Copyright: Saturday, January 04, 2003 15:50:43


Provides a space for you to type a name for the new connection.


Shows icons you can use for the new connection.


Lists the country code prefix for the telephone number you are dialing.


Provides a space for you to type an area code.


Provides a space for you to type the phone number you want to dial.


Lists available means of connecting, such as ports and modems.


Provides a space for you to type the address of the host computer to which you are connecting. Host addresses should be in Internet Protocol (IP) format, for example 172.16.48.10 or example.microsoft.com.


Provides a space for you to type the port number for the host computer to which you are connecting. The default port for Telnet connections is 23.


Redials the phone number if a busy signal is encountered.


Displays information about your connection devices, such as ports and modems.


Changes information about the phone number.


Changes a location entry or adds a new one to the list.


Lists location entries. You can edit a location entry by clicking Dialing Properties.


Dials the phone number.


Shows the phone number you are about to dial. You can dial the number by clicking Dial, or you can click Modify to select a different number.


Shows the calling card HyperTerminal will use to dial this call. You can change the calling card by clicking Dialing Properties.


Assigns a new icon to this connection.


Causes your computer to beep when the computer you are calling sends a Bell signal (such as CTRL+G).


Determines the number of lines you can see when you use the PAGE UP key to scroll backward.


Lists terminal types that HyperTerminal can emulate.


Determines whether the function, arrow, and control keys are transmitted to a remote computer or are used for tasks in Windows.


Click to set options for the selected type of terminal emulation.


Click to set options for transferring ASCII text files.


Determines which keys or key combinations are transmitted to a remote computer by the BACKSPACE key.


Sends CTRL+H to a remote computer when the BACKSPACE key is pressed.


Sends DEL to a remote computer when the BACKSPACE key is pressed.


Sends CTRL+H, SPACE, CTRL+H to a remote computer when the BACKSPACE key is pressed.


Displays the type of terminal that will be used based on the emulation you choose.


Determines the features of your terminal.


Determines whether the keypad sends application codes that control programs running on the host computer.


Determines if the arrow keys send normal codes (which move the cursor) or application codes.


Divides your window into 132 columns instead of 80.


Determines the appearance of the cursor in the terminal window.


Determines whether the BACKSPACE key deletes characters.


Determines whether the keypad sends application codes that control programs running on the host computer.


Lists the character sets you can use.


Determines how ASCII characters are sent to a remote computer.


Sends a carriage return to the remote computer every time you complete a line.


Displays every character you type before it is sent to a remote computer.


Determines how ASCII characters are received from a remote computer.


Inserts a carriage return at the end of every line you receive from a remote computer.


Translates 8-bit characters into 7-bit ASCII characters.


Prints excess characters on the next line if a remote computer sends a line of text that is longer than the width of your window.


Adds a short delay to the end of each line sent to the remote computer.


Adds a short delay between each character sent to the remote computer.


Lists folders on your computer where you can save files transferred from a remote computer.


Lists protocols you can use when transferring files to your computer.


Provides a space for you to type the name of the file you want to send to a remote computer.


Displays the folder in which the sent file is stored.


Lists protocols you can use when sending files to a remote computer.


Transfers the specified file.


Provides a space for you to type a name for the capture file.


Displays the folder in which the capture file is stored.


Click to browse through folders to find the file or folder you want.


Closes the dialog box, accepting the changes you have made.


Provides a space for you to enter the country code and area code for the current connection.


Hides the blinking cursor for a Viewdata terminal connection.


Sends # when the ENTER key is pressed. The # character replaces <CR> or <CR><LF>, which are normally used to end a line.


Transfers the file(s) from the remote computer when clicked.


Begins saving the text from a session to the capture file.


Check this if you want the HyperTerminal session to detect a loss of carrier (connection) when you are connected with a serial cable or TAPI device (modem).


Check this if you want the remote computer to be able to send or receive files automatically (without requiring user interaction) when using the Zmodem protocol. Be aware that enabling this option can pose a security risk by allowing remote users to send files to your computer without your explicit permission.


Select this option if the remote computer is using Standard JIS Japanese encoding.


Select this option if the remote computer is using the Shift-JIS Japanese encoding method.


Click to view options for converting data to and from the remote computer's Japanese encoding method (Standard JIS or Shift-JIS).


Dials the country code and area code, regardless of where you are calling from. Clear this check box to apply the dialing rules specified for this connection. To change the dialing rules for a connection, click the connection, and then click Dialing Properties.