In contrast to other Century Software, Inc., products, TinyTERM Web Server requires several additional steps after it’s installed.

First, you’ll install TinyTERM Web Server on an administrator’s PC (the “administrator copy”). This is a full copy of the TinyTERM Emulator, licensed for install on a single PC only. It allows you to create and modify .tpx connection files, as well as the .dat files used by TinyTERM. The administrator copy also includes a TinyTERM Web Server overview in the file C:\Program Files\Century\TinyTERM\ttws_admin\index.htm.

Once you have the administrator copy installed and your .tpx files created, you will need to upload them to the web server, together with some framing HTML code. A sample upload structure is available in the administrator copy as the directory C:\Program Files\Century\TinyTERM\ttwc.

You will also need to upload the TinyTERM Web Server Client install program. You’ll find that on your TinyTERM CD, in either the zipse or the downloadable directory, depending on the version you have. Each user must install the TinyTERM Web Server Client in order to access the .tpx files you’ve uploaded. It has no user interface and includes no default connection files, so it can only be used for Web-based connections. It includes both an ActiveX control for Internet Explorer and a Netscape plugin.

Once the end user has the TinyTERM Web Server Client installed, clicking a link to a .tpx file will offer the choice to open the file, or save it to disk. Select the option to open the file, and set the browser not to ask the question again for that file type. TinyTERM will open in the browser, using the connection parameters specified in the .tpx file.

Please note that TinyTERM Web Server does not change the look and feel of the host application. It’s still a character-based display.

Additional information is available in this screencast.

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