Compatible Systems 5.4 - Manual (Page 8)

2 Chapter 1 - Installation and Overview
About this Manual
This manual documents CompatiView v5.3, which can be used to configure
and manage all Compatible Systems products except the MicroRouter 900i
and 1000R and the RISC Router 3000E. CompatiView v4.8x may be used to
configure those devices.
CompatiView v4.8x is available in the Network Management\Compati-
View\Windows directory on the CD-ROM that was included with your ship-
ping package and in the Software Downloads section of our Web site
(http://www.compatible.com).
CompatiView v5.3 is for Windows environments only. An older version of
CompatiView which is Macintosh-compatible is available in the Network
Management\CompatiView\Macintosh directory on the CD-ROM and on our
Web site.
For the latest documentation on Compatible Systems products, including the
most current version of this manual, visit the Technical Support section of our
Web site.
CompatiView Installation Notes
CompatiView can be installed or updated simply by running the installation
program which is located in the Network Management/Compati-
View/Windows directory on the CD-ROM. The program will install Compa-
tiView and its associated files on the drive you specify.
System Requirements for Windows
CompatiView for Windows requires a 486 machine or faster, running
Microsoft Windows 95 or later, or Windows NT (version 4.0 or later).
v Note: Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT are shipped with IP and
IPX protocol stacks. See your operating system documentation for instruc-
tions on setting up these stacks.
Selecting IP or IPX Operation with Windows
CompatiView for Windows defaults to using IP as a transport protocol. The
IP protocol does not provide a method for CompatiView to automatically
discover the device. To initially contact the device over IP using Compati-
View, you must first enter a valid IP address into the device. You can do this
either on a console directly connected to the device or by setting a worksta-
tion’s IP address to 198.41.12.2 with a Class C subnet mask (255.255.255.0)
so that it can communicate over Ethernet with 198.41.12.1 (the shipping