Avocent SPC420 Customizing the Telnet Viewer, To change the window background and/or text color

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Alternative, you can click the Telnet Session or Serial Session icon in the Unit Overview window for the target device (see Unit Overview Windows on page 112).

The Telnet Viewer window will open.

NOTE: You can share a Telnet Viewer session with an SSH serial session. See SSH Passthrough Sessions on page 195.

Customizing the Telnet Viewer

You may specify preferences that will be used for every Telnet Viewer session, regardless of the device to which you connect. These application preferences are entered from the Telnet Viewer window when you are connected to a device or port. After the preferences are entered, they are applied to devices/ports during subsequent sessions.

To change the window background and/or text color:

1.Select Options - Preferences from the menu. The Preferences dialog box will appear.

2.To change the background color, click the Background/Normal Mode box in the Colors section and select a color. The default color is blue.

3.To change the text color, click the Text/Normal Mode box in the Colors section and select a color. The default color is white.

To change the cursor appearance:

1.Select Options - Preferences from the menu. The Preferences dialog box will appear.

2.In the Caret list, choose Block to display the cursor as a block or choose Underline to display the cursor as an underline. The default value is Underline.

To enable/disable an exit warning prompt for Telnet Viewer sessions:

1.Select Options - Preferences from the menu. The Preferences dialog box will appear.

2.Enable or disable the Prompt on Exit checkbox. When the exit warning prompt is enabled, a message appears when you select Telnet - Exit. You may then choose to exit or continue the session. When disabled, the session closes without further prompting. The default value is enabled.

To enable/disable autoscaling:

1.Select Options - Preferences from the menu. The Preferences dialog box will appear.

2.Enable or disable the Auto Scale checkbox. When autoscaling is enabled, the user may reduce or expand the virtual terminal window by dragging a corner of the window. When autoscaling is disabled, the virtual terminal window will not scale when the view is changed; instead, scroll bars will appear around the window. The default value is enabled.