Comtrol RocketPort Serial Hub Si Driver Installation for Windows 98 - Manual

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RocketPort
®
Serial Hub Si
Driver Installation for Windows 95/98
®
How to Use this Document
You can use the interactive Table of Contents to locate the information you need.
Driver Requirements
This document discusses installing and configuring the RocketPort Serial Hub Si device driver for the
Windows 95/98 operating system. The RocketPort Serial Hub Si requires at least one personal computer
configured for local area networking and running one of the following operating systems:
• Microsoft
®
Windows
®
95, all versions
• Microsoft
®
Windows
®
98, Release 1 or Release 2
Note: The driver for the RockPort Serial Hub-Si is different than the driver for the RocketPort Serial Hub
and they are NOT interchangeable. See the ftp/web site for driver support for other operating systems.
For hardware specific information or the product overview, see the Hardware Installation documentation that
is available on the Comtrol CD or you can download the current version from the ftp/web site.
Comtrol documents are available in electronic form on the Comtrol ftp/web site. Driver updates can be
downloaded at no charge from the Comtrol ftp/web site. Always check the web or ftp sites to make sure that
you have the current driver and documentation. Software downloaded from the ftp/web site are self-
extracting zipped files that you must extract before installing.
Connectivity Requirements
You will need an Ethernet connection, to either to an Ethernet hub or to a network interface card (NIC) in the
host computer. See the
Hardware Installation documentation for information regarding hardware
installation, including building crossover cables.
Note: If connecting the RocketPort Serial Hub Si directly to the NIC card in the computer, an Ethernet
crossover cable is required.
Initial Installation - Quick Reference
Use the Hardware Installation documentation to install the hardware for the first time or you can use the
following installation outline:
1. Connect the RocketPort Serial Hub Si to a network hub or NIC card.
2. Connect the power adapter to the RocketPort Serial Hub Si and plug it into an electrical source.
3. Power-up the RocketPort Serial Hub Si and verify that it passes the power-on diagnostics (see the
Hardware Installation documentation).
4. Connect the serial devices.
The RocketPort Serial Hub Si defaults the ports to RS-232. Do not connect devices that require a
specific mode (RS-422 or RS-485) until the port has been configured in the device driver.
5. If necessary, unzip the device driver file, see Extract.htm .
6. Remove the existing driver.
7. Install and configure the new version of the driver.
8. Shut down and restart the server.
Caution