400-3100-01 Rev 2.22 September 2006 MinIT 5250E Users Guide Ringdale, Inc. 101 Halmar Cove Georgetown, Texas 78628 Tel: 888-288-9080 www.nlynx.com www.ringdale.
Technical Support Important Notes: The Power Button on the top of the unit will be lit (white) when there is power to the unit. The unit will not start until you press the button. Then it will turn green and the unit will boot. The correct way to power down the unit is from the Start button or the MinIT Start Menu. Select Power Down from the menu. It will take a few moments to shut itself down and the light will turn white again.
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1. In the MinIT Administrator go to 5250 Sessions then go into each display session and click the check box that sets the session to Text mode. 2. Go into Unit Information and click the box for Boot into Terminal mode only. 3. Click Done and reboot the MinIT. Connecting the Unit At this point, the unit will boot straight into Session 1 in Text mode. No Window Manger will be running and there will be no means for the user to modify settings.
Getting Around the Desktop Text Terminal Mode One of the choices in the Setup 5250 Sessions Menu is the option to force the Minit 5250E into what we call the “Text Terminal ONLY Mode”. The Text Terminal ONLY Mode makes the Minit 5250E operate very much like a twinax terminal. There can still be multiple sessions configured, but the user does not see the windows-style desktop. All they would see is a full screen 5250 terminal session.
Macro Recording and Playback You can assign keyboard Macros to function keys F1 – F24. Note: the Record and Play keys on the lower left of the 122-key twinax style keyboard are functional in the window mode. If you are in a Text mode session, however, use Alt+r and Alt+p for Record and Play. Hit the Record key (or Alt+r), then the selected Function key (F1-F24), and then start entering the keystrokes that you’d like to record. When finished, hit the Record key (Alt+r) again to stop recording.
The MinIT Start Menu PC Style Keyboards You can call up the MinIT Start Menu by Clicking on the Start Button, by clicking on the Desktop, or by using Alt+Shift+F1. Hint: If a letter in the Start Menu is underlined, it is a keyboard shortcut to that item. For instance, hit P to jump to Print Queue. (Hit P again to jump to Process Monitor). The MinIT Start Menu is the key to most of the functions of the MinIT 5250E. Click on the desired menu item or use the underlined keyboard shortcut.
Operation Configuration The Configuration Menu will come up the first time you power up the unit (If you don’t want it to continue coming up, Click on the Autostart radio button). Using the 122-Key Twinax Style Keyboard The 122-key Twinax Style Keyboard includes many special keys for use in AS/400 applications, such as Function keys 1-24, Help, Roll up, Attn, Sys Req, Field Plus, Record and Play, etc. For the most part the 5250 functions are indicated on the key cap in blue.
Unit Information The Unit Number is reported to the MinIT Management Software, to identify this unit on the network. It needs to be a unique number for the MinitMan Manager to be able to see and manage the unit. The default value is the last 6 digits of the Mac address. Unit Description should be used to help identify the unit, such as the name of the user, or a location. NLynx Management Server is the IP address of the Server from which to download software updates to this unit.
Configuring 5250 Printer Sessions Network Settings Once you have configured your 5250 Display Sessions, it is time to define up to three host printer sessions. This can be handy if you use different printers for various pre-printed forms. Enter the name of the printer session (this will be the name that the AS/400 uses for this printer session. You will also enter the IP address of the AS/400. Select Host Print Transform (recommended) to allow the AS/400 to format your print jobs.
Keyboard Settings Setup 5250 Sessions Hit the Select button to choose and / or remap either the • 122-key Twinax Style keyboard (default) • 104-key PC style keyboard The setting should match the type of keyboard that you are connecting to the unit. This will be important for correct mapping of the keyboard within the emulation sessions. You can configure up to 5 Display sessions and up to 3 printer sessions. Click done when you are finished, in order to save your changes.
