1-4 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Standard Installation and Configuration

The standard installation and configuration procedures can be used to configure the 3C619C adapter, test the adapter, and install drivers. For more information about these procedures, refer to Chapter 4, “Standard Installation and Configuration,” Chapter 6, “Installing the Network Driver for Windows,” and Chapter 7, “Troubleshooting.”

Windows Installation and Configuration

The Windows installation and configuration procedures can be used to configure the 3C619C adapter and install the network driver in Windows NT and Windows 95 operating systems. For more information about these procedures, refer to Chapter 6, “Installing the Network Driver for Windows.”

Transcend PC Link SmartAgent Software

You can manage the 3C619C adapter using 3Com’s Transcend PC Link SmartAgent software, purchased separately. Driver agents for use with this product are supplied on the TokenDisk diskette. Refer to the SMARTAGT.TXT file in the \SMARTAGT directory on the TokenDisk diskette and the Transcend PC Link SmartAgent Software User Guide for more information.

Troubleshooting

The TokenDisk diskette contains a DOS diagnostic program described in Chapter 7, “Troubleshooting,” and in Appendix A, “Using the Configuration and Diagnostic Program.” This program runs tests that provide the status of the adapter.

100% Compatibility

The 3Com TokenLink III 16/4 ISA token ring adapter is 100% compatible with any commercially available driver or application that functions with the generation of TROPIC-based IBM adapter boards available at shipment of the 3Com TokenLink III ISA adapter (3C619C).

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IBM 09-0572-000 manual Transcend PC Link SmartAgent Software, Troubleshooting, 100% Compatibility

09-0572-000 specifications

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