIRST BOOT UP When the AX3000 is powered up for the first time the quick set up dialog box is automatically displayed Quick Set Up English By DHCP BOOTP Multi session LPD Printer INFO The following operations can be performed press Ctrl Alt Esc to invoke the full set up procedure enter the values of the required parameters to complete the quick set up press Esc or select CANCEL to exit this dialog box TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 11 First Boot Up and Quick Set Up AXEL Quick set up parameters Keyboard keyboard nationality The new value is immediately enabled so that the following parameters can easily be entered AX3000 IP address Host Name local name of the only accessible host Host IP address Number of sessions maximum number of sessions These sessions are automatically associated with the host described above Configuration virtual terminal settings This choice is selected from a list Status Line enable or disable the 26 line as a TCP IP status line Enable whether or not an printer is to be connected to the AX3000 s auxiliary port Printer Name enabl
94. oblem occurred during a previous download operation whatever method was used the firmware of the target AX3000 may have been erased To restore valid firmware the bootp tftp protocol will automatically be run when this target AX3000 is switched on 9 3 1 Remote Administration The rsh or command syntax is as follows rsh axname ax download file tftpIP routeIP CR axname AX3000 name listed in etc hosts ax download keyword for firmware downloading Example rsh ax3001 ax download CR The message Downloading in progress wil be displayed on the operators console if downloading can be performed AX3000 and tftp host reachable firmware file found etc Note error messages can also be displayed connection timed out for example For explanations refer to UNIX manuals For more information about the download process see Chapter 9 3 9 3 2 Downloading Through Set Up Enter AX3000 Set Up Ctrl Alt Esc and select the Download menu Set the Protocol parameter to bootp When the OK button is selected the download operation begins 94 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Downloading Firmware For more information about the download process see Chapter 9 3 9 4 THE DOWNLOAD PROCESS During the download operation the following messages are displayed on the AX3000 monitor 9 4 1 The bootp Stage AX BOOTP Vl la Flash Key 3 If a response is received to the bootp bro
95. on parameter is set for the current session If this parameter is set to yes new connection is immediately and automatically established within the current session If this parameter is set to the AX3000 displays the first of the remaining active sessions If there are no remaining active sessions for example because the last active view has been disconnected the idle screen is displayed 4 3 TURNING OFF THE AX3000 A careful check should be made before turning off the TCP IP AX3000 if TCP IP connections are active The operating system cannot detect a TCP IP device being turned off so the current TCP IP connections remain active and the associated UNIX processes become orphans While the presence of one or two orphan processes may be harmless repeatedly creating orphan processes will affect system performance It is even preferable not to turn off the TCP IP AX3000 when a login prompt is displayed something which is commonly done with dumb UNIX terminals This 40 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Using the AX3000 is because a telnet connection has been opened and will then become an orphan process The following examples illustrate how the TCP IP AX3000 differs from a conventional dumb terminal if the auto reconnect parameter if set to yes a stable stage cannot be reached on the AX3000 New telnet connections will repeatedly be opened Under OS 400 it is impossible to exit the login stage
96. ooted b Adding a printer To add an LPD printer use the standard method by clicking on Add a Printer The most important parameter is the Printer Port For an LPD printer set the Printer Port to LPR Port and enter the following parameters remote IP address the AX3000 IP address remote printer name the Printer Name which had been entered through the AX3000 set up A 3 3 OS 400 On OS 400 a network printer handled by is called an outqueue add a system printer invoke the following command AXPRT01 is the OS 400 printer name gt CRTDEVPRT DEVD AXPRT01 DEVCLS VRT TYPE 3812 MODEL 1 FONT 11 To associate this printer with the AX3000 LPD port you have to change its outqueue gt CHGOUTQ OUTQ AXPRTO1 RMTSYS INTNETADR RMTPRTQ PARALLEL CNNTYPE IP DESTTYP OTHER TRANSFORM YES MFRTYPMDL NECP2 INTNETADR 192 168 1 240 where AXPRTO 1 OS 400 outqueue name PARALLEL remote printer name AX3000 aux port Uppercase letters are required NECP2 printer model here a NEC type P2 192 168 1 240 AX3000 IP address Note if the outqueue is not started invoke the STRRMTWTR command 114 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix At the OS 400 level this printer is seen as an outqueue and is not allowed to control it as a device For example it is not possible to start or stop the printer TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 115 Appendix AXEL A 4 UNIX AXEL TTY
