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Managing Connections
The Winterm Connection Manager is designed to help you manage your network
connections. The manager consists of the Connections properties sheet and the
Configure properties sheet. With it you can configure, make, and end connections, and
gracefully shut down the terminal. Figure 2-5 shows the Winterm Connection Manager.
The Winterm Connection Manager is automatically invoked when the terminal is turned
on.
Configuring a Connection
The functions of the Configure properties sheet are used to add, modify, and delete
connections. See your system administrator or the administrators guide for more
information about configuring connections.
Making a Connection
The functions of the Connections properties sheet (see Figure 2-5) are used to:
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Note
If you turn on your WBT and the Setup Wizard displays, contact your system
administrator. If you are a system administrator, see the administrators guide.
Make terminal connections
Display the status of a connection
End a connection
Shut down the terminal gracefully
Note
The Connections properties sheet is the default sheet displayed by the
Winterm Connection Manager.