Using HyperTerminal

Learn how to use HyperTerminal.

1. Click your path depending on your Windows® operating system.
   • Start > Programs > Accessories > HypertTerminal
   • Start > Programs > Accessories > Communications > HypertTerminal
2. In the Connect To window, enter a name, select an icon, and then click OK. A new Connect To window is displayed.
3. Click the little arrow at the end of the line for Connect using:.
4. Select the communications port being used for the console. It might also be listed as direct to COMn (where n is 1 to 9).
5. Click OK. A COMn Properties window is displayed.
6. Change the speed to 9600, and click OK. The HyperTerminal window opens. In the lower-left corner, the status displays Connected and the time is incrementing. In the data window you might see:
   • No text
   • Unintelligible text
   • +++ATH0
   Note: Failure to set the speed to 9600 results in all unintelligible text and you will not be able to view the desired results.
7. Select Disconnect.
8. Select File > Properties.
9. In the Properties window for the connection you just created, click the Settings tab.
10. Click ASCII Setup.
11. Select the following check boxes:
    • Send line ends with line feeds
    • Echo typed characters locally
    • Append line feeds to incoming line ends
    • Wrap lines that exceed terminal width
12. Click OK, and then click OK again.
13. Select Connect.
14. At the server's control panel, enter a function 65 (you must take the server to a known state). The server's control panel might display D1008065 after a few minutes. Also, in the HyperTerminal window, you might receive some data.
    Note: You might need to enter a function 25 and 26 to have access to the upper functions.
15. At the server's control panel, enter a function 66. The panel might display D1008066. Also, in the HyperTerminal window, you might receive some data.
16. Using uppercase letters, type NEGOTIATE 1 in the HyperTerminal window, and press Enter. The HyperTerminal data window displays 115200.
    Note: If nothing is returned, repeat NEGOTIATE 1.

    If a speed value is returned, you had data exchanged in both directions and have full connectivity. If Operations Console is not connecting, you most likely have a setup problem on the client side.

    If a speed value was not returned, you might try powering off the PC, powering it back on, and repeating the test. You might also attempt to connect the console again. In rare cases the server might need to be restarted. For the best results, complete the following steps in sequence:

    1. Power off the server.
    2. Power off the PC.
    3. Power on the PC.
    4. Start a connection for the console.
    5. Power on the server.