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Getting Connected

There are couple ways to start your KoalaTerm session.

Command Line

Currently, KoalaTerm supports command line like following(case insensitive):

MKT <session name>
MKT -H <host name>
MKT -P < port name>
MKT -F <file name>

where:

• <session name> is file name, port name, or host name. First of all, MKT.EXE will try to open a file such as <session name> or <session name>. mkt if it fails. And then MKT.EXE will keep trying to connect a host or port named as <session name>.If <session name> is like "COM<port number>", MKT.EXE will connect through a serial port, otherwise, MKT.EXE will connect the host via telnet.

• <host name> is Host name or IP address.

• <port name> is a serial port number like "COM<port number>" or simply port number.

• <file name> is a name of the file saved by previous session, which includes host or port information as well as emulation settings.

Basically, you can just type "MKT <host name>" to connect a host (assume there is not the same file name as the host name, otherwise, you have to type "MKT -H <host name>").

KoalaTerm can be utilized by Netscape or other browser as a "helper application" for opening telnet sessions.

Other Command Line Options

• You can execute a script file immediately after KoalaTerm started a session:

    MKT -s <script filename>

• You can start a session in "Editing" mode, which allows you to edit the session file, but won't actually establish the connection:

    MKT -e <session filename>

Create New Connection

You can double click the MKT.EXE in the Windows Explorer or File Manager to start KoalaTerm. No connection will be made initially. To start a new connection:

1. Click the New button on the toolbar, or select New... from Connection menu. The New Connection dialog will display.

2. Select a Connection Type .The latest KoalaTerm support five connection type: Telnet,Serial Port, Local, Modem Dailup, and Telnet Proxy. Secure KoalaTerm: Two more connection types are supported: SSH1 and SSH2.

3. Specify host (the connection destination) parameters. There are different parameters to be specified for different connection.

• Telnet: specify the host name or IP (you may type or select from the drop box), and the telnet port.

• Serial Port: specify baud rate, data length, parity, etc.

• Telnet Proxy: specify the address and port of both your host and proxy.

• Secure KoalaTerm: SSH1 or SSH2: specify the method to be used to authenticate yourself to the host.

4. Click the Terminal Settings... button if you need to customize the emulation settings like terminal settings,display and keyboard settings, international support, etc. The KoalaTerm Settings dialog will appear when you completed this dialog, click OK to make changes effective or Cancel to discard the changes.
   
5. Click OK to connect to the host or Cancel to do nothing.

Saving and Opening the Session Files

• Once you started a connection to a host, you can save the session into a file which you may open it later for automatic reconnection. The session file includes the host information, as well as terminal emulation settings which you may have changed using the "KoalaTerm Settings" dialog.

• If you connect to a variety of hosts, you can create a different settings file for each one and save the settings file with a name descriptive of the host.

• When you open a previously saved session file, the connection to host will be automatically reestablished and all the saved terminal settings will take effect.

To save a setting file:

1. Click the Save button on the toolbar, or select Save from Connection menu. If this is the first time to save the session, the Save As dialog box will appear, and you need to name the session file by type in the File Name edit box.
   
2. Click OK to save or Cancel to cancel.

To open a session file:

1. Click Open button on the toolbar, or select Open from Connection menu. The Open dialog box appears.
   
2. Get to the directory where your session file resides and select the file, or type a file name.
   
3. Click OK to open the file or Cancel to cancel. The name of the session file will be displayed in the title bar of terminal window, allowing you to quickly identify the host to which you are connected.

Exiting

There are several ways to exit connected sessions. To close the current connection window, you can choose Close from the Connection menu, or type "exit" or "logout" command in terminal to close the host session. To close all open connection and exit the application, click Exit button on the toolbar or select Exit from Connection menu.

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