Ringdale Minit 5250e User manual

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MinIT 5250E

Users Guide

User Manual

Version 2.4

Copyright Ringdale, Inc.

Part number: 62-400310001

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

MinIT 2 0E packing list 4

Connecting the Unit

Getting Around the Desktop 6

MinIT Start Menu 8

Configuration 9

Unit Information 10

Network Settings 12

Keyboard Settings 13

Configuring 5250 Display Sessions 15

Configuring 5250 Printer Sessions 17

Configure Printer 19

Configure Language 21

Restore Defaults 21

Operation 22

Using the 122-Key Twinax Style Keyboard 22

PC Style Keyboards 23

Macro Recording and Playback 24

Text Terminal Mode 2

TO ENABLE TEXT TERMINAL ONLY 26

Display Session Status 27

Print Queue / Session Status 28

Ping Host 29

Linux Command Prompt 29

Process Monitor 29

Set Date/Time 30

Calculator 30

Troubleshooting Guide 31

CHECKLIST 31

MinIT 5250E CONFIGURATION PROBLEMS 32

NETWORK PROBLEMS 33

PROBLEMS AT THE HOST 35

HOST PROBLEMS AT THE HOST 37

PRINTER PROBLEMS 42

Technical Support 43

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MinIT 5250E Version 2.0 February 2007

COPYRIGHT

may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or

translated into any language or any computer language, in any form or by any third

party, without prior permission of Ringdale UK Limited.

DISCLAI ER

Ringdale UK Ltd. reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes

from time to time to the contents hereof without obligation to notify any person or

organization of such revision or changes. Ringdale UK Ltd. has endeavored to ensure

that the information in this publication is correct, but will not accept liability for any

error or omission.

TRADE ARKS

All trademarks are hereby acknowledged.

VERSIONS

This manual is for MinIT- 2 0e’s with code version 2.2.17 and higher.

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inIT 5250E packing list

MinIT 5250E Unit

Mouse Power Pack

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Connecting the Unit

MinIT Notes:

1. Use only the power supply provided with the unit. The

use of any other power supply may damage the unit.

2. The Power Button on the top of the unit will be lit

(orange) when there is power to the unit. The unit will

not start until you press the button. Then it will turn

green.

3. The correct way to power down the unit is from the

Start button or the MinIT Root Menu. See the

Technical Support section of the manual for more

information.

4. The USB ports on the front of the unit support USB

Keyboard or Mouse.

5.

The headphone jack can be used for powered speakers

or amplified headphones.

Power

Video

Mouse

Keyboard

Parallel

(local printer)

Ethernet

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Getting Around the Desktop

There are two ways to move around the Desktop – using the keyboard or using the

mouse.

Using the Mouse

Left Click an object (field, button or window) once, to select it.

Click on Start Button or Left Click in the desktop area to bring up the MinIT Root

Menu (Help, Configuration, Display Sessions, Printing, Calculator, Power Down,

etc.)

The dark blue title bar will identify the active window across the top. Inactive

windows will have a gray title bar across the top.

Windows can be moved (drag by the Title Bar) or resized (grab a corner and drag).

The buttons on the right side of

the Title Bar control the window

Window

Title Bar

Minimize Maximize

Close

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Using the Keyboard

Function Keystroke(s)

To get to a particular window Alt + Tab (hold down the Alt key

and hit the tab key until the

window you want is highlighted,

then release).

To move between fields Tab

MinIT Root Menu Alt + Shift +F1

If there is an underlined letter on a button, it is a keyboard

shortcut to that button. For example,

Hit D when you are Done.

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inIT Start enu

The MinIT Start Menu is the key to most of the functions of the MinIT 2 0E. Click

on the desired menu item or use the underlined keyboard shortcut.

enu Item Function

Getting Started Help overview

MinIT

Administration

Configuration of the unit

Print Queue

/Session Status

Shows status of Printer Sessions and any print jobs

outstanding. Cancel print jobs here.

Display

/Session Status

Shows status of all defined Display Sessions.

View Keyboard

Macros

Allows you to see the Keyboard Macros and the number

assigned to it.

RDP Desktop Used for connection to an RDP Server

Ping Host For testing the Ethernet connection to a host

Linux Command

Prompt

For troubleshooting with Technical Support

Process Monitor For troubleshooting with Engineering

Set Time/Date Sets the Clock (lower right corner of Desktop)

Calculator Brings up a calculator

Restart Windows

Manager / Sessions

Restarts the MinIT software (partial restart)

Reboot Computer Full Reboot of the unit

POWER Down Always use this method to turn off the unit.