97. ors are reported in the log file and associated ptty opening masters and slaves rtty stage for each rtty association a child process is created Each child process listens on the associated ptty When data is received a socket is opened on the AX3000 auxiliary port Bi directional communication is then enabled If no data is sent or received for any one minute interval the connection is closed It will be opened again the next time data is received from the ptty tty stage when all the rtty child processes are created the axttyd daemon listens on the TCP IP socket generally 2048 For each connection request from an AX3000 tty service a child process is created This process controls communication between the ptty and the AX3000 resource session or auxiliary port A 4 5 Uninstalling Remove the AXEL files from etc and etc rc2 d and kill the AXEL tty server process by using the signal 15 kill 15 pid lt CR gt where pid is the process ID of the AXEL tty server 120 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix A 5 VIRTUAL TERMINAL SETTINGS A pre defined configuration can be used to set all the parameters of a virtual terminal There are three groups of parameters general parameters programmable keys colouring mode A 5 1 General Parameters Select the Configuration Terminal Session X General Parameters dialog Emulation 5CO OPENSERVER Display Keyboard ASCII Caps Lock
98. ports should be selected as the default printer port which will be controlled by escape sequences Select the Configuration Terminal General dialog and set the default printer port This default port can only be used if no network service tty etc is currently using it Note the default printer port is also used to perform local printing of the screen using the Prt Scr key Using printd and rtty legacy services The rtty and printd services have been used in the past under the UNIX axconf utility to control printers and bi directional peripherals To maintain backward compatibility they are still available but the and tty services should always be used in preference Note the rtty service can also be used with the Axel daemon axttyd under UNIX see Appendix A 4 3 6 MULTI SESSION AND STATUS LINE The multi session dialog box controls the following AX3000 parameters the maximum number of sessions i e simultaneous connections special hot keys to flip between sessions the TCP IP status line 32 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Interactive Set Up Select the Configuration Terminal Multi session dialog to set the multi session parameters Number of Sessions Number of Pages Multi Session Parameters Introducer Session Session Session Session Session Session Session Session Enable 3 6 1 Maximum Number of Sessions oa C Cn C0 9 Key Ke
99. possible values are Established the session is connected Closed the session has ended Syn sent connection request in progress Time Wait connection close in progress Local Socket IP address and TCP port for the AX3000 Remote Socket IP address and TCP port for the host Rev Q number of bytes received by the AX3000 and not yet processed Snd Q number of bytes not yet sent to the host 78 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Remote Set Up CHAPTER 8 REMOTE SET UP TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 79 Remote Set Up AXEL This chapter covers remote set up of the TCP IP AX3000 8 1 OVERVIEW This feature enables an AX3000 to be set up remotely using the rsh command A text file provided as an argument to the rsh command defines the value of some or all set up parameters It can either be created with a text editor vi for example or obtained by an rsh command on an AX3000 already set up Note for SCO OpenServer the rsh command is called rcmd The rcmd command parameters for remote set up are host name the AX3000 terminal name listed in etc hosts command one of the 3 following keywords setup send set up an AX3000 setup get getan AX3000 configuration ax reboot reset an AX3000 Note to access an AX3000 with the rsh command the IP address of the AX3000 must already have been set 80 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Remote Set Up 8 2 AX3000 REMOTE SET UP To set up an
