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About this Manual
This manual documents CompatiView v5.3, which can be used to configure and manage all Compatible Systems products except the MicroRouter 900i and 1000R and the RISC Router 3000E. CompatiView v4.8x may be used to configure those devices.
CompatiView v4.8x is available in the Network Management\Compati- View\Windows directory on the
CompatiView v5.3 is for Windows environments only. An older version of CompatiView which is
For the latest documentation on Compatible Systems products, including the most current version of this manual, visit the Technical Support section of our Web site.
CompatiView Installation Notes
CompatiView can be installed or updated simply by running the installation program which is located in the Network Management/Compati- View/Windows directory on the
System Requirements for Windows
CompatiView for Windows requires a 486 machine or faster, running Microsoft Windows 95 or later, or Windows NT (version 4.0 or later).
ϖNote: Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT are shipped with IP and IPX protocol stacks. See your operating system documentation for instruc- tions on setting up these stacks.
Selecting IP or IPX Operation with Windows
CompatiView for Windows defaults to using IP as a transport protocol. The IP protocol does not provide a method for CompatiView to automatically discover the device. To initially contact the device over IP using Compati- View, you must first enter a valid IP address into the device. You can do this either on a console directly connected to the device or by setting a worksta- tion’s IP address to 198.41.12.2 with a Class C subnet mask (255.255.255.0) so that it can communicate over Ethernet with 198.41.12.1 (the shipping
