5 Access Server Configuration and Management Manual

Configuring Asynchronous Terminal and Serial

Printer Connections

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How It Works

Tandem 6530 terminals, 6530-compatible terminals, VT-series terminals, workstation-

based 6530 terminal emulators, and workstation-based VT-series terminal emulators can

be connected to the AWAN access server directly through RS-232 or Current Loop ports

or remotely through modems.

For each asynchronous session, a TN6530 session is established with a Telserv process

running on the Himalaya NonStop server. For VT-series terminals and workstation-

based VT-series terminal emulators, the AWAN access server can be configured to

provide VT-to-6530 protocol conversion. The 6530 emulation is executed entirely on the

AWAN access server.

The AWAN access server supports serial printers using the FASTPTCP LAN print

spooler software on the Himalaya NonStop server. Printers can be directly connected to

the AWAN access server using RS-232 or Current Loop ports.

Note. VT-to-6530 protocol conversion is supported on 3883-8R, 3883-16R, 3884R, and 3885R

AWAN access server models only. LAN-attached workstation-based VT-series terminal

emulators and VT-series terminals attached to a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet

Protocol (TCP/IP) terminal server can access 6530 applications using the 6530 gateway

feature. The 6530 gateway feature is described in Section 10, Configuring the 6530 Gateway

Feature.

Note. The AWAN access server supports Internet Packet Exchange (IPX) traffic as a router

only; it does not support asynchronous terminal or asynchronous printer sessions using IPX as

either a client or a server. All asynchronous ports connect to network nodes using TCP/IP

Telnet sessions.