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Chapter 4 - Configuring the ATE Service

Overview

Figure 4-1. Adding and Configuring Connections: An Overview

Adding Connections

1. Run MSERVICE.

2. From the Manage Services menu, choose the ATE service. The Manage a Service menu appears.

3. From the Manage a Service menu, choose CONTROL the Service.

4. From the Control a Service menu, choose CONFIGURE Service. The Configure Asynchronous Connections menu appears.

Figure 4-2. Configure Asynchronous Connections Screen

When you create a new service, there are no connections defined. After you add connections, the connection names will appear on the menu.

5. From the Configure Asynchronous Connections menu, choose ADD a Connection. The procedures for adding a connection are described in the following sections. To cancel the addition at any time, press ESC.

Naming a New Connection

Connection name. The name by which users identify the host computer or data service. It appears on the Select a Connection menu and must be unique within the service. The name can be up to 19 characters in length and can contain letters, numbers, spaces, and punctuation marks.

Alternate name. Another name for the connection. The alternate name appears along with the connection name on the Select a Connection menu. The alternate name can be up to 19 characters in length. This entry is optional.

Description. The description line is optional but can be very helpful to you later on. It is a reminder about the connection. It can be up to 40 characters in length.

1. Enter a connection name. Use the backspace, insert, delete, and arrow keys to make corrections as needed.

2. Enter an alternate name if you wish.

3. Enter a description if desired, or press F10.

Selecting a Terminal Type

TTY — A plain terminal type, also called a glass TTY.

VT100 — A DEC VT100 terminal.

VT52 — A DEC VT52 terminal.

IBM3101 — An IBM 3101 terminal.

Associating a Script File with the Connection

1. Enter the name (up to 64 characters including a pathname) of the script file. Do not specify a script file if users running third-party terminal emulation software will use the connection.

2. Press ENTER.

Selecting the Connection Type

Asynchronous Direct or Dial-out. Use this connection type for either a direct or a dial-out line. A direct line connects the server to a host without an auto-dial modem. A dial-out line uses an auto-dial modem to connect to a host.

Server Console. Use this connection type for a remote server console connection.

X.29 PAD. An X.29 PAD connection uses the X.29 protocol to connect to hosts over an X.25 line.

Server Development Connection. This choice appears only if the Applications Toolkit is installed on the server.

Configuring Direct Lines

Slot number. The number of the server slot that contains a serial communications card. This number combines with the line number to uniquely identify a direct line to a host computer.

Line number. The number of a line connected to a serial communications card.

Line speed. The transmission speed associated with this line. This speed must be the same one assigned to the line at the server console as described in "Assigning Communications Lines" in Chapter 3 and must be compatible with the host computer. Possible line speeds are 110, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, and 19200.

Stop bits. The number of stop bits to be transmitted with each character for this line. Enter 1 or 2. If you do not enter a value, a line speed of 110 or 300 automatically uses 2 bits; all other speeds use 1 bit.

Parity. The parity to be generated for characters transmitted to the host computer. The default value is NONE (no parity). You can use NONE, EVEN, or ODD.

Character size. The number of bits transmitted for each character. The default value is 8; you can change it to 7.

End session on carrier loss. Specifies whether the service terminates the session that uses the direct line when carrier is lost. The default value is N (no). You can change it to Y (yes). If you specify Y and the direct line does not use a modem, the line must support carrier signals, and the host must assert carrier. Otherwise, the session remains in the waiting state when a user attempts to establish it.

1. From the Select Connection Type menu, choose Asynchronous Direct or Dial-out.

2. From the Assign Connection Characteristics menu, choose Add Direct Lines. The Add a Direct Line screen appears, as shown in the following illustration.

Figure 4-3. Add a Direct Line Screen

3. Enter the appropriate information for each field (as described earlier in this section).

4. When finished, press F10 or ENTER from the Character Size field. If you omit the Slot number, Line number, Line speed, or Parity, an error message is displayed.

5. You are asked if you want to add another direct line.

- If you choose YES, another Add a Direct Line screen appears. Repeat steps 1 and 2 until you have no more lines to add.

- If you choose NO, you return to the Assign Connection Characteristics menu.

Your connection is now set up for direct lines. You can now add phone numbers for dial-out or specify the ARL.

- If you are using phone numbers to dial out through this connection, see "Configuring Dial-out Lines," which follows.

- If you want to specify who is allowed to use the connection, see "Specifying Access to Connections" later in this chapter.

- If you want to add the connection without specifying access, press F10 at the Assign Connection Characteristics menu.

6. You are asked to confirm that you want to add this connection.

- If you choose YES, the new connection is added to the currently selected service.

