Network Computing Devices 300 manual Starting Multiple Connections

NCD ThinSTAR 300 Basics

The Connection Manager lets you:

■Start connections or switch among currently active connections.

—Select the desired Connection Name and click Connect (or simply double-click the Name).

■Stop connections.

—If problems on the server cause your connection to not respond to a normal logoff (see the following section “Logging Off” on page 1-13) bring up the NCD ThinSTAR Connection Manager, select the connection and click End.

■Add or edit new connections.

—Use the Configure tab. Clicking Add brings up a New Connection panel. Depending on which connection type you choose, data entry panels display. Complete all needed entries and click OK.

Note If the configure tab is not displayed, your system administrator has disabled it.

Starting Multiple Connections

The NCD ThinSTAR 300 allows multiple simultaneous connections to one or more servers. The number of connections you start is limited by the amount of memory in your terminal.

To start your second connection:

1.Press CTRL+ALT+END to bring up the NCD ThinSTAR Connection Manager.

2.Select the Connection Name to start, then press

Connect.

To switch between your running connections:

1.Press CTRL+ALT+END to bring up the NCD ThinSTAR Connection Manager.

2.Select one of the Connection Names whose “Status” field is “Active”, then click Connect.

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