HDS ViewStation System Administrator's Guide

A Hypertext Document

This is an expanded table of contents with hypertext links to give you a more detailed view of the manual contents. It is organized in outline form to show the manual's structure.

ViewStation Quick Starting
- Booting the ViewStation
- ViewStation Auto-Configuration
  - Setting the ViewStation IP address
  - Setting the HDSware information
  - ViewStation Configuration file
    - FXUtilities Abbreviation
    - Configuration syntax file
    - Configuration file passwords
    - Generating a configuration file
    - Using include statements in the configuration file
    - Hard Disk configuration file
- File transfer protocols
  - TFTP File Transfer Protocol
    - Paths and permissions for TFTP
    - TFTP Error Messages
    - Starting TFTP
    - TFTP on Sun systems
    - TFTP on HP systems
    - TFTP RS6000 systems
    - TFTP in Secure Mode
  - FTP File Transfer Protocol
    - FTP Username/Password
    - FTP in Monitor Mode
    - FTP Error Messages
    - Starting FTP on a Host Computer
    - Anonymous FTP Operation
    - FTP on Sun systems
    - FTP on HP systems
    - FTP on RS6000 systems
  - NFS Network File System
    - NFS settings on the ViewStation
    - NFS on BSD systems
    - NFS on SysV systems
    - Using NFS for ViewStation File Access
Installing and Configuring the ViewStation
- Overview and Quick Start
- Unpacking the ViewStation
  - What cartons, contents, etc.
  - Monitors and cables
  - Interpreting ViewStation Model numbers
  - ViewStation Serial Number
  - 220 VAC power on the ViewStation
  - Damaged equipment - Service Department number
- ViewStation Back Panel
  - Overview and Picture
  - ViewStation with 220 V Power
  - ViewStation Options
  - Pin assignments for ViewStation connectors
  - Power connectors
  - Fuse
  - Communications Board
    - ThinWire port
    - ThickWire port connector
    - Serial 2 port connector
  - Sun Keyboard connector
- ViewStation Network Connections
  - Ethernet Connections
    - Selecting the Ethernet Type
    - ViewStation Ethernet Hardware addresses
    - Setting ViewStation IP addresses
    - Twisted-Pair Connections
    - Pin assignments for RJ45 connector
    - Link Integrity for Twisted Pair Ethernet
    - Thin/Thick Ethernet on Communications board
    - Ethernet Network Trailers
  - Serial connections
    - Serial port settings
    - Serial port pin assignments
    - Serial port cables
    - Troubleshooting serial connections
    - Sample serial port session
    - Direct Serial Connection to a host
    - ViewStation Terminal emulators
    - PPP Point-to-Point Protocol
    - PPP Settings
    - Sample PPP session
    - SLIP/CSLIP protocols
  - Token Ring Ethernet
    - Token Ring PCMCIA options
    - Token Ring Specifications, speed
    - Token Ring Hardware Installation
    - Token Ring Software Installation/Controls
  - IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Networks
- ViewStation Specifications
  - Physical Specifications
  - ViewStation Models and Hardware specifications
  - ViewStation Optional Devices
  - ViewStation Monitors
  - ViewStation Software and network interface
  - ViewStation Local clients
- ViewStation Monitors
  - List of Monitors
  - Selecting Monitor Type
  - Switching Monitor Types on the ViewStation
- ViewStation Keyboards and Mice
  - Keyboard Options
  - Mouse Options
  - ViewStation Special keymappings
  - Customizing Keymappings
    - General Discussion
    - X tools for keyboard diagnosis
    - Using Xmodmap
    - Using Event translations
    - ViewStation HDSterm event translations
  - Using Other Input Devices on the ViewStation
    - Opendev local client
    - Usepty local client
- ViewStation Memory
  - Memory Specification
  - Memory Installation
- ViewStation Multimedia Features
  - Multimedia Clients
  - FAQ about Multimedia
- ViewStation Floppy Disk
  - Floppy Disk Hardware Configuration
  - Using Floppy Disk with a printer
  - Floppy Disk Software Configuration
  - Changing floppy disks
  - Formatting a Floppy Disk
  - ViewStation Floppy disk access
  - Using Floppy Disk with Applications
- ViewStation PC Card Devices
  - PC Card Devices
  - Installing a PC Card Board
  - Installing PC Card FlashPROM
  - PC Card Hard Disk
  - PC Card Token Ring
  - PC Card Audio Card
- Using a ViewStation Hard Disk Drive
  - ViewStation Hard Disk devices
  - Adding a hard disk to the ViewStation
  - Hard Disk Configuration Files
  - Booting the ViewStation with a Disk Drive
    - ViewStation with Internal booting from Hard Drive
    - ViewStation with External booting from Hard Drive
  - ViewStation Hard Disk commands
- ViewStation Security
  - ViewStation Passwords
  - Changing passwords on the ViewStation
  - Password Protection for Setup Mode Settings
  - Setup Mode Hot Key resource
  - Passwords for ViewStation Clients
  - Password Encryption on the ViewStation
    - hdscrypt encryption program
  - ViewStation Security with Remote Shell Commands
  - Host Access Control Security on the ViewStation
    - ViewStation's xhost client
  - CMW Security on the ViewStation
  - ViewStation Local .rhosts Security
- ViewStation Models and Options
