Determining a PC's Physical Location at Login

Question:

Is there some way I can identify which PC a user logs in from when using TinyTERM?

Answer:

Yes, through the "WRU Answer Back" feature. To access this setting in TinyTERM, go to the Edit menu and select Session Properties. On the Session tab, click the Setup button next to the terminal emulation type.

There are actually two WRU settings. When TinyTERM receives a specific character (which is determined by the ASCII value in the "WRU Inquire character" field) it sends the "WRU Answer Back" string to the host. The default inquire character value is '5', which corresponds to Ctrl-E. So anytime TinyTERM receives a 'Ctrl-E' from the host, it sends the answer string.

Question:

What other ASCII values are available?

Answer:

You may use any ASCII value, but you should choose from the list of control characters in the decimal 0-31 (hex 00-1F) range. A full list of ASCII values can be found online at: www.asciitable.com.

Question:

How do I use the WRU Answer Back to identify a PC location?

Answer:

To identify a PC location through the WRU settings, assign a unique "location" string to each PC. This string might contain an office or room number, the name of an individual, or a physical location. Whatever method you choose to identify the PC's location, enter that string in the "WRU Answer Back" field.

Once your entry has been saved, your host must send the WRU inquire character and wait for the response from TinyTERM. The answer back string can be used for any purpose you need.

Question:

How do I disable WRU entirely?

Answer:

Change the "WRU Inquire character" value to -1. ASCII numbers range from 0 to 255, so a value of -1 can never be received by TinyTERM. Thus, WRU is ignored.