How To Access The Room Alert Telnet Menu

You must have Telnet enabled on your Windows system in order to complete the steps below. Telnet is disabled by default in Windows versions Vista and above. Please see our FAQ How To Enable Telnet In Windows (Versions Vista And Above) for help.

1. Open Windows Command Prompt.

• You may find Windows Command Prompt at the following path:
  • Windows 7 & 8
    • Start–> All Programs–> Accessories–> Command Prompt
  • Windows 10
    • Start–> All Apps–> Windows System–> Command Prompt

2. At the prompt, enter the following command:

• telnet <IP address of your Room Alert unit> 9999
  • Example: telnet 192.168.2.123 9999

3. If you are prompted for your Room Alert Monitor’s password, enter it and then press the Enter key on your keyboard. Otherwise, simply press Enter.

• You must press Enter within a few seconds or you’ll get a “Connection to host lost” message. If you see that message, press Enter to get the prompt back and re-enter the telnet command from Step 2.

4. The Telnet menu will then appear.

To access the Telnet menu using Mac Terminal, please follow these instructions:

* These instructions require Telnet, which may not be available on newer versions of system software (including macOS Mojave and macOS High Sierra).

1. First, open a Terminal window.

• Press Command + Space on your keyboard to use Spotlight. Then type “terminal” and select Terminal from the list of programs.

2. At the prompt, enter the following command:

• telnet <IP address of your Room Alert unit> 9999
  • Example: telnet 192.168.2.123 9999

3. If you are prompted for your Room Alert Monitor’s password, enter it and then press the Enter key on your keyboard. Otherwise, simply press Enter.

4. The Telnet menu will then appear.

You may download PuTTY, a terminal emulator program, free from the Internet.

You must have Telnet enabled on your Windows system in order to complete the steps below. Telnet is disabled by default in Windows versions Vista and above. Please see our FAQ How To Enable Telnet In Windows (Versions Vista And Above) for help.

1. Open PuTTY.

2. Select Session in the navigation bar to the left.

3. In Host Name, enter the IP address of your Room Alert Monitor.

• In the example shown below, the IP address of the Room Alert is 192.168.2.123.

4. In Port, enter 9999.

5. In Connection Type, select Telnet.

6. Then select Open at the bottom of the screen to begin the Telnet session.

7. If you are prompted for your Room Alert Monitor’s password, enter it and then press the Enter key on your keyboard. Otherwise, simply press Enter.

• You must press Enter within a few seconds or the session will disconnect.

8. The Telnet menu will then appear.