CHAPTER 3: Installation

Once you’ve finished with the Ethernet Advanced Options, press OK. Go to “Configure CD-ROM Volumes” in the DiscView User Guide for instructions on working with CD-ROMs.

Token Ring

If the CD Network Tower is being installed on a token-ring network, the Advanced Options available are Factory Default Address, Alternate Address, Enable Early Token Release and Source Routing, and Image File.

To enable automatic locking on the CD Network Tower, check this box.

The Factory Default Address is the network address given to the CD Network Tower at the factory. This address is used unless you assign an alternate address. Using the Factory Default Address is recommended.

Check this box to enable Early Token Release. With early token release enabled in a 16-Mbps network, more of the network’s idle time is used, increasing network capacity. (Early Token Release works only in

16-Mbps networks; it has no effect on 4-Mbps networks.)

Check this box to enable Source Routing. Source routing is the IEEE- defined method of node- to-node communication on a token-ring network.

The default is set to Enabled, allowing you to install the CD Network Tower anywhere on your network. If you want the DiscPort on the local ring only, disable this option.

This is the name of the CD Network Tower image file. You can select a different image file (if this is not the first installation) by using the pull-down menu.

The Alternate Address field enables you to assign a new network address for the CD Network Tower. This address is limited to values between 400000000000 and 7FFFFFFFFFFF. To clear the Alternate Address, set it to 0. The CD Network Tower will use the default.

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