Amanda Work Group 7xx Installation Manual

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Sending Faxes
If you are using Amanda as a voice server, you can install Amanda’s fax 
driver—Amanda Fax. You can use Amanda Fax from any Windows 
application that has a Print command. You can send documents, 
spreadsheets, pictures, or anything else that the application can print. You 
can:
 Fax an item to another location via Amanda Voice Server’s fax mo-
dem.
 Create a fax message to be mailed to users on your Amanda system.
 Save the item as a file that can be:
- Sent later...

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Chapter 10:
Accessing Amanda Remotely
Accessing Amanda from Another Computer
You can control and configure [email protected]/DOS remotely from 
another computer using the Host and Remote programs. Host runs on 
Amanda (server or standalone) and Remote runs on the computer that is 
accessing Amanda remotely. You also need either a null modem cable to 
connect the computers or a modem on each computer.
These programs allow the remote computer’s monitor and keyboard to take 
over for Amanda’s monitor and...

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WINREM.EXE runs in either Windows 95 or Windows NT. It has many 
more features than REMOTE.COM. For example, it allows you to copy files 
from the host computer to the remote computer and vice versa. It also lets 
you store the modem telephone numbers that you use with it.
WinRem is not shipped with [email protected]/DOS, but works with 
[email protected]/DOS. Contact your sales representative for more 
information.
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OTE:DOS programs that use graphics and pop-up...

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Setting Up Amanda’s Computer as a Host
It is a good idea to run the Host program automatically whenever Amanda’s 
computer starts. The AUTOEXEC.BAT file already contains lines that you 
can use for this purpose. 
However, you must remove the REM at the beginning of two lines in the 
AUTOEXEC.BAT: the line that contains the HOST command and the line 
above it that starts REM ECHO…. You might also have to change the 
number of the COM port to be used by the null...

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The line for the modem is:
REM LH HOST /4 >>%LOGN%
Use the list above (for the null modem) to understand each part of this line.
Change the /4 to the number of the COM port used by the modem on 
Amanda’s computer, and add a /f if your modem can handle data speeds of 
higher than 2400 bps.
Setting Up the Remote Computer
The remote computer must have a copy of the Remote program. Then you 
can run the Remote program from that computer (for example, a 
notebook).You can...

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Connecting by Null Modem Cable
To connect over a null modem cable: 
1. Attach one end of the null modem cable to the correct serial port (for 
example, COM2) on Amanda’s computer and to a serial port on the 
remote computer.
2. Turn on both computers. 
3. From the remote computer, use the following command to start the 
Remote program. 
remote /x /n /f 
where x is 1 or 2, depending on what COM port the cable is connected 
to on the remote computer. For COM1, you...

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Connecting by Modem
To connect via data modem, both Amanda’s computer and the computer that 
will be accessing Amanda remotely must be running and have a modem that 
is connected to both a serial port and a telephone line. The data modem must 
be connected to either a dedicated telephone number (this works best) or its 
own telephone system station.
The Host program can use COM1 through COM4. The Amanda Company 
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If the computer runs a version of Windows, run the command while the 
computer is in DOS mode. (Remote may not run in a DOS box.)
2. Press Enter.
The following appears on the screen:
Remote Version 2.0
Enter phone number:
3. Type the telephone number for Amanda, then press Enter.
For example, if both modems are on the station side of the telephone 
switching system, you might use 9,17147530414,,,,,102 where the com-
mas are two-second pauses and the 102 is for...

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