HyperTerminal is the terminal emulator that comes with the Windows95 operating system. This document contains brief instructions for installing and using HyperTerminal. For general information on using a modem to dial into Yale's network using Remote Terminal Access (RTA), see the Dialin Procedures document.

• If you haven't yet installed your modem, you will need to do so. Double-click on My Computer, select Help Topics from the Help menu, and find the Modems -- Setting Up section. Follow the instructions given.

• If you didn't install the HyperTerminal option when you installed Win95, you may need to do so now. Double-click on My Computer, select Help Topics from the Help menu, and find the HyperTerminal -- Installing section. Read the on-screen instructions, then install HyperTerminal (under the Communications section of the Add/Remove Windows Components screen).

• From the Start Menu, select Programs-->Accessories-->HyperTerminal
• Double-click on Hypertrm
• The program will ask you to create a new connection. Pick an icon and give it a name (e.g. Yale Dialin)
• You will then see a screen in which you should enter the proper phone number (764-9506 for students, 764-9507 for faculty/staff)
• Note: when you quit HyperTerminal, you will be asked if you want to save Yale Dialin (or whatever name you gave your connection). Do so, and in the future start HyperTerminal by double-clicking on the Yale Dialin icon.

• You should see a screen that contains the number you entered above. Click on Dial. HyperTerminal should dial the modem and establish a connection to the terminal server. Enter your username/login name and password as necessary. For more help on dialing in procedures, refer to the Dialing in with a NetID document.

• Logout of whatever machines you have logged into (i.e. Minerva, the terminal server), then select Disconnect from the Dial menu.

• To transfer from Minerva to your local machine
  • Type "kermit -s filename" ("kermit -i -s filename" for binary files) at the minerva% prompt.
  • select Receive File from the Transfer menu. Save the transferred file somewhere where you'll be able to find it again, and select the Kermit transfer protocol.
• To transfer from your local machine to Minerva
  • Type "kermit -r" ("kermit -r -s" for binary files) at the minerva% prompt.
  • select Send File (for both text and binary files) from the Transfer menu, type in the name of the file to be transferred (or select the file by clicking on Browse), select the Kermit transfer protocol, and click Send. The transferred file should appear in your home directory.
• Note: using the Send Text File option in the Transfer menu does not actually transfer the file -- it works by sending the contents of the text file just as if you typed the text with the keyboard. Therefore this option is generally only useful if you are running a text editor on Minerva (like pico, or while composing an email message).

• to a file
  • Select Capture Text from the Transfer menu, and give the log file a name and a location. This file will contain everything that subsequently appears on your screen. You can stop logging by selecting Stop under Capture Text in the Transfer menu.
• to a printer
  • Select Capture to Printer from the Transfer menu. This works the same as capturing to a file, but when you quit logging (or end the session) the file is sent directly to the printer.