Verilink 9000 Series (34-00271) Product Manual - Manual (Page 178)

156 C HAPTER 9: U NISYS U NISCOPE
Copying from different port types is allowed.
Terminal Address
Any valid Uniscope address may entered in this field. There is one entry for each
station on this port. This is the address the TXPORT device sends as a poll to the
connected terminals.
Connecting Address
This field is used to convert the terminal address to another unique Uniscope
address. The connecting address is primarily used when there are two identical
addresses on separate terminal ports that are connected to the same host port.
Since having two identical addresses on a host port is not allowed, one of the
addresses must be converted. The TXPORT device makes a connection to the host
port using the connecting address field.
Station Name
Each station in a configuration must be assigned a unique name. This can be up to
17 characters and cannot include spaces. Generally, the station is assigned the
same name or number the host computer uses, however, this is not required. Any
naming convention can be used as long as each name is unique.
Default Host
This field represents the host port the station connects when the unit is powered
on. A valid destination must be entered for the station successfully make a
connection.
Options
A. Auto Connect on Power Up. When the unit is first powered on or reset, the
controller polls each device. When a response is received, the controller tries to
establish a logical connection to the host named in the Default Host field. The
normal setting is Y. See page 165 for further information.
B. Don't Send Status Message. When set to Y, the status messages defined on the
message screen are not sent to the terminal. The normal setting is N for terminal
and Y for printers. See page 167 for further information.
C. Reserved Channel. When this option is set to Y, it indicates this device rejects
messages sent using the Send command. The normal setting is N. See page 168 for
further information.
D. Device Is Sharable. This option is set to Y when multiple hosts need to share
this device. When set to Y, option A must be set to N and Auto Connect on Select
must be set to Y on the host port. This is typically set when a line printer is shared
by multiple hosts. The normal setting is N. See page 168 for further information.
When a host finishes sending data to a sharable device, a timer is started. After
two minutes, the connection is dropped and the station waits for a connection from
the next host.
E. This option is not used.
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