Instruction manual

Total Access 850 System Manual Section 4 User Interface Guide

1. NAVIGATING THE TERMINAL MENU

To access the terminal menus and management features of the Total Access 850, connect the unit to a

VT100 terminal (or VT100 terminal emulator) via the

CRAFT interface on the front of the unit or the rear

CRAFT interface on the backplane. Configure the terminal settings for 9600 data rate, no parity, 8 data

bits, 1 stop bit, and no flow control.

After connecting to the unit and beginning a terminal session, a login screen appears. There is no default

password for the Total Access 850; press

<ENTER> to access the terminal menus. (Refer to DLP-2, Logging

in to the System for detailed instructions.)

Terminal Menu Window

After logging in, all menu items and data fields are displayed in the terminal menu window (see Figure 1),

through which you have complete control of the Total Access 850.

Figure 1. Top-Level Terminal Menu Window

Menu Path

The first line of the terminal menu window (the menu path) shows the session’s current position (path) in

the menu structure. For example, Figure 1 shows the top-level menu with the cursor on the

SYSTEM CONFIG

submenu; therefore, the menu path reads TOTAL ACCESS 850/SYSTEM CONFIG.

Window Panes

When you first start a terminal menu session, the terminal menu window is divided into left and right

panes. The left pane shows the list of available submenus, while the right pane shows the contents of the

currently selected submenu.

You can view the terminal windows in two ways: with fields and submenus displaying horizontally across

the right pane, or with fields and submenus displaying vertically down the right pane. Viewing submenus

vertically rather than horizontally allows you to see information at a glance rather than scrolling

Left Pane

Menu Path

Right Pane

Tool Tip

System Time

Navigation Help

Extended Help

Slot Status

^A=more

Network

Status

Telnet Info

DS0 Status

Ethernet

Link Status

(3rd Gen Only)