100. r and try the alternative values TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 159 Appendix AXEL A 13 3 No Communication on the Parallel Port Symptom the AX3000 parallel port does not work Explanation before printing the AX3000 checks the printer status by reading both the Busy and Select In signals If the printer handles only the Busy signal the AX3000 will not transmit data for printing Solution the Supplemental Signals to Handle parameter determines whether the Select In and or Paper Empty signals will be selected in addition to the Busy signal which is always used To solve this problem try setting the value of supplemental signals to none A 13 4 Erratic Display Symptom input data flow is not continuous the display stops for a second resumes for several seconds stops again and so on Explanation the problem is caused by over large TCP IP frames which must therefore be reduced Solution change the window value reception window size and the mss value maximum segment size These parameter values depend on the system load It is recommended that a factor of two be maintained between them e g 100 200 300 600 etc A 13 5 Disconnection or Session Freeze Symptom random disconnections occur or sessions freeze Explanation this problem may be caused by a faulty cable low quality wire excessive length etc If too many incorrect frames are received disconnection may occur Check this by exami
101. r the presence of a live TPC IP device Select the Diagnostics Ping dialog from the AX3000 set up lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Esc gt then enter the IP address or the name of the TCP IP peripheral After a few seconds the status of the TCP IP device will be displayed alive or not alive 70 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Tools and Statistics 7 2 CONNECTION MANAGEMENT During AX3000 installation connection failures can be caused by wrong settings Select the Diagnostics Connection state dialog to check the status of all defined connections Connection State SESSIONS Num Type State Host Host IP Addr Port Configuration AUXILIARY PORTS Port Service State Other Information CONNECTIONS For each session the following information is displayed No session number from 1 to 8 Type possible values are telnet or tty State the possible values are Established the session is connected Closed the session has ended Syn sent connection request in progress Time Wait connection close in progress Host and IP Addr Host the associated host Port the TCP port used for the session this is usually 23 for telnet and 2048 for tty Configuration the associated pre defined configuration TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 71 Tools and Statistics AXEL For each auxiliary port the following information is displayed Port the name of the port AUX1 AUX2 or Parallel Service and Other info
102. rallel filter nl parallel auto ff parallel associa parallel associa parallel associa parallel associa parallel associa parallel associa parallel associa parallel associa parallel associa parallel associa parallel associa parallel associa parallel associa parallel associa Available Services none printd rtty lpd recmd tty Prt5250 IN Py v EN EN FARRERES te_host cem 2 E S te_msgqlib _ NE NAT Fe ce RE lel mop e v _ wu is es te_wscstlib i TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 139 Appendix AXEL Multi session Parameters multi_nbsession 4 multi_nbpage 2 multi_statusline yes multi_intro alt multi s1 11 multi s2 211 multi s3 11 multi s4 11 multi s5 11 multi 56 11 multi s7 11 NO NS OPNS NNN DN IN multi 58 11 Terminal Parameters term screen color term screen enhanced no term keyboard french term Screensaver yes term screen frequency 2 term numlock on term capslock on term beep long term keydelay mediun term keyspeed low term language french term defaultport auxl term screensaver delay 2 number in range 1 to 8 number in range 1 to 8 yes no alt shift ctrl alt shift GUtrl shift
103. rched on booting If after 30 seconds no DHCP or BOOTP server answers the following dialog box is displayed DHCP NEGOTIATION FAILED Please contact your network administrator Press lt 11 gt to reboot At this stage two options are available lt F11 gt rebooting the AX3000 to run the DHCP search again lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Esc gt entering the set up to modify AX3000 settings b Re negotiation Failure The lease time must be regularly re negotiated except if the IP address has been offered by a BOOTP server If a re negotiation fails the following dialog box is displayed WARNING DHCP REBINDING TOO LONG The AX3000 could be disconnected in 2 minutes Please log off before automatic shutdown Press lt 11 gt to clear this message This indicates that in two minutes the AX3000 will be no longer be permitted to use the leased IP address and the session will be terminated If after these two minutes the re negotiation has still failed the following dialog 148 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix box is displayed DHCP REBINDING FAILED Please contact your network administrator Press lt F11 gt to reboot All current sessions telnet tty Ipd etc will have been closed i e lost Note the AX3000 Trace Mode allows a trace of data exchanged between the AX3000 and the DHCP server see next chapter This is useful to diagnose problems 9 5
