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Advantis Passport Version 1.2 REV1294C      READ.ME                  1-Aug-1994
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For detailed information on Advantis Passport and its capabilities, see the
"Advantis Passport/DOS User's Guide," GC34-2245 and the "Advantis Passport/DOS
Programming Guide" GC34-2244.  The User's Guide is included in ASCII format
in the file USER.DOC.  You can review this file with an ASCII editor or a
word processor.  Also, you can print this file directly to your PC printer.

Section 1: System Requirements
Section 2: Starting Advantis Passport
Section 3: Modem Switch Settings
Section 4: New Features For Version 1.2
Section 5: Tuning Memory Usage And Performance
Section 6: End User License Information
Section 7: International Use of Advantis Passport


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Section 1: System Requirements
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This release of Advantis Passport can not be installed to a 360 or 720 kilobyte
floppy disk. You must install it to a hard disk or to a high capacity (1.2m or
larger) floppy disk. A total of approximately 1.2 megabytes of disk space is
required.

Depending on the features selected during SETUP the configuration of Advantis
Passport created will require between approximately 256 and 512 kilobytes of
available memory to execute properly.  A simple default configuration requires
close to the minimum amount of available memory.

To use Advantis Passport, your system must include or be connected to a 1200 bps
or faster asynchronous modem.  Modems with configuration switches (DIP switches
or jumpers) should be configured as described in Section 3.

This version of Advantis Passport includes support for Novell and Network
Products Corporation LAN modem pools.  This LAN support is not available
in a DOS VDM of OS/2.

This version of Advantis Passport allows the user to request that idle
sessions be automatically disconnected to minimize Advantis connection charges.
This feature will disconnect the user from the Advantis network when all
active sessions are idle for a specified interval.  The default is for a
60 minute timeout. This default can be changed via the DISCONNECT TIMER
parameter found on Advanced Setup Page 2 of 2 of the Passport Setup.

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Section 2: Starting Advantis Passport
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After you have completed installation and run SETUP to create a batch file, you
can start Advantis Passport by entering the name of the batch file as a command.
The default batch file name is "PAS.BAT", so you would type "PAS" and press
<Enter> at the DOS command prompt to start Advantis Passport.  The first time
you use SETUP you should only specify the necessary parameters on the
"Basic Setup" screen.  When you are more familiar with Advantis Passport you
may want to explore the additional options on the Advanced Setup screens.

When you start Advantis Passport a welcome screen is displayed for a few
seconds, then Advantis Passport loads into memory and displays the menu.
Select 'Connect To Host System' to attempt a connection to the host.
If the connection attempt fails, check for any error messages.  If your modem
is properly connected to your system, powered on, and connected to a telephone
line, return to setup and recheck the phone number, modem and serial port
selections.  Then try to connect again after correcting any problems.

Whenever Advantis Passport is loaded into memory you can use the <Alt-Tab>
"hot-key" combination to jump back and forth between the DOS or Advantis
Passport menu screen and the host screen.  You can also select
'Jump To Host Screen' from the menu, but remember to use <Alt-Tab> to get
back to the menu!  Once you are comfortable with this, you might want to
change your setup to enable 'Auto Jump To Host'.

If you are using a configuration file created by Passport SETUP from
version 1.1 or lower you may run into problem when trying to run SETUP
from the MENU.  The solution to this problem is to run SETUP from
Passport version 1.2 on the configuration file and save it.

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Section 3: Modem Switch Settings
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Modems must present the true state of the carrier-detect (CD or DCD) signal to
the serial port.  They must be either IBM*, Hayes**, or Microcom** compatible.
They must honor loss of the data-terminal-ready (DTR) signal by breaking an
active connection and hanging up.  Most Hayes-compatible modems will work
without reconfiguration.  The following modems meet these requirements when
configured as shown.  Many other modems will work when properly configured.

  Modem              Type      Recommended Switch/Jumper Settings
  -----------------  --------  ------------------------------------------------
  Hayes 1200         HAYES     1,2,6,7 UP; 3,4,5,8 DOWN.
  Hayes 1200b        HAYES     3 UP; DTR jumper A-B.
  Microcom SX/2400   MICROCOM  Front: 4,8 DOWN, others UP; rear: all UP.
  Microcom AX/2400   MICROCOM  Front: 4,8 DOWN, others UP; rear: all UP.
  Microcom QX/V.32c  MICROCOM  Front: 4,8 DOWN, others UP; rear: all UP.
  IBM 5841           IBM       Rear: all UP.
  IBM 5853           IBM       Rear: 2,5 DOWN, others UP.

