Lucent Technologies merlin messaging system Setting Up Windows HyperTerminal for A Local Session

Setting Up Windows HyperTerminal for A Local Session

HyperTerminal is the standard terminal emulator and serial communications program provided with the

Windows operating system. The following procedure describes how to set up a HyperTerminal icon that you

can use anytime you want to start a local session.

Step Procedure

1Click the Start button

2Point to Programs, point to Accessories and then click HyperTerminal

3Double-click Hypertrm

Note:

HyperTerminal starts in the New Connection mode. For information

about how to use HyperTerminal, click the Help menu in

HyperTerminal.

4On the New Connection window, type a name that describes the connection (for example,

MERLIN Messaging), then click OK.

5On the Connect To window Connect Using field, select the appropriate COM port

on your PC used to connect to the MERLIN Messaging System, then click OK.

6On the COM Properties window, select the following values, then click OK.

Bits per second: 9600●

Data bits: 8●

Parity: None●

Stop bits: 1●

Flow Control: Hardware●

An icon with the name you selected in Step 4 is created. You can then double-click

this icon to start a local session with the paramaters you entered. After you start the

local session, the Login prompt is shown on your screen. Enter the appropriate login

and password to start the session.