AccuTerm 7 Internet Edition User Manual
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1. AccuTerm 7 Internet Edition Connection Designer Help Copyright 2010 2014 Schellenbach 8 Assoc Inc ast AccuSoft ENTERPRISES Contents 3 Table of Contents Foreword 0 Part AccuTerm 7 Internet Edition 6 1 Description a dic 6 2 Connection Designer A OE NE ON a a 6 3 Internet Client EE cai III 6 4 Deployment RE N HE RE AE EA OE EN NI EN 7 5 Troubleshooting ES EER AE EE EE DIEN N OE DE EL OSTERN 7 6 QUICK Stall 22 ae EE DER LE EE AE 8 7 Upgrading from Previous VersiONS ses EE EER EE ER EE ER GE ER EE RR GE RR EE RR EER GE RR EE Re EE Re EE Re EE Re 9 8 AccuTerm 7 ReferehNCE ss RE ER EE RE ER ER RE EE RR ER Ee RR ER RE RR ER Re RR ER Re RR ER Re RR Re ER GE Re ER Ge Re ER GE Re 9 9 Contacting AccuSoft RR EE De iaa 9 10 Copyright amp TAC CIM GE OE Ri RE MO ER EE OE FA 9 Index 11 Copyright 2010 2014 Schellenbach amp Assoc Inc Top Level Intro This page is printed before a new top level chapter starts 6 AccuTerm 7 Internet Edition Connection Designer Help 1 AccuTerm 7 Internet Edition 1 1 Description AccuTerm 7 Internet Edition is designed to allow users to make Telnet Secure Shell or SSL Telnet connections to a pre determined host computer from a browser web page AccuTerm 7 Internet Edition can be set up on a local intranet deployed over the Internet or even run from a file on a local disk AccuTerm 7 Internet Edition consists of two components the Connection Designer which is used to crea2. The plug in is a 32 bit Windows program It is compatible with Windows XP SP2 amp SP3 Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 Both 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows are supported Nailed ports Because all users accessing a given web page will use the same Connection file using nailed ports is not recommended Problems installing the client plug in The plug in can be installed for the current user only personal install or for all users of the computer normal install When installed for all users the installer requires administrator privileges For servers running Windows Terminal Server or Citrix the normal install also requires that the server be switched to install mode before installing the plug in 1 6 Quick Start To get started quickly follow these steps 1 Create a new connection Start the AccuTerm 7 Internet Designer from the Start menu Click the New button or select New from the File menu 2 Configure the new connection Click the Modify settings button on the Connection Details tab Enter your connection settings just as you would for a normal AccuTerm terminal session 3 Customize your connection script Click the Edit script button if you want to customize the connection script 4 Select desired functionality for browser security zones Click the Browser Security tab and choose the appropriate functionality level required for your connection 5 Test your connect
3. Modem connection or some other high speed link A static IP address is necessary because the AccuTerm Internet Connection file contains the IP address or name of the host machine If your host gets its IP address assigned dynamically then you would need to update the connection file each time the host s IP address changes You may be able to use a dynamic IP address in conjunction with a Dynamic DNS service Finally you need to consider security Often a router is used between your Internet connection and the local area network which connects to your host machine The router can be configured to route inbound Telnet or ssh requests to the IP address of your host on the local network The outside world Internet users sees the IP address of the router not the IP address of the host This is the IP address that should be specified in your AccuTerm Internet Connection file The router may also be able to restrict inbound connections and only allow connections from specific addresses 1 5 Troubleshooting Browser compatibility The AccuTerm 7 Internet Edition Client plug in has been tested with the following web browsers Internet Explorer 6 10 Copyright 2010 2014 Schellenbach amp Assoc Inc Ez AccuTerm 7 Internet Edition Connection Designer Help Firefox 3 5 15 0 Google Chrome 11 24 Apple Safari 5 Other browsers supporting the NPAPI plug in architecture may work with the AccuTerm 7 client plug in but have not been tested
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5. Also you should not use the old reconnect message that is displayed in the Disconnected script function the reconnect function is provided automatically if enabled in the connection settings 1 8 AccuTerm 7 Reference AccuTerm 7 Reference topics are located in a separate help file Click here to open 1 9 Contacting AccuSoft AccuSoft Enterprises customer service department may be reached by phone fax email or the web AccuSoft Enterprises 8041 Foothill Blvd Sunland CA 91040 USA Phone 1 818 951 1891 Fax 1 818 951 3606 Email info asent com Web www asent com 1 10 Copyright amp Trademark Copyright notices This document and the accompanying software are copyright 2010 2013 Schellenbach amp Assoc Inc dba AccuSoft Enterprises and J E Goldthwaite amp Assoc Portions of the software are copyright 1993 2006 Sax Software Polar Engineering amp Consulting http www kenai com vb4tools The accompanying software uses the Freeimage open source image library See http freeimage sourceforge net for details Freeimage is used under the Freeimage Public License version 1 0 The accompanying software uses the FireBreath open source cross platform plug in Copyright 2010 2014 Schellenbach amp Assoc Inc 10 AccuTerm 7 Internet Edition Connection Designer Help framework See www firebreath org for details FireBreath is used under the New BSD license Copyright c 2011 Richard Bateman and the FireBreath Dev
6. at links to your AccuTerm Connection file The web server does not need to be and usually is not the same machine as your host The web server can be located anywhere on the Internet or intranet as long as the client PC can access it The only function that the web server performs in this arrangement is to deliver the AccuTerm Internet Connection file to the browser on the client PC And since the Connection file is standard HTML no special mime type is required on the web server Host Connection The final task required to get everything working is to connect your host to the Internet or intranet It is beyond the scope of this document to provide detailed instructions on how to connect your host to the Internet but we can offer some general guidelines First your host must be able to accept a Telnet Secure Shell ssh or SSL Telnet connection from users on the Internet or intranet Unix Linux and AlX hosts support both Telnet and Secure Shell however most Windows based hosts only support Telnet Secure Shell or SSL Telnet is recommended since they provide a secure encrypted connection especially if the connection is over the Internet If your host does not support either Secure Shell or SSL Telnet you may be able to use an SSL proxy such as stunnel to provide SSL Telnet support Second to accept connections from users on the Internet you will need a permanent Internet connection with a static IP address You can use a DSL or Cable
