Displaying and Customizing Keyboard Maps

Selecting and Customizing Keyboard Maps for a Port

Server-wide keymapping is the recommended method for customizing users’ TN3270 keymapping assignments. It uses access server memory efficiently and provides a common customized environment across all TN3270 ports. Port-by-port keymapping is also possible, but uses additional access server resources.

A user can set up unique keymapping assignments for use only on his or her port. Individual port users have the following choices for selecting the keyboard maps that are most appropriate for their TN3270 applications:

∙Select and use one of the predefined default terminal types and its associated keyboard map. The predefined terminal types are VT100, VT220, VT320, VT420, and ANSI.

∙Select one of the predefined default terminal types, and then customize its keyboard map. Customizing a Default Keyboard Map for a Port discusses this customization.

∙Select and use one of the server-wide customized terminal types and its keyboard map. These terminal types have been defined and customized for all ports by the server manager. The users cannot customize the keymaps associated with these terminal types on a port-by-port basis.

The following sections discuss these options.

Selecting a Default Terminal Type and Keyboard Map for a Port

A port user can forego access to any server-wide keymappings that may be available. Instead the user can choose the default terminal types and keyboard maps.

Reference

For a printed copy of these keyboard maps, refer to the Network Access Server Command Reference.

Keyboard Map and Terminal Type

The following table lists the two default keyboard maps and their associated terminal devices:

Predefined Terminal Device

Associated Keyboard Map

 

 

VT100, ANSI

VT100

All ASCII terminals other than the VT100

VT220

 

 

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