Document Actions
16.6. Adding and Editing Terminals
Each terminal should be entered as described in this section. Enter the terminals module by clicking its icon. You will be presented with a list of currently entered terminals. This could be something like the example in Figure 16.9.
Figure 16.9 shows a system with a total of three terminals.
To edit a terminal, click on its name in the list.
To add a new terminal to the list you press the button. This will bring up an empty terminal edit form. See Figure 16.10 for an example.
There are three editable fields in this view, Interface hardware address , Name and Location . They are described in Table 16.1 below.
To save changes, press the button. When you have pressed the button you will see that the Interface hardware address field will change from being an editable field to become a static text label. To assure data integrity between the modules you aren't allowed to change this field after it's added.
When a new terminal is saved or when clicking an existing in the terminals list, there will be three buttons below the form. The button is used to save changes made to the terminal. The button deletes the currently viewed terminal. The button will add a new printer field to the form.
Table 16.1. Terminal properties
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Interface hardware address | hardware (MAC) address of the main interface of the terminal. This field is important! Without a correct value the nearest printer won't work! |
| Name | Name of the terminal. Could for example be the terminal's DNS name or a name following a naming scheme that identifies the terminal. |
| Location | Which of the locations, entered in the Locations module, this terminal belongs to. |
It is also possible to add a printer to a terminal in the terminal module. This can be used if a terminal has its own printer or is closer to another printer than the ones assigned to this terminals location. You should use this feature moderately since it may cause more administration.
To add a printer you do exactly as in the Locations module. Click the button, select the printer in the pop-up menu and then press to make sure that the settings are stored. To delete it, select the blank entry in the pop-up menu and press .