7. elopment Team All rights reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the follow ing conditions are met e Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the follow ing disclaimer e Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the follow ing disclaimer in the documentation and or other materials provided w ith the distribution e Neither the name of FireBreath nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this softw are without specific prior written permission THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPY RIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPY RIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE Trademark
8. ion Click the Session Preview tab Select the security Zone you wish to test the connection in Click the Start button to initiate the connection If you encounter any problems adjust your settings or script until it works correctly 6 Save the connection file Click the Save button or select Save from the File menu 7 Deploy your connection Upload your new AccuTerm 7 Internet Connection file to your web server Copyright 2010 2014 Schellenbach amp Assoc Inc AccuTerm 7 Internet Edition 9 8 Try it using your favorite browser 1 7 Upgrading from Previous Versions The AccuTerm 7 Internet Connection Designer is capable of upgrading your existing session files which were created with an earlier version of AccuTerm Internet Edition When opening a file created with an older version select Old AccuTerm Internet files from the file type drop down Upon opening you will be given the option to convert the file to the AccuTerm 7 version When you save the converted file you will need to enter a new file name the ats atss and atsn file extensions are not used with AccuTerm 7 Internet Edition AccuTerm 7 connection files are standard HTML The conversion process preserves all settings and scripts However due to changes made in the AccuTerm 7 Internet Edition you should review any scripts imported from older versions The Disconnect function is no longer supported you can leave it in your script but it will never be executed
9. notices AccuTerm is a trademark of Schellenbach amp Assoc Inc DEC VT52 VT100 VT220 VT320 and VT420 are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corp IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corp Microsoft and Microsoft Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp Pick and D3 are trademarks of Tiger Logic Corporation Print Wizard is copyright Rasmussen Software Inc Procomm is a trademark of Datastorm Technologies Inc Tektronix 4010 4014 4100 is a trademark of Tektronix Inc UniVerse and UniData are trademarks of Rocket Software Inc Viewpoint is a trademark of Applied Digital Data Systems Wyse 50 and Wyse 60 are trademarks of Wyse Technology Other trademarks and registered trademarks appearing in this document are the property of their respective owners Copyright 2010 2014 Schellenbach amp Assoc Inc Index 11 Index N Nailed ports 7 NPAPI 6 ats file 9 atsn fie 9 P atss file 9 plug in 6 A Problems 7 AccuSoft company information 9 Q ActiveX 6 Quick Start 8 Apache 7 B R Router 7 Browser Compatibility 7 Browser support 6 S a C m Secure Shell 7 SSH 7 Cable Modem 7 SSL 7 Citrix 7 Static IP address 7 Configuration 6 Connection Designer 6 T D er Technical support 9 Telnet 7 Terminal Server 7 Troubleshooting 7 Deployment 7 Description 6 Digital signature 6 DSL 7 U F H a Upgrade 9 Upgrading 9 Host connection 7 hyperlink 7
10. rnet Client In order to display a terminal session within a browser the AccuTerm 7 Internet Client plug in must be installed on the client PC The plug in installer can be downloaded from www asent com or can be posted on your own web site for download by your clients You can specify the client download URL using the Connection Designer on the Connection Details tab When the browser encounters the lt Object gt tag for the plug in if the plug in has not already been installed the browser will display the HTML within the lt Object gt tag after the last lt Param gt up to the closing lt Object gt tag This HTML is used to inform the user that the plug in needs to be installed and includes the URL for downloading the plug in The Designer will update this URL when the connection file is saved The client plug in is implemented as both an ActiveX control and as an NPAPI plug in in a single DLL This allows it to work in multiple browsers Copyright 2010 2014 Schellenbach amp Assoc Inc AccuTerm 7 Internet Edition See also Connection Designer 1 4 Deployment Deploying an AccuTerm 7 Internet Connection on the Internet or on an intranet requires two components a Web Server and the host computer that you want to connect to Web Server After you create an AccuTerm Internet Connection file with the Connection Designer you upload the file to your web server Typically you will create a hyperlink from an existing web page th
11. te and modify AccuTerm Internet Connection files which are HTML files which use the AccuTerm 7 Internet Client browser plug in and the AccuTerm 7 Internet Client plug in which is installed on the client computer and enables the browser to open the connection to the host The client plug in is digitally signed for security purposes The AccuTerm 7 Internet Client plug in is compatible with several popular browsers Internet Explorer Firefox Google Chrome and Apple Safari The plug in is a 32 bit Windows program and is compatible with Windows XP SP2 8 SP3 Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2012 Both 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows are supported Windows RT CE and Windows Mobile are not supported 1 2 Connection Designer Use the AccuTerm 7 Internet Connection Designer to create and maintain AccuTerm Internet Connection files AccuTerm Internet Connection files are HTML files which include an lt Object gt tag which defines the plug in and connection details necessary to open an AccuTerm terminal session The lt Object gt parameters contain all the information required to make a connection to the host including host name or IP address connection script terminal type screen size function keys colors etc Creating opening and saving session files Modifying connection settings Editing the connection script Editing the connection HTML Testing the connection 1 3 Inte
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