VT100 Emulation

PASSPORT VT100 Emulation

PASSPORT provides high quality, reliable VT100 emulation that is fully compatible with Windows Vista®.

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PASSPORT VT100 emulation is also extremely cost effective. Zephyr provides a subscription based licensing program that reduces your terminal emulation software acquisition cost and maintenance cost significantly. This makes upgrading from an older version of Attachmate EXTRA!®, IBM Personal Communications Program®, NetManage Rumba® and WRQ® Reflection® a very attractive proposition.

Host Connection Support

PASSPORT supports the telnet host access features defined in the IETF Telnet specifications, DEC VT52, DEC VT100, VT220 and VT420 Programmer's Reference manuals. Telnet terminal emulation uses the TCP/IP Internet protocol for communication between a telnet client and a telnet server. PASSPORT is compatible with all DEC and UNIX® hosts that adhere to these specifications. Both 7-bit and 8-bit VT emulation are supported.

PASSPORT provides a method to specify the text string used for the Telnet device type. PASSPORT uses the standard telnet device types "VT52", "VT100", "VT220" and "VT420". However, some VT hosts may require a non-standard telnet device type such as "DEC-VT220". Auto-reconnect is a configurable option that can automatically re-establish the emulator session after a telnet logoff is performed. Hot back up for connection to alternate IP host names is also provided.

FTP Telnet File Transfer

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is used when transferring files between a PC and an DEC or UNIX® host system. This protocol does not use the VT terminal emulation session. An FTP server must be present on the host system. The FTP file transfer is actually a separate PC program and can be launched from the terminal emulator menu command or from the Windows Start->Programs menu. Transferring of files can be initiated in multiple ways, including drag and drop and cut/copy/paste.

The FTP client has the look and feel of Windows Explorer with a menu bar, toolbar, status bar, three window panes (PC directory structure and file list, host directory structure and file list, connection log and error messages) that can be interactively resized and displayed as icons, details or list. The PASSPORT FTP client program adheres to full compliance with the IETF RFC 959 (File Transfer Protocol) specifications. FTP is a standard Internet protocol, just like the telnet protocol is.

PASSPORT FTP Client also supports SSH File Transfer (SFTP). SFTP relies on the SSH protocol to provide secure file transfer. The PASSPORT SFTP is based on the PuTTY SSH implementation for Win 32. Two protocols are available: SSH-1 and SSH-2. SSH-2 is a newer, more secure implementation and is the default setting. With this setting PASSPORT will first attempt to connect using SSH-2 and will try SSH-1 if the server does not support SSH-2. Selecting SSH-2 Only or SSH-1 Only will force the connection to this version of the protocol.

Macro Scripting

The PASSPORT macro scripting language is based on the Microsoft Visual Basic scripting language. Macro scripts are used to automate common repetitive tasks. A macro script can be assigned to a key on the keyboard, keypad, toolbar, button bar or mouse button. A macro script can be run when hotspot text is clicked on with the mouse.

A start-up logon macro can be configured to automatically run after connection when the host session is established. Instructions for setting a start-up macro are located here:

Setting a Logon Macro

When a macro command is executed, PASSPORT runs a separate program that is actually a HLLAPI application. This HLLAPI application utilizes both the Microsoft VB Script and the PASSPORT HLLAPI module to run the macro.

An index of all available macro commands within PASSPORT is available here:

Macro Command Index

About Zephyr

Zephyr has a solid history of developing terminal emulation software and innovative host access solutions. Founded in 1985, Zephyr is a Microsoft Certified Solution Partner, Citrix Premier Alliance Partner, a member of IBM PartnerWorld for Developers, Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN), Cisco Enterprise Associates Program (EAP), and the Internet Engineering Task Force.