                                 
                               Brainex Door System
                    
                                  General Help


                                 MOVING AROUND
                                 =============
  Use your mouse or arrow keys to move to the desired selection. 
  
  If you have selected DONE, hit ENTER to exit and save setup data. 
  
  Hit ESC for a quick exit from The Door Manager - no data saved!

                                   MAIN MENU
                                   =========

  Configure Your BBS Node Settings
  --------------------------------
  Total Nodes:
  Enter the total number of nodes for your BBS including node 0.
  Single node systems enter 2. This is because Brainset creates
  a default node 0 for BBS programs that use this.  You can use PAGE UP
  and PAGE DOWN keys to view settings for other nodes.

  System Serial Number: 
  Enter your Brainex Door Manager Registration number. Brainex doors
  will work in DEMO mode if you have not registered the door manager.

  BBS Name:
  Enter the name of your BBS as you would like it to appear to callers.
  Upper/Lower case sensitive.

  BBS Type:
  Use the spacebar or mouse buttons to toggle supported BBS types.
  Notice: Use GAP BBS type only if you run GAP BBS. 
  If your BBS is not listed, but uses DOOR.SYS as its door data file,
  select GENERIC.

  Sysop:
  Enter the sysop's name.

  BBS Version:
  Enter the version number of your BBS.

  Data File:
  Enter the name of your BBS door data file if different from the one
  automatically selected.

  Path to Data:
  The is the complete DRIVE\DIRECTORY\FILENAME for the door data file
  for the node listed.

  Comport:
  Toggle the comport for this node using mouse buttons or spacebar.
  Comports 1-4 and FOSSIL ports 1-16 are supported.

  Baud:
  Toggle the baud rate for this node using mouse buttons or spacebar.
  If you do not use a locked com port, select AUTO. Normally you would
  set this to match your BBS's comport baud rate.

  Locked Port:
  Toggle the locked or unlocked baud for this node using mouse buttons or 
  spacebar. If you selected AUTO baud, then this setting should be NO LOCK.
  If you use a high speed modem (9600 baud and above) you should set this
  to LOCKED and you should also be sure your BBS is using a locked comport.
  
  Base Address: (NOT USED when FOSSIL is ON.)
  If you wish to use a non-standard com port, type the com port base 
  address for this node. 

  IRQ: (NOT USED when FOSSIL is ON.)
  Toggle the IRQ for this node using mouse buttons or spacebar.

  RIP/ANSI detect:
  Set to YES and Brainex doors will automatically detect if the caller
  is using ANSI or RIP graphics. If you use GAP BBS, set to NO. GAP
  will detect RIP, and put a flag in the DOOR.SYS file. This let's
  Brainex Doors know the caller is using RIP, and will save time when 
  a door runs.

  FOSSIL
  If this node uses a FOSSIL driver set this to YES. Brainex Doors DO NOT
  require the use of a FOSSIL. FOSSIL drivers are used by some BBSes
  that run with a DIGIBOARD or other non-standard comport device.

  CTS/RTS
  If you use a LOCKED comport setting, this should be set to YES.
  CTS/RTS hardware flow control will prevent the remote modem's buffer
  from overflowing, causing the caller to see garbage or partial screens.

  If you experience problems when shelling to DSZ for download, edit
  each EXTS?.BAT batch file. Look for the word "both" on the DSZ command
  line and chage it to "cts" (no quotes of course!).

  Node Number:
  Use spacebar or mouse buttons to toggle the node number. You may then 
  view or edit the information for the node.

  
  
  
  Install or Modify a Brainex Door
  --------------------------------
  Use the arrow keys or mouse to the desired door. Hit enter, then 
  answer the setup questions for the door.  Move to the DONE box when
  you are finished.

  
  Add or Edit External File Transfer Protocols
  --------------------------------------------
  Certain Brainex doors require the program DSZ.EXE, DSZ.COM, GSZ.EXE,
  HSLINK.EXE, or other external file transfer programs. Enter the
  DRIVE\DIRECTORY where the batch files for your external file
  transfer program are located. Usually this is your BRAINEX default
  directory.  Enter a letter for each protocol. This letter will
  be part of the options menu shown to the callers. Enter the protocol
  name, and the batch file name.  When finished, move to the DONE box,
  then hit enter. Usually, you do not need to change these settings.

  
  Add or Edit CDROM information
  -----------------------------
  For use with ROMBRAIN and REQUEST programs.
  
  If you want to use more than one CDROM disk, you will need to enter
  information for each disk.  Place the first disk into your CDROM
  drive.
  
  CDROM Drive:
  Enter the drive letter or path (if using a LAN). 
   
  Disk:
  Use the + or - keys on your keypad to toggle disk number to configure.
  
  Disk Title:
  Enter the name of the CDROM, this is what callers will see on the 
  Rombrain Main Menu.

