Note:

This document assumes you have already installed HyperTerminal during the initial installation of Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0. If you need to install HyperTerminal, open Control Panel/Add/Remove Programs/Windows Setup/Communications, and add HyperTerminal. Have your original Windows CD handy.

1. Select Start/Programs/Accesories/HyperTerminal.



Below you will see the opening screen in HyperTerminal:

2. From here, double-click the HyperTrm icon to open a New Connection.

   

3. Below is the first setup screen you will see when creating a new connection. Enter a name like Test and hit enter.



4. Place a modem number in the Phone Number field, and verify that the Connect using: section shows the modem you want to dial out with.

   

5. If you need to verify your modem settings, click Cancel on the Connect screen(below). This will place you in the terminal screen. You can also click on Dial to see if it dials out.

   

   Below is an example of what the Terminal screen looks like:

You can treat the above Terminal window just like Windows 3.1 Terminal.

Checking your Modem

The following section will show you how to check your modem settings, and/or how to add a new modem.

1. Select Start/Settings/Control Panel. It looks like the below picture:

   

   

2. Select Modems on the Control Panel(above). You will now see a screen similar to the one below.



3. Selecting Properties allows you to pick the modem's COM Port, port speed and connection info. The screens look like the following:

   Under General you’ll see the below screen:

   

   Under Connection(below):

   

   Under Connection/Port Settings(below):

   

   Under Connection/Advanced(below):

   

   Under the Diagnostics section, you should see something similar to the below:

   

4. From the above screen, you can view the current communication driver by clicking on Driver.

5. If you click on the More Info button, Windows 95 will request configuration information from the modem. You will then see a small scroll window that has information from your modem's ATIx screens. See the image below for an example:

   

6. Most of the above information can also be obtained by opening up the SYSTEM folder in the Control Panel, then selecting Device Manager, then Modem, and double clicking on the modem you want to see. Below is an example of what the General modem properties screen looks like:

   

   Below is an example of the Modem properties Modem tab:

   

   The last tab, Connection, is shown below:

   

   The two methods are basically the same, just different ways of accessing information on your communication hardware.