Procomm Plus 4. 8 Software Guide

Procomm Plus 4.8

Terminal emulation and file transfers

Procomm Plus 4.8 Procomm Plus 4.8 Features

Procomm Plus 4.8 delivers the new standard in remote connectivity by providing enhanced reliability during terminal emulation and file transfers, full support for Windows 2000 in addition to Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0, built-in virus scanning during transfers and more.

Complete Remote Connectivity

Get quick, convenient access to the information you need most. Log on to a host system. Send or receive a fax. Download a file from your office. Connect to your company's Intranet. Check inventory at your main headquarters. Operate a router from a remote office. Automate repetitive communications tasks. Procomm Plus gives you point-and-click access to the tools you need from a single, intuitive interface.

Data Terminal

Run full-screen mainframe or mini-computer applications by simply using your PC as a remote terminal. Thanks to flexible data terminal emulations, you can connect to and access information from a vast number of host sources. Here's just a fraction of the features

Get connected. You get full support for 36 of the most popular asynchronous video display terminals. That's right. the emulation you need is right at your fingertips.

Intranet connection. Use the industry's most versatile Telnet client to get quick access to a wide range of corporate hosts and online systems.

Fully configurable to meet your needs. Easily customize screen colors, change fonts or remap your keyboard to match the host system.

More reliable connections for fast, accurate communications.

Fax

With Procomm Plus, you no longer have to switch from a terminal program to a fax program to keep working. Procomm Plus has comprehensive fax capabilities built right in. It lets you schedule unattended transmissions. converts incoming faxes to text for use in word processing programs, and includes a graphical editor that you create your cover pages. Procomm Plus can even send and receive faxes at the same time through separate fax modems. And that's just the beginning of its power:

Stop re-typing. Integrated optical character recognition (OCR) technology converts fax data into characters you can import into your word processor and edit just like any other text.

Flexible viewing. Easily zoom and rotate faxes, even those received upside-down.

Send at off-peak hours. Save money on phone bills by scheduling transmissions after hours.

Custom cover sheets. Design your own dazzling cover sheets or use one of the templates provided.

Send and receive simultaneously. Support for multiple fax modems maximizes productivity and minimizes downtime.

Clean and clear. Quickly straighten crooked faxes and clean-up ",scan lines", and speck marks for faxes that look like originals.

Broadcast faxes. Send almost any document from a Windows application to a group of recipients.

File Transfer

Tired of memorizing complex commands to transfer a file or download a program? With Procomm-Plus' Explorer-style interface you just drag and drop to send and receive files. Many ways to receive files with Procomm Plus include automatic ",crash recovery", to ensure dependable, efficient file transfers with 100% data integrity. It's that easy! And that's not all:

More file transfers. You get 11 high-speed file transfer protocols, including Zmodem, Kermit and IND$FILE. That's more than most other communications software on the market, and they even work with Telnet.

Hassle-free FTP. Enjoy simple Internet FTP connections with point-and-click ease.

Virus protection

Protect your system with Symantec's exclusive award-winning virus scanning during file transfers.

Internet Support

As an extra bonus, Procomm Plus includes the tools you need to tap the Internet, including Microsoft Internet Explorer, Internet e-mail, News Reader, FTP and Telnet.

Support frames, Java and Active-X controls.

News Reader retrieves, automatically assembles and decodes binary file attachments.

Drag-and-drop Explorer-style FTP client makes file transfers easy.

Offers full control to resize frames in FTP client window.

Telnet supports all 36 terminal emulations and 11 file transfer protocols.

Scripting

ASPECT script language is easy enough for non-technical users, powerful enough for custom application programs.

Supports custom interface and communication application design.

Intelligent Script Recorder automates logons by recording system prompts and responses, generating an ASPECT script to use in future sessions.

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