TECHNICAL BULLETIN #44 - Rev 1.00 (8/1/96) ============================================================================== TITLE : Host Mode File Transfers (DOS ) PRODUCT : PROCOMM PLUS 2.01 (DOS) ============================================================================== The PROCOMM PLUS Host mode is a powerful utility that transforms your PC into a host system - a mini bulletin board. While your PC runs unattended in Host mode, users can log on to your host PC from another PC (hereafter described as the "local" computer) and send and receive files between the two computers. Host mode is useful for the home user that needs access to a work PC's files, as well as businesses which need a bulletin board without software and hardware setup hassles. This document discusses setting up Host mode on the host PC, logging on to the host, and transferring a file with the host PC. HOST MODE SETUP Before you run Host mode, you must set the Host mode options on your host PC. 1. From the Terminal mode screen, press to activate the Setup Utility's main menu. 2. Press to select "Host Mode Options". PROCOMM PLUS Host Mode Options 3. Specify in option A, "Welcome message", the message that you would like to see when you connect to your host PC. Press to edit the field, type the new message, and then press to save the setting. 4. Specify in option B, "System type", whether new users can access your system. If set to "OPEN", anyone that connects to your PC will have access to your system. If set to "CLOSED", only authorized users specified in the PCPLUS.USR file can gain access to your system. See page 199 of the PROCOMM PLUS User Manual for more information about the PCPLUS.USR file. 5. Set option C, "Auto baud detect", to match the baud detection your system uses when Host mode is not running. Press until the main menu of the Setup Utility appears. Choose "Modem Options" and then select "General Options". Option C should be reflected in option C of the Host Mode Options menu. Return to the Host Mode Options menu and correctly set option C. 6. Specify in option D, "Connection type", whether you are using a direct cable or modem connection. 7. Type the name of the path, including drive and subdirectories, in option H, "Upload directory", so that it points to a valid directory where you would like files to be stored when sent to your host PC. 8. Type the name of the path, including drive and subdirectories, in option I, "Download Directory", so that it points to a valid directory where you will place files to retrieve from your host PC. 9. Press until the main menu of the Setup Utility appears and then select "Save Setup Options". 10. Press to return to the Terminal mode screen. 11. Press to run the Host mode utility. HOST MODE TRANSFER This section describes how to connect to the host PC from another PC ("local" PC) and transfer a file. 1. Before you can try to connect to the host PC from your local PC, you should configure a Dialing Directory entry which matches the host system's phone number and settings. Refer to page 75 of the PROCOMM PLUS User Manual for instructions on adding a Dialing Directory entry. 2. Establish the link between your computer and the host computer by activating the Dialing Directory entry for the host PC. When you connect, you should see the host's welcome message and logon prompts. 3. Enter your name at the name prompts. 4. Confirm the name you entered by typing Y for Yes or N for No at the "Is this correct?" prompt. 5. Enter a password at the password prompt. First time callers must verify the password by entering it twice. Remember this word so you can enter it the next time you call the host system. 6. Press to upload or to download a file when the host's menu and the "Your Choice?" prompt appear. 7. Type for ZMODEM when the protocol options menu appears. 8. Enter the name of the file you will send (upload) to or receive (download) from the host computer. 9. If you are uploading a file, enter a description of the file at the "Description:" prompt. 10. Start the file transfer on your PC if needed. If you are uploading a file, press to initiate the transfer, press for ZMODEM, and type the name of the file you want to send at the "Please enter filename" prompt. If you are downloading a file, the transfer status window should appear and you should see the percentage indicator start to increase. ========================================================================== To ensure that you have the latest version of this document, compare its revision number to that of the same document on any of our support sites. This technical bulletin may be copied and distributed freely as long as it is distributed in its entirety and it is not distributed for profit. Copyright (c) 1996 Quarterdeck All rights reserved. ==========================================================================