3Com 5101M-MGT Out-of-Band Download Instructions, Installing the ProComm Software

Out-of-Band Download Instructions

The instructions for performing an out-of-band download to the Ethernet Management Module are divided into the following steps:

❑Install the ProComm Software

❑Connect the RS-232 Cable

❑Download the New Software

Installing the ProComm Software

This step installs and configures ProComm software on your PC hard disk or onto the FDK diskette if you are using a two-floppy system. The files are installed in the subdirectory PROCOMM which is created on the hard drive or on the FDK diskette.

Follow the instructions below to install the ProComm software:

1.Remove the shrink-wrap from the ProComm package and remove the ProComm Distribution Diskette.

2.Make a backup copy of both the ProComm diskette and the 3Com provided diskette (the FDK diskette).

3.Place the 3Com diskette in the floppy drive and change to that drive by typing a: or b:.

4.Type the command FDK and press [ENTER] to display the initial installation screen as shown in Figure 5-1.

A:> FDK [ENTER]

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