104. rd EN Please Confirm Enter the following parameters Enter the current password Only if the set up is already password protected you will be asked to enter the current password Enter the new password enter a new password of maximum five characters or press CR if no password is required Please confirm re enter the identical password TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 35 Interactive Set Up AXEL 3 7 1 Entering Set Up If the set up is password protected the following dialog box will be displayed the next time access is attempted Password Protected Set up Give password to manage setup in administration mode changing and saving settings is allowed Select lt CONSULT gt to enter consultation mode saving settings is forbidden Password Sz CONSUL CANCEL Three operations are permitted enter the password to access the set up press lt Esc gt or select the CANCEL button to exit set up mode select the CONSULTATION button to access the set up without using the password All set up operations will be permitted but it will not be possible to save the modifications in non volatile memory IMPORTANT if the password is forgotten the super password can be used 36 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Using the AX3000 CHAPTER 4 USING THE AX3000 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 37 Using the AX3000 AXEL This chapter covers use of the AX3000 4 1 TURNING ON THE AX3000 Wh
105. ring attributes are normal reverse video underline semi graphics and blink optional 126 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix To set a colouring attribute select it and press lt CR gt The following dialog box appears Select colour Foreground Colour Background Colour Blink Underline Note the blink and underline parameters are disabled in standard colouring mode b Enhanced Colouring Mode This mode enables background colour foreground colour and the display of the underline and blink to be set for each and any attribute Example the multiple attribute Blink Reverse can be displayed with red foreground green background no blinking and underline enabled TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 127 Appendix AXEL The dialog box for enhanced colouring mode is Enhanced Colouring Mode Nol Bright white Cyan Bright white Cyan Yellow Magental Bright white Blue Colouring mode parameters Blink allowed if this parameter is set to 16 background colours are available Otherwise only 8 background colours are allowed Underline allowed if this parameter which requires enhanced screen mode is set to yes the underline attribute can be displayed but only 8 foreground colours are available Otherwise there is no underline attribute but 16 foreground colours 128 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix To set a colouring attribute select it and press lt CR gt The following
106. rmation about the associated network service printer port name and optional filter remd printer port name telnet associated host TCP port TERM and connection flags tty associated host TCP port and connection flag printd or rtty TCP port and optional filter State see above for the possible values A connection can be manually closed by selecting the CLOSE CONNECTION button Note to refresh the information displayed select the REFRESH button 7 3 STATISTICS A Platine terminal monitors network performance from the time it is switched on To view network statistics select the Diagnostics Statistics menu then select the group of statistics to be examined Note network statistics can now be examined by using the rcmd or rsh command rcmd name ax3000 ax getstat CR Note in the following dialog box the REFRESH button may be used at any time to update the information displayed 72 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Tools and Statistics 7 3 1 Ethernet Statistics The following information is displayed Ethernet Statistics Correct Frames Errors AX3000 Resources Frame Integrity cable Other Information IRE FRE SH TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 73 Tools and Statistics AXEL 7 3 2 ARP Statistics The following information is displayed RARP ARP Statistics ARP Frames ARP Table IP address Time Waiting Ethernet Address
