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Requirements for the SAT
This section defines requirements for the system administration terminal (SAT). Any data
terminal with an RS-232C interface that meets the requirements below may be used as the
SAT.
Display
System 25 administration requires the following display characteristics:
■ Minimum display size of 16 lines by 80 columns
■ Ability to display upper case ASCII alphabetic characters, ASCII numeric, and some other
ASCII symbols (see Keyboard below)
■ Carriage return and line feed characters are required to position the cursor at the start of
a new line
■ Full duplex operation.
Keyboard
System 25 administration requires keyboard input that includes alphanumeric characters and
some basic ASCII symbol characters. Your administration terminal should be capable of
sending the following ASCII characters:
A-Z or a-z
Used to access various commands
0-9
Menu selection and command parameters
*, # Non-numeric telephone dial characters
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“Wildcard” character
?
Causes additional information to be displayed
BACKSPACE Corrects errors in typing
RETURN
Completes entry of numeric information
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Text input (Display Support and Password Administration)
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SAT Port Speed Setting
The data transfer rate for terminals or personal computers is set after a carriage return
character is entered from the device keyboard.
Two data transfer rates are supported–1200
baud and 300 baud. The default rate is 1200 baud.
Switch Settings for the AT&T Model 703 SAT
There are two sets of switch settings to check on the AT&T Model 703 SAT.
The three rocker switches at the upper right of the keyboard are set as follows: A) LOCAL
COPY–press down left side of switch, B) ON LINE–press down right side of switch, C)
UPPER CASE–press down left side of switch.
Four pencil switches under the paper compartment cover are set as follows: switches 1 and 3
to OFF; switches 2 and 4 to ON.
For more specific instructions, see the user’s guide that was packaged with the SAT.
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