Using the Switch Console

Screen Structure and Navigation

Screen Structure and Navigation

Console screens include these three elements:

Parameter fields and/or read-only information such as statistics

Navigation and configuration actions, such as Save, Edit, and Cancel

Help line to describe navigation options, individual parameters, and read- only data

For example, in the System configuration screen:

screen title – identifies the location

within the menu structure

actions line

help line describing the selected action or selected parameter field (in this case, the Cancel action)

system name

parameter fields

access to help screen describing each of the parameter fields

navigation instructions

Using the Switch Console

Figure 4-2. Elements of the Screen Structure

“Forms” Design. The configuration screens, in particular, operate similarly to a number of PC applications that use forms for data entry. When you first enter these screens, you see the current configuration for the item you have selected. To change the configuration, the basic operation is to:

1.Press [E] to select the Edit action.

2.Navigate through the screen making ALL the necessary configuration changes. See table 4-1.

3.Press [Enter] to return to the Actions line. From there you can save the configuration changes or cancel the changes. Cancel returns the configu- ration to the values you saw when you first entered the screen.

See the next page for specific instructions on using the console screens.

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HP 224M, 212M manual Screen Structure and Navigation, Elements of the Screen Structure

224M, 212M specifications

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