Verilink PRISM 4101 (34-00230) Product Manual - Manual (Page 41)

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Cursor The terminal interface uses a highlighted cursor to make selections from menus
and select fields within screens. The cursor is moved in different ways, depending
on the terminal emulation program used. Most programs use the Tab and Shift+Tab
keys. Other programs use the arrow keys. For keyboards which do not have these
standard keys or have only some of them, an alternate set of cursor control
commands is provided. Each command is performed by pressing a letter key while
holding down the Control key. Alternate commands may be freely mixed with the
keyboard commands at your discretion.
Field Types Each screen is made up of fields. The two basic field types are user-selectable and
display-only. Fields without brackets or parenthesis are display-only. They cannot
be changed on the screen.
If the highlighted cursor can be moved to a field, it is a user selectable field. User
selectable fields allow for changes to be made or commands to be executed. Most
user selectable fields are enclosed in brackets or parentheses.
Fields enclosed in brackets [ ] offer you a list of selections from which to choose.
The selections may be toggled by pressing the Spacebar. Each time it is pressed, a
new item appears. When the appropriate choice is displayed, press Return to select
it.
There are two methods for manipulating fields enclosed in parentheses ( ).
Pressing the Return key on a field such as Reset and Start Test immediately
executes the function. Typing input when the field is highlighted, such as the
Subnet Mask field causes the current entry to be replaced with the new characters.
To edit an existing entry rather than replace it, you need only move the cursor to
the point that needs editing. Characters may then be inserted or deleted. Typed data
is always inserted rather than typed over. If the field is full, though, at least one
character must be deleted to add another. Many fields of this type may also be
toggled by pressing the Spacebar. Other fields are range checked, where you are
not allowed to exit with an illegal value set.
Main Menu The Main Menu screen displays the available menu options. To activate any menu,
highlight the desired selection and press Return. You may exit this menu and any
subsequent menu by pressing the Escape key. When you exit the Main Menu, the
Table 4-1 Keyboard / Alternate Commands
Keyboard Command Alternate Command
Left arrow Control+S
Right arrow Control+D
Up arrow Control+E
Down arrow Control+X
Backspace Control+H
Delete Control+Z
Refresh screen Control+U
Control+T While in a remote screen, toggles
from remote to local screen.