Preparing to Install

This program operates with Windows operating system software. If the operating system has not been installed, follow the instructions in your operating system documentation to install the operating system software on your computer.

NEC 1765 software for NetWare requires the presence of a driver that supports the IPX/SPX network communications protocol. One example is the ODI driver supplied by Novell.

Verifying IPX/SPX Protocol in Windows 3.1x

Follow these steps to verify that the ODI driver has been installed.

1.From Windows, open the MS-DOS icon to move to the command prompt.

2.At the command prompt type mem /c

A list of system software modules will appear on the screen. If the list scrolls by too quickly, type mem /c /p

to see the list one screen at a time. If it is installed, the ODI driver appears in the first set of modules in memory. Look for the IPXODI module.

3.At the command prompt type exit

to return to Windows.

If the ODI driver, or another IPX/SPX-compatible driver, has not been installed, refer to the NetWare manuals for details on setting up NetWare.

Verifying IPX/SPX Protocol in Windows 95

Follow these steps to verify that the ODI driver has been installed.

1.From Windows 95, open the control panels. (Select the Start menu, then the Setting submenu, then the Control Panel menu option.)

2.Open the Network control panel.

3.Select the Configuration tab in the Network control panel.

4.See if IPX/SPX Compatible Protocol is listed as one of the installed network components. If IPX/SPX has already been installed proceed to step 8.

5.In the Configuration panel click the Add button.

6.In the Select Network Component Type dialog box select Protocol and click the Add button.

7.In the Select Network Protocol dialog box select Microsoft from the Manufacturers list, then select IPX/SPX compatible Protocol from the Network Protocol list. Click the OK button.

8.Click OK to leave the Network Configuration panel.

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