14 Chapter4 - CompatiView Software Installation
Runthe auto-installation program (CV5x file) by double-clicking on it.
Theinstallation program will ask you to select (or create) a directory in
which it should locate CompatiViewan d its associated files and data-
base subdirectory.
Onceth e installation is complete, double-click on the CompatiView
iconto open the program. Forfurther information on using Compati-
View,see the CompatiView Management Software ReferenceGuide
included with your router.
Note:For a n up-to-datedescription of the changes (if any) made to
Windowssystem files by the installation program, see the
README.TXT file located in the CompatiViewin stallation directory.
Transport Protocols and CompatiView
CompatiViewwill be able to use the transport protocol (IP or IPX) you
haveselected to access Compatible Systems products anywhere on your
internetwork. Depending on your security setup, you may also beable
touse the IP transport option to manage devices across the Internet.
TheI P protocol does not provide a method for CompatiViewto auto-
matically discover the router. To initially contact the router over IP
usingCompatiView, youmust first enter a valid IP address into the
router. You can do this either on a console directly connected to the
routeror by setting a workstation’s IP address to 198.41.12.2with a
ClassC subnet mask (255.255.255.0) so that it can communicate over
Ethernetwith 198.41.12.1 (the shipping default of Ethernet 0). After
setting the router’s IP address, be sure to change the workstation’s
configuration back to its original settings.
TheIPX protocol does allow CompatiView to automatically discover
therouter. Compatible Systems devices are configured to autoseed the
twomost common IPX frame types upon startup (802.2 and 802.3
(raw)). If CompatiView has the IPX/SPX protocol selected as its trans-
port,it will be necessary to either power up the router before powering
upthe workstation, or reboot the workstation after the router has
completedits boot sequence. Thisprocess will ensure that the worksta-
tionand the router have the proper IPX network bindings for communi-
cation.