Configuring a VAN Post Office

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These steps describe how to configure a VAN Post Office.

To configure a VAN Post Office

Procedure

  1. Add a VAN Post Office and complete all fields as described in "Adding a VAN Post Office" .
  2. Click Configure.

    The VAN Source Configuration dialog box appears.

    Note: All VANs include the VAN Name, Phone, User ID, Password, and Script fields; some VANs have additional fields to configure.
  3. Select the VAN Name.

    Each supported VAN destination is configured according to VAN requirements. After you select the VAN Name from the drop-down list, the configuration dialog box and required fields are customized for each VAN.

  4. Enter a numeric Phone number for the modem to dial to connect to the VAN.

    The numeric phone number cannot contain any spaces, dashes, or parentheses.

  5. Enter the User ID for the specific VAN account.
  6. Enter the Password associated with the User ID.
  7. Enter the Script file name or click Browse to navigate your file system and select the Script file.

    The script file contains all the commands and responses to send to the VAN to satisfy the logon requirements of the specific network. You may want to add your own script, create it, and save the file with a .job file name extension.

    Scripts used as sources for input map cards have a *_g.job designation (indicating a GET). Scripts used as targets (destinations) for output map cards have a *_p.job designation (indicating a PUT).

  8. Click OK.

    The VAN adapter command string is built from the information in the VAN Source Configuration dialog box and appears in the Adapter Command String field.

  9. Click Save.

    The new VAN Post Office appears in the Post Offices list.