The following modems do not require any special configuration.

  Modem                 Type
  --------------------  --------
  Hayes 2400            HAYES
  Hayes 2400b           HAYES
  Hayes Personal Modem  HAYES
  IBM 2400 PS/2 Modem   HAYES
  IBM 7855              HAYES

Note: Many IBM, Microcom and other brand modems can be configured for operation
      in Hayes-compatible mode.  When this is done, use the HAYES modem type.

 * IBM is a registered trademark of the IBM Corporation.
** Hayes is a trademark of Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc.
** Microcom is a trademark of Microcom, Inc.


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Section 4: New Features For Version 1.2
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This version of Advantis Passport introduces many new features which were not
present in INPCS-HPO version 1.2 and Advantis Passport/DOS 1.1.  Some of the
highlights are:

  o Support has been added for faster (up to 19.2 kbps) modems to connect
    to the network.

  o National Language Support (NLS) has been enabled.  You can use DOS code
    pages to uniquely define your keyboard and PC display.

  o Integrated print capabilities using IBMs PASPRINT.

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Section 5: Tuning Memory Usage And Performance
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The amount of memory required by Advantis Passport is determined by several
factors, including the options selected during setup and the type of video
adapter on your system.  Performance is also related to memory usage.  Each
host session has, by default, an area of memory allocated to support data
compression to increase performance.  Compression memory may also be allocated
to improve the performance of file transfers and graphics support.

To minimize required available memory (no menu, low performance):

  o Basic Setup:
    Press <F5> on "Video System Type":
      Set "Graphics Save" to NO.
      Set "Alternate Font" to NONE.

  o Advanced Setup 1 of 2:
    Set "Session A" to 24*80.
    Press <F5> on "Session A".
      Set "Compression" to NO.
    Set "Session B" to NONE.
    Set "Session C" to NONE.
    Set "Session D" to NONE.
    Set "Configuration Style" to BATCH-1.
    Set "LLLAPI Support" to NO.
    Set "HLLAPI Support" to NO.

  o Advanced Setup 2 of 2:
    Set "API Compression" to NO.
    Set "Extra Memory Pool" to NONE.

To maximize performance:

  o Advanced Setup 1 of 2:
    Press <F5> on "Session A".
      Set "Compression" to YES.
    Press <F5> on "Session B" (if configured).
      Set "Compression" to YES.
    Press <F5> on "Session C" (if configured).
      Set "Compression" to YES.
    Press <F5> on "Session D" (if configured).
      Set "Compression" to YES.

  o Advanced Setup 2 of 2:
    Set "API Compression" to YES.

These settings are extreme examples.  Each item contributes to the stated goal
in an incremental fashion.  For systems with limited memory, for example, you
can probably build a configuration which retains host session compression and
still get good performance most of the time.


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Section 6: End User License Information
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Included on the distribution diskette, is the Subsequent End User Program
License Agreement for Advantis passport/DOS.  You may review this agreement
with your ASCII editor or word processing software.  In addition, you can print
the ASCII agreement file directly to your PC printer.  The agreement file name
is SUA.LIC.  READ THIS FILE PRIOR TO USING ADVANTIS PASSPORT/DOS.  IT CONTAINS
INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND PRIOR TO USING THIS PROGRAM.

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Section 7: International Use of Advantis Passport
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The Advantis Passport/DOS terminal emulator comes with two diskettes.  On the
diskette labeled U.S. VERSION NOT FOR EXPORT, the Data Encryption Standard
(DES) algorithm is included. It is illegal to take a copy of the DES program
out of the USA or Canada.  The IBM Information Network organizations in several
countries outside the USA and Canada are installing gateways which may be
used with Advantis Passport.  These gateways do not contain the DES encryption
code and will reject attempts to connect by versions of Advantis Passport which
include the DES encryption support.  If you are travelling outside the
USA or Canada, use the Advantis Passport/DOS diskette labeled INTERNATIONAL
VERSION instead of the U.S. VERSION labeled diskette. This international
diskette does not contain the DES program and can be carried legally outside
the US and Canada.

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