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DECserver 200 Terminal Server V1.0 (BL20) - LAT V5.1

Please type HELP if you need assistance

Local> HELP

 
HELP

The online HELP  facility  allows  you  to  access  reference  and  tutorial
information about the DECserver 200.   Choose one of the following  options:

o Enter TUTORIAL to see a succession of HELP frames  with  "getting
  started" information on basic DECserver functions (for beginners)

o Enter HELP for full information on how to use the  HELP  facility

o Choose a HELP topic from the following list:

BACKWARDS                  HELP                       RESUME
CONNECT                    LIST                       SET
DEFINE                     LOCK                       SHOW
DISCONNECT                 LOGOUT                     TEST
FORWARDS

Topic? TUTORIAL

 
TUTORIAL HELP

LOGGING INTO THE DECSERVER
To login to the DECserver you may be required by your server manager to enter  a
login password.  If you are not required to do so, go on to the next screen.  If
you are, here are the steps to take to log in.

1  Press <RETURN> twice; a number sign (#) appears along with an audible "beep".

2  Enter the login password.  (You get the password from your server manager.)
   For example, to log in with the password A1B2C3...

       <RETURN> <RETURN>            enter <RETURN> twice

       # A1B2C3                     type the password (which is not echoed)

3  If you make a mistake, the  prompt reappears (and the "beep")  to let you try
   again.  You have several chances to enter the correct password.

4  If you use a dial-in modem, you have 60 seconds to respond to  the  #  prompt
   with the correct password.  If you don't,  the server disconnects your modem.

Enter <CTRL/Z> to exit HELP or press <RET> to continue... 

 

If you do not need to enter a login password, press <RETURN> twice to  log  into
your DECserver.

When you log in, an introductory line of text appears...

      DECserver 200 Terminal Server V1.0 (BL20) - LAT V5.1

If your port does not have a permanent username defined, enter your name (1  to
16  keyboard characters) after the following text appears...

      Please type HELP if you need assistance

      Enter username>

The Local> prompt appears after you type your username.

If your port does have a permanent username, here's what you see...

     Please type HELP if you need assistance

     Local>

Enter <CTRL/Z> to exit HELP or press <RET> to continue... 

 

USING ONLINE HELP
Online help is documentation about DECserver commands that is stored  in  server
memory.  You can see this documentation interactively on your terminal while you
are using the DECserver.  The HELP command gives you access to online help.  You
can use it in two ways:

You can type HELP at the Local> prompt...

      Local> HELP

This generates a succession of HELP "frames", "menus", and prompts.  Frames  are
made  up of the information that can fit on one or more terminal screens.  Menus
are lists of topics you can choose from.

Alternatively, you can specify topics and subtopics  when  you  enter  the  HELP
command.  For example...

      Local> HELP SET PORT

This command produces online documentation that describes the SET PORT command.

Enter <CTRL/Z> to exit HELP or press <RET> to continue... 

 

SOME DEFINITIONS
The primary function of the DECserver is to allow you to connect  to  "services"
offered  on  your  network.  A service can be a computer system that you can use
just as though your terminal were attached directly to the system, or it can  be
a function offered by such a system. In addition,  services  can  be  set-up  to
allow access to printers,  dial-out  modems,  personal  computers  and  terminal
switches. To connect to a service, you only need to know the service name.

A "service node" is a computer system or server that offers services.

A "session" is a connection to a service.  You can have one or more simultaneous
sessions  with  one  service,  or more than one service.  The connection you are
using at any one time is called your "current  session". Your other sessions are
inactive, but can be resumed by using server commands or session switches.

"Service mode" is your environment  when  you  interact  with  a  service.   For
example,  if the service is a computer system, your environment is the same as a
terminal directly wired to the system.  You can all use  the  system's  commands
and resources.

"Local mode" is your environment when you  interact  with  the  DECserver  using
commands entered at the Local> prompt.

Enter <CTRL/Z> to exit HELP or press <RET> to continue... 

 

CONNECTING TO A SERVICE
Use the local mode SHOW SERVICES command to display a list of services you  can
use.

      Local> SHOW SERVICES

To connect to a service  (establish  a  session  with  the  service)  enter  the
DECserver  CONNECT  command with the name of the service you want.  For example,
for a service called SALES, enter the following command:

      Local> CONNECT SALES

This  command  places you  in  service  mode  in  an  active  session  with  the
service SALES.

Enter <CTRL/Z> to exit HELP or press <RET> to continue... 

 

RETURNING TO LOCAL MODE FROM A SERVICE SESSION
To return to local mode without ending your session, press <BREAK> or press your
local  switch  character.   Both  these  characters  are,  in  effect, DECserver
commands that instruct the server to go back to local mode.

The <BREAK> character must be set up to permit this (by default it is), and  the
local switch character must be defined (by default it is not).

Use the HELP command for more details on setting up the  <BREAK> character  and
local switch character.

                                      NOTE

        Some modems interprets the <BREAK> character as a command to end
        your  dial-in connection.  If you are using one of these modems,
        do not use <BREAK> to return to local mode.

Your session, now inactive, is still your current  session  because  it  is  the
session your were using most recently.

Enter <CTRL/Z> to exit HELP or press <RET> to continue... 

 

RESUMING YOUR SERVICE SESSION FROM LOCAL MODE
To resume your current session (and service mode) while your are in local  mode,
enter the DECserver RESUME command.

      Local> RESUME

You go back to where you left off when before returning to local mode.

Enter <CTRL/Z> to exit HELP or press <RET> to continue... 

 

DISCONNECTING FROM A SERVICE
To end your current  session  while  in  service  mode,  use  the  command  that
terminates  whatever  process  you  are using.  For example, you can terminate a
session on a VAX/VMS system by typing the VMS  LOGOUT  command.   Refer  to  the
documentation for the service node that offers the service.

To end your current session while in local mode, enter the DECserver  DISCONNECT
command.

      Local> DISCONNECT

You  cannot  resume  a  service  session  after  you  end  the  connection  with
DISCONNECT.

Enter <CTRL/Z> to exit HELP or press <RET> to continue... 

 

CONNECTING TO A SECOND SERVICE
The DECserver allows you to have several sessions at one time, to the same or to
different services. To connect to a second (or subsequent) service, simply enter
another CONNECT command from local mode, specifying the name of the service. For
example, to connect to the service PRODUCTION, enter the following command:

      Local> CONNECT PRODUCTION

To resume one of your non-current sessions, use the FORWARDS command  to  switch
to your next session,  or the BACKWARDS  command  to  switch  to  your  previous
session.  Alternatively,  you can use the RESUME command and specify the session
number.  You can find this number from the SHOW SESSIONS display:

      Local> RESUME SESSION 2

To disconnect a particular session,  use the DISCONNECT command  and specify the
session number. For example:

      Local> DISCONNECT SESSION 1

Enter <CTRL/Z> to exit HELP or press <RET> to continue... 

 

LOGGING OUT OF THE DECSERVER
To logout from the DECserver, enter  the  DECserver  LOGOUT  command  (in  local
mode).

      Local> LOGOUT

LOGOUT disconnects all sessions.  A  DECserver  message  appears  verifying  the
logout.

Enter <CTRL/Z> to exit HELP or press <RET> to continue... 

 

Topic? 

Local> logout

Local -020- Logged out port 5
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