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CONTROL.HLP, 10-Sep-92
1
Sorry, there is no help available on this topic
Press ESC to continue:
2
Help on Commands in the CLIENTS Menu
LOOKUP/MANUAL CONNECT should be used before any other commands
except BROADCAST to establish connections
with one or more clients. Use MANUAL
CONNECT if using Novell's remote IPX.
MESSAGE sends a message to all connected clients.
BROADCAST MESSAGE sends to all clients on the network.
SHOW 'shells out' to the MS-DOS command line
and shows the control screen to all
connected clients.
BROADCAST SHOW shows to all clients on the network.
Press ESC to continue:
3
Help on Commands in the SELECTED CLIENT Menu
SELECT specifies which client to use for the
following commands (use LOOKUP or MANUAL
CONNECT first).
WATCH watches the screen of the selected client;
CONTROL/SHARE also take over the client keyboard.
MESSAGE sends a message to the selected client.
CHAT initiates an on-screen conversation.
SHOW 'shells out' to the MS-DOS command line and
sends the control screen to the selected client.
REBOOT reboots the selected client
Press ESC to continue:
4
Help on Commands in the CONFIGURE menu
You can specify any combination of the LEFT SHIFT, RIGHT SHIFT,
CTRL and ALT keys for use as 'hotkeys'. These keys (shown by
ticks in the menu) access the popup menu when watching,
controlling, sharing or showing. Choose a combination which does
not conflict with any TSR's running on the control or client.
BIOS KEYBOARD should be used for 'protected mode' programs such
as Lotus 123 release 3. Use the LOW LEVEL
KEYBOARD for Windows.
KEYBOARD LAYOUT caters for different control keyboard layouts.
SELECT MODEM selects from the modems listed in CONTROL.MDM.
Press ESC to continue:
5
Help on Commands in the COMMUNICATIONS Menu
FILE TRANSFER copies files to or from the current client.
DIAL dials a remote LAN; this requires Remote NetBIOS
Remote IPX (IPREMOTE) to be loaded before CONTROL
is run.
HANGUP hangs up the phone if you are connected to a
remote LAN. At this point, you can elect to use
the local LAN, if any.
DIAL DIRECTORY Views/edits the dialling directory.
Press ESC to continue:
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Help on Commands in the EXIT Menu
QUIT terminates the CONTROL program; connections are lost.
DOS 'shells out' to the MS-DOS command line. The CONTROL
program remains in memory, all connections remain open
and the popup menu can be accessed using the hotkeys set
in the CONFIGURE menu. You need to type 'exit' at the
MS-DOS prompt before you can return to the main menu.
Press ESC to continue:
7 Reserved
8 Reserved
9
Getting Started
Use the arrow keys to select an item from the menu,
then press F1 for help, or ENTER to action the command.
Use LOOKUP or MANUAL CONNECT before using any other commands
to establish connections with one or more clients on the network.
If you have connected to more than one client, use SELECT
to specify which client to access; then use the WATCH, CONTROL
or SHARE commands as appropriate.
For more help, highlight the command of interest and press F1.
Press ESC to continue:
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Network Support Manager (NetSupport)
The user friendly remote control utility
Copyright (c) 1995 PCI Ltd
∙ End-user support ∙ On a LAN
∙ Resource sharing ∙ By phone
∙ Training ∙ Text
∙ Demonstrations and Presentations ∙ Graphics
∙ File Transfer ∙ Dialling Directory
Compatible with Novell NetWare (R), and NetBIOS based networks.
Press ESC to continue:
11
Help on Finding Clients on the Network
To find all clients, leave the name blank and press ENTER.
If there are a lot of clients on your network, enter the first
few letters of the client name(s) that you want to find
(Control will list a maximum of 100).
The listbox then shows all matching clients visible on the
network. Clients attached via a NetWare serial bridge will not
appear in this list (use MANUAL CONNECT instead). The same
applies if you are working over a phone line using Novell's
remote IPX.
Press ESC to continue:
12
Help on LOOKUP/DISCONNECT
The listbox shows clients visible on the network (LOOKUP) or
clients currently connected (DISCONNECT). Clients attached via
a NetWare serial bridge will not appear in this list (use
MANUAL CONNECT instead). The same applies if you are working
over a phone line using Novell's remote IPX.
Highlight the client required using the arrow keys, then press
SPACE or ENTER; connected clients are indicated by a tick (√).
When finished, press ESC or F10.
F3 connects to all clients (up to 12); F4 breaks all connections.
Press ESC to continue:
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Help on MANUAL CONNECT
Type in the name of the client you wish to connect to.