107. rminal reset AX3000 default settings are loaded the AX3000 settings are updated with the quick set up information In the list below the parameters shown in bold type are issued from the quick set up TCP IP AX3000 IP Address from the quick set up AX3000 Net mask depends on the AX3000 IP address host only 1 host name and IP address No router Special parameters mss 800 window 512 ttl 255 TCP port random noise high Screen Type given by an auto detection colour or monochrome Enhanced screen mode no Screen saver no VGA frequency standard Keyboard Nationality from the quick set up Num led init on Caps led init off Beep short Repetition key delay medium Repetition key speed medium TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 153 Appendix AXEL Terminal Number of session from the quick set up Number of page session 1 Flip between session lt Alt gt lt Fx gt TCP IP status line from the quick set up For each session Connection protocol telnet host from the quick set up TCP port 23 auto connection no auto reconnection yes login script no Pre defined configuration from the quick set up General parameter from the pre defined configuration TERM value from the pre defined configuration Programmable keys from the pre defined configuration colouring mode no session label x where x is the session number AUX
108. rmware file size is less than 256 bytes This indicates that the file is not an AX3000 firmware file 15 checksum error on the firmware file AX3000 Flash Memory Errors flash errno xxx is the error number Possible errors 0 flash erasing failure 1 flash programming failure 2 checksum error invalid firmware file 3 segment descriptor programming failure 98 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Selecting TCP IP or Serial Operating Mode CHAPTER 10 SELECTING TCP IP OR SERIAL OPERATING MODE TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 99 Selecting TCP IP or Serial Operating Mode AXEL This chapter deals with the AX3000 operating mode Two operating modes are offered by the TCP IP AX3000 TCP IP default mode direct connection to the Ethernet TCP IP network by using the network connector RJ45 or BNO Serial asynchronous connection RS 232 given by the DB25 port labeled AUX1 MAIN The operating mode selection is done through the AX3000 interactive set up 10 1 SERIAL MODE Description of the procedure to reconfigure the AX3000 to enable serial connection 10 1 1 Enabling the Serial Mode Enter the AX3000 Set Up lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Echap gt and select the Configuration Advance Operating Mode menu The displayed dialog box specifies the current operating mode TCP IP and gives the choice to keep this mode or to select the serial mode Select the serial mode Note the displayed infor
109. rogrammable key value ONE LL CANCEL The main field is used to enter the programmable key value ASCII codes lower than 20h can be entered as where xx is the hexadecimal value of the ASCII code Note for the Backspace key and the numeric pad dot a toggle is only available two possible values for each key Memory usage for programming keys is limited to 32 bytes maximum for any single key 255 bytes maximum for a whole session A 5 3 Colouring Mode A background colour plus a foreground colour for each monochrome character attribute or graphics character may be set through the Colouring Mode This function allows monochrome applications to be displayed in colour Two colouring modes are available standard 6 colouring attributes enhanced 16 colouring attributes TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 125 Appendix AXEL The colouring mode only available with a colour monitor is set by the Configuration Terminal Session X gt Colouring Mode parameter To customise the colouring mode select the Configuration Terminal Session X Colouring Mode Settings dialog The dialog box depends on which colouring mode is chosen a Standard Colouring Mode The dialog box for the standard colouring mode is standard Colouring Mode Jo attribute Reverse Underline Yellow Magenta Semi graphics Yellow Blue Blink Coloured Blink The available colou
110. sed that sets the smsc and rmsc capabilities to the Axel escape sequences Esc lt Ps A TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 45 Installing under UNIX LINUX AXEL The following example shows how the ansi terminfo entry may be modified 1 Create the ansi terminfo source file cd usr lib terminfo infocmp ansi gt ansi src 2 Add the following line to this file at any position except the beginning or end of the file smsc E lt 0A rmsc E lt 1A xonc e xoffc g 3 enter the command tic ansi atthe UNIX prompt The following script can then be used to switch on scancode mode tput smsc stty isscancode xscancode mapkey usr lib keyboard ps ibm fra The following script can then be used to switch on ASCII mode When scancode mode is switched on the keyboard Leds can be turned on or off by means of an escape sequence CSI lt pl p2 p3 5 2 USING TELNET OR TTY FOR TERMINAL SESSION Two protocols are available to open a connection for a terminal session telnet client tty 5 2 1 The telnet Service The telnet server is a standard module of a UNIX TCP IP stack An AX3000 can therefore immediately open a client telnet session without additional software or any alteration of UNIX settings 46 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Installing under UNIX LINUX Main characteristics of a telnet session dynamic allocation of pseudo terminals ptty UNIX access is controlled by a login which is
