The Status Bar


The SecureCRT status bar is made up of a number of fields displaying the status of the current session [A session is a set of options that are assigned to a connection to a remote machine. These settings and options are saved under a session name and allow the user to have different preferences for different hosts.] . These fields can be configured from the Global Options / Terminal / Appearance / Status Bar dialog. The default fields are as follows (as they appear from left to right):

Status Bar

Message

The messages include the following: the default "Ready"; short definitions of highlighted toolbar buttons and menu commands; and the coordinates when you resize the SecureCRT window or select an area within the window.

Protocol

The protocol that is being used by the current session . These protocols include SSH1 [The first version of the SSH protocol which provides a way to encrypt network traffic between a client and a server.] , SSH2 [The second version of the SSH protocol which provides a way to encrypt network traffic between a client and a server, with a slightly different set of security features than the SSH1 protocol provides.] , Telnet [Telnet is a protocol that provides an interface for communications between clients and servers.] , and serial.

Cursor Location

The row and column (row, column) in which the terminal [A device usually consisting of a keyboard, a display unit such as a cathode ray tube, and a serial port used for entering and sending data to a computer and displaying any data received from the computer. Terminals are usually connected to a computer with a serial line or some other type of connection. There are many terminal types including VT100, VT102, VT220, and others.] cursor currently resides.

Rows Configured

The number of rows to be displayed in the SecureCRT window (as configured in the Global Options / Terminal / Appearance / Status Bar  dialog).

Columns Configured

The number of columns displayed in the SecureCRT window (as configured in the Global Options / Terminal / Appearance / Status Bar  dialog).

Emulation

The type of terminal that SecureCRT is currently emulating. These emulations include ANSI, Linux, SCO ANSI, VT100, VT102, and VT220.

Elapsed time

Indicates elapsed connection time for the session if the Show elapsed time option is enabled.