Extron electronics WindoWall Pro Series User Manual page 79

2. If necessary, enter the password at the password prompt.
Connection to the WindoWall Pro via the Ethernet can be password protected. There
are two levels of password protection: administrator and user.
A person logged on as an administrator has full access to all WindoWall Pro
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capabilities and editing functions.
Users can select test patterns, mute or unmute the output, select a blue screen,
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and view all settings with the exception of passwords. By default, the WindoWall
Pro is delivered with both passwords set to "carriage return."
When you are logged in, the WindoWall Pro returns either
. No further prompts are displayed until you disconnect from the unit.
Login User
Escape character and <Esc> key
Many SIS commands include the keyboard <Esc> key. Consequently, some confusion may
exist between the character and the <Esc> key.
Escape
When Telnet is first started, the utility advises that the
means that the Telnet
Escape
key pressed simultaneously. Pressing these keys displays the Telnet prompt while leaving
the connection to the WindoWall Pro intact.
Local echo
Once your computer is connected to the WindoWall Pro, by default Telnet does not display
your keystrokes on the screen. SIS commands are entered blindly, and only the SIS
responses are displayed on the screen. To command Telnet to show all keystrokes, enter
at the Telnet prompt before you open the connection to the WindoWall
set local_echo
Pro.
With local echo turned on, keystrokes and the WindoWall Pro responses are displayed on
the same line.
Example:
1*1!In1 Out1 All
where is the SIS command and
1*1!
Note that all keystrokes are displayed, even those that should be masked, such as the
password entry. For example, when entering a password with local echo turned on, you see
a display such as
a*d*m*i*n*
masked response.
Local echo can be turned off by entering
computer is connected to the WindoWall Pro and you need to access the Telnet prompt to
turn local echo off, enter the
Setting carriage return-line feed
Unless commanded otherwise, Telnet transmits a line feed character only (no carriage
return) to the connected WindoWall Pro when you press the <Enter> key. This is the correct
setting for SIS communication with the WindoWall Pro. The Telnet
forces Telnet to transmit carriage return and line feed characters when <Enter> is pressed;
however, if is set, the SIS link with the WindoWall Pro does not function properly.
crlf
Closing the link to the WindoWall Pro
To close the link to the WindoWall Pro, access the
sequence (<Ctrl + ] > ). At the
Escape character is
character is a key combination: the <Ctrl> key and the <]>
,
is the response.
In1 Out1 All
, where is the keyed-in password and
admin
unset local_echo
sequence (<Ctrl + ]
Escape
Telnet
prompt, enter
Telnet close
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Login Administrator
" Ctrl+ ]
is the
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at the Telnet prompt. If your
).
>
command
set crlf
prompt by entering the escape
.
or
." This
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