  Path to RomBrain Filebase:
  Enter the DRIVE\DIRECTORY for the filebase base for this disk. This is
  the location of the directory that will hold the Rombrain RBF files.  
  You can download them from the Brainex BBS, or create them with the 
  MAKEDAT/CREATE programs. Before you use these, enter the information 
  for each CDROM disk.

  CD-ROM Identifier:
  Be sure the cd-rom disk is in the drive, then hit ENTER.
  The timestamp of the first directory on the CD-ROM and CD-ROM volume
  label will be read. An identifier will be created based on this info.
  
  Access Level to View Directory:
  Enter the user level that may view the directory of the disk.

  Access Level to Download Files:
  Enter the user level that may download files from this disk.

  
  To add another CD, use mouse or arrow keys to move to the DISK NUMBER 
  box, then use mouse buttons or plus/minus (+ -) keys to select the
  next disk number. The list of Disks will appear to the callers in the
  order they appear in the setup.

  If any information is left blank, the CD information will NOT be saved.

  You may delete a CDROM disk record entry by selecting DELETE.

  Move to the DONE box, then hit ENTER when you are finished.

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  Brainset Startup Command line options:

  SOUND OFF
  SOUND ON
  TITLE OFF
  TITLE ON
  COLOR OFF (Monochrome Mode - Not compatible with all video cards!)
  COLOR ON                     ^^^

  Example:
  BRAINSET COLOR OFF SOUND OFF

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  Files created and/or used by Brainex:
  
  BRAINEX.INI
  (created and updated by BRAINSET.EXE)
  Setup information is saved to the BRAINEX.INI file. This is a
  plain text file. All Brainex doors share this file. You may edit this 
  file with any ascii text editor if you wish. 

  BRAINEX.HLP
  This file

  BRAINEX.DAT
  Script file for door setup information.

  MONEY.DAT
  Callers money data for Brainex Casino doors.

  BRAINEX.KEY
  If this file is present, the musical title sequence will not be shown.
  Overide with TITLE ON command.

  REQUEST.DAT
  Offline file request information for RomBrain/Request doors.

  COMMENT
  (Sysop created) 
  Text file used to replace comments in ZIP files. 
  Used by File Brain, RomBrain, Request doors.
  
  BXLIST.COM
  Used to read this help file.

  Other files may be created by Brainex doors, and will be written to
  the Brainex default directory.

  USING DSZ AND HS-LINK WITH NON-STANDARD COM PORTS
  =================================================
  All Brainex doors share the same DSZ batch files. They are named
  EXTSZ.BAT for Zmodem, EXTSX.BAT for Xmodem, etc.. Comport settings
  (IRQ, PORT, BASE) are passed to the batch files by the doors when they 
  shell to DSZ. If you have a comport that uses a non-standard IRQ or 
  ADDRESS, Brainex Doors will pass the parameters as needed. You will
  usually not need to edit these files. If you want to use GSZ instead
  of DSZ, it's usually easier to rename the file GSZ.EXE to DSZ.EXE.
  This way the batch files will run the correct program, which is easier
  than editing the batch files.

  DESQVIEW TIPS
  =============
  If you get errors using Desqview, try these settings:
  Set OPTMIZE COMMUNICATIONS to YES


  If you use a 486:
  You may see a "Divide by 0 error".
  Set USE MATH COPROCESSOR? to YES in the advanced window settings.

  PROBLEMS
  ========
  Most problems occur when there is not enough RAM to run the door.
  Make sure your BBS can SWAP to EMS or DISK, and not SHELL. SHELL will
  leave a large portion of the BBS code in RAM, and usually not leave enough
  for the door.

  Make sure you use the correct drop file for your BBS (DOOR.SYS, DORINFO.DEF,
  etc.). Example, do NOT use GAP BBS type for DOOR.SYS if you do not run
  GAP BBS, select GEN as the BBS type for GENERIC DOOR.SYS.

  If callers see garbage or incomplete screens, but everything looks fine on
  local screen, this usually means you have not synchronized the comport
  settings of your BBS and the door. If you have locked the BBS at 19200
  baud, be sure you do the same for the door. Select 19200 for the baud, and
  LOCKED for the lock setting.

  You can easily view or change door settings by editing the BRAINEX.INI
  file with any ASCII text editor.

  WILDCAT 4 PROBLEMS
  ==================
  If you use Rombrain and users are unable to download due to a
  "0 files available" prompt, you will need to use MAKEWILD to change
  your users security level settings. Wildcat uses a 0 for maximum files
  available, but this should be 9999. If left at 0 Wildcat, writes a 0
  to the door.sys file, and Rombrain uses that as a limit. Setting this
  value to 9999 will correct this problem.

                                    [end of help]

