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Using Out-of-Band Access to Transfer Files
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Out-of-Band File Transfers from a Windows Workstation
This section describes the Bay Networks Communications Terminal Program and
its applications for logging in to the Technician Interface of a remote router, and
for transferring files to and from a router.
xmodem and the Bay Networks Communications Terminal Program
The Bay Networks Communications Terminal Program (file name wfterm.exe) is
an ASCII terminal emulation utility included with your Site Manager PC software
(for Windows 3.1). Nearly identical in purpose to the
tip
(Terminal Interface
Program) command on a UNIX workstation, Wfterm enables you to:
• Dial in to the Technician Interface port of a router.
• Log in to the Technician Interface for that router (start a Technician Interface
session).
• Initiate Technician Interface commands. (For out-of-band file transfers to and
from a router, you run the
xmodem
commands described in the section
“About xmodem.”)
• Close the connection between the workstation and the router.
Before you use Wfterm and enter any
xmodem
command, you must:
• Open Wfterm (from its icon in the Site Manager program group).
•Enter Wfterm setup information (local modem settings and the phone number
of a target router).