Up to 12 connections can be established at any one time
(this number can be changed with the /S command line parameter).
When a connection is successful, the number of connections
displayed in the top right-hand corner of the screen is updated
and flashes for a few seconds.
In the IPX version, you can connect to a client by entering it's
address in the form >NetworkNumber-NodeAddress, e.g.
>0001-010203040506 (these numbers are in hexadecimal)
Press ESC to continue:
14
Help on PASSWORD
The bridge or selected client requires a password before you can
access it.
Note that this password is encrypted with the CALCPSW program;
you must enter the non-encrypted form here.
Press ESC to continue:
15
Help on SELECT
The listbox shows all clients currently connected. Use the arrow
keys to select the client that you wish to access and press ENTER.
Press ESC to continue:
16
Help on SEND MESSAGE
Enter the message that you wish to send (up to 4 lines) and then
press F10.
Depending on the command chosen from the menu, the message will
be sent to the current client, or to all clients connected.
The message will remain on the client screen(s) until the user
acknowledges it, or until another message is sent or CHAT is
invoked. During this time, processing on the client machine(s)
is suspended. You can CONTROL a client to acknowledge the
message remotely.
Press ESC to continue:
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Help on CHAT
This command displays keystrokes as they are typed on both the
control and client screens. While CHAT is active, other
processing is suspended.
Crtl+G sends a beep. This can be useful for attracting the
attention of the remote party.
Press ESC to continue:
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Help on POPUP MENU
You can do the following without returning to the main menu:
WATCH/CONTROL/SHARE control or release the client keyboard.
CHAT initiates an on-screen conversation.
SELECT CLIENT allows you to select a different client.
PASTE FROM FILE 'keys in' the contents of a text file.
RETURN TO MENU releases the client & returns to the menu.
QUIT PROGRAM terminates the program and returns to DOS.
PRINTER CAPTURE captures printout from client in a file.
PRINT SCREEN prints the screen on the client's printer.
DOS 'shells out' to the MS-DOS command line
or returns to the interrupted program.
Press ESC to continue:
19
Help on KEYBOARD LAYOUT
Select the keyboard layout from the list provided that corresponds
to the keyboard on the control machine.
This affects the low-level keyboard only; if BIOS KEYBOARD is
selected, the correct keyboard driver must be loaded from DOS.
The type of keyboard on the clients is immaterial.
Press ESC to continue:
20
Help on Communications Commands
These commands are used to establish communication with a
remote LAN, or to select the local LAN.
DIAL DIRECTORY use/edit the dialling directory.
DIAL MANUALLY dial a number entered manually.
SERIAL LINK direct or pre-dialled serial link.
LOCAL LAN the LAN that this machine is connected to.
SET BAUD RATE set baud rate, parity etc.
SELECT MODEM specify the type of your modem.
DOS 'shells out' to the MS-DOS command line.
QUIT PROGRAM terminates Control.
Press ESC to continue:
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Help on Dial Remote Lan
Enter the phone number to dial. Spaces and hyphens may be
inserted for readability if desired.
To pause between digits (if using a PABX, for instance), insert
a comma (',') to wait for 4 seconds, or W to wait for a dial tone,
e.g.:
0,071 222 1234 or 0 W 071-222-1234
For pulse dialling, precede the number with a P.
For tone dialling, precede the number with a T.
Press ESC to continue:
22
Help on Set Baud Rate
Select the baud rate which corresponds to your modem. Many
modern modems offer auto-baud detection. In this case, use a
value greater than or equal to the data rate of the modem itself;
consult your modem namual for details.
If you experience unreliable communications, try reducing the
baud rate. Some non-PS2 machines will not run reliably above
9600 baud; most XT class machines are limited to 2400 baud.
If using a direct serial link, the baudrate of NBBRIDGE or
IPBRIDGE must be set to the same value as NBREMOTE or IPREMOTE.
Press ESC to continue:
23
Help on File Transfer
The lefthand box displays files in the current directory on the
control. The righthand box shows the files on the current client.
Press SPACE or ENTER to select or deselect the highlighted file.
Press TAB to switch between listboxes.
F2 - Enter wildcard pattern (and update list of files)
F3 - Select all files F4 - Deselect all files
F5 - See/change file information F6 - View highlighted file
F7 - Rename highlighted file F8 - Change current directory
F9 - Delete selected files F10 - Copy selected files
Press ESC to continue:
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Help on Change Directory
The listbox displays the directories in the current directory,
along with the available drive letters.
To change the current directory, move the highlight bar to the
desired drive or directory and press ENTER. Then press ESC to
see the files in this directory.