- If you choose NO, the new connection is not added and all the information you entered is discarded.

In either case, you return to the Configure Asynchronous Connections menu.

Configuring Dial-out Lines

Phone number. A phone number that lets users access the appropriate host computer. This entry is required. You can have more than one phone number per dial-out line.

A telephone number can be up to 38 characters. Enter a complete number in the order you would dial it manually.

Valid characters include 0 through 9 and * and # for touch tone (push-button) phones. In some phone systems, you might be instructed to dial a special prefix to disable services which allow incoming calls while you are using that line. For example, you might be told to dial *70 before initiating a call. Put the prefix before the telephone number and use a comma to pause so that the action can take place. For example, T *70, 9, 555-1212.

You can include dashes, spaces, and parentheses for readability; they have no effect on what is dialed. In addition, you can use the characters shown in Table 4-2.

Table 4-2. Special Characters in Telephone Numbers

Parity. The parity to be generated for characters transmitted to the host computer. The default value is NONE (no parity). You can use NONE, EVEN, or ODD.

Character size. The number of bits transmitted for each character. The default value is 8; you can change it to 7.

There are also two items on the Add a Phone Number screen that appear in four pairs of fields:

Line speed. You can enter up to four transmission speeds associated with the phone number. These speeds must equal the speeds assigned to dial-out lines at the server console. They must also be compatible with the host computer. The possible line speeds are: 110, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, and 9600. The default is 1200.

Stop bits. For each line speed you specify, you can enter the number of stop bits to be transmitted with each character. Enter 1 or 2. If you don't enter a value, a line speed of 110 or 300 automatically uses 2 bits; all other speeds use 1 bit.

1. From the Select Connection Type menu, choose Asynchronous Direct or Dial-out.

2. From the Assign Connection Characteristics menu, choose Asynchronous Direct or Dial-out.

3. From the Assign Connection Characteristics menu, choose Add Phone Numbers for Dial-out. The Add a Phone Number screen appears, as shown in the following illustration.

Figure 4-4. Add a Phone Number Screen

4. Enter the appropriate information for the fields on the Add a Phone Number screen. (Each field is described earlier in this section.) You can specify from one to four pairs of line speeds and stop bits.

5. When you have finished, press F10 or ENTER at the fourth field of stop bits. If you omit the phone number or parity, an error message appears.

6. You are asked if you want to add another phone number.

- If you choose YES, another Add a Phone Number screen appears. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each phone number you want to add.

- If you choose NO, you return to the Assign Connection Characteristics menu.

7. Your connection is now set up with phone numbers for dial-out.

- If you want to specify who can use the connection, see "Specifying Access to Connections" later in this chapter.

- If you want to add the connection without specifying access, press F10 at the Assign Connection Characteristics menu.

8. You are asked to confirm that you want to add this connection.

- If you choose YES, the new connection is added to the currently selected service.

- If you choose NO, the new connection is not added and all the information you entered is discarded.

In either case, you return to the Configure Asynchronous Connections menu.

X.29 PAD Connections

Slot number. The number of the server slot that contains a serial communications card. This number combines with the line number to uniquely identify either an X.25 line to a PDN or a dedicated or switched X.25 line to a host computer.

Line number. The number of a line connected to a serial communications card. Combined with the slot number, it uniquely identifies either an X.25 line to a PDN, or a dedicated or switched X.25 line to a host computer. This number cannot be changed by a parameter file, a script file, or ATE menus.

DTE Address. The DTE address of the host computer. If the X.25 line you specified uses an X.25 PDN, obtain the DTE address of the host from the PDN, the host systems programmer, or other qualified source. If the X.25 line you specified is a dedicated or switched line that goes directly to the host, obtain the DTE address from the host systems programmer.

Facilities. If the connection uses an X.25 line to a PDN, you can specify any of the facilities you contracted for with the PDN. The facilities were specified when the line was assigned. If the X.25 line is a dedicated or switched line that goes directly to the host, consult the systems programmer at the host.

Facilities are expressed as hexadecimal 2-character strings from 00 to FF. You can specify the strings together or separate them with a space. For example, if the strings you want to specify are 2d, bc, and 3c, you can enter them as 2dbc3c or 2d bc 3c. The strings are not case-sensitive.

Make sure you enter the correct facilities. The ATE service does not verify their accuracy.

Call User Data. Call user data is exchanged between the Banyan server and the host during the set-up phase of an X.25 call. This data identifies the call as an X.29 connection attempt and can provide other information as well.

If the connection uses an X.25 line to a PDN, consult the PDN. If the connection uses a dedicated or switched line that goes directly to the host, consult the systems programmer at the host.

You can enter up to 16 bytes of information in this field. The first four bytes must be 1000, which is the X.29 protocol identifier. Obtain the remaining bytes from the PDN or systems programmer. For more information on call user data, see the CCITT Recommendation X.29.

PAD Parameters. PAD parameters define certain aspects of how a workstation communicates with the host during a session. You can enter a series of PAD parameters and their associated values. Each parameter identifies a specific aspect of workstation-to-host communication.

For more detailed information on PAD parameters, see "Configuring PAD Parameters," which follows this section.

1. From the Select Connection Type menu, choose X.29 PAD. The Assign Connection Characteristics menu appears.

2. From the Assign Connection Characteristics menu, choose the Specify Parameters option. The Specify Parameters screen appears, as shown in the following illustration.

Figure 4-5. Specify Parameters Screen

3. Enter the appropriate information for each field. For fields in which you don't have to enter any information, press ENTER.

4. When finished, press F10 or ENTER from the PAD Parameters field. If you omit the line number, line speed, or DTE address, an error message is displayed.

5. You are asked to confirm that you want to add this connection.

- If you choose YES, the new connection is added to the currently selected service.

- If you choose NO, the new connection is not added and all the information you entered is discarded.

In either case, you return to the Configure Asynchronous Connections menu.

Configuring PAD Parameters

Table 4-3. Support for PAD Parameters

7,2 8,1

Values for PAD Parameters

Figure 4-6. Values for Parameter 1

Figure 4-7. Values for Parameter 2

Figure 4-8. Values for Parameter 3

Figure 4-9. Values for Parameter 4

Figure 4-10. Values for Parameter 6

Figure 4-11. Values for Parameter 7

Figure 4-12. Values for Parameter 8

Figure 4-13. Values for Parameter 13

Figure 4-14. Values for Parameter 15

Figure 4-15. Values for Parameter 16

Figure 4-16. Values for Parameter 17

Figure 4-17. Values for Parameter 18

Figure 4-18. Values for Parameter 19

Figure 4-19. Values for Parameter 20

Adding a Remote Server Console Connection

1. From the Configure Asynchronous Connections menu, choose ADD a Connection.

2. At the Connection Name field in the Name a Connection menu, enter a name for the connection (for example, Remote or RemoteConsole).

3. At the Alternate Name field in the same menu, enter an alternate name (if desired).

4. At the Description field in the same menu, enter a description.

The Connection Name, Alternate Name, and Description fields are described in "Naming a New Connection" earlier in this chapter.

5. From the Select a Terminal Type screen, select VT100 for the type of terminal this connection should emulate by default. Press ENTER. The Associate a Script File screen appears.

6. Press ENTER at the Associate a Script File screen. (Since you do not know which screen the server console is on, you could not really predict what your entry point is. Therefore, writing a script file that would perform the way you wanted it to would be difficult.) The Select Connection Type menu appears.

7. From the Select Connection Type menu, select Server Console. Press ENTER.

8. You are now asked if you want to specify the access rights.

- If you want to specify who is allowed to use the connection, see "Specifying Access to Connections" later in this chapter.

- If you do not want to specify who is allowed to use the connection, choose NO to accept the default access rights. The default is AdminList@servername@Servers, where servername is the name of the server on which the ATE service is running.

9. The Confirmation to Add screen appears, asking if you want to add this connection.

- If you choose YES, the new connection is added to the currently selected service.

- If you choose NO, the new connection is not added and all the information you entered is discarded.

Select YES or NO and press ENTER.

In either case, you now return to the Configure Asynchronous Connections menu.

Adding a Server Development Connection

1. From the Select Connection Type menu, choose the Server Development Connection option.

2. You are then asked if you want to specify an ARL. Choose YES to specify who is allowed to use the connection, or NO to continue.

- If you choose YES, the new connection is added to the currently selected service. Proceed to "Specifying Access to Connections" later in this chapter.

- If you choose NO, another screen appears asking you if you want to add the connection. If you choose NO again, the new connection is not added and all the information you entered is discarded. In either case, you return to the Configure Asynchronous Connections menu.

Specifying Access to Connections

1. From the Assign Connection Characteristics menu, choose Specify ARL.

2. Type in the StreetTalk name, list, or pattern that identifies the users to whom you want to give access. Press ENTER.

Setting Access Rights for Dial-out

1. From the Configure Asynchronous Connections menu, choose SET ARL for Dial-out.

2. Specify the StreetTalk name, list, or pattern that identifies the users to whom you want to give access. Press ENTER.

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