VBrick Systems MPEG-4, MPEG-2, MPEG-1 manual Using the Command Prompt, Command Prompt Action Type

Using the Command Prompt

You can use a Command Prompt interface to quickly perform a variety of tasks related to STB configuration and connectivity using the pman configuration utility. There are three ways to open a Command Prompt interface on the STB. Use whatever method is comfortable and available. Once connected, they all work the same way. You can use:

•Wireless keyboard – Type Ctrl-Alt-F1to access the command prompt using the wireless keyboard (or a standard keyboard connected to the PS/2 port); type Ctrl-Alt-F2to exit.

•Terminal emulation – Connect a terminal (or a PC running terminal emulation software) to the serial port; refer to Serial Port Passthrough for pinout details. Note that you cannot modify serial port parameters using this method. VBrick recommends using Hyperterminal Private Edition 6.3 from Hilgraeve. (The configuration utility works poorly using the Hyperterminal application shipped with Windows.) When using Hyperterminal as a terminal emulation program, configure as follows:

1.Open Hyperterminal and go to File > Properties > Settings.

2.Set "Function, arrow, and control keys act as" to Terminal Keys.

3.Set Emulation to VT220 or VT320.

4.Click the Terminal Setup button.

5.Configure 25 rows by 80 columns.

6.Set Terminal Mode to Cursor keypad mode.

7.Click OK twice when done.

•Telnet – Connect to the STB from a PC running terminal emulation software. Vbrick recommends using PuTTY version 0.56 Windows-based freeware or the standard Telnet client shipped with RedHat Linux. (The configuration utility works poorly using the Telnet client shipped with Windows or with Hilgraeve Private Edition 6.3).

Table 1. Common Command Prompt Actions

Command Prompt Action	Type
Reboot the STB	reboot -f
View Network Configuration	ifconfig
Edit the Local UI	cd /wfs/localui
Configuration File	vi stbLocalUIData.xml
	:q! (to exit vi)
Test Network Connectivity	ping <ip_address>
Clear the Screen	clear (or Ctrl-L)
Change TV Resolution	setres (see PAL Configuration on page 6)
File Transfer	ftp
Get Current Software revision	tasteversion
Modify STB Configuration	pman – This program provides command line access to
	the same configuration parameters as the management
	interface described in the remainder of this document.
	See Using pman below for a brief overview.

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