Table 15 summarizes the meaning of special keys and commands that can be used by the terminal interface. You may need to configure your VT100 terminal emulation application to recognize some of these keys.
Active keys are clearly identified at the lower portion of each panel in
the terminal interface.
Table 15. Special Keys and Commands Used with the Terminal Interface
Special Keys/ Text/Commands | Description |
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Brackets | Identifies fields that can be modified.
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Arrow Keys | Use to move between items within the menu body, within the command Bar,
between the menu body and command bar. Up and down arrow keys move the
cursor between lines. Right and left arrow keys move the cursor between
columns. Arrow keys are ignored when data is entered in a text
field.
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Tab | Used to move to the next field.
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Shift-Tab | Not supported by VT100 |
Ctrl-Tab | Not supported by VT100 |
Back Space | Used to remove the character in front of the cursor when entering text enclosed in square brackets. |
Blinking Text | Warning or confirmation messages |
Cursor | The software does not have control over the cursor shape. Cursor shape is controlled by the terminal emulation. |
Delete | Acts like the Backspace key in a text field |
End | Not supported |
Enter | Used to make a selection. If you are:
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Esc | When modifying field data enclosed in square backets ([ ]) or angle brackets (< >), press Esc to stop modifying the field and go back to the original data. |
Home Key | Not supported |
Insert | Not supported |
Spacebar | When the cursor is on a modifiable field indicated by angle brackets, use the space bar to toggle through the options for that field. When the cursor is on a modifiable field indicated by square brackets, the space bar may be an allowable key to enter text. |
Function keys |
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MAC Addresses |
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Uppercase Words in the Menu | Identifies commands. |
READ ONLY | When in the upper right corner of the panel, indicates that the current user has read-only access. |
UNSAVED DATA | When in the upper right corner of panel, indicates that there are unsaved changes; and that any changes made since the last SAVE was issued will not be retained across a power cycle. |
SAVING DATA | After a SAVE is issued, indicates the Save is in process. |
DATA SAVED | Save operation has completed successfully. |
NEXT PAGE | Command used to display next panel. |
PREV PAGE | Command used to display previous panel. |
LOGOUT | Command used to end this login session. |
CLEAR CTRS | Command used to set to 0 the counters associated with this panel. |
SEND | Command used to begin sending pings. |
APPLY | Command used to cause configuration changes to take effect. Apply appears on the panel once a change has been made. |
REFRESH | Command used to refresh the panel with the current status or configured values. |
MAIN MENU | Command used to display the Main Menu. |
PREV MENU | Command used to display the previous menu. |
HELP | Command used to display the Help Menu. |