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Editing Keys 7 Modem Init ∙ Comm Port É Opening Rate ÿ
Autobauding σ Answer String Password ∙ Answer Method
Number of Rings Callback Number Ä Dial System ⁿ
Command String Ring Detect W# Ring Detect
*B 1,Dummy
Dummy
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*B 2,Editing Keys
Cursor Movement
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Arrow keys - cursor movement
Ctrl-LeftArrow - word left
Ctrl-RightArrow - word right
Home - beginning of field
End - end of line/field
Ctrl-Home - beginning of first field
Ctrl-End - end of last field
Tab - next field
Shift-Tab - previous field
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Inserting and Deleting
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Ins - toggle insert mode
Del - delete character at cursor
BackSpace - delete character left
Ctrl-BackSpace - delete word left
Ctrl-T - delete word right
Ctrl-U - delete to end of field
Ctrl-Y - delete to end of form
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Other Editing Keys
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Enter - process current field
Ctrl-Enter - process all fields
Ctrl-R - restore field
Esc - abort data entry
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*B 3,Modem Init
Modem Initialization
Merely hit [ENTER] for the default intialization
string to be placed in the configuration file.
The default intitialization is satisfactory for
most Hayes compatible 1200 and 2400 bps modems.
Otherwise enter the specific initialization string
your modem requires.
Also see: ^Editing Keys^
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*B 4,Comm Port
Communications Port
Select the comm port to use. COM1: through COM4:
are valid. If you specify COM3: or COM4: you are
prompted for the "extended comm port specification."
This requires entry of the port address in hexa-
decimal form (examples: 2E0, 3F0, 2E8, etc.) and
the IRQ (interrupt) number. IRQ numbers for comm
ports typically range between 2 to 7, but there
are exceptions.
Also see: ^Editing Keys^
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*B 5,Opening Rate
Opening Rate
Select the rate at which to open the communications
port. Results of an opening speed faster than that
for which your modem is designed are not determined.
Consult your modem user's manual.
Also see: ^Editing Keys^ ^Autobauding^
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*B 6,Autobauding
Autobauding
Unless you have an MNP buffered modem, you should
select autobauding. This allows the speed of the
comm port to be adjusted automatically by DWHost
to the connect speed achieved by the modems.
Users of MNP modems, such as the USR Courier HST
or Hayes 9600, may wish to operate the modem-to-
commport part of the link at a higher rate than
that at which the modems connect. This provides
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for greater overall speed of the communications
link and utilizes the modem's buffer. If you
choose this option, you may also want to set up
your modem so that the highest negotiated connect
speed is established.
Also see: ^Editing Keys^ ^Opening Rate^
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*B 7,Answer String
Answer String
Any text you choose to be sent out the modem when
answering a call. You may specify up to a maximum
of 65 characters.
Also see: ^Editing Keys^
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*B 8,Password
Password
Specify up to 20 characters for use as the system
password. Lower case letters are automatically
capitalized. Password matching by DWHost is case
insensitive.
Also see: ^Editing Keys^
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*B 9,Answer Method
Ring/Answer Methods
To provide maximum flexibility in using DWHost on
phone lines that are shared with voice callers,
several methods of calling (ringing) and answering
are provided:
Regular - DWHost will answer any ring. (Picks up
after the first ring.)
Long Ring - DWHost will answer on the nth ring,
where n may be any number from 0 to 9. Values of
0 or 1 produce the "Regular" mode (above). The
number of rings is specified in a separate option.
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Ring Back - DWHost will not pick up on the first
call but will "evaluate" it to see if it should
answer a second call if it should be received less
than a minute later. DWHost may be conditioned to
answer the second call depending on the number of
rings received on the first call and the value in
the "Number of Rings" option. If this value is
specified as 0, DWHost will answer a second call
occurring within one minute of a call consisting of
any number of rings.
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Triggered Callback - A combination of Ring Back and
Call Back where DWHost will dial out to the pre-
configured phone number upon receipt of two calls
which conform to the Ring Back process described
on the previous page. Unlike the Ring Back method,
DWHost dials out in response to the second call
(rather than going offhook to answer it). This
feature may be used to "trigger" a call from long
distance without paying long distance charges.
The cost of achieving a connection is billed in its
entirety to the number at which DWHost is located.
Also see: ^Editing Keys^ ^Number of Rings^
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*B 10,Number of Rings
Number of Rings
If the Long Ring method has been selected, this option
specifies the number of rings to allow before picking
picking up. Values of 0 and 1 have the same effect as
the Regular answer method.
If the Ring Back method has been selected, a value of
0 indicates that any number of rings will set up
DWHost to take action should another call be made
within one minute. Any other value indicates the
number of rings needed to set up for the second call.
Also see: ^Editing Keys^ ^Answer Method^
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*B 11,Callback Number
Callback Phone Number
If an "N" or the word "None" entered here, callback
is NOT implemented. Otherwise, callback security is
considered implemented. If DWHost is started with
a command line parm of "C", and callback security is
implemented, the specified phone number is dialed.
This occurs instead of dropping the successful caller
to DOS on the host system.
To specify a delay, use a ~ (tilde character). Each
tilde will cause a 1 second delay in the dialing
operation.
Also see: ^Editing Keys^
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*B 12,Dial System
Dialing System
Specify whether the dialing system to which DWHost
is attached is a touchtone system or the old pulse
dialing system. This parameter is needed in the
event callback security is implemented.
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*B 13,Command String
Shell Command w/Parameters
If this command line entry is left blank, DWHost
expects to drop to DOS upon successful entry of the
password. In that case, your host communications
setup MUST be implemented with batch files. See the
samples outlined in DWHost documentation and the .BAT
files that were provided with DWHost. If you wish to
transfer control from DWHost to another communi-
cations program directly, upon entry of the correct
password, then you must enter that program name
followed by any necessary command line parameters on
the first of the two lines provided on the config-
uration screen.
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Should any parameters extend beyond the end of the
first line, merely continue entering them on the
second line. A parameter string may be split across
lines with no ill effect.
If you wish to invoke a batch file as a direct
command, you must use COMMAND.COM and precede it
with a full path specification. For example, to
invoke a batch file as a command (and return to
hang up at its conclusion), you may specify some-
thing like the following:
C:\COMMAND /C RUN.BAT
Also see: ^Editing Keys^
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*B 14,Ring Detect
Answer on True Ring Detect?
This setting determines whether DWHost will use the
modem's ring detect signal or the result code "RING"
reported by the modem to determine when to cause the
modem to answer a call. The general recommendation
is to answer "No" to this question. If you know that
your modem cable carries the ring detect signal and
you are having problems getting the modem to respond
to a call, then try answering "Yes."
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