Contents

Using This Guide........................................................................................

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Purpose..................................................................................................

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Audience ...............................................................................................

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Icon Conventions.................................................................................

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Text Conventions ...............................................................................

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Documentation Updates ......................................................................

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Driver Updates........................................................................................

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CHAPTER 1 Introduction

 

Adapter Overview ..................................................................................

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Hardware Overview ...............................................................................

2

Software Overview.................................................................................

3

Software Packages............................................................................

3

Base Driver ..................................................................................

3

NDIS Driver ................................................................................

4

SNA Server Link Services Software........................................

6

Software Features .............................................................................

6

Point-to-Point and Multipoint Connections..................................

8

Minimum System Requirements..........................................................

9

CHAPTER 2 Installing the Hardware

 

Overview................................................................................................

11

Verifying Minimum Requirements....................................................

11

Inspecting the Adapter.........................................................................

11

Installing the Adapter ..........................................................................

12

CHAPTER 3 Connecting to the Line

 

Overview................................................................................................

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