User guide

120 DSView Installer/User Guide
To move back or forward one line in the DSView management software Telnet
application’s history:
Press the
Left Arrow (for back) or Right Arrow (for forward) on your keyboard.
To change the maximum number of lines in the DSView management software
Telnet application’s history buffer:
1. Select Options - Session Properties from the menu bar.
- or -
Click the Session Settings icon in the toolbar.
2. Click the Terminal tab.
3. In the History Buffer Size box, type a value from 1-1000. The default value is 250.
To change the background color for the DSView management software Telnet
application’s History mode:
1. Select Options - Preferences from the menu bar.
2. In the Colors panel, click the Background/History Mode box and select a color. The default
color is dark cyan.
To change the text color for the DSView management software Telnet application’s
History mode:
1. Select Options - Preferences from the menu bar.
2. In the Colors section, click the Text/History Mode box and select a color. The default color
is white.
Macros
The DSView management software Telnet application has a macro function that allows you to
create and use macros during Telnet application sessions. A macro comprises a series of keystrokes
that you define. Additionally, you may specify a hotkey in the macro’s definition. When you define
a macro and enable its inclusion in the Macros menu, you may execute the macro during a Telnet
application session either by selecting it from the Macros menu or by pressing the defined hotkey
on your keyboard.
You may also define one or more macro groups, then add macros to the groups. A macro may
belong to more than one macro group; however, a macro does not have to belong to a macro group.
Selecting Session Properties -Terminal takes you to a screen that contains a list of defined macro
groups from which you may select one group or all defined groups. The macros in the selected
group(s) are then available for use during subsequent Telnet application sessions with
that device/port.
After defining a macro or a macro group, you may edit or delete it at any time. When you delete a
macro or macro group, you are prompted for confirmation. When you change a macro group name,
each macro belonging to the changed macro group is updated, but the change is not visible until the