GE GEFanuc Automation Programmable Control Products TCP/IP Ethernet Communications for the Series 90t-70 PLC GFK-1004B - Manual (Page 56)

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3-4 TCP/IP Ethernet Communications User’s Manual – January 1996 GFK-1004B
Section 1: Installing and Starting-Up the GSM
This section describes the hardware requirements for running the GEnet System Manag-
er (GSM) software, and tells you how to install the GSM on the hard disk of your per-
sonal computer.
Topics covered are:
H Hardware Requirements
H Installing the PC Network Interface Card (for Network GSM Operation)
H Installing the GEnet System Manager Software
H Setting-Up the DOS System Files
h For Local GSM Operation (Exclusively)
h For Network GSM Operation (or both Local and Network)
H Unusual Procedures
H Starting Up the GSM
LAN Interface Software is licensed separately from your LAN Interface hardware. For
PLC LAN Interfaces, this software is provided in 3 1/2-inch double-density format; for
CNC, 3 1/2-inch high-density diskette format only. The GSM software is part of this
LAN Interface Software.
These diskettes do not contain the MS-DOS operating system. You must boot your com-
puter from your hard drive or another diskette containing this operating system soft-
ware.
Hardware Requirements
The following hardware is required in order to support the GSM software on the PC:
H PC Compatible, DOS Version 5.0 or later.
H RAM: Minimum of 525,000 bytes free (“largest executable program size” on DOS
MEM command).
H 2 MBytes of free hard disk space.
H 3 1/2 inch double-density diskette drive (for CNC, 3 1/2-inch high-density also
supported).
H Color or monochrome monitor.
H For network GSM operation, an NDIS-compliant, 802.3/Ethernet card installed in the
PC. A list of supported cards is shown in the next section.