3Com 710025, 3C985B-SX, 3C986-T Installing DynamicAccess Software, About DynamicAccess Software

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Installing DynamicAccess Software

WARNING: If you are using VLANs or teaming, you cannot use 3Com DynamicAccess software.

If you have intermediate drivers for any third-party NICs installed, it will cause a conflict with the 3Com DynamicAccess intermediate drivers. Remove those intermediate drivers.

About DynamicAccess Software

3Com DynamicAccess technology with advanced server features adds intelligence to the NICs to improve network performance, management, and control.

DynamicAccess software is supported on PCs running Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0 only.

NOTE: This section describes how to install DynamicAccess software. For detailed information and configuration or troubleshooting instructions, see the DynamicAccess Software User’s Guide located on the 3Com Gigabit EtherLink Server NIC CD.

DynamicAccess server features relieve network congestion and ensure high performance and maximum bandwidth availability.

■Self-healing drivers (SHD) detect common error conditions and correct them while maintaining server link.

■Load balancing groups share the network load over multiple NICs. Called Resilient Server Links (RSL), they keep traffic flowing even if a NIC in a group is temporarily disconnected.

■VLANs (IEEE 802.1Q and IEEE 802.3ac multiple virtual LANs) let you divide network segments into logical partitions that simplify configuration changes, organize work groups efficiently, help to control traffic, and provide extra security.

■Traffic prioritization (IEEE 802.1p) ensures that business-critical and delay-sensitive traffic (such as multimedia applications) have priority over normal data.

For detailed information on DynamicAccess technology products, go to:

http://www.3com.com

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