111. server settings this parameter may be ignored Default value 720 minutes 12 hours Client Identifier when a static IP address is needed i e when the AX3000 s print server is used the AX3000 Ethernet address is generally use to identify the AX3000 Some DHCP servers allow an alternative identifier a character string Default value empty string Trace Mode in the event of problems this mode allows the data exchanged between the AX3000 and the DHCP server to be visualized The trace data is displayed directly on the AX3000 screen without any consideration of current use i e messages may pollute the AX3000 display at any time Default value no 150 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix A 10 LOGIN SCRIPT The login script can be set to automatically enter user names and passwords at the login prompt Note the login script feature is provided as a firmware option name SRI A 10 1 Enabling a Login Script To associate a login script with a session enter the AX3000 Set Up and select Configuration gt Terminal gt Session X In this dialog box see Chapter 3 4 1 the Login Script parameter is used to enter the script commands Note if the Script Login parameter is not present then either the AX3000 hardware is too old only 2Kb of NVRAM or the SRI firmware option is not loaded The login script is a character string with the following characteristics Maximum 60 characters
112. ssociate reconn yes yes no S associate script character string 60 char max S predefined setup ansi ansi ansi dos unix sco 3 2 2 unix sco 3 2 4 sco openserver xenix sco unix svr4 ansi mos ansi interactive ansi rs 6000 ansi data general vt220 vt as400 sm9400 sm9412 ato300 hft 5250 S screen crlf yes yes no S screen line 25 25 24 1 S screen column 80 80 132 S Screen codepage 437 437 850 860 8859 8859 sg dec multi iso 7 sm9400 ato300 greek 861 857 S screen scroll yes yes no s screen wrap yes yes no S screen cursor block line half block block S screen overscan 09 no number in range 0 to 63 Sl screen enhanced no no doublesiz underline s fctn monitor no no symbol mode hexa mode s fctn termprg no yes no s _fctn_endprn 1B 4i character string 6 char max TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 144 Appendix AXEL S kbd code scancode s kbd capsmode caps lock s kbd localcompose no s color mode yes s normal foregrnd lt green s normal backgrnd black 55 reverse foregrnd lt red s reverse backgrnd white s underscore foregrnd yellow s underscore backgrnd black ascii caps 1 no yes 16 col 16 col 16 col scancode lock no Lour 8 colour our 8 colour LOUE remote shi ft lock local forma format forma format forma t 8 colour format 16 colour forma
113. t s _graphics_foregrnd hi whit s _graphics_backgrnd magenta ds enhanced foregrndxxx white ds enhanced backgrndxxx blue 8 colour format 16 colour format 16 colour format d s enhanced blinkxxx no yes no s enhanced underlxxx no yes no s _tab X X X X X X X char string 132 max X tabu s udk fl character string 32 char max s udk f2 character string 32 char max s udk f3 character string 32 char max s udk f4 character string 32 char max s udk f5 character string 32 char max s udk f6 character string 32 char max s udk f7 character string 32 char max s udk f8 character string 32 char max s udk f9 character string 32 char max s udk f10 character string 32 char max s udk fl1 character string 32 char max s udk f12 character string 32 char max s udk f13 character string 32 char max s udk f14 character string 32 char max s udk f15 character string 32 char max s udk f16 character string 32 char max s udk f17 character string 32 char max s udk f18 character string 32 char max s udk f19 character string 32 char max s udk f20 character string 32 char max s udk f21 character string 32 char max 142 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix s _udk_f22 character string 32 char max s udk f23 character string 32 char max s udk f24 character strin
114. ted to an Ethernet network must have a single 32 bit address which encodes both the network and the host ID Internet addresses sometimes called IP addresses are usually written as four decimal numbers separated by decimal points character There are three main classes of IP address 7 bits 24 bits ClassA Network Hot 14 bits 16 bits ClassB 1 0 Network 21 bits 8 bits ClassC alajo Network Host Thus every IP address occupies 4 bytes and contains both a network address and 108 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix a host address even though these may be of varying lengths Note all devices attached to the same network must have the same class and the same network address Each must have a different host address For example an AX3000 connected over a network to a host with an IP address 192 1 168 40 class C three bytes for the Network address must have the three first bytes of its address set to 192 1 168 The fourth byte cannot be equal to 40 A 2 3 Router Depending on the network topology the AX3000 and the host may be installed on different physical networks and linked through one or several routers Two types of router can be used to access remote networks a default router this router knows how to reach many remote networks specific routers in charge of one remote network The default router is only identified by an IP address Th
