Managing Terminals and Modems (Overview)

This chapter provides overview information for managing terminals and modems.

This is a list of the overview information in this chapter:

• What's New in Managing Terminals and Modems?

• Terminals, Modems, Ports, and Services

• Tools for Managing Terminals and Modems

• Serial Ports Tool

• Service Access Facility

For step-by-step instructions on how to set up terminals and modems with the Serial Ports tool, see Chapter 2, Setting Up Terminals and Modems (Tasks).

For step-by-step instructions on how to set up terminals and modems with the Service Access Facility (SAF), see Chapter 3, Managing Serial Ports With the Service Access Facility (Tasks).