4 • Driver installation and configuration

Model 2977 DialFire RAS User Guide

 

 

The system asks you to specify a Frame Type.

8.Choose 802.3 and then Continue.

The network bindings page appears.

9.Choose Next to accept the bindings and Next again to start the network.

10.Enter the name of your computer and workgroup and click Next.

11.Restart your computer to activate Windows NT Networking.

Configuring the Adapter: First Time

Use this procedure to configure a Patton Electronics adapter for the first time.

Procedure

1.Install the driver. See Installing the Driver: CD or Installing the Driver: Downloaded.

2.Use the configuration wizard and online Help to guide you through initial configuration.

Changing the Adapter Configuration

Use this procedure to change the configuration of a previously-configured Patton Electronics adapter.

Procedure

1.Access the configuration utility by choosing Control Panel > Network > Adapters.

2.Choose the adapter from the list and then Properties. The adapter properties page appears.

3.Select an item to reconfigure from the left-hand pane of the properties page and then choose Properties.

4.Change the configuration as required and then choose OK.

Configuring RAS Ports

Use this procedure to configure Patton Electronics devices as RAS ports (sometimes called RAS capable devices).

Procedure

1.If you need to access Windows NT RAS, choose Control Panel > Network > Services > Remote Access Services > Properties.

2.To add a modem port to the RAS configuration, do the following:

Choose Add > Install Modem.

Choose <Don't detect my modem; I will select it from a list> and then choose Next.

Choose Patton Electronics International from the Manufacture's list and Patton Electronics RAS 56K Modem from the

Model's list and then choose Next.

Install this modem type on the ports you want to use for RAS and then follow the prompts until you get to the Add RAS Device dialog.

From the Add RAS Device dialog, choose devices to add to RAS and then OK.

Configure a RAS device by doing the following: o Choose the device and then Configure.

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Patton electronic 2977 manual Configuring the Adapter First Time, Changing the Adapter Configuration, Configuring RAS Ports