Setting Up Windows HyperTerminal for a Remote Session—Using a Telephone to Dial the Access Number

To use this access method, you must use a duplex RJ11 jack to connect the telephone and modem to the telephone company line. This procedure is applicable for a PC running Windows 98. Similar procedures apply to PCs running Windows 95 and Windows NT.

Step

Procedure

1

Click the Start button.

2

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

3

Double-click Hypertrm.exe.


Note:
HyperTerminal starts in the New Connection mode and a Connection Description—New Connection window appears. For information about how to use HyperTerminal, click the Help menu in HyperTerminal.

4

On the New Connection window, type a name that describes the connection (for example, MERLIN Messaging System), then click OK. A Connect To window opens. Click Cancel to close the Connect To window.

5

Type at and press Enter. If your modem is responding to the Hayes command set, OK appears. If OK does not appear, consult your modem documentation to set your modem to respond to the Hayes command set.

6
Type atx1d. DO NOT press Enter. From the telephone connected to the modem, dial the number to access the MERLIN Messaging System.
7

Do one of the following:

  • Enter the RMD access code (**3) or the RMD extension. Or,
  • If the Automated Attendant feature is not being used, ask the human attendant to connect you to the MERLIN Messaging System. After hearing the greeting, dial **3 or dial *8 and the RMD extension. The *8 transfer works only if the RMD extension has been designated as a Transfer-Only Extension in the MERLIN Messaging System.
8

Listen for the first click, press Enter on the keyboard, and then hang-up the telephone.

If a successful session is established, the modem speed appears on your PC monitor. The maximum speed is 14.4 kbps. A connection may be established at a lower speed. A long elapsed time between hearing the first click and pressing enter on the keyboard may result in a connection at a lower speed. The MERLIN Messaging System supports connection speeds down to 4.8 kbps. If the connection speed is lower than 4.8 kbps, terminate the session by clicking the Disconnect icon on the HyperTerminal window menu bar and re-dial the MERLIN Messaging System.