The ASCII console

If you don't have a graphical display, you can still perform many of the tasks using the ASCII console. This is a text-only front end for the Blueworx Voice Response software. Because it does not depend on graphics, you can start it from any terminal that AIX supports. For example this could be a terminal connected through the RS-232 (serial) interface either directly or via a modem link.

To start the ASCII console, you need a Blueworx Voice Response administrator profile with access to the Configuration and Operations functions. If you already have an administrator profile, you do not need a new one.

If you log in remotely to use the ASCII console, you must know both the Blueworx Voice Response AIX account ID (normally dtuser) and password, and a Blueworx Voice Response administrator profile and password.

Make sure Blueworx Voice Response is already running. If it is not running, start it by typing vaeinit on the command line of a graphical display.

To start the ASCII console:

1. Logging on when Blueworx Voice Response is already running: Log into AIX as dtuser.
2. Activate an AIXterm or login window.
3. In the AIXterm or login window, type

   AC

   and press Enter.

4. You will be prompted to enter your Blueworx Voice Response administrator name. Type this in and press Enter. You will then be prompted for your Blueworx Voice Response administrator password.
5. Type in the password and press Enter. The system displays the ASCII Console Main Menu.
   Note: In Blueworx Voice Response for AIX Version 1, the ASCII console was often used as a means of letting two people monitor Blueworx Voice Response at the same time from different displays. This is now possible using the Blueworx Voice Response windows, so you may find that you do not need to use the ASCII console.

For more information about using the ASCII console, see the User Interface Guide information.