3Com 3CR990-FX-97 System Requirements, Installing the 3Com DMI Agent, Client PC Requirements

BInstalling the 3Com DMI Agent

System Requirements

This section lists the client PC and network management requirements for installing and using the 3Com DMI Agent.

Client PC Requirements

Your PC requires the following items to use the 3Com DMI Agent:

■DMI Service Provider 2.0 or greater (such as Smart Technologies Service Provider 2.0)

■NDIS 3, 4, or 5 driver

■Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95 using the appropriate Service Pack as shown in the following list:

■Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4

■Windows 98 Retail Release

■Windows 95 Retail Service Pack 1 or OEM Service Release (OSR2)

Network Management Requirements

The 3Com DMI Agent InstallShield Wizard checks for the presence of a DMI service provider on the computer you are configuring as a network management station. The network management station requires a DMI-compatible browser or a network management application that supports DMI 2.0, such as:

■Hewlett Packard TopTools

■Tivoli Management Suite

■Dell OpenManage

■Compaq Insight Manager Management Station

■Intel LANDesk Client Manager

Installing the 3Com DMI Agent

This section describes how to install the 3Com DMI Agent on a PC running Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95.

NOTE: Before installing the DMI Agent, log on to the PC with an account that has system administration privileges.

To install the 3Com DMI Agent:

1Make sure the PC meets the requirements listed in “Client PC Requirements” on page 70.

2Make sure the 3CR990-FX-97 NIC is installed in the PC and is connected to the network.

3Insert the EtherCD in the CD-ROM drive. The EtherCD Welcome screen appears.

4Click NIC Software.

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