PROCEDURE define_network_help (
  status:  (var) status = $optional
)

  create_variable cr_requested k=string
"$ format=off
  put_line (..
    '1The DEFINE_NETWORK menu prompts you to do two things:'..
    '0o  Define the initial network configuration and CDCNET hardware (menu'..
    '    selections 1 through 3).'..
    ' o  Define the Timesharing titles used to create terminal connections to'..
    '    NOS/VE (menu selection 4).'..
    '0For a first time installation of the network, you should perform all four'..
    ' steps, in order.  '..
    '0The menu selections are:'..
    '01. Define the logical characteristics for the network connections between '..
    '    the mainframe and network hardware, and define the mainframe network ' ..
    '    identifier. These definitions allow the mainframe to access the CDCNET ' ..
    '    concatenated network (catenet).  This option reads your mainframe''s ' ..
    '    physical configuration to determine the network connections.  If the ' ..
    '    network is already activated when you execute option 1, any network ' ..
    '    configuration changes will not take effect until after the next system ' ..
    '    deadstart.'..
    '  ')
  accept_line cr_requested input prompt='Press NEXT: '
  put_line (..
    '12. Define the system identifiers of all CDCNET Device Interfaces (DIs) '..
    '    and ICA-II''s connected to the mainframe.  You must define all DIs ' ..
    '    connected by ethernet cable as well as those directly attached to ' ..
    '    a mainframe channel. This process creates configuration files for each'..
    '    DI or ICA-II so that you may login to the system on an interactive ' ..
    '    terminal. The interactive terminal may be connected on any LIM and PORT, if '..
    '    it is defined using the menu, or you can use the default terminal ' ..
    '    connected to LIM 0 PORT 0 on any MTI or TDI.'..
    ' 3. Once the network configuration has been defined via menu option 1, select'..
    '    this option to activate the tasks required for network operation.'..
    '    Once the network is activated, the CDCNET DIs or ICA-II''s will ' ..
    '    be loaded with the configurations defined in menu selection 2.'..
    ' 4. Define the title or titles of the Timesharing application. A Timesharing'..
    '    title is the name users must enter on the CDCNET CREATE_CONNECTION command'..
    '    to connect their terminal with NOS/VE.  You must re-define any titles '..
    '    that you want to keep.'..
    '  ')
  accept_line cr_requested input prompt='Press NEXT: '
  put_line (..
    '1For a first time installation of NOS/VE in which you are defining the'..
    ' configuration for the first time, you should perform menu options '..
    ' 1 through 4 in order.'..
    '0At the prompt for the DEFINE_NETWORK command, you may:'..
    '0o  Enter the desired menu selection,'..
    ' o  Enter QUIT to terminate the DEFINE_NETWORK command.'..
    '  ')
  accept_line cr_requested input prompt='Press NEXT: '

PROCEND define_network_help
