AGILE 5250 OPTIMA User’s Guide and ReferencePage 1-20
Basic Port Configuration
The 5250 OPTIMA is configurable to its specific printer/host environment.
While many options are set to factory defaults that may match the users
needs, the first time the OPTIMA is used, the user will need to configure
its ports so it may properly use the devices attached to them.
This section is intended to walk the user step-by-step through the port
configuration process. Each of the OPTIMAs communication ports is
described individually. If not using a particular port, the configuration
instructions for that port may be ignored.
Start by pressing the MENU/STATUS button to toggle the display to the
menu. (This button may be pressed again during the configuration process
to display how the changes have affected the status of the OPTIMA.) The
LCD will read:
OPTIMA: CONFIG:
Configuring the Twinax Ports
The 5250 OPTIMA supports up to three twinax addresses simultaneously.
Each of these three addresses can be configured separately for a different
type of IBM printer emulation, character translation, mode of operation,
etc.
If using more than one twinax address, each address must be configured
independently.
Since the names of the twinax ports change with the addresses assigned
to them, each twinax device emulation will be referred to as
TWINAXn, with n representing the assigned address number.
The default factory configuration for the OPTIMAs three twinax
addresses are 1, 2 and 3. Thus, the first three menu options under
CONFIG: are TWINAX1:, TWINAX2: and TWINAX3. If using one of
these addresses, simply select the appropriate twinax port and activate it.
When starting the configuration, the OPTIMA LCD should read:
OPTIMA: CONFIG:
Press g. The display should read:
CONFIG:TWINAX1: