Copyright: ReachOut for Windows NT Help version 07.00.12   © Stac, Inc. 1996


ReachOut Terminal Emulator
ReachOut Terminal Emulator lets you make a ReachOut connection to a system protected by a terminal emulation device. Some networks use terminal emulation to prompt for passwords and implement other security measures, so you may need to create a connection icon and check the Use terminal emulation option in order to connect.

Click the Related Topics button above for details about connecting using ReachOut Terminal Emulator.


Terminal Emulator Edit Menu: Copy
Edit Menu

Copy
Copies the selected text to the Windows Clipboard. You can then paste the text back into ReachOut Terminal Emulator or into any other Windows program.

Copy is also on the Terminal Emulator toolbar.
KEYBOARD: CTRL+X


Terminal Emulator Edit Menu: Select All
Edit Menu

Select All
Selects all text in the ReachOut Terminal Emulator window. You can then copy this text with the Copy command.

Select All is also on the Terminal Emulator toolbar.
KEYBOARD: CTRL+S


How to Connect Using Terminal Emulator
•	From the Terminal Emulator Call menu, choose Make.

You can only connect using the phone number specified in the current connection icon. If you want to dial a different phone number, exit Terminal Emulator, then double-click a terminal emulator connection icon that specifies a different phone number. Click the Related Topics button above for information on creating a connection icon.

Once connected, if ReachOut Terminal Emulator does not detect any terminal emulation software on the remote system but it does detect a waiting ReachOut computer, it will attempt a ReachOut connection with that waiting computer. You must have ReachOut open in order for this to work.


How to Specify Communications Settings
1.	Find out the communication and terminal emulation settings of the remote system you are connecting to.

The system administrator (SYSOP) of the remote system should be able to help you with this.

2.	In the main ReachOut window, right-click the connection icon for the terminal emulator connection, and choose Properties.

3.	At the bottom of the dialog box, next to the name of your modem, choose the Configure button.

4.	Set the Baud Rate, Data Bits, Stop Bits, Parity, and Flow Control settings to those required by the remote system. If you have a high-speed modem that auto-detects the speed of the remote modem, you can leave Baud Rate set at the highest speed supported by your modem.

5.	Choose OK.


Terminal Window
The terminal window is the white area in the ReachOut Terminal Emulator screen where you read the information that is retrieved from the connected computer and type responses or commands.

It’s easiest to work in the terminal window if you keep ReachOut Terminal Emulator maximized. If the terminal window is not at its maximum width, then long lines of text will go off the right edge of the screen. Use the horizontal scroll bar across the bottom of the window to view the text that you can’t see.

Reviewing Data

The Terminal Emulator remembers previously received data. To view the information that has scrolled off the top of the screen, use the vertical scroll bar. While you are viewing the newest information, the text scrolls automatically as ReachOut receives more data.


Terminal Emulator Call Menu: Exit
Call Menu

Exit
Closes ReachOut.

If you are connected to another computer, ReachOut warns you that it will hang up before exiting.


Terminal Emulator Call Menu: Make
Call Menu
Make
Connects using the phone number specified in the current connection icon.

Once connected, if ReachOut Terminal Emulator does not detect any terminal emulation software on the remote system but it does detect a waiting ReachOut computer, it will attempt a ReachOut connection with that waiting computer. You must have ReachOut open in order for this to work.

This command is available only when you are not connected.

Make is also on the Terminal Emulator toolbar.


Terminal Emulator Call Menu: Hang Up
Call Menu

Hang Up
Disconnects from the remote system by hanging up the phone.

Note: It is usually a good idea to enter any exit commands for the system you are connected to before you hang up the phone. This insures that both systems process any intended final commands and correctly reset themselves.

Hang Up is also on the Terminal Emulator toolbar.


Terminal Emulator Help Menu: Help Topics
Help Menu

Help Topics
Displays the list of ReachOut Terminal Emulator Help topics.

KEYBOARD: F1


Terminal Emulator Help Menu: About
Help Menu	Dialog Box
About
Displays license and version information for ReachOut Terminal Emulator.


About ReachOut Terminal (Dialog Box)
The About dialog box displays the following information:

•	The version of ReachOut that you are running

•	A copyright message


How to View Previous Information in the Current Terminal Emulator Session
•	Use the scroll bar on the right side of the terminal window to scroll upwards to previous information.

If you do not see a scroll bar at the right of the terminal window, then there is no previous information available to view.

ReachOut saves the last 380 lines of information; if what you want to view was more than 380 lines above, then it has been removed from the terminal window and you cannot view it.