The following functions are provided to help you manage your Telnet connection:
Specifies a string of text and search for it in the buffer.
Prints the contents of the buffer.
Sets up or alters your Telnet connection.
Issues any of four standard Telnet commands.
Clears the buffer of all existing data.
Hides or shows the function key display.
Provides statistical information about the current connection.
Exits from the current connection or, if currently disconnected, lets you reconnect.
A search facility is provided to enable you to find occurrences of text that match a specified string.
To find a particular text string in the buffer
The Find window appears.
The cursor is placed at the first character of the found text.
When there are no more instances of text that match the search string, a message appears informing you that the bottom of the data has been reached.
Press Enter again to return to the top of the data and continue the search.
You can print the contents of the Telnet buffer to any printer defined in the Print Services Manager (PSM).
To print the contents of the Telnet buffer
The Print window appears.
Specifies the name of the printer to which you want to send the output.
Note: Type ? in the Printer field and press Enter to display a list of printers.
Specifies the number of copies you want to produce.
Specifies whether to hold the output or print it immediately.
Specifies whether to remove the print job from the spool immediately after printing.
Press F6 (Confirm).
The output is sent to the spool and held in the queue or printed immediately.
You can configure your Telnet connection to suit your particular requirements.
To change the Telnet options
The Options window appears.
Note: Press F1 (Help) for a description of the fields.
The changes are saved.
Note: If you change any of the options while your Telnet display has a status of Disconnected, an attempt is made to reconnect you with the new options. If the attempted reconnect fails (for example, you might have specified an unsupported port), an appropriate message appears and the status of the Telnet display changes to Error.
A set of four standard Telnet commands is implemented. When issued, these commands are sent to the remote host, which processes them accordingly. The following is a brief description of each of these commands:
To issue Telnet commands
The CAS : Valid Value List for the Telnet Commands appears.
Allows a process that is generating output to run to completion, but without sending the output to your terminal.
Sends a request to provide visible evidence that this connection is still active; for example, this command might be used if the system has been unexpectedly silent for an extended period of time.
Simulates a Break key or Attention key.
Suspends, interrupts, aborts, or terminates the process to which you are connected.
Press Enter.
The command is issued.
To remove all of the data in the buffer
The data is removed.
To hide the function key assignments that are displayed at the bottom of the Telnet panel
The function key assignments are hidden.
Alternatively, if the function key assignments are already hidden, this option appears in the Functions menu as Keys On and can be selected when you want them to be displayed.
To display information about your current Telnet session
The Connection Details window appears.
The most direct way to end your session on the remote host and exit is to press F3 (Exit); however, this function is useful if you want to change any of your connection's option settings, while retaining access to the Telnet display and its Functions menu after disconnecting.
To end your session on the remote host and remain in the Telnet display
The session ends and the Status field now contains the value of Disconnected.
Note: You can re-establish the connection through the Functions menu.