diff --git a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Network/Camera/CLP1611/Camera.cs b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Network/Camera/CLP1611/Camera.cs
index 1a172310f..58edaeacb 100644
--- a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Network/Camera/CLP1611/Camera.cs
+++ b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Network/Camera/CLP1611/Camera.cs
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Network.Camera.CLP1611
 			if (cameraDetected)
 			{
 				/// Open telnet clint and start the log-in process
-				Telnet = new Telnet.TelnetClient(this, CameraCfg.Name, ClpUserName, ClpPassword, TelnetPrompt, TelnetSkipFirstLine);
+				Telnet = new Telnet.TelnetClient(this, CameraCfg.Name, ClpUserName, ClpPassword, TelnetPrompt, TelnetSkipFirstLine, CameraCfg.DisplayTerminal);
 
 				if (CameraCfg.DisplayTerminal)
 				{
diff --git a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Network/Telnet/DummyVT.cs b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Network/Telnet/DummyVT.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..963c38684
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Network/Telnet/DummyVT.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+///
+/// Copyright (c) 2017 Sensus Metering Systems
+///
+namespace TBF.BenchControl.Network.Telnet
+{
+	public class DummyVT : IVirtualTerminal
+	{
+		public DummyVT() { }
+
+		public void ClearScreen() { }
+		public void WriteVt(char c) { }
+		public void WriteVt(string txt) { }
+		public string Text { get { return string.Empty; } }
+	}
+}
diff --git a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Network/Telnet/IVirtualTerminal.cs b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Network/Telnet/IVirtualTerminal.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8faf3b84f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Network/Telnet/IVirtualTerminal.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+///
+/// Copyright (c) 2017 Sensus Metering Systems
+///
+namespace TBF.BenchControl.Network.Telnet
+{
+	public interface IVirtualTerminal
+	{
+		void ClearScreen();
+		void WriteVt(char c);
+		void WriteVt(string txt);
+		string Text { get; }
+	}
+}
diff --git a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Network/Telnet/TelnetClient.cs b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Network/Telnet/TelnetClient.cs
index e55c9bac7..77d22471d 100644
--- a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Network/Telnet/TelnetClient.cs
+++ b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Network/Telnet/TelnetClient.cs
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Network.Telnet
         /// Private fields
         ///
 		object objRef;                              /// Reference to object to be included in info sent by event handlers
-        VirtualTerminal vt;                         /// Virtual terminal
+        IVirtualTerminal vt;                         /// Virtual terminal
         string hostname;                            /// Telnet server host name or IP address.
         int portNr = DefaultTelnetPortNumber;		/// Telnet server port number.
 		TcpClient tcp = null;						/// Reference to TcpClient
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Network.Telnet
         /// Hostname (IP address) and the port number is passed to worker thread
         /// in a Command with CmdAction.CONNECT and str=hostname.
         /// </summary>
-        public TelnetClient(object objRef, string threadId, string userName, string password, string defaultPrompt, bool skipFirstLine)
+        public TelnetClient(object objRef, string threadId, string userName, string password, string defaultPrompt, bool skipFirstLine, bool useVT)
         {
             this.objRef = objRef;
 			this.telnetUserName = userName;
@@ -232,7 +232,17 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Network.Telnet
 			this.skipFirstLine = skipFirstLine;
 
 			state = TelnetState.Inactive;					/// Device's icon is being updated by HNIP
-			vt = new VirtualTerminal();                     /// TODO: pass a VirtualTerminal reference
+															/// 
+			if (useVT)
+			{
+				vt = new VirtualTerminal();
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				vt = new DummyVT();
+			}
+			
+			/// TODO: pass a VirtualTerminal reference
             this.portNr = DefaultTelnetPortNumber;
 			queueEvent = new AutoResetEvent(false);
 			disconnectDone = new AutoResetEvent(false);
@@ -986,7 +996,7 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Network.Telnet
         ///
         /// Public properties (read only)
         ///
-		public VirtualTerminal Vt      { get { return vt; } }
+		public IVirtualTerminal Vt     { get { return vt; } }
 		public string Hostname		   { get { return hostname; } }
         public string NotificationText { get { return notificationText; } }
 		public string ErrorText		   { get { return fatalErrorText; } }
diff --git a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Network/Telnet/VirtualTerminal.cs b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Network/Telnet/VirtualTerminal.cs
index a40faadbf..b137dab84 100644
--- a/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Network/Telnet/VirtualTerminal.cs
+++ b/TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/Network/Telnet/VirtualTerminal.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.Network.Telnet
     ///   - ClearScreen() and WriteVt() methods called from one thread only
     ///   - properties Text, etc. can be safely read from an arbitrary thread
     /// </summary>
-    public class VirtualTerminal
+    public class VirtualTerminal : IVirtualTerminal
     {
 		const uint DefaultVtRowsCount = 80;		/// Default VT height (number of rows)
 		const uint DefaultVtColumnsCount = 132;	/// Default VT width (number of columns)
diff --git a/TestBenchFramework/TBF.csproj b/TestBenchFramework/TBF.csproj
index 6c05c3302..29043ae9f 100644
--- a/TestBenchFramework/TBF.csproj
+++ b/TestBenchFramework/TBF.csproj
@@ -618,7 +618,9 @@
     <Compile Include="BenchControl\Network\Camera\Roi\Factory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="BenchControl\Network\Camera\Roi\RoiDetectionOp.cs" />
     <Compile Include="BenchControl\Network\Telnet\Command.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="BenchControl\Network\Telnet\DummyVT.cs" />
     <Compile Include="BenchControl\Network\Telnet\EventArgsClasses.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="BenchControl\Network\Telnet\IVirtualTerminal.cs" />
     <Compile Include="BenchControl\Network\Telnet\TelnetClient.cs" />
     <Compile Include="BenchControl\Network\Telnet\VirtualTerminal.cs" />
     <Compile Include="BenchControl\Network\Tftp\TftpServer.cs" />