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How to Modify a Logon Setup in STN Express 6.0 for Windows

The STN Setup Wizard is a great tool for creating new logon setups, but what if you want to change a setup that you've already made?  Use the STN Setup program to modify (or create) a logon setup for any online host, including STN.

Shortcut links:

• How to open any setup to see its details
• How to modify a Winsock/Internet setup
• Advanced Dialog: Gateway Information
• How to modify a modem setup
• Host settings (how to change the STN port letter)

To change a logon setup first, start STN Express so that you can see the main toolbar:

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Step A

1. Click the Setup icon on the main toolbar.

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Step B

1. Highlight the name of the setup to modify.
2. Click the Modify button.

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How to Modify a Winsock/Internet Setup

1. You can change the name of your setup.  The name can be up to 20 characters long, including spaces.
2. If you saved your STN password in your setup and changed your password while online on STN, be sure to save the new one in your setup.
3. Click the Host Settings tab to set online host-specific information, including the STN port letter.
4. If you cannot connect to STN-Columbus by the Host Name (stnc.cas.org), try the IP Address instead (134.243.5.32). Both the Host Name and IP Address are in the pop-up list.
5. Use the Advanced button to update firewall or gateway information.

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Advanced Dialog: Gateway Information

For this example, the gateway login and connect-to-STN Columbus procedure is as follows.  The gateway's prompts are shown in a regular font, and your responses are shown in italic.

User: JSmith
Password:
GW-Server> stnc.cas.org
Welcome to STN International! Enter x:

1. If your gateway asks for a loginid, type the login prompt in the Login box.  Upper and lower case are important here.
2. If your gateway asks for a password, type the password prompt in the Password: box.  Upper and lower case are important here.
3. If your gateway displays a prompt when it's ready to accept a command, type the prompt in the Command box.  Upper and lower case are important. If your gateway does not display a prompt, type an x in the box.
4. If you must give a loginid to the telnet gateway, type it in the Gateway Login ID box.  If you do not enter it, STN Express will ask for it when needed.
5. If you must provide a password to log on to the gateway, type it in the (Optional) Password box.  If you do not enter it, STN Express will ask for them each time you log in.  If you do type it here, it is saved encrypted on your hard drive.
6. In the first Execute at command prompt box, type the command that connects you to STN.  In this example, the command is simply the STN Columbus host name, stnc.cas.org.  The equivalent IP address, 134.243.5.32, would also work.
7. Click OK to save your changes or Cancel to discard them.

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How to Modify a Modem Setup

1. You can change the name of your setup by typing the the Setup Name box.  The name can be 20 characters long, including spaces.
2. If you saved your STN password in your setup and changed your password while online on STN, be sure to save the new one in your setup in the Password box.
3. Click the Host Settings tab to make online host-specific selections, including the STN port.
4. If you installed a new modem, selectet it in the Connect via box.
5. To change the VAN (Value Added Network) that connects your modem to STN, select the name of the VAN from the Standard Logon Method pop-up list.  You can dial STN-Columbus directly, too.  (Instead of changing VANs, consider creating a new setup so that you'll have both the old and new setups available.)
6. If you have local area code changes, find a local VAN phone number that offers a higher-speed connection, or have any other reason to change the telephone number, simply type the new number in the Primary Phone # or Secondary Phone # box.  If you must dial a certain digit to reach an outside line, include the digit, followed by a comma.  In this example, we dial 9 to dial a number outside the organization.
7. If you selected a modem in the Connect via box, as shown in item 4, then the Windows operating system controls most Communication Settings, such as speed and flow control.  Change these settings through your Modems Control Panel.  If you selected a COM port, then you may change all the Communication Settings.
8. Click OK to accept the changes or Cancel to discard them.

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Host Settings (STN port letter)

1. The default STN port letter x is suitable for most accounts.  If you have been instructed to use a different port, type its letter in the STN Port box.  Customers in the CAS academic program should use the port for their North American time zone:
   
   

   Time Zone	STN Port Letter
   Eastern	I
   Central	C
   Mountain	M
   Pacific	Z

   
   
2. Uncheck Close Window at logoff if you'd like the session window to stay open after you finish your online session.
3. Check Command Window if you want STN Online and Results to open a command window each time you log on.
4. Click OK to accept the changes or Cancel to discard them.

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If you have questions about your STN Express logon setups, contact CAS Customer Care.