Perle JETSTREAM 8500 Quick guide

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Perle 30th December 1998
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Configuration of JETSTREAM 8500 & MTSRD for AIX 4.2
This is a quick installation guide for MTSRD on an AIX 4.2 system, to enable a login
on a terminal on a JETSTREAM 8500 port.
·Attach the JETSTREAM 8500 to the network and verify that it has an IP address,
broadcast address and subnet mask.
If not, add these using the following CLI commands, then reboot the
JETSTREAM.
set server internet 195.49.144.4
set server broadcast 195.49.144.255
set server subnet 255.255.255.0
save
·On the AIX system, add the JETSTREAM to the host table using smit, type:
smit
Then select ‘Communications Applications & Services’, ‘ TCPIP’,’ Further
Configuration’, ‘ Name Resolution’, ‘Hosts table’ ,’ Add a host’
·Install the mtsrd Software
cd /
installp -aX all
·Configure the JETSTREAM Ports
Log in to the JETSTREAM 8500 as admin, and type screen<cr>.
Use ‘network configuration’, ‘host table’, ‘add host’ and enter the AIX host
name and the TCP/IP address of this host to define the AIX host on the
JESTREAM.
Use ‘line configuration’ , ‘ line settings’ and select line 1
Set the service to SILENT RAW, enter the HOSTNAME of the AIX system
in the hostname field and set hostport to 10000
Set up further ports using hostport 10001 for line 2, hostport 10002 for line 3
and so on.

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·Update the /etc/mts/defaults file
Edit the file and change the MTS VERSION line to be:
MTS_VERSION JETSTREAM 8500 2.2.4 # JETSTREAM version
2.2.4 was our version of software; check the version you are using.
·Set up mtsrd ports on the AIX
Each JETSTREAM port must be configured on a different TCP port via smit,
type:
smit
Followed by selecting ‘Devices’, ‘ Communication’, ‘Specialix MTS’, ‘Add
Control Device’. Enter TCP/IP port number 10000.
Then ‘add a block of TTY ports’ with login set to enabled.
Attach a terminal to one of the JETSTREAM’s ports and you should see a
login.
Equipment used
JETSTREAM 8500 running version 2.2.4
WYSE 60 configured at 9600, 8 bit, 1stop, Np parity, Xon/Xoff flow control
AIX version 4.2.1