All NCD Explora and HMX terminals are equipped with at least one serial port and one parallel port.

Serial Ports

You can configure a serial port to:

• Run serial terminal emulation through the NCD Terminal Emulator. See Chapter 12, Configuring the NCD Terminal Emulator.
  

• Attach a printer. See the NCDware System Administrator's Guide for UNIX Systems.
  

• Use the terminal as a console for controlling a host system. See "Configuring a Terminal for Use as a System Console".
  

• Use XRemote, NCD's optional software for running both X clients and non-X applications. See the NCDware System Administrator's Guide for UNIX Systems.
  

• Use an alternative input device. For information about the input devices you can attach to a serial port, see the NCDware User's Guide. For input device configuration parameters, see the Remote Configuration Parameter Quick Reference and Chapter 9, Using Configuration Menus.
  

Parallel ports are Centronics-compatible. You can configure the parallel port for printing or for a floppy drive. "Configuring the Parallel Port" explains how to configure general parallel-port attributes. For information about configuring the parallel port for a floppy drive or printer, see the NCDware System Administrator's Guide for UNIX Systems.