Document Outline

• FAST Serial Adaptors
• About this manual
  • Purpose of this manual
  • Who this manual is for
  • Using this on-line manual
    • Document navigation
    • Hypertext jumps
• Revision history
• Fast Contents
  • About this manual 4
  • Revision history 6
  • Fast Contents 7
  • Contents 8
  • Chapter 1 Introduction 13
  • Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards 16
  • Chapter 3 Cabling information 105
  • Appendix A Troubleshooting 116
  • Appendix B Contacting Perle 121
  • Index 127
• Contents
  • About this manual 4
  • Revision history 6
  • Fast Contents 7
  • Contents 8
  • Chapter 1 Introduction 13
  • Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards 16
  • Chapter 3 Cabling information 105
  • Appendix A Troubleshooting 116
  • Appendix B Contacting Perle 121
  • Index 127
• Chapter 1 Introduction
  • About the AT-FAST and PCI-FAST serial adaptor cards
  • Guide to distribution accessories
• Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards
  • Before you start
  • Down loading FAST drivers from the Perle web site
  • Installing under Windows 95
    • General setup procedure for Windows 95
    • Installing Windows 95 drivers for PCI-FAST cards
    • De-installing the driver for PCI-FAST cards
    • Installing Windows 95 drivers for AT-FAST cards
    • De-installing the driver for AT-FAST cards
  • Installing under Windows NT
  • Installing under Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/ Server 2008
    • General setup procedure for Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008
    • Installing device drivers and utilities onto your system
    • Adding additional cards and/or updating drivers
    • Adding AT host cards to the system
    • Viewing and changing the resources for a device
    • Configuring serial ports
  • Installing under SCO OpenServer 5
    • General setup procedure for SCO OpenServer 5
    • Initial configuration under SCO OpenServer 5
    • Suggested hardware settings for AT-FAST
    • Installing the driver software
    • Enabling login access
    • Reinstalling or upgrading software
    • Removing the driver software
    • Port naming conventions for SCO OpenServer 5
    • Higher baud rates under SCO OpenServer 5
  • Installing under SCO OpenServer 6
    • General installation procedure for SCO OpenServer 6
    • Installing device drivers and utilities
    • Serial port naming conventions
    • Configuring serial ports
    • Removing drivers and utilities from your system
  • Installing under SCO UnixWare
    • General setup procedure for SCO UnixWare
    • Initial configuration under SCO UnixWare
    • Installing SCO UnixWare drivers using command line
    • Installing SCO UnixWare drivers using the Desktop
    • Enabling login access
    • Reinstalling or upgrading software
    • Installing additional cards
    • Removing cards and software
      • To remove a PCI-FAST card, jump to step 5.
      • To remove an AT-FAST card:
      • Removing the SCO UnixWare driver
    • Port naming conventions for SCO UnixWare
    • Higher baud rates under SCO UnixWare
  • Installing under Solaris
    • General setup procedure for Solaris
    • Installing Solaris drivers
    • Port naming conventions
    • Card Ordering
    • Enabling logins
  • Installing under Linux
    • Cards Supported
    • Enhanced Features
    • Known Limitations
  • Installing host cards and distribution accessories
    • Distribution accessory guide
    • Installing 4 port cards
      • Installing a 4 port PCI host card
      • Installing a 4 port AT host card
    • Installing 8 port cards and distribution accessories
      • Installing an 8 port PCI host card
      • Installing an 8 port AT host card
      • Connecting an 8 port distribution box fitted via hardwired flying lead
      • Connecting an 8 port octopus cable
      • Connecting an 8 port distribution cable
    • Installing 16 port cards and distribution accessories
      • Installing a 16 port PCI host card
      • Installing a 16 port AT host card
      • Connecting a 16 port distribution box
  • Removing host cards
• Chapter 3 Cabling information
  • AT- AT-FAST4 and PCI-FAST4 RJ45 card edge connectors
  • Distribution box and cable guide
  • Distribution box and cable pinouts
    • RJ45 to DB25 male cable
    • 8 port distribution box with DB25 female connectors
    • 8 port octopus cable with DB25 female connectors
    • 8 port octopus cable with DB25 male connectors
    • 8 port distribution cable with RJ45 female connector block
    • 16 port distribution box with DB25 female connectors
• Appendix A Troubleshooting
  • Windows NT
    • Windows NT general troubleshooting
  • Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008
    • General troubleshooting under Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008
    • Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008 error messages
• Appendix D Contacting Perle
  • Making a technical Support Query
    • Who to contact
    • Information needed when making a query
    • Making a support query via the Perle web page
  • Repair procedure
  • Feedback about this manual
  • Contacting Perle technical support
• Index