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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 as a fax via Amanda Voice Server’s fax modem.
For example, if you copy this file to Amanda Server using Amanda 
Monitor, you can fax it to callers.
- Imported as a fax message.
To fax documents via Amanda Voice Server or create fax messages to be 
sent via Amanda Messenger, you need a fax modem attached to and properly 
configured for use with your Amanda Voice Server.
In all cases, you need Amanda Fax installed on each workstation from which 
faxes will originate.
For details about installing and using Amanda Fax, see 
[email protected]/DOS Workstation Features. For details about 
faxbacks, see the “Programming Examples” chapter in Administering 
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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 keyboard. For example, you can run Setup 
and other programs on Amanda’s computer while sitting at the remote 
computer. You should see whatever is (or would be) visible on Amanda’s 
monitor, and you can use Amanda as though you were operating her 
keyboard.
There are two versions of the Host program: HOST.COM 2.0 and 
HOST.COM 3.0. The Host programs are both DOS programs. Your new 
[email protected]/DOS system comes with HOST.COM 3.0.
There are also two versions of the Remote program: REMOTE.COM, a 
DOS program which is in the C:\AMANDA directory on your Amanda 
system, and WINREM.EXE, a 32-bit application sold separately by The 
Amanda Company. 
REMOTE.COM is a DOS program. It can be run from Windows when 
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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.
N
OTE:DOS programs that use graphics and pop-up decision win-
dows may not be controllable or appear correctly on the 
screen while you are using either Remote program. Exam-
ples are Edit, MSD, Scandisk, and Defrag (when run in in-
teractive, rather than batch, mode). 
Never use Edit remotely. When you press Alt+X to close 
the file, you become disconnected. Use JOVE instead. Host Program Remote Program Compatibility Issues
HOST.COM
(Host 2.0—found on 
older systems)REMOTE.COM
(also called Remote 
2.0)Designed to be used 
together. You cannot 
transfer files with this 
combination.
WINREM.EXE
(also called WinRem 
1.0)Compatible, but 
HOST.COM does not 
support the file trans-
fer feature of 
WINREM.EXE
HOST.COM
(Host 3.0—found on 
Amanda@Work. 
Group systems start-
ing with version 6.15) 
The file name is the 
same for both Host 
2.0 and 3.0.REMOTE.COM
(also called Remote 
2.0)Compatible, but 
REMOTE.COM does 
not offer a file transfer 
feature
WINREM.EXE
(also called WinRem 
1.0)Designed to be used 
together. You can 
transfer files with this 
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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 modem cable or by the 
modem in Amanda’s computer. If the line is missing, add it as the first line of 
the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. 
Then reboot the computer to load the Host program.
The line for the null modem cable is:
REM LH HOST /2 /f /n >>%LOGN%
This lines for the modem and null modem cabled can be explained as 
follows:
REMIndicates that the line is currently ignored. Remove the 
REM to use the line.
LH HOSTTells the computer to load this program in high memory.
/2The 2 is for COM2. You can change this number to the 
number of the COM port the null modem cable or modem 
will use.
/fIndicates that the cable or modem is faster than 2400 bps.
/nIndicates that a null modem cable will be connected to 
both computers.
>>%LOGN%Sends information about loading the Host program to ei-
ther the C:\BOOTLOG file or to the screen, depending 
whether your AUTOEXEC.BAT file contains the line 
SET LOGN=C:\BOOTLOG or the line SET 
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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 copy REMOTE.COM from C:\AMANDA to a floppy 
disk using the following command at the DOS prompt:
copy c:\amanda
emote.com a:
emote.com
(Your floppy disk drive may be b: rather than a:.) Then you can insert the 
floppy disk into the remote computer and copy the file to that computer.
If Amanda is running as a standalone, you can copy the file using the Alt+F 
(Filecopy) command from the Main screen. Simply answer the Copy From: 
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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 can use /1 or nothing at all 
because COM1 is the default.
You execute the command from the directory in which the Remote pro-
gram is stored or you add the path name to the command. For example, 
if the program is stored on your hard drive in the UTIL directory on 
your C: drive, C:\UTIL\REMOTE would replace REMOTE in the com-
mand. 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.)
4. Press Enter.
The following appears on the screen:
Remote Version 2.0
You can run Setup and other programs on Amanda’s computer while sit-
ting at the remote computer. (If the screen is blank because of Amanda’s 
screen saver, press the spacebar to exit the screen saver.)
5. To end the Remote session, press Alt+X.
The program asks you to confirm your decision to exit by typing Y.
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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 
recommends that Amanda’s computer use one of the following for the data 
modem:
COM1 with IRQ4 and not other devices on COM1 or using IRQ4
COM2 with IRQ3 and not other devices on COM2 or using IRQ3
COM3 with IRQ11 and not other devices on COM3 or using IRQ11
COM4 with IRQ5 and not other devices on COM4 or using IRQ5
The Remote program works only with COM1 or COM2, with industry 
standard IRQ and I/O port addressing. That is: 
COM1 with IRQ4 and not other devices on COM1 or using IRQ4
COM2 with IRQ3 and not other devices on COM2 or using IRQ3
To control Amanda via modem:
1. Use the following command to start the Remote program:
remote /x 
where x is 1 or 2, depending on what COM port the cable is connected 
to on the remote computer. (For COM1, you can use /1 or nothing at all 
because COM1 is the default.)
You execute the command from the directory in which the Remote pro-
gram is stored or you add the path name to the command. For example, 
if the program is stored on your hard drive in the UTIL directory on your 
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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 mailbox 102. In this 
example, the Extension field for mailbox 102 would have to be 102H to 
achieve a blind transfer to extension 102.
Enter password: appears on the screen.
4. Type JENNIFER in uppercase letters, then press Enter.
You can run Setup and other programs on Amanda’s computer while sit-
ting at the remote computer. (If the screen is blank because of Amanda’s 
screen saver, press the spacebar to exit the screen saver.)
5. When you have finished, type Alt+X to end the connection. 
The program asks you to confirm your decision to exit by typing Y.
The remote computer disconnects from Amanda. 
						

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