Press F9 to delete the highlighted directory (it must be empty).
Press F10 to create a new directory in the highlighted directory.
'..' means the parent of the current directory.
Press ESC to continue:
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Help on View File
Blah blah blah
Press ESC to continue:
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Help on Wildcard Pattern
Enter a wildcard pattern to pick out only those files that match.
? matches 1 character
* matches all remaining characters
Examples:
*.* matches all files
*.BAT matches all files with extension .BAT
MONGOOSE.* matches files called MONGOOSE with any extension
CH*.* matches all files whose name starts with CH
P?T matches PAT, PET, PIT, POT, PUT
Press ESC to continue:
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Help on Rename File
Enter the new name for the file.
You can include a directory name if you wish.
Press ESC to continue:
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Help on Create Directory
Enter the name of the directory that you wish to create.
This will be created within the highlighted directory.
Press ESC to continue:
29
Help on Modem Selection
Select the entry which corresponds to the modem that you are
using. If in doubt, try the 'Hayes compatible' option.
If your modem is not in the list, you will need to add an entry
to the file CONTROL.MDM. Consult your NetSupport and modem
manuals for details (brief notes are included in CONTROL.MDM).
You may also need to edit this file if your modem has some
unforseen 'quirk', or if you wish to control some special
feature (such as error correction).
Press ESC to continue:
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Help on Using the Dialling Directory
Move the highlight bar to the entry required and press ENTER.
The number will then be dialled, unless you entered the dialing
directory from the main menu. Alternatively:
F7 edits the current entry
F8 adds a new entry
F9 deletes the current entry
ESC returns to the communications menu
The directory is kept sorted by name. It can hold 300 entries.
You can also edit the file CONTROL.DIR manually. Entries are of
the form: NAME|NUMBER, e.g. Emergency|999.
Press ESC to continue:
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Help on Paste from File
Enter the filename to paste from, and the speed at which to type
in the characters. Reduce the speed if characters are missed.
While pasting, the following keys are active:
P - pause (press any key to resume)
+ - paste faster
- - paste slower
ESC - cancel
Pasting works faster with the BIOS keyboard than with the low
level keyboard.
Press ESC to continue:
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Help on Printer Capture
Enter 'Y' at the 'Capture' prompt to capture printed output from
the current client, 'N' to print at the client.
You will then be prompted for the name of a file; use PRN (or
LPT1, LPT2 or LPT3) to print direct to the control's printer.
Press ESC to continue:
33 Spare
34 Spare
35 Spare
36 Spare
37 Spare
38 Spare
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Usage Information for NBCONTRL and IPCONTRL
xxCONTRL controlname /0 /1 /A /B /Cclient /Dphone-number /L /Gnn
/Mmessage_file /Onn /Pprint_file /Snn
/0 don't send colour palette and DAC registers
/1 force monochrome operation
/An use alternate NetBIOS adapter 1-9 (NetBIOS version only)
/B allow broadcast SHOW (see also next page)
/C client to connect to (by-passing the main menu)
/D phone number to dial (default = serial link)
/G super VGA (800x600) video mode (hexadecimal, default = 6A)
/M send message in message_file to the specified client(s)
Press PgDn for more information, ESC to quit:
Usage Information for NBCONTRL and IPCONTRL
/O suppress tickle packets (for ISDN links)
/P capture print output to the specified file (default = PRN)
/S set max. no. of connected clients (1..30, default = 12)
For the IPX version only (using Novell file servers as bridges):
/BA allow broadcast SHOW to all NetWare LANs
(/B broadcasts to your local LAN only)
/L send broadcast messages to your local NetWare LAN only
(by default, messages are broadcast to all LANs)
Typing NBCONTRL ? or IPCONTRL ? displays this usage information
Press PgDn for examples, ESC to quit:
Usage Information for NBCONTRL and IPCONTRL - Examples
xxCONTRL BIGGLES ?B - name BIGGLES, broadcast SHOW enabled
xxCONTRL ALGY /V29 - name ALGY, super VGA video mode = 29 hex
xxCONTRL /L - broadcast msgs to local NetWare LAN only
xxCONTRL /PFRED - capture client printout to file FRED
xxCONTRL /S20 - allow upto 20 connected clients
xxCONTRL /D999 /CABC - dial 999 and connect to client ABC
(NB or IPREMOTE must be loaded first)
xxCONTRL /CA* - connect to the first available client
whose name starts with 'A'
xxCONTRL /C* /MMSg - broadcast file MSG to all clients
xxCONTRL /CA* /MMSG - send MSG to all clients starting with A
Press ESC to continue: