Lucent Technologies Centrevu Supervisor Version 8 Guide

							   CentreVu Supervisor Version 8 Installation and Getting Started
Installing and Using CentreVu Terminal Emulator
Opening and Exiting Terminal and CMS8-7
3. At the login: prompt, enter your CMS login ID, and press Enter.
4. At the Password: prompt, enter your CMS password (it does not 
display on the screen), and press Enter.
5. At the Terminal type: prompt, type 615c or CVTERM, and press 
Enter.
NOTE:
CentreVu Terminal does not use cvsup as the terminal type.
The CMS Main Menu displays. 
NOTE:
If a system prompt, such as $ or #, displays instead of the terminal type 
prompt or the CMS Main menu, type cms, and press Enter. 
						

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Exiting Terminal8
To exit Terminal, do the following:
1. Select Logout from the CMS Main Menu. You will see a window 
indicating that the CMS connection has been dropped.
NOTE:
If a system prompt, such as $ or #, displays instead of the dropped 
connection message, type exit, and press Enter.
2. Select OK or press Return in the message window.
3. Select Ex
it from the Profile menu. 
NOTE:
If you select Exit or try to close the Terminal window while a connection is 
active, a message is displayed informing you of this and asking if you want 
to exit anyway. Select Ye s  to drop the CMS connection and exit Terminal; 
select No to keep the connection active and ignore the Exit request. 
						

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Using Terminal8-9
Using Terminal8
This section contains the following information:
lTerminal Window
lCreating Profiles
lEditing Profiles
lSetting Profile Options.
Terminal Window8
A representation of the Terminal window is shown below:
Title Bar
Menu Bar
Application Window
Function Keys 
						

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The Terminal window contains the following items:
lTitle bar—displays “Lucent CentreVu Terminal” and the name of the 
current connection profile. If no profile is currently selected, “untitled” 
displays instead of the profile name.
lMenu bar—includes the Profile, Edit, Connection, Reset, and Help 
options.
lApplication window—the area of the screen where you log into CMS and 
use CMS.
lFunction keys—the keys at the bottom of the Terminal’s main window. 
Initially, these keys are not visible. After you have logged into CMS, the 
function keys are appropriately labeled and work the same as the standard 
CMS Screen-Labeled Keys (SLKs). 
See the CentreVu
® CMS R3V8 Administration (585-210-910) document 
for definitions of and instructions for using the function keys and their 
associated menus.
Menu Bar8
The following paragraphs describe the menus on the Terminal menu bar, each 
menu item, and the action each menu item performs.
P
rofile Menu8
From this menu you can create, open, and save a connection profile. You 
can also exit Terminal from this menu. Profiles are used to store 
information related to how a particular user connects to the remote host. 
The following table lists the items on the P
rofile menu and describes the 
action each item performs. 
						

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Menu Item Action
N
ewCreates a new connection profile. By default, this 
connection profile is named “profile 1” until you save 
it. This item is disabled if there is already a 
connection active.
O
pen...Opens an existing connection profile. Selecting this 
menu item brings up a window displaying the current 
profiles. Once you select a profile to open, that 
profile becomes the first profile in the list of recently 
accessed profiles. This item is disabled if there is 
already a connection active.
S
aveSaves the current connection profile.
Save A
s...Brings up a window that requests a name under 
which to save the profile. Existing profile names are 
listed in the Save Profile As window. You can select 
one of these names or enter a new profile name in the 
Profile Name text box. If you use an existing profile 
name, a message box warns you that you are 
overwriting the contents of an existing profile.
1...4The four most-recently opened connection profiles 
are displayed here. You can choose a numbered 
profile for quick access. The most recently selected 
profile you choose becomes profile number 1, with 
the other items being renumbered accordingly. These 
items are disabled if there is a connection already 
active.
Ex
itExits Terminal. If there is a profile that has been 
modified but not saved, a warning message is 
displayed. 
						

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Edit Menu8
From this menu you can copy selected text to the Microsoft Windows 
Clipboard, paste the contents of the Clipboard to a remote host computer, 
and clear the contents of the Clipboard. In this case, “pasting” means 
sending the selected text to the screen as if it were typed by the user. The 
capability to cut text is not supported by Terminal. The following table lists 
the items on the Edit menu and a brief description of the action each item 
performs. You can use the basic Microsoft Windows keyboard shortcuts.
C
onnection Menu8
From this menu you can connect to, disconnect from, or send a break to a 
remote host computer. You also use this menu to set up or change Terminal 
options (communications, modem, and font). The following table lists the 
items on the C
onnection menu and describes the action each item 
performs.Menu Item Action
C
opyCopies the selected text to the Microsoft Windows 
clipboard.
P
astePastes (sends) the contents of the Microsoft 
Windows clipboard to the location of your cursor on 
your PC as if you had typed it in.
Cl
earClears the contents of the Microsoft Windows 
clipboard.
Menu Item Action
C
onnectEstablishes a connection to a remote host computer 
as specified in the active connection profile. If a 
connection is already active, this menu item is 
disabled.
D
isconnectDisconnects the active connection. If there is no 
active connection, this menu item is disabled. 
						

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Reset Menu8
From this menu, you can do a terminal reset for Terminal Emulator. This 
provides a way to log into Audix and the switch.
H
elp Menu8
From this menu, you can get on-line Help for Terminal. The following 
table lists the items on the H
elp menu and describes the action each item 
performs.Send B
reakSends a “break” sequence to a remote host 
computer. A break is used to temporarily suspend 
an operation or transmission. If your connection is 
“hung up” and the host appears not to respond 
when you press keys on your keyboard, try 
sending a break.
O
ptions...Brings up a window from which you can set up or 
change Terminal options. Terminal options are 
grouped under three tabs: Communications, 
Modem, and Font. 
Menu Item Action
C
ontentsDisplays a table of contents of help topics.
T
echnical SupportShows how to get Terminal technical support.
A
bout...Opens the Terminal Help About window. Menu Item Action 
						

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Creating Profiles8
To create a profile:
1. Open Terminal.
2. Select N
ew from the Profile menu.
The Options window displays: 
						

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3. Set the Terminal options.
NOTE:
The Terminal Options are grouped under three tabs: Communications, 
Modem, and Font. See the section on each tab later in this chapter to learn 
how to set the options in each tab.
4. Select Save A
s from the Profile menu.
5. The Save Profile As box displays:
6. Type the name of the profile in the text box and select OK.
NOTE:
If you want to overwrite an existing profile with one you have just created, 
double click the name in the list box. 
						

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Editing Profiles8
To edit an existing profile:
1. Select O
pen from the Profile menu.
2. Choose the name of the profile you want to edit.
3. Click Open.
4. Select O
ptions from the Connection menu.
5. Edit the profile.
6. Click OK.
7. Select S
ave from the Profile menu.