- Which HDSware Do I Need?
- Installing HDSware Software
  - Overview
  - HDS Software Library
  - HDSware Release Notes
  - HDSware on CD-ROM
  - HDSware Tape Loading
  - HDSware Upgrades
    - HDSware upgrade procedure
    - HDSware Premium Software Service
    - HDS Software Library
- Operating the ViewStation
  - Automatic Starting a Session with Xdm
    - XDMCP Menu in the ViewStation Setup Mode
    - Xdm (X Display Manager) overview
    - Xdm login
    - Xdm Host Access Control
    - XDM Xsession file
    - Running XDMCP on your host
      - Xdm Configuration Files
  - Manual Starting a ViewStation Session
    - Booting the ViewStation
    - Logging into a Host with Telnet
    - Starting with a Serial Line Connection
    - Setting the Environment variable
    - Starting a Window Manager
    - ViewStation Server Reset File
    - ViewStation Startup Command File
  - Setup Mode on the ViewStation
    - Setup Mode Operation
      - Starting Setup Mode
      - Setup Mode Hide Icon resources
      - Setup Mode Hotkey resources
      - Remote operation of Setup Mode
      - Setup Mode icons, buttons, help, autostart
      - Using Setup mode (editing, filenames, etc.)
      - Remote Configuration of Setup Mode
      - Setup Mode Passwords and encryption
      - HDSware loading
    - Setup Mode Communications menu
      - Ethernet Communications menu
      - Serial Port 1 (and 2) settings menu
      - PPP settings menu
      - Token Ring Communications menu
      - ViewStation IP Addresses and Routes
      - ViewStation Route Command
      - PPP/SLIP menu
      - Network Timeout Value
      - IP Broadcast Address
      - ViewStation Name
    - Setup Mode XDMCP menu
      - Local Xdm Chooser
      - ViewStation Xdm Hosts file
      - Xdm Settings
    - Setup Mode Remote hosts menu
    - Setup Mode Domain Name Servers menu
    - Setup Mode User Preferences menu
      - Fontpath and RGB menu
      - Keyboard and Bell menu
      - Audio Devices menu
      - Screen Saver settings menu
      - Backing Store/Save Unders menu
      - Screen resolution settings
      - Reset server when last client exits option
      - Display memory warnings at
      - Configuration password
    - Setup Mode Startup Options Menu
      - Booting the ViewStation
      - Get Server code from option
      - Configuration File
      - Clients configuration File
      - ViewStation Startup Command file
      - ViewStation Server reset file
      - ViewStation Syslog file
      - ViewStation SNMP traps
    - Setup Mode Restart and Reset Menu
  - ViewStation Console Window Commands and Messages
  - ViewStation Ethernet Operation
  - ViewStation Serial Line Operation
  - ViewStation Token Ring Operation
    - Installing Token Ring PC Card on the ViewStation
    - ViewStation Token Ring operation
  - ViewStation Font Handling
  - 4 MB ViewStation Operation
    - Memory Upgrades
  - Suggestions for ViewStation Customization
- Customizing the ViewStation
  - ViewStation Configuration File
    - Sample configuration files
    - Configuration # Include file feature
  - ViewStation Clients configuration file
  - HDSterm Terminal Emulator Client
  - ViewStation Window Managers
    - MWM Operation
      - Starting MWM on the ViewStation
      - Starting the ViewStation Window Manager Remotely
      - MWM Operations
      - MWM Root Menu
      - MWM App-Defaults file
    - OLWM Operation
      - Starting OLWM
      - Starting the ViewStation Window Manager Remotely
      - OLWM Operations
      - OLWM Root Menu
    - FVWM Operation
    - Starting the Window Manager with Remote Shell Commands
      - Window Manager Remote Starting checklist
      - HDSrunwm Launcher client
    - Customizing Window Manager Menus
      - MWM
      - OLWM
      - FVWM
  - Remote Hosts menu with "Mount" Directory
  - ViewStation Xdm Chooser
    - Sample files for Xdm "hosts"
  - ViewStation Keymappings
- ViewStation HDSperx Local Clients
  - ViewStation HDSperx Client Management
  - List of ViewStation Local Clients
    - ViewStation Terminal Emulation Clients
    - ViewStation Local Client Manual Pages
  - ViewStation Multimedia Clients
    - ViewStation Audio Clients
    - ViewStation Video Clients
  - ViewStation Developer's Kit
    - ViewStation Architecture
    - GNU Tools
    - ViewStation Libraries
- Host Configuration Suggestions
  - General Considerations
  - File Transfer Protocols
  - ViewStation Security
  - Network Printing on the ViewStation
    - BSD printing
    - SysV printing
  - Host-based Font Servers
  - Sun Configuration Suggestions
  - HP Configuration
  - IBM RS6000 Configuration
    - File Transfer protocols
    - IBM RS6000 Fonts
    - RSH permissions
    - Starting Xdm on RS6000
  - VMS systems Configuration
    - VMS File names and syntax
    - Loading HDSware on VMS systems
      - HDSware tape contents
    - Booting the ViewStation on VMS systems
    - ViewStation Configuration in VMS environments
      - Setup Mode entries
      - Automatic configuration
      - NFS on VMS systems
    - Special DEC or VMS fonts
    - TCP/IP Services on VMS systems

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