Dell Wyse ThinLinux 1.0.3 Administrator’s Guide

The Ericom PowerTerm connections page enables you to create and manage the Ericom PowerTerm connections. The main Ericom PowerTerm connections page has options to create a Ericom PowerTerm connection.

1. Click the + icon to add a new Ericom PowerTerm Connection. The Ericom PowerTerm Connections page is displayed.
   Figure 1. Ericom PowerTerm Connection Settings
2. Enter the name of the Ericom PowerTerm connection.
3. The following options must be configured in the Login tab .
   Figure 2. Ericom PowerTerm Login Settings

   Table 1. Ericom PowerTerm Login Settings . The following table lists the different parameters:

   Parameter	Description
   Connection type	On the Connection Type page, click the Network or Serial Port radio button depending upon the requirement. By default, the Network option is selected. Serial Port radio button is disabled if the application does not detect any active serial ports.
   Host	Enter the Ericom server host’s IP or FQDN address in the Host field. This field is hidden, if the connection is through Serial Port.
   Port	Specify the port number used to connect the Ericom server in the Port field. This is available if the connection is through the network. In case of Serial Port, this field displays as COM port and the available serial ports are listed in the drop-down list.
   Terminal type	Select the terminal type to be emulated from the drop-down list in the Terminal Type field.
   Terminal name	Type the name of the Ericom PowerTerm terminal window in the Terminal Name field
   Script file to run on logon	Specify the path of the script file (if any) to be executed in the remote system in the Script file to run on Logon field.
   Remote configuration file	Specify the location of the remote configuration files in the Remote configuration file field.
   Auto-connect after login	Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Auto-connect after login option. If enabled, the connection is automatically connected after you log in to your thin client. Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable the Auto-reconnect after disconnected option. If enabled, the connection is automatically re-connected after you disconnect from the session. Select the amount of time in seconds to delay the reconnection attempt after a disconnection occurs.

4. The following options must be configured in the Experience tab.
   Figure 3. Ericom PowerTerm Experience Settings

   Table 2. Ericom PowerTerm Experience Settings . The following table lists the different parameters:

   Parameter	Description
   Window size	Select the desired terminal window size from the drop-down list in the Window Size field.
   Show menu	Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. It enables the top menu option on the Ericom PowerTerm window.
   Show toolbar	Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. It enables the toolbar option on the Ericom PowerTerm window.
   Show status	Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. It enables the status bar on the Ericom PowerTerm window.
   Show buttons	Click the ON/OFF button to enable or disable this option. It enables the soft buttons on the Ericom PowerTerm window.
   Echo locally	When the connection is configured through Serial Port then additional option Echo locally option will be available on the Experience tab. If this option is set to ON, it will set the local echo option of the generated Ericom PowerTerm terminal window.

   Figure 4. Ericom PT — PowerTerm Interconnect