Introduction to HyperTerminal

Here you will learn remote network access, what is hyperterminal, how hyperterminal works and learn how to connect with office computer using hyperterminal. In this topic you will learn how to get to the remote network access or connect to single computer sing the HyperTerminal. HyperTerminal is a program, which is included in the Microsoft Windows operating systems. HyperTerminal allows you transfer files between two remote computers over the telephone lines, perform telnet and access the computer bulletin boards. HyperTerminal is a terminal emulation program that comes with every version of the Windows operating systems like Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT and Windows 2000. Hyper Terminal is communications software that was developed by the Hilgraeve. It can also be setup to transfer data between two computers using the serial ports and for the serial port control of the external devices, robots, scientific instruments and radio communication stations.

HyperTerminal can also be used as a troubleshooting tool when connected with the modem. Through it you can send commands to your modem to you that when it is working properly or not. With Hyper terminal the user can have the ability of connecting and transferring files between the two computers.

The following steps are only applicable to the Windows 98 operating system. The steps can be varying in the other operating systems.

Basic Configuration Steps

• STEP # 1: First of all locate the telephone number of the remote computer you wan to connect to.
• STEP # 2: In Windows 98 open the start menu then select programs, then accessories and then communication. Here you will see an icon called HyperTerminal simply click it.
• STEP # 3: Now if a see that a folder opens, double click the Hypertrm icon.
• STEP # 4: Now here if you see a message to upgrade HyperTerminal click the OK and continue.
• STEP # 5: Here enter the user name of your new connection. Please note that the connection name should be identifiable so that you can easily identify to which computer you are connected.
• STEP # 6: Now here click on an icon, which you want to represent the remote computer connection and press OK. Here another window will appear.
• STEP # 7: Carefully check that your area code, country code and your modem information is 100% perfect. Then enter the phone number of the remote computer to which you want to connect to.
• STEP # 8: Now click Dial button and the computer will dial the number of the remote computer that you have listed and when HyperTerminal connects with the other terminal you will see a text screen.
• STEP # 9: Now carefully follow the instructions on the text screen. From this step you have to proceed but it all depends that how the remote computer is setup to receiving the incoming calls and connections.
• STEP # 10: Here you can save you current settings including the icons so that you can dial easily next time the same remote computer. Before exit click on the save settings.

Tips & Instructions

The most important use of the HyperTerminal is to connect with the computer bulletin boards. The bulletin boards are mostly setup and granted the permission to use them for free or for some fee by the University library, colleges and the educational institutes. Bulletin boards are sometime operated by the individuals. After connecting to the remote computer you can transfer the files between your computer and the remote computer provided the other computer is setup up to access the connections and incoming call through the HyperTerminal and is setup to accept or sent the files remotely.

Also remember that you are not using the ISP for HyperTerminal connection if you connecting to the remote computer that is in another country you will bear the same charges as you talk on phone in that country. This is a Dial-up connection over the telephone lines and not the internet connection. You can also use HyperTerminal to help debugging the source code from the remote computer and you can also setup HyperTerminal to communicate with the old character-based computers.

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