Installation

How to install the The ETHWAY driver is installed in accordance with the following procedure:

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Step

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1

Insert the CD-ROM or the first disk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Access the Control Panel in Windows.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Launch the Networks icon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Select the Protocols tab and click on Add.

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

In the protocol selection window click on Have Disk...

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

Confirm your choice of diskette or CD-ROM and then choose ETHWAY

 

 

 

Protocol. The driver files are copied onto the PC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

Select the Links tab and check the link of the ETHWAY protocol with the

 

 

 

Ethernet card(s) installed on the PC. ETHWAY can be linked selectively to 1 or

 

 

 

2 Ethernet cards.

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

Return to the Protocols tab, select ETHWAY Protocoland click on Properties.

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

Enter the ETHWAY Network-Station address in the Network and Station fields.

 

 

 

If 2 Ethernet cards are installed on the PC, repeat this operation for each entry

 

 

 

in the Adapter name list.

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

Confirm the ETHWAY parameters, the network window, then restart the

 

 

 

machine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schneider Electric Communication Drivers installation manual Adapter name list

Communication Drivers specifications

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