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What is a Profile A profile is a group of device connection specifications and characteristics that can be associated with devices. Profiles can be associated with terminals, printers, PAD terminals and printers, and UPSs. The word profile is used in two different contexts in this chapter. When a ldev is configured on the MPE/iX system, a profile name is associated with each ldev. This association is configured on the DTC Card Configuration screens. The information in the profile name describes the characteristics of the ldev on the system and in the DTC. The information configured in the profile name is specified on the profile screens in NMMGR. When a PAD ldev is configured, there is also a PAD profile number or value that describes certain parameters of the connection between the PAD and the X.25 card in the DTC. These additional PAD parameters are set within the profile name associated with the PAD ldev. The PAD Terminal Profile section describes these PAD parameters. Table 4-6 lists the PAD profile numbers that are available. The sample configuration file on the HP 3000 Series 900 supplies several terminal and printer profiles. You may create your own profiles, or modify those provided. This chapter contains a table that lists the terminal, printer, and PAD profiles supplied in the sample configuration file. Profile Name Each profile is identified by a profile name. The name can be up to eight characters long and must start with a letter followed by letters and numbers. At any one time, up to 1000 profiles can be configured per system. The profiles supplied by the HP 3000 configuration file follow a naming convention. For example, TR10D96 denotes a terminal profile (TR) of terminal type 10 (10), for direct connect (D), with line speed of 9600 bps (96). Printer profiles starts with PR, such as PR18D96. The standard UPS profile is UP10D12 where (UP) denotes an HP PowerTrust UPS. Terminal Profiles Terminal profiles define the characteristics of DTC ldevs that are connected to terminals, PCs running terminal emulators, and UPSs. Devices that use these profiles are usually connected directly to the DTC ports or are connected through a modem over a phone line. Printer Profiles Printer profiles define the characteristics of ldevs that are connected to printers, or other devices that are intended to only receive data from the DTCs. Devices that use these profiles are usually connected directly to the DTC ports or are connected through a modem over a phone line. PAD Terminal Profiles PAD terminal profiles define the characteristics of ldevs that are used by devices that are connected to the HP 3000 through a PAD/X.25 connection. These devices can be terminals or PCs running terminal emulators. PAD Printer Profiles PAD printer profiles define the characteristics of ldevs that are used by printers that are connected to the HP 3000 through a PAD/X.25 connection.