This guide shows you how to load the SmarTerm Essential Terminal Emulation Software and configure the software to access the DPS applications on your IBM RS6000 mainframe. This guide is based on an installation of SmarTerm Essential Version 11.0 on Window s XP SP2 O/S. Step 1 Insert the Smarterm Install CD in the drive, the screen below will display. Double-click on SmarTerm Essential.
Step 2 Double Click on Install SmarTerm Single-User
Step 3 Select the appropriate language (pertains to SmarTerm only) and then click OK
Step 4 Click Next
Step 5 Enter the appropriate Customer Information and the License Number of your copy of the software. The license number is found on a label on the box or inside front cover of the SmarTerm v11 Getting Started Guide.
Step 6 - Additional Language Support. Click Next. Leave these blank to maximize the free space on your hard drive.
Step 7 Click Next. This screen is informational only.
Step 8 This is the screen where you select the type of terminal emulation that you want to install. This usually defaults to exactly what we need (shown below). Click Next.
Step 9 - Make sure No is checked. Then Click Next.
Step 10 - Make sure that Yes is checked. Then Click Next.
Step 11 - The previous steps have told the system how and what to install. Click on the INSTALL button to begin the actual program installation.
Step 12 The installation process will take a few minutes. A status bar will display on screen to let you know what is going on.
Step 13 - The message Setup Completed will display when the installation is finished. Click the Finish button.
Step 14 After you click finish in step 13, you will return to the Install CD s auto-run menu. Click Exit. Remove the CD from your drive. Put the CD and all notes and other stuff that came with it back in the box. Keep the box safe. You will need it later. Eventually, your PC will crash* and you will need to re-load SmarTerm. *The famous Ben Franklin quote In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes was updated to include PC failure when Microsoft introduced Windows 95.
Step 15 The installation is complete. Now it is time to configure SmarTerm. Click on the Start button in the bottom left hand corner of your screen. The arrow over programs, then arrow over SmarTerm, then click on the SmarTerm icon. This will open the SmarTerm application.
Step 16 The New Session pop-up window will display. Highlight Digital VT session, then Click Next.
Step 17 Highlight Telnet connection, then Click Next.
Step 18 Enter the IP Address assigned to your RS6000, then Click OK. Call DPS if you don t know what to put here - (727) 532 9481.
Step 19 - After you click Ok in step 18 above, if everything is hooked up properly the login prompt will display as shown below. Do not login at this time, there are still a few more steps to follow.
Step 20 Go into the Properties menu, then select Emulation
Step 21 In the Terminal tab, select VT200 7 bit from the Terminal Type drop down list. Place checks by Lock user-defined keys and Lock user features.
Step 22 In the Keyboard tab, under Special key handling change Backspace key sends: to Backspace. Under VT function key actions change F1 through F5 to be Function Key.
Step 23 In the Tabs, Fonts, and Colors tabs, you can set your own preferences. Most folks just leave these alone.
Step 24 Click APPLY, then Click OK when you are finished setting up your color and other personal preferences.
Step 25 Go into the Properties menu, then select Global Options
Step 26 In the Shutdown tab, place check marks by Close the session and Exit SmarTerm if last session closed and by Close session without saving settings. Then Click Ok.
Step 27 Go into the File menu. Select Save Session As.
Step 28 Save the session as DPS Login
Step 29 Mapping the Keyboard. A keyboard map allows you to assign a keystroke or a combination of keystrokes to one function key. DPS will provide you with an Enhanced keyboard map. The keyboard map is named Enhanced.kbo. You should copy the file Enhanced.kbo to the directory: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\(Shared) Documents\SmarTerm\Keymap
Step 30 - Go into the Tools menu, then select Keyboard Maps
Step 31 Select Enhanced from the list of keyboard maps, then click ok.
Step 32 - Click the Save button, or go to the File menu and select save from the menu.