Moxa Technologies CP-118U user manual Windows NT, Installing the Driver for the First Time

CP-118U User’s Manual Software Installation

Windows NT

Windows NT supports up to 256 serial ports, from COM1 to COM256. To utilize fully Windows NT’s multi-process and multi-thread advanced features, pure 32-bit Windows NT device drivers were developed for the CP-118U boards and other MOXA multiport boards. The drivers conform to the Win32 COMM API standard.

Installing the Driver for the First Time

The following procedure explains how to install the Smartio CP-118U driver for the first time. First make sure the board or boards are already plugged into the system’s PCI slot(s).

1.Log into NT as Administrator.

2.Copy the Windows.nt folder, located under \CP-118U\Software\WinNTon the Documentation and Software CD, to your computer’s hard disk (under the C: drive, for example).

3.Open the Control Panel, click on the Network icon, and select the Adapters tab.

4.Click on Add and then Have Disk… to open the Select Network Adapter window.

5.Specify the exact path and file name of the driver file, C:\Windows.nt, in the example shown here, and then click on OK to proceed.

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