You can call up the MinIT Start Menu by

Clicking on the Start Button, by clicking on

the Desktop, or by using Alt+Shift+F1.

Hint: If a letter in the Start Menu is

underlined, it is a keyboard shortcut to

that item. For instance, hit P to jump to

Print Queue. Hit P again to jump to

Process Monitor).

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Configuration

The NLynx MinIT Administration menu will come up when you power up the unit. If you don’t

want it to continue coming up, click on the Display this page at Startup radio button.

If the NLynx MinIT Administration menu is not up and you want it, click the Start button and

select it.

Using the mouse to configure the unit is probably the easiest way, but you can accomplish all

the same things using the keyboard if you prefer (tab through the fields, use the cursor keys

and use the underlined keyboard shortcuts).

Essentially, you will want to go through these configuration items in order. Each button takes

you to a configuration screen that prompts you for the information required. Each menu has

built-in help that will assist you in filling in the appropriate information.

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Unit Information

 Unit No. - The Unit Number is reported to the MinIT Management Software, to

identify this unit on the network. It needs to be a unique number for the MinITMan

Manager to be able to see and manage the unit. The default value is 99999, which

makes it use the last digits of the MAC address.

 Unit Desc. - Unit Description should be used to help identify the unit, such as the

name of the user, or a location.

 Admin. Password - If you wish to secure this unit from accidental reconfiguration,

you can set an Administrative Password here.

 inIT. an port - This is the IP port that the MinITMan Management software uses

to talk to the unit. The default is 18901. Change this only if you are changing it on

the MinIT.Man management station as well.

 Boot to Terminal ode ONLY - Select this option if you want this unit to be forced

into a straight text 2 0 terminal mode, without access to the x-window desktop.

The access to the x-window desktop and the Administration menus will be hidden to

the user. An administrator who knows the password can access any of the desktop or

administrative functions.

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Restart inIT an You will want to hit Restart if you have changed any of the

parameters of the unit, so that the new information is reported to the MinITMan manager.

Software Update is used to retrieve a Software Update.

Done to exit this menu.

Cancel to cancel your changes.

? Help button for more information. The help button is used in every menu to provide

direct help for the window that you are in.

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Network ettings

The Unit Network Name must be unique in order for DNS servers to be able to identify this

unit on the network.

Choose Dynamic (DHCP) IP Address if your site uses a DHCP Server to automatically set

the unit’s network address, netmask, etc. NOTE: If you use DHCP the unit will obtain the IP

Address after a Network Restart. To see the new settings in this window, you must power

cycle.

Choose Static ( anual) IP Address if you wish to fill in your own network parameters. If

you do so, fill in the appropriate information under IP Address, Netmask, Gateway and DNS

Server(s).

If you made any changes to this page, we recommend that you hit the

Network Restart button, in order to make the changes take effect now.

Click the Done button to exit this window and configure another.

Click the Cancel button to cancel your changes.

Click the ? Help button for more information.

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Keyboard ettings

Hit the Select button to choose and / or remap either the

• 122-key Twinax Style keyboard (default)

• 104-key PC style keyboard

The setting should match the type of keyboard that you are connecting to the unit.

This is important for correct mapping of the keyboard within the emulation sessions.

If you need to remap any of the keys, the remapping utility will assist you. See Operation for

more information about keyboards.

Click the Done button to exit this window and configure another.

Click the Cancel button to cancel your changes.

Click the ? Help button for more information.

104-key PC style keyboard

NLynx 122-key Twinax style keyboard

etup 5250 essions

You can configure up to Display sessions and up to 3 printer sessions. If a session

has been configured, it will have a name in the field to the right of the button.

The next pages will cover the Display Session setup and Printer Session setup.

Click the Done button when you are finished, in order to save your changes.

Click the Cancel button to cancel your changes.

Click the ? Help button for more information.

Configuring 5250 Display essions

Name of the Session - Enter the name of the Session. The name of the session needs to be

unique. The AS/400 will not let two sessions have the same name. The name must start with

letters and have a maximum of 10 characters. This name will show up on the AS/400.

Autostart at Boot – If you want this session to start automatically each time you boot, select

this.

Run in TEXT mode – In this mode the emulation screen closes out the X-Windows. More on

this under the section: Text Terminal Mode.

