Specifications
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WINMCSI Workstation Redirector
· Click Unmap if you want to unmap a line.
· Click Search to search for lines on a server.
· Click Close when finished.
19. The following message appears:
WINMCSI Successfully installed. Click OK.
20. A message appears that tells you where your old SYSTEM.INI and WIN.INI files have been
backed up. It also tells you to restart Windows. Click Restart Windows.
Running the WINMCSI Workstation Software
Before running data communications software, LAN users should use WINMCSI to log on to the
communications server.
To log on to the communications server from a workstation
21. ComMap should start automatically if the WIN.INI file was modified during installation. To start
ComMap manually, double-click the ComMap icon in the Start menu (Windows 95/98/NT).
22. If you have not previously done so, select the Setup menu to configure ComMap.
Network Type. The Network Type dialog box shows your current network type (IP, IPX, or
NetBIOS). To change the network type, click the appropriate type for your network. Click OK
when finished. You must restart Windows if you change this setting.
Note: Do not change the network type unless the network has changed. Also, make sure
that your SYSTEM.INI file contains device drivers specific to the selected network type.
Connect Timer. The MCSI Connect Timer dialog box shows the default value of the connect
timer in the Enter Connect Timer Value box. This value sets the time in seconds, in the range 0
through 60, that the MCSI emulator waits for a MCSI device to become available. To change the
value of the connect timer, type a different value in the box. Click OK when finished.
Baud Change. A check mark appears next to the Baud Change command to indicate that an
application can change the baud rate or other port parameters. If Baud Change is unchecked, then
an application cannot change the baud rate or other port parameters. To change this setting, click
Baud Change.
Default Login. Use the Default Login Parameters dialog box to automatically log into a specific
server whenever Windows runs. Select a server from the Available Servers box, then type a user
name and optional password. Click OK when finished. ComMap saves these login parameters in
your COMMCSI.INI file.
N
ote: You can use a text editor to edit the COMMMCSI.INI file, however you cannot change
the password because the password field is encrypted. Editing the password will corrupt the
file.
If there are no servers listed in the Available Servers box, type a server name in the Server Name
box, then click the Search button to search for a match. You can use * and ? as wild card
characters.
Port Type. Use this command to designate your mapped ports as outbound (available only for
calling out) or inbound (available only for calling in A port cannot be both outbound and inbound.
In Windows 95/98/NT, you can designate one port as outbound and another as inbound.