HyperTerminal Setup: Checking your Modem using HyperTerminal Microsoft Corporation Note: This document assumes you already installed HyperTerminal during the initial installation of Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0. If you need to install HyperTerminal, open Control Panel/Add/Remove Programs/Windows Setup/Communications, and add HyperTerminal. Have your original Windows CD handy. HyperTerminal Setup 1. Select Start/Programs/Accesories/HyperTerminal. 2. From here, double-click on the HyperTrm icon to open a New Connection. 3. Enter a name like Test and hit enter. 4. Place a modem number in the Phone Number field, and verify that the Connect using: section shows the modem you want to dial out with. 5. Place a modem number in the Phone Number field, and verify that the Connect using: section shows the modem you want to dial out with. 6. If you need to verify your modem settings, click Cancel on the Connect screen(below). This will place you in the terminal screen. You can also click on Dial to see if it dials out. Checking your Modem The following section will show you how to check your modem settings, and/or how to add a new modem. 1. Select START/SETTINGS/CONTROL PANEL. 2. Select Modems on the Control Panel. 3. Selecting Properties allows you to pick the modem's COM Port, port speed and connection info. 4. If you click on the More Info button, Windows 95 will request configuration information from the modem. You will then see a small scroll window that has information from your modem's ATIx screens. 5. Most of the above information can also be obtained by opening up the SYSTEM folder in the Control Panel, then selecting Device Manager, then Modem, and double clicking on the modem you want to see. The two methods are basically the same, just different ways of accessing information on your communication hardware.