IP Address of Host - Enter the IP address of the AS/400.

Port at Host – This is the port used for telnet on the AS/400. Usually 23.

Terminal Type – This is usually left at the default IBM-3477-FC, however you can configure

your device type to be any of the following:

IBM-3477-FC 27x132 Color (Default)

IBM-3477-FG 27x132 Monochrome

IBM-3179-2 24x80 Color IBM-3180-2 27x132 Monochrome

IBM- 292-2 24x80 Color IBM-3196-A1 24x80 Monochrome

IBM- 291-1 24x80 Monochrome IBM- 291-11 24x80 Monochrome

Code Page - Specify the graphic character set and code page values that match the

attributes of this display device. This will normally be left at code page 37. Codepage 37 is the

basic EBCDIC US/Canada codepage. Code page values must be numbers in the range of 1

through 32767.

80 Char. Font - There are six sizes at which to display 80 columns. The options are tiny

( X8) barely readable, small (6x12), the default is medium (7X14), large (9x1 ), huge

(10x20) full screen in 800x600 resolution and full (10x20 centered).

You can use the Shift and + and - (on the numpad) to change font setting, but it is not

saved.

132 Char. Font - There are six sizes at which to display 80 columns. The options are tiny

( X8) barely readable, small (6x12), the default is medium (7X14), large (9x1 ), huge

(10x20) full screen in 800x600 resolution and full (10x20 centered).

You will usually set this to a size smaller than your 80 Char. Font setting.

Click the (Re)Start Session button to start the session now.

Click the Done button to exit this window and configure another.

Click the Cancel button to cancel your changes.

Click the ? Help button for more information.

Configuring 5250 Printer essions

Name of session - Enter the name of the printer session (this will be the name that the

AS/400 uses for this printer session.

Autostart at Boot – If you want this session to start automatically each time you boot, select

this.

IP Address of Host - Enter the IP address of the AS/400.

Port at Host – This is the port used for telnet on the AS/400. Usually 23.

Host Print Transform (recommended) to allow the AS/400 to format your print jobs for the

specific printer that you have connected.

I-Series Printer - If you use Host print transform, you will need to enter the type of printer

in the I-Series Printer box.

NOTE: you must enter the printer type exactly as the AS/400 lists it. To be certain of what

printers your AS/400 supports you can take an F1 on the line “ anufacturer type and

model “ that is in the “Change Device Desc (Printer) (CHGDEVPRT)” screen on your

AS/400. For example, enter *IBM2380 for an IBM 2380 Personal Printer Series II or enter

*HP4 for an HP LaserJet 4 or compatible. See the Help for this screen to scroll through a listing

of printers supported on most AS/400s. You can “Cut and Paste” from this list to avoid

mistakes. "*IBM3812" is a commonly used generic printer. (Please note, the * is important).

Environment Variables – this function is used to pass specific printer variables to the

AS/400 in a semicolon separated list. E.g. env.WSCTNAME=MYPRTR;env.WSCSTLIB=*LIB.

Next, you will select which “logical” printer to assign to this printer session. If you only have

access to one printer from here, leave this at Default.

Click the (Re)Start Session button to start the session now.

Click the Done button to exit this window and configure another.

Click the Cancel button to cancel your changes.

Click the ? Help button for more information.

Configure Printer

You can have up to 3 printers defined to be used as 2 0 host printers. For instance, LP1 can

be set up to use a parallel printer, and LP2 and LP3 can be network printers that are on your

network.

Choose your default Printer – usually LP1 – Then click on Configure Printer1 in order to

set the printer up.

Click the Done button to exit this window and configure another.

Click the Cancel button to cancel your changes.

Click the ? Help button for more information.

Select Network, Parallel Port, or Serial Port.

For a printer that is locally attached to this MinIT unit select Parallel Port or Serial Port.

IP Address or Port

For a Network printer, enter it’s IP address.

For a parallel printer use 0.

For a serial printer, use 1 and enter the appropriate parameters in the Baud Rate, Parity, Data

Bits, Stop Bits, and Flow Control fields.

NOTE: To bypass the spooler and print directly to the printer enter LP0.

Printer Name (optional) - Some Network Print Servers require a Printer Name. Consult

with your Network Administrator.

Click the Done button to exit this window and configure another.

Click the Cancel button to cancel your changes.

Click the ? Help button for more information.

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