Automatic device configuration

Automatic configuration defines the local devices and some remote devices to the system.

This means that the devices attached to your system are available for use when the system is running and has a powered-on display. You do not have to use manual configuration to create configuration descriptions for the devices before you can use them. For devices that are able to send configuration information to the workstation controller, the KBDTYPE parameter is set according to the keyboard attached. If the device cannot send KBDTYPE information to the system, the QKBDTYPE keyboard system value is used.

Note: If you use manual configuration to set up a device with a different keyboard type than the hardware reports, automatic configuration changes the device description to match the keyboard attached. To avoid this, each time the device is powered on; you can switch automatic configuration off by setting QAUTOCFG system value to 0 (Off).