115. tp errno Xxx xxx is the error number Possible errors 0 Ethernet board not responding 1 no response to the bootp broadcast request the bootp host is unreachable or not correctly set up 96 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Downloading Firmware 9 5 2 The tftp Stage A tftp error message can originate from either the tftp host or the AX3000 Depending on the error the AX3000 firmware may be erased If this happens the firmware code will be automatically downloaded bootp tftp protocol the next time the AX3000 is power cycled Tftp Host Errors tftp errno xxx label xxx s the error number label is the error message This label is sent by the tftp host and is generated by UNIX running on the tftp host Possible errors File not found Access violation Disk full or allocation exceeded Illegal TFTP operation Unknown transaction Identifier File already exists Illegal TFTP operation User defined error For more information refer to UNIX manuals Tftp AX3000 Errors tftp errno xxx xxx is the error number Possible errors 10 ethernet board not responding 11 no response to the tftp broadcast request the tftp host is unreachable or not correctly set up 12 network error 13 the firmware file does not correspond to AX3000 firmware or is not compatible with the AX3000 model TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 97 Downloading Firmware AXEL 14 the fi
116. y Key Key Key Key Key Key The AX3000 controls up to eight screens simultaneously This number of screens can be used for multiple sessions i e multiple simultaneous connections multiple pages per session Note when the dialog has been completed the system checks that the total number of sessions and additional pages is eight or less If it exceeds eight an error message is displayed TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual 33 Interactive Set Up AXEL 3 6 2 Multi Session Keystroke A multi session keystroke is composed of one or more modifier keys selected from a list and applicable to all sessions SHIFT ALT SHIFT ALT CTRL SHIFT CTRL CTRL ALT CTRL ALT SHIFT one specific key for each session Select by pressing this key 3 6 3 Status Line A label on the status line i e the 26 line at the bottom of the screen can be used to identify each session The label can be either the name of the associated host or a user defined label see Chapter 3 4 2 Note the 26 line display is not available on certain monitors To fix this problem see Appendix A 12 34 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Interactive Set Up 3 7 PASSWORD Access to the set up procedure can be controlled by a password 3 7 1 Using the Password Select the Configuration Advance Password dialog to enter change or delete the set up password Password Modification Enter Current Password Enter New Passwo
117. ys keyboard VT F24 24 fctn keys keyboard obsolete option SRI login script DHC DHCP protocol MSE mouse support 158 TCP IP AX3000 User s Manual AXEL Appendix A 13 TROUBLE SHOOTING This chapter describes problems which may be encountered during use of the AX3000 To fix these problems it will be necessary to tune one or more AX3000 parameters This is done through the AX3000 set up by using the dialog Configuration Advanced Tunings A 13 1 VGA Problem Symptom the TCP IP status line may cause some VGA problems Explanation to get a 26 line display Axel uses a non standard VGA frequency If the monitor doesn t support this frequency problems may occur Solution select the VGA Frequency parameter and try the alternative values A 13 2 Incorrect Communication on AUX1 or AUX2 port Symptom the data transmitted or received on an auxiliary serial port is not correct different speeds and cable lengths had been tested Explanation in any serial peripheral device the base frequency used for the transmission rate 9600 bits per second for instance is set by a quartz crystal If the frequency of the quartz crystal is in error the base frequency may differ from the nominal value Small differences can be accommodated but if the difference between the AX3000 base frequency and the device base frequency is too large communication fails Solution select AUX1 Frequency parameter or AUX1 Frequency paramete

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